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The Greatest Rap Lines of All Time Despite hip-hop being one of the most popular musical genres, it noticeably lacks defenders among the political intelligentsia. Conservatives clearly despise rap music, and even the liberals join them in parent-pleasing indictments of the social degeneration Luda and Em have wrought. Is the establishment is simply afraid of rap, or have they simply never had the pleasure of growing up with Tupac? Undeterred by this puritan opposition, PI unequivocally supports the existence, popularity, quality and artistic value of hip-hop music. Hip-hop, in its brilliance, merges lyrical modernized poetry with beats inspired from nearly every genre of modern music. The rapper thus performs two distinct duties in his songs. First, his voice must function as a musical instrument. Rather than a melodic effect, as in traditional music, the voice acquires a rhythmic quality. It becomes part of the beat of the song. Second, the words afford him creativity. Constrained within few (if any) constraints of poetry, beyond rhyming requirements, rappers creatively discuss and describe every aspect of society. The most talented rappers draw from the most seemingly obscure cultural and musical references and modify inflections and pronunciations to enhance the beat and/or lyrical value. This is PI's subjective and inchoate list of the top rap lines of all time. The rhymes range from facetiously lascivious to brilliantly introspective. To better understand the music, one must understand its talents. Obviously, the citation of well-worded and creatively phrased lines does not necessarily indicate support for the subject matter. Nor does it imply that we have knowledge of or identification with the hip-hop lifestyle, or that we condone any violence and/or sexual promiscuity suggested within the lyrics. This principle should be obvious to anyone who appreciates "Imagine" and yet isn't a hippie socialist. That being said, we enthusiastically support the social value of rap. We have no patience for the present-day Maoists who attempt to legislate their atavistic preferences for a utopian society. Art forms do not need innocuous subject matter to be regarded as art forms. As such, we recognize hip-hop for what it is - and celebrate it in turn. Blackalicious - A to G [Sampled woman's voice] We're going to learn to hear words with vowel "A" sound....Listen with care I be the analog arsonist, aimin at your arteries [Sampled woman's voice] Next, we'll learn words that begin with letter "B" I be the big, bad body rockin Bombay to boulevard bully back [Sampled woman's voice] Listen now to words that begin with letter "C" Crazy character, constantly creating conconctions [Sampled woman's voice] Next we'll hear words that start with letter "D" Done did that done did this diddle don [Sampled woman's voice] Listen to our song for vowel "E" Extraterrestrial electrical, effortless Blueprint - Final Frontier (RJD2) Chali 2na - Full Contact (Swollen Members) Common - The Light Common - Get 'Em High (Kanye West) Dilated Peoples - The Main Event [Evidence] Eminem - Renegade (Jay-Z) Jagged Edge - Where The Party At (Feat Nelly) This lil Jag and Benz Jay-Z - 30 Something Mos Def - Close Edge Your grind and my grind 'aint the same, dawg Mos Def - Re: Definition (feat. Talib Kweli) Mos Def - Sunshine I don't hate players, I don't love the game Nas - N.Y. State of Mind Inhale deep like the words of my breath Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize Trackback(0)
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  written by tom, May 21, 2008
wat about 'i keep fallin, but neva fallin six feet deep, im out for presidents dat represent me' ? dats gotta be up there with the best
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 written by nick, June 08, 2008
Where is 2Pac on this list. Are you guys just dumb? At this point,that's a legitimate question. Where is Rakim?
Whatever... "f**k the world, pain was a part of the game. If you was a balla than money went as quick as it came." 2Pac - "God Bless The Dead" report abuse
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 written by Parodox, June 11, 2008
Ambishn - "Class is in session"
It’s been a long time since I’ve been convinced of the element It’s evident these sucka’s fake and speak like the president Acting dominant while the grammar disappoints the whole continent As the accidents continue to get brushed under the rug like the government So I bring more funk than George and the parliament Pssshhhh… Listen! I was born then sworn to be a hip-hop lyricist With acrobatic rhymes that flip like an Olympic gold medallist I get a standing ovation from the entire audience Plus I score a ten from all six panelists Journalists like to call me too explicit… So quick to say that my mind is sick and twisted That’s the s**t! I get from damn near every editor Cause I demolish all competitors like if I was the stalkin predator While you stand there obliviously shocked in enigma Cause I leave verbal lashes on your body like a supernatural stigma It’s funny how a kid after a few gigs can portray like he’s already famous… But the truth is acting like an idiot will only keep you remaining nameless. Yea,…. report abuse
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 written by Gurkirat, June 27, 2008
Stop - Gurkirat
Listen, i'll kill you with 2 words You're a nerd, big bird. report abuse
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 written by D-Man, June 29, 2008
Ice Cube? Hello? With NWA?
