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Anyone notice the Lexus lyric on the new Kendrick Lamar?

Old 05-10-17, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Mayday
Ha ha! I don't really listen to hip hop any more, so I just know who he is because my local station plays him all the time. Not something I turn off, but nothing I'd run out and buy either.
I don't think I've ever bought a single song in my life; the most I'll do is pay a subscription to Spotify and call it a day.

Will go to concerts, though.
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Old 05-10-17, 11:11 AM
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I've been buying cds recently, and a younger colleague has been busting on me. Why....cuz the LS430 has a 6 cd changer, and no aux or USB interface. But I have no problem with paying for music. a) the cd is not lossy like mp3s b) I try to get used in VG condition and dup them, use the dups in the car. contrary to the notion that everything is available for free, I don't think that is a true statement....
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Originally Posted by BrownPride
Lexus got a shout out from Notorious and another time in a Lil Kim song.

LL Cool J drove an SC (I believe?) in the Loungin' video.

For whatever reason, I think Lexus had a lot more street cred with the hip hop community 15-20 yrs ago.
OK, I guess I'm not that old. I for one liked B.I.G., the video is hilarious with Puff Daddy where they seem to be going 100 mph in reverse, and I always remembered that line, "Escargot, my car go, 160, swiftly...."

LL Cool J, I couldn't name a single song of his, but I got a kick that someone broke into his house and he apprehended the perp with his bare hands (such bad luck for the criminal), and Lil Kim, again couldn't name a single tune, but remember her being mentioned in Meet the Parents by Ben Stiller....
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Old 05-11-17, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnhav430
I've been buying cds recently, and a younger colleague has been busting on me. Why....cuz the LS430 has a 6 cd changer, and no aux or USB interface. But I have no problem with paying for music. a) the cd is not lossy like mp3s b) I try to get used in VG condition and dup them, use the dups in the car. contrary to the notion that everything is available for free, I don't think that is a true statement....
I still buy music on vinyl, and I love that you almost always get the digital version for free. I also listen to KEXP pretty much all day, which is where I learn about new music. It's the best radio station ever. Also, after I posted this thread, the HP folks put together a list of rap songs which mention Lexus. It's pretty fun.
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Old 05-12-17, 09:39 AM
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why is lexus only referenced by people of color within the entertainment world?
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Old 05-12-17, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by davyjordi
why is lexus only referenced by people of color within the entertainment world?
I don't think that's unique to Lexus.

There's a country song that references Lexus also, Keith Anderson's XXL. He's not a person of color lol
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Old 05-16-17, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by SW15LS
I don't think that's unique to Lexus.

There's a country song that references Lexus also, Keith Anderson's XXL. He's not a person of color lol
A country song with a Lexus reference in it? Wow! I had no idea. Figured a label would drop you for that, ha ha!
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Old 05-16-17, 10:41 AM
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But Lexus isn't prestigious, people say.

But Lexus is turning into Acura, people say.

But the spindle is ugly and nobody wants to buy it, people say.
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Old 05-16-17, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Mayday
A country song with a Lexus reference in it? Wow! I had no idea. Figured a label would drop you for that, ha ha!
Country music ain't what it used to be lol. A lot of it sounds like hip hop.
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Originally Posted by G Star
But Lexus isn't prestigious, people say.

But Lexus is turning into Acura, people say.

But the spindle is ugly and nobody wants to buy it, people say.
Its just a song, its not like he is aspiring to buy a Lexus, he has a G-Wagon.
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Old 05-18-17, 10:49 AM
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steve i love your phrasing of that lolol, "what's a kendrick lamar?"

too funny... of all the "music" being released today i'd actually put kendrick up there as one of the better artists
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Originally Posted by Johnny Mayday
There's certainly no shortage of the references to Lexus in records of that time!
every rapper in the 90s referenced Lexus GS and sometimes LS alot!! Jay - Z, Nas, and Mobb Deep were huge on that.
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Old 05-20-17, 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
steve i love your phrasing of that lolol, "what's a kendrick lamar?"

too funny... of all the "music" being released today i'd actually put kendrick up there as one of the better artists
IMHO - his bars are on the level of Eminem, Nas, the best of the best, but I don't feel his overall music, reminds me of a much famous Canibus, bars were sick but music not so much
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Old 05-21-17, 03:53 AM
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This is really siiiiiiick! Music to my eeaars
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