February 2011
18 posts
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“One step at a time, a man walked on the moon. One record got played, Kool Herc...”
– Q-Tip, “Life is Better,” The Renaissance, 2008 Thoughts and prayers are with DJ Kool Herc, the Father of Hip-Hop battling a heart condition in the hospital right now. More info >
Feb 1st
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January 2011
20 posts
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“We in the 25th hour, It’s now or never. We gotta get it ‘fore...”
– REKS, “25th Hour,” Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme, 2011
Jan 29th
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“Survive the droughts? I wish you well. How sick am I? I wish you health. I...”
– Jay-Z, “American Dreamin,” American Gangster, 2007
Jan 29th
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“I never let the worst things in life get the best of me. So take these testes...”
– King Sun, “Humm Deez Nuts,” Strictly Ghetto EP, 1994
Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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“Street’s disciple, my raps are trifle. I shoot slugs from my brain just...”
– Nas, “Live at the Barbeque,” from Main Source’s Breaking Atoms, 1991
Jan 24th
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“Now if I worry too much about all my have nots, I might not recognize just what...”
– Mike G., “Jungle Brother,” from Jungle Brothers’ Raw Deluxe, 1997
Jan 23rd
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“See, my Mom chose dope, my Pop chose the pipe. So I rhyme like a triple beam...”
– Tragedy Khadafi a.k.a. The Intelligent Hoodlum, “Permanently Scarred,” Against All Odds, 1997
Jan 21st
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“Now my helmet’s on, you can’t tell me I’m not in space.”
– Dr. Octagon, “Earth People,” Dr. Octagonecologyst, 1997
Jan 20th
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“I believe in heaven more than hell, lessons more than jail. In the ghetto, let...”
– Common, “A Dream,” from Freedom Writers Soundtrack, 2007
Jan 17th
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“Every day is like a blank canvas, Carving my initials in the planet like I...”
– Blu, “The Day,” from The Roots’ How I Got Over, 2010
Jan 14th
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“I didn’t get turned on, I just got turned. I wasn’t as aroused as I...”
– Slug, “The Woman with the Tattooed Hands,” from Atmosphere’s Lucy Ford, 2002
Jan 13th
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“You’re out of luck like two dogs stuck.”
– Ghostface Killah, “4th Chamber,” from GZA’s Liquid Swords, 1995
Jan 10th
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“I’m on some satanic shit, strictly. Little kids be wakin up cryin,...”
– Big L, “Danger Zone,” Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous, 1995
Jan 8th
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“Raw I’mma give it to ya, with no trivia. Raw like cocaine straight from...”
– U-God, “Da Mystery of Chessboxin,” from Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993
Jan 6th
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“The truth is easier when you leavin’ it out. Like when you “5 minutes away” but...”
– Wordsworth, “Liar, Liar,” from The Juggaknots’ Use Your Confusion, 2006
Jan 5th
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“Of course it’s much greater than your Benz or your Lex The engine to my...”
– Dove, “The Bizness,” from De La Soul’s Stakes is High, 1996
Jan 4th
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“I never live alone, I never walk alone. My posse’s always ready And...”
– Chuck D., “Louder Than a Bomb,” from Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, 1988
Jan 3rd
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“Let’s travel at magnificent speeds around the universe What could you say...”
– Rakim, “Follow the Leader,” from Eric B. and Rakim’s Follow the Leader, 1988
Jan 2nd
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“It’s a new year, new year, new money, money!”
– Rick Ross, “Speedin’ (Remix),” 2008
Jan 1st
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