March 2012
26 posts
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“They say the good die young, so the bad die old.
Guess we somewhere in the...”
– Jon Connor, “Broken Mirrors,” Salvation, 2011
February 2012
25 posts
8 tags
“New York, New York, big city of dreams,
Where there’s nothing but foreign...”
– Fat Joe, “All Luv,” from D.I.T.C.’s All Luv 12”, 1998
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“How can polar bears swing on vines with the gorillas?”
– Brother J, “Grand Verbalizer,” from X-Clan’s To the East, Blackwards, 1990
9 tags
“I like ‘em brown, yellow, Puerto Rican or Haitian.”
– Phife, “Electric Relaxation,” from A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders, 1993
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“We speak the love language, they speak from pain and anguish.
Some don’t...”
– Talib Kweli, “Love Language,” from Reflection Eternal’s Train of Thought, 2000
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“Say somethin’ positive? Well positive ain’t where I live.
I live...”
– Treach, “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (Ghetto Bastard),” from Naughty By Nature’s Naughty By Nature, 1991
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“Ain’t no tellin’ what I’d do for a dollar…
I’m...”
– Sean P, “Murder,” from DJ JS-1’s No Sellout, 2009
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“Yo, you don’t think you’re going under?
I got a bullet with your...”
– Kool G. Rap, “Death Threat,” from Brand New Heavies’ Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1, 1992
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“I once caught a bid, I never hit skid,
Never date a girl if the girl got a kid....”
– Grand Puba, “Who Makes the Loot?” from Brand New Heavies’ Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol. 1, 1992
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“Too many MC’s take that word ‘emcee’ lightly;
They...”
– KRS-One, “MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know,” KRS-One, 1995
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“I got styles sick as hell, sicker than sickle cell anemia,
Slaughter your...”
– AZ, “Rather Unique,” Doe or Die, 1995
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“Ain’t no love lost, cause there was never none there.”
– Billy Danze, “Hood Music,” from Memphis Bleek’s M.A.D.E., 2003
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“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant.”
– Jay-Z, “Can I Live,” Reasonable Doubt, 1996
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“I’m your Mr., you my Mrs. with hugs and kisses,
Valentine cards and...”
– Method Man, “All I Need (Remix),” from I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need 12”, 1995
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“Flawless victory, y’all niggas can’t do shit to me:
Physically, lyrically,...”
– Big Pun, “Beware,” Capital Punishment, 1998
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“If I should die this very day,
Don’t cry…cause on Earth
We wasn’t...”
– Whitney Houston, “My Love Is Your Love,” My Love Is Your Love, 1998. A rare R&B quote exception dedicated to Whitney Houston (August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012), who has finally found peace.
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“…I’ve never had a dream in my life,
Because a dream is what you wanna do, but...”
– Aesop Rock, “No Regrets,” Labor Days, 2001
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“…Had dreams of fancy cars and limos,
And all I wanted was somebody to listen to...”
– Erick Sermon, “Please Listen to My Demo,” from EPMD’s Unfinished Business, 1989
11 tags
“Fuck Batman and Robin: I’m robbin’ with a bat, man.”
– Rock, “Gunz ‘N Onez (Iz U Wit Me),” from Heltah Skeltah’s Magnum Force, 1998
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“I’m somethin’ serious like Crips that bust gats,
Ignorant with it...”
– Jay Dee, “Y’All Ain’t Ready,” Welcome 2 Detroit (The D), 2001
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“You’re lookin’ at the Fridge, I’m the rookie.
I may be large,...”
– William “The Refrigerator” Perry, “The Super Bowl Shuffle,” Chicago Bears, 1985
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“Although I hit a pound of herbs, I’m still nice with the verbs.
So fuck...”
– Sadat X, “Show Business,” from A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory, 1991
8 tags
“Your whole vocabulary’s played out, admit it.
Still wack if it came out...”
– Redman, “Pick It Up,” Muddy Waters, 1996
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“I call you once…you never dialed back.
Twice…you never dialed back.
Saturday...”
– Kool Keith, “Stop Jockin Me,” from Ultramagnetic MC’s Funk Your Head Up, 1992. Donald Cortez “Don” Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) Rest in peace.
12 tags
“When I hit the skins they all say, ‘Damn Kane…
You knock out the...”
– Big Daddy Kane, “How U Get a Record Deal?” Looks Like a Job For…, 1993