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Not that too many people will actually see this, but I thought it was about time to go through and change all the present tenses to past tense. R.I.P.


In October of 2015, his career was abruptly and tragically cut short when he drowned in a water polo match. He was taken to the hospital, but was eventually taken off life support when it became clear that he was brain dead.

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In October of 2015, his career was abruptly and tragically cut short when he drowned in a during water polo match.practice. He was taken to the hospital, but was eventually taken off life support when it became clear that he was brain dead.



* AnimalMotifs: He often compares himself to a Silverback, and can sometimes be seen getting down on all fours and/or beating his chest like one.

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* AnimalMotifs: He often compares compared himself to a Silverback, and can sometimes be seen getting got down on all fours and/or beating beat his chest like one.



* DepravedBisexual: He usually raps about hoes and chedda mamas, but he has also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNrsYfnSG8c expressed sexual interest in Chief Keef]], and claims to suck his own dick.

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* DepravedBisexual: He usually raps rapped about hoes and chedda mamas, but he has also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNrsYfnSG8c expressed sexual interest in Chief Keef]], and claims claimed to suck his own dick.



* GutturalGrowler: Frequently uses this vocal style.

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* GutturalGrowler: Frequently uses used this vocal style.



* LargeHam: [[InvokedTrope He frequently mentions "going ham".]]

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* LargeHam: [[InvokedTrope He frequently mentions mentioned "going ham".]]



* MessianicArchetype: Has called himself the rebirth of Jesus. He has also compared himself to Buddha, MLK, and the like.

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* MessianicArchetype: Has Once called himself the rebirth of Jesus. He has also compared himself to Buddha, MLK, and the like.



* NWordPrivileges: He assumes he has this, and makes full use of it.

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* NWordPrivileges: He assumes comically assumed he has had this, and makes made full use of it.



* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In addition to his N-Word Privileges, he also takes an irreverent approach to sensitive topics like Ebola, the Jerry Sandusky trial, and dead celebrities.
* [[RaisedByWolves Raised By Silverbacks]]: Or so he claims.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In addition to his N-Word Privileges, he also takes took an irreverent approach to sensitive topics like Ebola, the Jerry Sandusky trial, and dead recently deceased celebrities.
* [[RaisedByWolves Raised By Silverbacks]]: Or so he claims.claimed.



* SirSwearsALot / GoshDarnItToHeck: For maximum WTF effect, he'll often make liberal use of both "real" and "substitute" swear words in the same song.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Part of his shtick. He regularly claims to "run the whole game", and has also claimed to be the Martin Luther King of this era.
* TheStoner: He's very fond of dope, and can sometimes be seen smoking it in his videos.

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* SirSwearsALot / GoshDarnItToHeck: For maximum WTF effect, he'll he often make made liberal use of both "real" and "substitute" swear words in the same song.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Part of his shtick. He regularly claims claimed to "run the whole game", and has also claimed to be called himself the Martin Luther King of this era.
* TheStoner: He's He was very fond of dope, and can could sometimes be seen smoking it in his videos.
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* DownerEnding: At the time of his death, he had built up a very loyal and supportive fan base, and his YouTube popularity was steadily increasing.

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* DownerEnding: At the time of his sudden death, he had built up a very loyal and supportive fan base, and his YouTube popularity was steadily increasing.

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'''3PAC''', formerly a benign rapper and producer going by the handles ''Silvaback'' and ''Ryan James'' is an Oakland, CA based satirical rapper, focusing on making music [[StylisticSuck bad enough to make your ears bleed]], primarily in the [[SarcasmMode venerable]] SwagRap genre.

Starting in mid-2012 as the white homage to Music/LilB, he has since created his own style and terminology, primarily referring to ''not giving a hoot'' (what did these poor owls ever do?) or ending every sentence with "son".

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'''3PAC''', '''3PAC''' (1991-2015), formerly a benign rapper and producer going by the handles ''Silvaback'' and ''Ryan James'' is was an Oakland, CA based satirical rapper, focusing on making music [[StylisticSuck bad enough to make your ears bleed]], primarily in the [[SarcasmMode venerable]] SwagRap genre.

Starting in mid-2012 as the white homage to Music/LilB, he has since created went on to create his own style and terminology, primarily referring to ''not giving a hoot'' (what did these poor owls ever do?) or ending every sentence with "son".


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In October of 2015, his career was abruptly and tragically cut short when he drowned in a water polo match. He was taken to the hospital, but was eventually taken off life support when it became clear that he was brain dead.


