War With God
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"War with God" is a song on the album Release Therapy
by rapper Ludacris
. Released in July 2006, the song saw Ludacris return to music after some time off to concentrate on his acting career.
goes on the offensive against an unknown rapper who has sold drugs, and makes repeated references to firing guns
in his songs, isn't as rich as Ludacris himself and likes to give himself titles — all very well known characteristics and rumors were directly relating to T.I.
. T.I.
responds to this song on the remix of "Umma Do Me
" by Rocko
saying:
Money you say u get 30 mil. in six years /
Listen forbes
put me down fa 20, dat was dis year /
And let's get dis clear just between you and me /
Dat apology was for B.E.T
not D.T.P
It was really aimed at Gucci Mane
.
Ludacris recently stated that the song was deeper than just a diss, and the song is more about him than anyone else, it's showing that he isn't just the 'cartoon entertainer' type rapper that he has always been portrayed as, when asked about who specific rhymes were aimed at he said "The guilty will speak". It is also believed that "War With God" is a subliminal diss to rapper Lil' Wayne.
I give a damn about your hootin' and hollerin', it ain't botherin' me /
I hear you talkin', but you ain't made it to three /
You know where I live but you ain't made it to me,
you ain't made nigga! /
I'm havin' a house party 'kid', come get 'played' nigga /
You got played, my record label never jerked me
It is believed that he's referencing the song "The Mobb" by Lil' Wayne. He also mentions Tha Carter II
and the label disputes that he and other former Cash Money Records
artists had involving royalty money. He also mentions that his resume isn't limited to mixtapes.
Later, in SOHH.com's Pre VMA Interview, Ludacris responded to an interview question, "Man we heard, 'War With God' and when we heard it, [they said that you said] it was about you". Ludacris replied, "Man, somebody misquoted me talking about...they misquoted me saying it was about me. What I was telling them was that I devote a lot of information about myself, and I think they're taking that in. I'm not battling myself on the record, that's ridiculous. What happens is you got a lot of people taking subliminal shots, but nobody ever says my name. I'm not for sure, so that record is like my way of taking subliminal shots right back. Don't get it misquoted, don't get it messed up. That's basically what it is man. It's like, you know, like I said I do devote a lot of information about myself on there. I started to wreck it up by saying I'm the best, and there's nothing you could do about it. [They say] I've never done this I've never done that, so you know when you look into it, it's a lot more records where it comes from on the album, September 26, Release Therapy, where it's the most personal album I've done. It's nothing but honesty so you can criticize it all you want to but at the end of the day you got to respect it cause I'm coming straight from the heart. [I'm] just telling the truth, [and] that's all you gotta know."
Recording
Personnel
Samples
Release Therapy
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart selling over 309,000 copies in the first week making it Ludacris' third number one album in a row. To date, the album has sold about 1.3 million copies.-Track listing:-Charts:Album-References:...
by rapper Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
. Released in July 2006, the song saw Ludacris return to music after some time off to concentrate on his acting career.
Synopsis
In the track, LudacrisLudacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
goes on the offensive against an unknown rapper who has sold drugs, and makes repeated references to firing guns
Güns
Güns or Guens may refer to:* Kőszeg, Hungary * Kőszeg Mountains, Hungary * Akiva Güns , birth name of Akiva Eger, a Hungarian-Polish rabbi- See also :* Guns * Gün, a surname...
in his songs, isn't as rich as Ludacris himself and likes to give himself titles — all very well known characteristics and rumors were directly relating to T.I.
T.I.
Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
. T.I.
T.I.
Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
responds to this song on the remix of "Umma Do Me
Umma Do Me
"Umma Do Me" is the first single by rapper Rocko, taken from his debut album Self-Made. The single was issued in December 2007 on Rocko's Rocky Road imprint through So So Def Recordings and Island Urban Music. In the United States, "Umma Do Me" peaked at number 15 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop...
