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In conjunction with the crown, Basquiat wrote on the bottom left of the canvas "MOST YOUNG KINGS GET THEIR HEADS CUT OFF," with the word young crossed out. This phrase inspired rapper Jay-Z's song "Most Kingz." Rapper and
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Boom for Real: The Late
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