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* DownerEnding: At the time of his death, he had built up a very loyal and supportive fan base, and his YouTube popularity was steadily increasing.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Was friends with Dillon the Hacker, until Dillon turned against him over his insults directed towards [=PewDiePie=].[[note]]This is because Dillon promised to be a fan of Pewds, in exchange for getting his channel.[[/note]]

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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Was friends with Dillon the Hacker, until Dillon turned against him over his insults directed towards [=PewDiePie=].[[note]]This is because Dillon promised to be a fan of Pewds, in exchange for getting his channel.channel back.[[/note]]
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Was friends with Dillon the Hacker, until Dillon turned against him.

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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Was friends with Dillon the Hacker, until Dillon turned against him.him over his insults directed towards [=PewDiePie=].[[note]]This is because Dillon promised to be a fan of Pewds, in exchange for getting his channel.[[/note]]
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Was friends with Dylan the Hacker, until Dylan turned against him.

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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Was friends with Dylan Dillon the Hacker, until Dylan Dillon turned against him.

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* [[https://youtu.be/LbiqsTvQ8Gc I DON'T GIVE A HOOT (ZERO HOOTS FREESTYLE)]]



* [[https://youtu.be/ITphBCtRP4c EBOLA IS HOOT(EBOLA AWARENESS VIDEO SON) ** ANCIENT SILVERBACK]]

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* [[https://youtu.be/ITphBCtRP4c EBOLA IS HOOT(EBOLA AWARENESS VIDEO SON) ** ANCIENT SILVERBACK]]
SILVERBACK **]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2L5RexS0Kw I Love McChickens]]

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2L5RexS0Kw I Love McChickens]] LOVE MCCHICKENS]]

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* [[https://youtu.be/ITphBCtRP4c EBOLA IS HOOT(EBOLA AWARENESS VIDEO SON) ** ANCIENT SILVERBACK]]


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* MightyWhitey: How he sarcastically portrays himself in the EBOLA IS HOOT video.
--> 3PAC is a hero
--> 3PAC is Jesus
--> Here to save Africa
--> With all of my chedda!
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In addition to his N-WordPrivileges, he also takes an irreverent approach to sensitive topics like Ebola, the Jerry Sandusky trial, and dead celebrities.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In addition to his N-WordPrivileges, N-Word Privileges, he also takes an irreverent approach to sensitive topics like Ebola, the Jerry Sandusky trial, and dead celebrities.



* SirSwearsALot/GoshDarnItToHeck: For maximum WTF effect, he'll often make liberal use of both "real" and "substitute" swear words in the same song.

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* SirSwearsALot/GoshDarnItToHeck: SirSwearsALot / GoshDarnItToHeck: For maximum WTF effect, he'll often make liberal use of both "real" and "substitute" swear words in the same song.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In addition to his N-WordPrivileges, he also takes an irreverent approach to sensitive topics like Ebola, the Jerry Sandusky trial, and dead celebrities.


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* SirSwearsALot/GoshDarnItToHeck: For maximum WTF effect, he'll often make liberal use of both "real" and "substitute" swear words in the same song.
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* NWordPrivileges: He assumes he has this, and makes full use of it.
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His early videos were almost universally disliked, with many people taking him at face value and assuming that he really was just a terrible rapper making outrageous boasts. As more people began to see his videos and understand his humor, however, he ended up developing an extremely loyal and dedicated underground fan base. His fans are usually referred to as the 3PAC Army or the Zero Hoots Gang.

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His early videos were almost universally widely disliked, with many people taking him at face value and assuming that he really was just a terrible rapper making outrageous boasts. As more people began to see his videos and understand his humor, however, he ended up developing an extremely loyal and dedicated underground fan base. His fans are usually referred to as the 3PAC Army or the Zero Hoots Gang.
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His early videos were almost universally disliked, with many people taking him at face value and assuming that he really was just a terrible rapper making outrageous boasts. As more people began to see his videos and understand his humor, however, he ended up developing an extremely loyal and dedicated underground fan base. His fans are usually referred to as the 3PAC Army or the Zero Hoots Gang.

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* AnimalMotifs: He often compares himself to a Silverback, and can sometimes be seen getting down on all fours and/or beating his chest like one.



* DepravedBisexual: Most of his sexual advances are directed at women, but he has also expressed interest in Chief Keef, and claims to suck his own dick.

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* DepravedBisexual: Most of his sexual advances are directed at women, He usually raps about hoes and chedda mamas, but he has also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNrsYfnSG8c expressed sexual interest in Chief Keef, Keef]], and claims to suck his own dick.


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* GutturalGrowler: Frequently uses this vocal style.
* LargeAndInCharge: In charge of the whole rap game.


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* LikesOlderWomen: If his RICH WHITE MAN MARK CUBAN and RICH WHITE MAN CHEVY CHASE videos are any indication.


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* MessianicArchetype: Has called himself the rebirth of Jesus. He has also compared himself to Buddha, MLK, and the like.


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* TheStoner: He's very fond of dope, and can sometimes be seen smoking it in his videos.


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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Was friends with Dylan the Hacker, until Dylan turned against him.
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* DepravedBisexual: Most of his sexual advances are directed at women, but he has also expressed interest in Chief Keef, and claims to suck his own dick.

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* CelebritySong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDzMdQ7vEmg ROSIE O'DONNEL]] ''(sic)'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBCMX8AGBHA BARRY BONDS]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxTsXUMmrN0 RICH WHITE MAN MARK CUBAN]].



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: 3PAC begun with singing deliberately horrible freestyles such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxFECq5K3WY this one]] and did not bother to flaunt his "chedda", even if purely staged - instead producing all of his videos in his unremarkable green-walled sleeping room.



* LimitedLyricsSong

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* LimitedLyricsSongLimitedLyricsSong: Be prepared to hear any combination of "son", "chedda", and "hoot" in any given song.
**Frequent overuse of certain phrases and rhymes, such as "cheddar/better/wetter", "rich white man/I got the plan", or even "boss/Music/RickRoss".



* StylisticSuck

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* StylisticSuckStylisticSuck: Prevalent through almost all of his creative output.



* TitleOnlyChorus:

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* TitleOnlyChorus:TitleOnlyChorus: Most of his songs, with small changes/additions to the chorus, as in:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_McmUZ926XE SWAG LIKE OSAMA]]:
-->Swag like Osama, swag like Osama
-->Swag like Osama, I don't want no drama
-->Swag like Osama, swag like Osama
-->Swag like Osama, hotter than a sauna!
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Moved to Trivia page.


* TooSoon: Averted. His "Paul Walker Memorial" video was uploaded ''the day Walker died''.
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* TooSoon: Averted. Hard. His "Paul Walker Memorial" video was uploaded ''the day Walker died''.

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* TooSoon: Averted. Hard. His "Paul Walker Memorial" video was uploaded ''the day Walker died''.
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fix Irony to Sarcasm Mode, and \"Swaggin\'\" to \"Swag\" in \"Swag Like Osama


'''3PAC''', formerly a benign rapper and producer going by the handles ''Silvaback'' and ''Ryan James'' is an Oakland, CA based satirical rapper, focusing on making music [[StylisticSuck bad enough to make your ears bleed]], primarily in the [[{{Irony}} venerable]] SwagRap genre.

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'''3PAC''', formerly a benign rapper and producer going by the handles ''Silvaback'' and ''Ryan James'' is an Oakland, CA based satirical rapper, focusing on making music [[StylisticSuck bad enough to make your ears bleed]], primarily in the [[{{Irony}} [[SarcasmMode venerable]] SwagRap genre.



* RefugeInAudacity: "Swaggin' Like Osama", as well as his "tributes" to Nelson Mandela and Paul Walker.

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* RefugeInAudacity: "Swaggin' "Swag Like Osama", as well as his "tributes" to Nelson Mandela and Paul Walker.
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* PatrioticFervor: On a few tracks, but most noticeably on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MEVfdPHBKo F*CK NORTH KOREA (LEGENDARY NATIONAL WAR ANTHEM).

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* PatrioticFervor: On a few tracks, but most noticeably on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MEVfdPHBKo F*CK NORTH KOREA (LEGENDARY NATIONAL WAR ANTHEM).ANTHEM)]].

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* BoastfulRap: If it's a 3PAC song that isn't a DissTrack, it'll be this.

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* BoastfulRap: If it's a 3PAC song that isn't a DissTrack, [[TakeThat DissTrack]], it'll be this.



* DissTrack: If it's a 3PAC song that isn't a BoastfulRap, it'll be this. He's even dissed SpiderMan.


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** More generally, a good deal of his songs consist of diss tracks directed at well-known rappers and public figures. He's even dissed Spider-Man.
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* [[RaisedByWolves Raised By Silverbacks]]: Or so he claims.
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* BoastfulRap: If it's a 3PAC song that isn't a DissTrack, it'll be this.


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* DissTrack: If it's a 3PAC song that isn't a BoastfulRap, it'll be this. He's even dissed SpiderMan.


