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Rappers Pay Homage To Steve Jobs

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If the internet is good for one thing, it’s creating instant rap sensations (ask Souljah Boy ). Within hours of news that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had died, some creative folks got together and created a loving, hip-hop tribute to the man — all to the beat of Jay-Z’s “What More Can I Say.” But these innovators weren’t the first to recognize Steve’s brilliance in rap lyrics. Below the video, see how Job’s influence was felt by everyone from Big Pun to Rick Ross . (Special shout to rapgenius.com for finding the lyrics below…) RELATED POSTS: Celebrities Tweet Reaction To Steve Jobs’ Death Apple’s Steve Jobs Has Died [BREAKING NEWS] Jay-Z “Prelude” “Befo’ Steve Jobs/made the iPod/Was gettin h*** jobs, we call that intimate.” Big Pun “Brave In The Heart” “Taking New York cats past the stars/First it was Nasty Nas/Now watch me turn an Apple into Macintosh.” Charles Hamilton “Windows Media Player” “You ain’t catch when I said put my Mac down?/Like I got a girl’s top on my lap now/That was mad hot, and mad foul/Now that I said it all here think back now/Mac lip gloss, Mac laptop/Girl’s top on my lap, that’s mad hot.” Rick Ross “9 Piece” “Iím smoking dope/I’m on my cell phone/Iím selling dope/straight off the iPhone.” Gucci Mane “LOL Smiley Face” “Pics on my iPhone/Gucci on her iPod/When she turn around/A** make me say oh God.” Pharoahe Monch “We Go Off” “Pharoahe the god strike the mic hard like Ty Cobb with a bat/Physicist the antithesis of Steve Jobs when he raps, mack.” Young Jeezy “Standing Ovation” “Once upon a time, I used to grind all night (grind all night)/With that residue, that was Ipod white (yeeeeeah)”

Rappers Pay Homage To Steve Jobs