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[Editorial] Rappers Should Know When to Break Kayfabe

In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true," specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalries, and relationships between participants as being genuine and not of a staged or pre-determined nature. Kayfabe has also evolved to become a code word of sorts for maintaining this "reality" within the realm of the general public (from wikipedia). Hulk Hogan is character Terry Bollea portrays. Hulk Hogan tells kids to take their vitamins and say their prayers, Terry tells lies to get himself out of trouble, and prays that his wife or anyone else for that matter doesn't sue him for more money.