Among others, Jay-Z, Clipse, and Young Jeezy have rhymed about a past or present involvement in the trade on the street.

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On 2005's Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, Young Jeezy positioned himself as a sort of Curtis Mayfield for drug dealers, urging his listeners to keep on pushing.

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