Ain’t no tellin’ what I’d do for a dollar…
I’m not your father, but guess what I’mma do to ya mama.

- Sean P, “Murder,” from DJ JS-1’s No Sellout, 2009

I once caught a bid, I never hit skid,
Never date a girl if the girl got a kid.
Nahhh…papa’s got a brand new bag
And I never hit skinz once they sag.

- Grand Puba, “Who Makes the Loot?” from Brand New Heavies’ Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol. 1, 1992

I call you once…you never dialed back.
Twice…you never dialed back.
Saturday morning, live, I’m on Soul Train, talkin’ to Don Cornelius.

Saturday night, my phone rings…
Saturday night, I won’t answer.
Saturday night, my phone rings again…
Saturday night, I don’t answer.

- 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.

When I hit the skins they all say, ‘Damn Kane…
You knock out the Bush like a presidential campaign!’

- Big Daddy Kane, “How U Get a Record Deal?” Looks Like a Job For…, 1993

I’m from Jerz, the home of: “I could’ve swore I parked my car right here!

- Chino XL, “B-Boy Gangsta,” Poison Pen, 2006

You got a man? That’s somethin we will talk about.
He’s smart enough to have ya, but dumb enough to let ya out.

- LL Cool J, “Mr. Goodbar,” Mama Said Knock You Out, 1990

Why is it a honey act like she don’t want to be bothered?
But after the tappin’, she yappin’ like she want her children fathered?

- Breeze Brewin’, “Sex Type Thang,” from Juggaknots’ Clear Blue Skies (Re-Release), 2002

‘That buck that bought the bottle coulda struck the lotto.’
To invest in scratch tickets is a fucked up motto.

- Reks, “Black Cream (The Negro Epidemic),” Grey Hairs, 2008

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

I’m the ghetto Mr. Universe, call me Lou FerNEGRO,
I push a lot of iron, but I don’t do it in the gym tho.

- Lil’ Fame, “Blasphemy (Blast 4 Me)” from M.O.P.’s SPARTA, 2011

And when it comes to gettin nookie, I’m not a rookie…
I got girls that make that chick Toni Braxton look like Whoopi.

- Big L, “Put it On,” Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, 1995 (via ninetynow)

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

Your white tee, well to me, looks like a nightgown;
Make your mama proud, take that thing two sizes down.

- Andre 3000, “Walk It Out (Remix)”, from Unk’s Beat’n Down Yo Block!, 2006

If imitation is the greatest form of flattery,
Punk, don’t flatter me.

- J-Ro, “Coast II Coast,” from Friday Soundtrack, 1995