I have two.
I am the manifestation of study
not the manifestation of money
therefore I advance through thought
not what's manufactured and bought
(Krs One)
I start to think and then I sink
into the paper like I was ink
when I'm writing I'm trapped in between then lines
I escape when I finish the rhyme
(Rakim)
I bomb Atomicly Socraties philosophy
and hypothesis can't define how I be droping theses
mockeries lyricly perform armed robberies
Flee with the lottery possibly they spotted me
Inspectah Deck (Wu-Tang Triumph)
My people's if you with me where the f*** you at
niggaz is strapped and they trying to twist my beer cap
it' court ajourned from the bad seed from bad sperm
herb got my wig fried like a bad perm
what the bloodcloth we smoke pot
and blow spots you think twice I think not
Enough to hold you to the brightest of lights,
to place you dangerously close to that sun.
Enough to acknowledge the flaws you can't ignore
and recognize the cause of what's done is done.
More than enough to put my name behind my ideals,
and neglect my logic twice daily.
Enough to keep me looking for my Lucy in the sky with gems,
when I remember how you used to call me baby.
Enough to look in my mirror with detest for every tear you shed regardless of why you wept.
Enough to curse any man who can't appreciate the depth of the ocean I swam till I ran out of breath.
Atmosphere
"Why should I be sober when God is so clearly doped out of his mind?!"
El-P
or
"I rule the world like my name is Love . . ."
Christbearer from Black Knights
The more money we talk about, the more problem you see.
Bigger. RiP
Renegade
"Since I'm in a position to talk to these kids and they listen
I ain't no politician but I'll kick it with 'em a minute
Cause see they call me a menace; and if the shoe fits I'll wear it
But if it don't, then y'all'll swallow the truth grin and bear it"
Eminem
Tupac ...
California...knows how to party
California...knows how to party
In the citaaay of L.A.
In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
In the citaaay, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!
God bless my soul, before I put my foot down and begin to stroll
And to the drama I built, and all unfinished beef
You will soon be killed, put us together
It's like mixin vodka and milk
Mobb Deep
All of the lyrics to Edan's "Beauty" and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message" are vivid and stunning. There aren't really any isolated lines I really love, other than a few comical ones.
I turn it over like 44s, I wrap filth like the skidmarks on shortys draws, Ive been doing this since I was a brussell sprout back in redblock days when I hussled clout.
look Im two thirty,they say the youths shirty,dont my loot dirty, Im the one whose worthy.
Kofi Stacks
Pretty much the whole of Beat Street by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. E.g.
Spending multi billions, and maybe even trillions
The cost of weapons ran into zillions
There’s gold in the street, and diamonds under feet
And the children in Africa don’t even eat.
Flies on their faces, they’re living like mice
And the houses even make the ghetto look nice, Huh!
The water tastes funny, it’s forever too sunny
And they work all month and don’t make no money
A fight for power, a nuclear shower
And people shout out in the darkest hour
Of sights unseen and voices unheard
And finally the bomb gets the last word . . .
"You can't wait around for action, gotta take it like a bike.
Ride off into the sunset,live your fairy tale.
Bury the hell you fear so that you can see things clear"
- Grouch
"When your mind is in a whirwhind, you better remember to stop.
And smell the roses between dozin, cause for every breath you take upon this planet you're one of the chosen."
- Grouch
"I'm like Sam the butcher, bringin Alice the meat,
I'm like Fred Flinstone drivin around with both feet."
- Beastie Boys
"Hey baby! Am I crazy? Or were you givin me the eye?"
"PunchDrunk Love" by Common featuring Kanye
I got tooooo many but here's a couple from Tip.
"The comparisons insultin' my intelligence Cuz real recognize real, and real you ain't never been And never" TI-My Life
"Verses autobiographical, absolutely classical, the last thing I'm worried about is what another rapper do" TI- Swagga like Us
michael1mars wrote:
I bomb Atomicly Socraties philosophy
and hypothesis can't define how I be droping theses
mockeries lyricly perform armed robberies
Flee with the lottery possibly they spotted me
Inspectah Deck (Wu-Tang Triumph)
Yeh the inspecta is dope!
"I kick that foo' in the head with my shoe!" - Mystik Journeymen, in Firefly Rebellion
your simple word just dont move me
you minor we major
your all up in the game and dont deserve to be a player
dont make me have to call your name out
your crew is feather weight
my gun shots will make you levatate
I'm only 19 but my mind is old and when thing get
for real my warm heart turns cold
Mobb Deep
ediggity wrote:
God bless my soul, before I put my foot down and begin to stroll
And to the drama I built, and all unfinished beef
You will soon be killed, put us together
It's like mixin vodka and milk
Mobb Deep
I'm going out blast'n
taken my enimies with me
and if i should die
they would never forget me
the hennesy got mr not knowing how to act
I've falln and I cant go back
God bless my soul
Wow,didnt know we had this many hip-hop heads on hp...always thought we had a lot of stuck-ups...anyways, here's one of mine, from Lupe Fiasco...PUT YOU ON GAME - "I am the blood of this city, its gas, water and electricity, I'm its gym, and its math and its history, the gunshots in the class, and you cant pass if you're missing, G...I thought him better than that, I thought him aim for the head, and hope they never back..." dark, I know.

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