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Old 02-05-2015, 08:53 AM
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The album version says "Like a nexus 6 coming home to roost" so it's actually about dying. I thought that was super brave, fucking deep and a really poetic way for him to commit that idea to wax.
Indeed, the Nexus-6 had a short lifespan, but they were a definitely fighters until the end.

"Like all replicants, they had a limited lifespan, the Nexus-6 being genetically designed to have a very short lifespan of just a few years."

and

"Nexus 5's and 4's would normally just give up when cornered, but 6's never stop fighting to stay alive"

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"A lot of record companies look at the numbers and they'll be like, 'Your first record sold 5 million and your second record sold only 800,000. What happened? You guys fell off, I think the band all feels that the record did really well. Most musicians I grew up playing music with would probably shoot me if I ever complained about selling 800,000 records."

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Old 02-05-2015, 08:36 PM
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Indeed, the Nexus-6 had a short lifespan, but they were a definitely fighters until the end.

"Like all replicants, they had a limited lifespan, the Nexus-6 being genetically designed to have a very short lifespan of just a few years."

and

"Nexus 5's and 4's would normally just give up when cornered, but 6's never stop fighting to stay alive"

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Yeah. pretty much all that. It's beautiful that he put all of those ideas out to us in those words.



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Old 02-06-2015, 04:02 AM
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Yeah. pretty much all that. It's beautiful that he put all of those ideas out to us in those words.
I agree, it was beautiful and deep. Thanks for pointing out the connection.



"A lot of record companies look at the numbers and they'll be like, 'Your first record sold 5 million and your second record sold only 800,000. What happened? You guys fell off, I think the band all feels that the record did really well. Most musicians I grew up playing music with would probably shoot me if I ever complained about selling 800,000 records."

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Old 02-06-2015, 08:38 AM
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I agree, it was beautiful and deep. Thanks for pointing out the connection.
I don't recall who it was, but somebody else on the boards (at least i think it wasn't me) made the connection a few years ago.



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Old 02-06-2015, 10:39 AM
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The album version says "Like a nexus 6 coming home to roost" so it's actually about dying. I thought that was super brave, fucking deep and a really poetic way for him to commit that idea to wax.
Wasn't this recorded before he knew he was sick?



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Old 02-06-2015, 11:58 AM
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Wasn't this recorded before he knew he was sick?
Good point. According to Wikipedia the song was recorded in 2008 and Yauch was diagnosed in 2009. Although Yauch was sick a few months before being diagnosed so perhaps that fact triggered those lines somehow. I recall purchasing the Record Store Day 12 inch of Too Many Rappers in 2009.



"A lot of record companies look at the numbers and they'll be like, 'Your first record sold 5 million and your second record sold only 800,000. What happened? You guys fell off, I think the band all feels that the record did really well. Most musicians I grew up playing music with would probably shoot me if I ever complained about selling 800,000 records."

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Old 02-06-2015, 12:32 PM
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Wasn't this recorded before he knew he was sick?
That Nexus 6 line isn't on the 2009 version that came out before he was sick. It's only on the 2011 album version where he altered his verse (presumably after he found out about being sick).

2009 Version

Yo, I been in the game since before you was born
I might still be MCing even after you're gone
Strange thought, I know, but my skills still grow
The 80s, the 90s, 2000s, and so
On and on until the crack of dawn
Until the year 3000 and beyond
Stay up all night, and I MC and never die
Cause death is the cousin of sleep

2011 Version

Like a Nexus-6, comin' home to roost
Handheld 58 when it's time to get loose
Don't need the ear goggles, just put me through the speakers
Like a scientist with tubes and beakers

Have MCs over my house and fix 'em brunch
But you rappers? We goin' out, goin' dutch
So pass me the sword, I'll start swingin'
Just randomly chopping on a crazy ass mission

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Old 02-06-2015, 04:10 PM
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That's a great find, video is pretty cool, you can download it to your pc using link below

Beastie Boys' Unreleased "Too Many Rappers" Video Featuring Nas:

http://ul.to/1vw67cdp
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Old 02-06-2015, 05:54 PM
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That Nexus 6 line isn't on the 2009 version that came out before he was sick. It's only on the 2011 album version where he altered his verse (presumably after he found out about being sick).
Of course, thanks for pointing that out. The timing and lyric change is starting to make more sense now.



"A lot of record companies look at the numbers and they'll be like, 'Your first record sold 5 million and your second record sold only 800,000. What happened? You guys fell off, I think the band all feels that the record did really well. Most musicians I grew up playing music with would probably shoot me if I ever complained about selling 800,000 records."

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