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They Shootin'! The Biggest Arsenals in Rap Videos

Guns used to be a regular occurance in hip-hop videos, but could they be experiencing a renaissance? Call it Second Amendment rap.

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A bandolier? Not even Gucci Mane would try that one.

So the other day Tony Yayo dropped the video for a new track called "Bullet Whistle," and our immediate reaction was: yaaaaawn "sweet fancy Brady Bill, we hope your P.O. doesn't see this." Everyone's favorite predicate felon packs more guns than a little bit, and at one point JUGGLES A MOTHERFUCKIN' GRENADE. That's not gangsta, that's Modern Warfare 2.

But it did get us thinking about how rare it was to see firepower in a video nowadays; once upon a time, before shiny suits and iTunes, rappers would flash enough jammies to make the ATF blush. So we went back and compiled 10 of our favorite artillery displays—and trust, all of these give you more bang for the buck-buck.

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