shoot a fair one
v. phr.— «At Madison Square I shot a fair one/so many niggaz knew me that the kid wouldn’t dare run.» —“Suckas Need Bodyguards” by Gang Starr Hard To Earn Mar. 8, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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