Although I hit a pound of herbs, I’m still nice with the verbs.
So fuck what ya heard.

- Sadat X, “Show Business,” from A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory, 1991

I like my pockets fat, not flat.

- Showbiz, “Diggin’ in the Crates,” from Showbiz & A.G.’s Soul Clap EP, 1992

I once lost a bill betting on the Red Sox,
…But that’s another topic.

- Diamond D., “K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid),” Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop, 1992

We runnin around in thousand-dollar clown suits,
Better get some boots when Lucifer turn your city to Beirut.

- Ras Kass, “Soul On Ice (Remix),” 1996

Eat from the Tree of Life and throw away the verbal ham.

- Sadat X, “Show Business,” from A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory, 1991