Ain’t no love lost, cause there was never none there.

- Billy Danze, “Hood Music,” from Memphis Bleek’s M.A.D.E., 2003

Pull down the shades on the windows of your soul,
And gaze into your mind and watch the wisdom unfold…

- Beanie Sigel, “Hypnotic,” from Memphis Bleek’s M.A.D.E., 2003

Uh oh, it’s beer o’clock, I think I’m sober.
How about we think this over, over a can of King Cobra?

- Viktor Vaughn, “Raedawn,” Vaudeville Villain, 2003

If you can’t respect that, your whole perspective is wack.
Maybe you’ll love me when I fade to black.

- Jay-Z, “December 4th,” The Black Album, 2003

See, you’re out your mind tryin’ to face tha God.
Your rhyme is like an empty prison…a waste of bars.

- Lord Finesse, Freestyle vs. Percee P, 2003. Video

Watch out for the medallion, my diamonds are reckless,
Feels like a midget is hangin from my necklace!

- Ludacris, “Stand Up,” Chicken-N-Beer, 2003

My life is like a song and I think I know the words,
And as I start to sing along the whole verse becomes a blur.
So I freestyle improv, make mistakes and evolve,
The obstacles repeat, cause naturally it revolves.

- MURS, “18 with a Bullet (Remix),” The End of the Beginning, 2003

Beef is not what Jay said to Nas;
Beef is when the working folks can’t find jobs.

- Mos Def, “Beef” 12”, 2003

The Devil crept into Heaven, God overslept on the 7th,
The New World Order was born on September 11.

- Immortal Technique, “Cause of Death,” Revolutionary Volume 2, 2003

A lot of crews like to act like a violent mob,
They really need to just shut the fuck up like Silent Bob.

- Viktor Vaughn, “Saliva,” Vaudeville Villain, 2003

This treadmill lifestyle ain’t workin for me…
It’s from ya crib to ya lab to ya job to make a profit,
And at the day’s end you still got nothing accomplished.

- Phonte, “Speed,” from Little Brother’s The Listening, 2003

Reality is nourishment, but people don’t believe it,
I guess it’s hard to stomach the truth like a bulimic.

- Immortal Technique, “Leaving The Past,” Revolutionary Vol. 2, 2003

There’s a whole lot of questions that really need answers
Like: Who the fuck told you that your rhyme style was hot?
You know when Biggie died? Who bust that shot?
Why is Sammy Bull still living, and where the fuck is Pac?

- Bumpy Knuckles, “P.A.I.N.E.,” The Konexion, 2003

The mind is a terrible thing to waste.
I show love cause it’s a terrible thing to hate.

- Guru, “Peace of Mine,” from Gang Starr’s The Ownerz, 2003

Soup’s on and I got a coupon.
Chinese restaurant asking for the Grey Poupon.
He said “No, duck sauce, soy sauce…
And this ain’t no Burger King, so you no get no toy, boss.

- MF Doom (as Viktor Vaughn), “Rae Dawn”, Vaudeville Villain, 2003