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 >
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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You’re out of luck like two dogs stuck.
– Ghostface Killah, “4th Chamber,” from GZA’s Liquid Swords, 1995
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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It’s a new year, new year, new money, money!
– Rick Ross, “Speedin’ (Remix),” 2008