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* PatrioticFervor: On a few tracks, but most noticeably on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MEVfdPHBKo F*CK NORTH KOREA (LEGENDARY NATIONAL WAR ANTHEM).

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* SmallNameBigEgo: Part of his shtick. He regularly claims to "run the whole game", and has also claimed to be the Martin Luther King of this era.



* TakeThat: [[http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhH7e1x7ee393Uymi6 PEWDIEPIE IS A CHILD RAPIST SONG]] can be seen as that, considering {{LetsPlay/PewDiePie}} frequently pulled off rape jokes in his videos.

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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
**
[[http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhH7e1x7ee393Uymi6 PEWDIEPIE IS A CHILD RAPIST SONG]] can be seen as that, considering {{LetsPlay/PewDiePie}} frequently pulled off rape jokes in his videos.videos.
** He also called Donald Sterling a glorified slave owner. "Just 'cause they gettin' paid a lot doesn't mean they ain't slaves, son, straight up!"



** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxTsXUMmrN0 Rich white man Mark Cuban! Rich white man Mark Cuban! Rich white man Mark Cuban!]] Now we boozin'!

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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxTsXUMmrN0 Rich white man Mark Cuban! Rich white man Mark Cuban! Rich white man Mark Cuban!]] Now we boozin'!boozin'!
* TooSoon: Averted. Hard. His "Paul Walker Memorial" video was uploaded ''the day Walker died''.
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* RefugeInAudacity: "Swaggin' Like Osama", as well as his "tributes" to Nelson Mandela and Paul Walker.
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pardon my quick-handedness. crosswick with As Long As It Sound Foreign, and a spelling correction of Lyrical Tic


* LyricalTick: "Yeah", "boy", "son", etc.

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* LyricalTick: LyricalTic: "Yeah", "boy", "son", etc.
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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--nijA78ACA 3PAC STYLE]] ([[CaptainObvious a parody of]] [[Music/{{PSY}} Gangnam Style]]) features faux Korean, while the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-_-ZCMcTVU Nelson Mandela memorial song]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55coX9CEUW8 "Galapagos Islands"]] feature lyrics sounding as if written in exotic languages.
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* LargeHam: For additional BonusPoints, he frequently mentions "going ham".

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* LargeHam: For additional BonusPoints, he [[InvokedTrope He frequently mentions "going ham".]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Gettin' the chedda, son.]]
->''I'm a big boss, self-made''
->''Getting chedda, bitch I'm self-paid''
->'' 'Till the grave, keep it flossin' ''
->''[[Music/RickRoss Rick Rossin']], big bossin'''
--> 3PAC, "Do It Big Like Kony"

'''3PAC''', formerly a benign rapper and producer going by the handles ''Silvaback'' and ''Ryan James'' is an Oakland, CA based satirical rapper, focusing on making music [[StylisticSuck bad enough to make your ears bleed]], primarily in the [[{{Irony}} venerable]] SwagRap genre.

Starting in mid-2012 as the white homage to Music/LilB, he has since created his own style and terminology, primarily referring to ''not giving a hoot'' (what did these poor owls ever do?) or ending every sentence with "son".

3PAC's most notable tracks include:
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaqcNEeIUu8 PUSSY ASS HOES]] (also referred to as "THE REAL RAP GOD", "EMINEM DISS" or simply "RAP GOD")
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxTsXUMmrN0 RICH WHITE MAN MARK CUBAN (WE BOOZIN)]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_McmUZ926XE SWAG LIKE OSAMA]]
* [[http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhH7e1x7ee393Uymi6 PEWDIEPIE IS A CHILD RAPIST]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2L5RexS0Kw I Love McChickens]]

!!!3PAC provides examples of:
* CapsLock: Almost all of 3PAC's video titles are written in ALL CAPS.
* DrunkenSong: Supposedly [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ehI8wJ358 this one]].
* LargeHam: For additional BonusPoints, he frequently mentions "going ham".
* LimitedLyricsSong
* LoudnessWar: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaqcNEeIUu8 RAP GOD]].
* LyricalTick: "Yeah", "boy", "son", etc.
* StylisticSuck
* TakeThat: [[http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhH7e1x7ee393Uymi6 PEWDIEPIE IS A CHILD RAPIST SONG]] can be seen as that, considering {{LetsPlay/PewDiePie}} frequently pulled off rape jokes in his videos.
* TitleOnlyChorus:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxTsXUMmrN0 Rich white man Mark Cuban! Rich white man Mark Cuban! Rich white man Mark Cuban!]] Now we boozin'!

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