Different day, same shit, ain’t nuttin good in the hood,
I’d run away from this bitch and never come back if I could.

- 50 Cent, “Hate It Or Love It,” from The Game’s The Documentary, 2005

Golly, he’s just a pest and your worst best friend,
Who mend and rip space-time fabric like polyester blend.

- MF Doom, “Biochemical Equation,” from Wu-Tang Meets Indie Culture, 2005

So many programs you watch on the sofa,
But the real program sit on top of your shoulders.

- One Be Lo., “Propaganda,” S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M., 2005 (via emaciatedwildebeest)

Trapped on a planet of pain and perpetrators
That you call ‘Earth,’ but I call ‘Hell’s Equator.’

- MF Grimm, “Emotions,” Scars & Memories, 2005

Lessons cut short to prep for tests that only test how well you prep.
…Man, no wonder why the score’s a mess.

- J-Live, “Brooklyn Public Part 1,” The Hear After, 2005

Get burnt like a candle, very hard to handle,
Do miracles in Nikes like Jesus did in sandals.

- MF Grimm, “Take ‘Em To War,” Scars & Memories, 2005 (Probably first recorded in 1995)

So when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never,
Because the dance with the devil might last you forever.

- Immortal Technique, “Dance with the Devil,” Revolutionary Vol. 1, 2005

Not to sound cynical, but all you ever learn in prison is how to be a better criminal.

- Ras Kass, “Shine,” 12”, 2005

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Gangsta rappers can’t fight, so they rap about guns.

- Sean Price, “Onion Head,” Monkey Barz, 2005

You only get honest expression when I spit in your ear;
That means even when I’m dissing you I’m being sincere.

- One Be Lo, “Enecs Eht No Kcab,” S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M., 2005 

I’m not a ‘Businessman,’ I’m a Business… man! Let me handle my business, damn!

- Jay-Z, “Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix),” from Kanye West’s Late Registration, 2005

Too bad your inner sheep never forgets to follow…

- Aesop Rock, “Fast Cars,” Fast Cars, Danger, Fire & Knives, 2005

Let’s pretend we’re both guns, and make this shit erratic:
I’ll be the revolver, you can play the automatic.
Automatic flip scripts, revolver show loyalty.
Each gun is die-able, but only one’s reliable.
You shoot fast, but in the end you jam,
Then I click back, and turn your brains into spam.

- MF Grimm, “Crumb Snatchers,” Scars & Memories, 2005