The definition of hip-hop music
According to Guru (RIP): “Streetwise poetry and turntable wizardry.”- from “Flip the Script,” off of Gang Starr’s Daily Operation, 1992
There oughta be laws against you yappin’ your jaws.
- Guru, “Take it Personal,” from Gang Starr’s Daily Operation, 1992
Rap is an art, you can’t own no loops.
It’s how you hook ‘em up and the rhyme style, troop.
So don’t even think you could say someone bit
Off your weak beat, come on, you need to quit.
It’s how you hook ‘em up and the rhyme style, troop.
So don’t even think you could say someone bit
Off your weak beat, come on, you need to quit.
- Guru, “Take it Personal,” from Gang Starr’s Daily Operation, 1992
Now I got my new girl, or as I say my baby doll,
But I’m still gettin’ crazy calls, my ex-girl’s got balls…
But I’m still gettin’ crazy calls, my ex-girl’s got balls…
- Guru, “Ex Girl to the Next Girl,” Gang Starr’s Daily Operation, 1992
So much anger built inside…
So don’t stop to say ‘Hi,’ muthafucka just die.
So don’t stop to say ‘Hi,’ muthafucka just die.
- Lil’ Dap, “I’m the Man,” from Gang Starr’s Daily Operation, 1992