" by Rocko
Rocko
Rocko Wallaby is the eponymous fictional character of the cartoon Rocko's Modern Life and the comic book series of the same name. Rocko was born in Australia and emigrated to America in High School. He was pitched to Nickelodeon executives as having the personality of a young wallaby Woody Allen...
saying:
Money you say u get 30 mil. in six years /
Listen forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
put me down fa 20, dat was dis year /
And let's get dis clear just between you and me /
Dat apology was for B.E.T
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
not D.T.P
Disturbing Tha Peace
Disturbing tha Peace is a record label founded by Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, his manager Chaka Zulu and Zulu's brother Jeff Dixon...
It was really aimed at Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
.
Ludacris recently stated that the song was deeper than just a diss, and the song is more about him than anyone else, it's showing that he isn't just the 'cartoon entertainer' type rapper that he has always been portrayed as, when asked about who specific rhymes were aimed at he said "The guilty will speak". It is also believed that "War With God" is a subliminal diss to rapper Lil' Wayne.
I give a damn about your hootin' and hollerin', it ain't botherin' me /
I hear you talkin', but you ain't made it to three /
You know where I live but you ain't made it to me,
you ain't made nigga! /
I'm havin' a house party 'kid', come get 'played' nigga /
You got played, my record label never jerked me
It is believed that he's referencing the song "The Mobb" by Lil' Wayne. He also mentions Tha Carter II
Tha Carter II
Tha Carter II is the fifth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released on December 6, 2005.- Critical reception :The album received general acclaim and was regarded as Lil Wayne's "Classic" and his best work to date.- Track listing :Notes...
and the label disputes that he and other former Cash Money Records
Cash Money Records
Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...
artists had involving royalty money. He also mentions that his resume isn't limited to mixtapes.
Later, in SOHH.com's Pre VMA Interview, Ludacris responded to an interview question, "Man we heard, 'War With God' and when we heard it, [they said that you said] it was about you". Ludacris replied, "Man, somebody misquoted me talking about...they misquoted me saying it was about me. What I was telling them was that I devote a lot of information about myself, and I think they're taking that in. I'm not battling myself on the record, that's ridiculous. What happens is you got a lot of people taking subliminal shots, but nobody ever says my name. I'm not for sure, so that record is like my way of taking subliminal shots right back. Don't get it misquoted, don't get it messed up. That's basically what it is man. It's like, you know, like I said I do devote a lot of information about myself on there. I started to wreck it up by saying I'm the best, and there's nothing you could do about it. [They say] I've never done this I've never done that, so you know when you look into it, it's a lot more records where it comes from on the album, September 26, Release Therapy, where it's the most personal album I've done. It's nothing but honesty so you can criticize it all you want to but at the end of the day you got to respect it cause I'm coming straight from the heart. [I'm] just telling the truth, [and] that's all you gotta know."
Credits and personnel
The credits for "War With God" are adapted from the liner notes of Release Therapy.Recording
- Recorded at: The Ludaplex in Atlanta, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
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Personnel
- LudacrisLudacrisChristopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, songwriting - Dre & VidalDre & VidalDre & Vidal is a Multi-Grammy Award Winning songwriting and production duo consisting of Andre Harris and Vidal Davis, who are best known as the main producers for Jill Scott and Glenn Lewis...
– producersRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, songwriting - Don Cheegro – co-producer
- Alexander Chiger – songwriting
- Harry "Dirty Harry" Zelnick – songwriting, co-producer
- Joshua Monroy – recording
- Leon Huff – songwriting
- Kenny Gamble – songwriting
- Vincent Dilorenzo – mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
- Phil Tan – mixing
- Michael Tsarfati – recording, assistant mixer
- Bernie Grundman – masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
Samples
- Contains an excerpt of "War with the Gods", performed by Billy PaulBilly PaulBilly Paul is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, most known for his 1972 number-one single, "Me and Mrs. Jones" as well as the 1973 album and single "War of the Gods" which blends his more conventional pop, soul and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences...
and written by Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble.