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Re: Compton (was RE: Cycles.)
> > > NP: NWA _Straight Outta Compton_
> >
> >
> > So why is it that almost everytime I read the word "Compton, the "N"
> > word isn't too far away?
>
> Actually, here's some for you guys following along at home.
>
> From 'Straight Outta Compton' by N.W.A.
>
> Verse 1: Ice Cube
> "Straight outta Compton, crazy motherfucker named Ice Cube
> From the gang called Niggaz With Attitudes"
>
> Verse 2: MC Ren
> "Straight outta Compton, another crazy ass nigga"
>
> Verse 3: Easy-E
> "...straight outta Compton
> is a brotha that'll smother yo' mother
> and make ya sister think I love her
> Dangerous motherfucker raises hell
> And if I ever get caught I make bail
> See, I don't give a fuck, that's the problem
> I see a motherfuckin cop I don't dodge him
> But I'm smart, lay low, creep a while
> And when I see a punk pass, I smile
> To me it's kinda funny, the attitude showin a nigga drivin"
>
> So, you see, there's a great degree of individual variance from one MC to
> the next as far as the pairing of those two words, Markus.
>
> To contrast, in 'California Love', Tupac Shakur mentions Compton, but never
> follows with the other. In fact, it's not in the song at all.
>
> Another example:
>
> DJ Quik 'Jus Lyke Compton'
>
> "That Compton was the home of a foot in yo ass
> Where you got blast
> And now that's just a thing of the past
> Let me tell ya why firsthand, we did a show up in Oak-land
> And niggaz was kickin up sand, to them bangin ain't nothin new"
>
> Of course, in the DJ Quik example, there was only one mention of 'Compton',
> not counting the title, and 14 mentions of the other.
>
> So, while there is a loose correlation to your theory, Markus, I'm not sure
> it holds true enough to be a hard and fast rule.
>
> HTH, HAND!
>
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>
>
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>
> NP: David Bowie mp3s
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I bet that that word isn't on maps, either and I am pretty sure that
Compton is.
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