shoot the fair one
v. phr.— «Niggas that NEVER wanna shoot the fair one. Always got an excuse though, “Nah, I dont do that one on one shit no more, I dont got time.” Whats so scary about a head-up fight? It SAVES time “cause you dead the beef right there.» —“Bitch Moves…” by GoldenChild Usenet: rec.music.hip-hop June 22, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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