The motherfuccin' world is a ghetto, full of magazines, full clips, and heavy metal, when the smoke settle, I'm just lookin' for a big yellow, in six inch stilettos Some of you won't get it, but it's real... Peace report abuse
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 written by jc, July 01, 2008
This is how I represent,
I rock the mic one-hundred-ten percent, It's intimate, I keeps the party movin' like an immigrant, Binary star, super star, it's no coincidence, Every verse is intricate, this ain't no circus in a tent, We don't get down like them clowns in the tents, I'm used to be indigent, Who said it's all about the benjamins? I want a fortune, I wanna make music and hit the lottery, Fortunately my music is never watery, That's how it's gotta be as far as I can see, Maybe you should grab a telescope to see our view is like astronomy, It ain't all about economy, So the fact that all these whack MC's is makin G's don't bother me, Honestly, My number one policy is quality, Never sell my soul is my philosophy, High velocity, Lyrics like Nostradamus makin' prophecy, I told you cats a long time ago it ain't no stoppin' me, I bomb yo set that's not a threat, that's a promise, Got everybody ridin' on my wagon like the amish, But still I never claim to be a big rap star, 'Cause no matter who you are, It's still Allah who act god, Better believe this, Most rappers can't achieve this, I'm bad to the bone but x-rays can't even see this, See I'm strategic, I let ya money talk bulls**t, Walk while we keep it rollin' like paraplegics, Whoever's on the microphone, let it be known, You in danger, I got next (necks) like the Boston Strangler, You ain't never heard an emcee speak like this, And Rodney King, ain't ever felt a beat like this -OneBeLo, 1/2 of Binary Star report abuse
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 written by andrew, July 16, 2008
blackstar- RE: Definition (Mos Def)
What, lyrically handsome, call collect a kings ransom Jams I write soon become the ghetto anthem Way out like bruce waynes mansion, move like a phantom Youll talk about me to your grandsons Cats who claimin they hard be mad f*g So I run through em like, flood water through sandbags Competition is mad, what I got, they cant have Sinkin they ship, like moby dick, did ahab Son Im way past the minimum, its a verb millenium My raps the holy gas in your bag, like palestinians Ancient abyssinia, sure to hold the gideon Official b-boy gentlemen, long term, never the interim Born inside the winter wind, day after december 10 These simpletons they mentionin the synonym for feminine Sweeter than some cinnamon from danish rings by entenmanns Rush up on adrenaline, they get they asses sent to them (gentlemen) you got a tenement, well then assemble it! Leave your unit tremblin like herds of movin elephant Intelligent embellishment, follow for your element From flatbush settlement, kid posseses melanin Hotter than tales of crack peddlin, makin em woop Like blue gelatin, swing like duke ellington Broader than barrington levy, believe me The hot oppresion rent who burn down your chief teepee You see me? report abuse
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 written by ghostface2k, July 16, 2008
Catch me hoppin off the A train in a New York state of mind
But I rep westside, so I keep L.A. time That's a three-hour difference So when my b***h is a six, she really a nine If she a seven, she'd still be a dime report abuse
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written by ghostface2k, July 16, 2008
The prior entry is Ras Cass from "Horsementality" on Canibus'2000BC
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 written by alisse, July 19, 2008
how about anything by big L... rip.
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 written by abreeZiie, August 16, 2008
oh i think they like me ould it be im icy or could it be my thousand dollar alligator nikes
;) haha sick report abuse
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 written by josh, September 02, 2008
lil wayne:
if youre shooting for the stars just shoot me but your bullets dont reach mars pause clause becuase im a beast im a dog im a get ya my picture should be in the dictionary next to the defintion of definition because repition is the father or learning report abuse
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 written by DirtyRascal, September 09, 2008
Word up son, word..
Yeah, to all the killers and the hundred dollar billers For real, niggas who ain't got no feelings Check it out now [Prodigy] I got you stuck off the realness We be the infamous, you heard of us Official Queens bridge murderers The Mobb comes equipped with warfare Beware of my crime family, Who got 'nuff shots to share For all of those who wanna profile and pose Rock you in your face, Stab your brain with your nosebone You're all alone in these streets, cousin Every man for theirself in this land we be gunnin' And keep them shook crews runnin', Like they supposed to They come around but they never come close to I can see it inside your face You're in the wrong place Cowards like you just get they're whole body laced up With bullet holes and such Speak the wrong words man and you will get touched You can put your whole army against my team and I guarantee you it'll be your very last time breathin' Your simple words just don't move me You're minor, we're major You all up in the game and don't deserve to be a playa Don't make me have to call your name out Your crew is featherweight My gunshots'll make you levitate I'm only nineteen but my mind is older And when the things get for real, My warm heart turns cold Another nigga deceased, another story gets told It ain't nuttin' really, ay yo dun, f**k the Philly So I can get my mind off these yellow backed niggas Why they still alive? I don't know, go figure Meanwhile back in Queens the realness is foundation If I die, I couldn't choose a better location When the slugs penetrate, you feel a burning sensation Getting closer to God, report abuse
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 written by tironaboi4lyf3, September 21, 2008
where the f**k is the game's Start From Scratch. Thats my s**t right there:
[Intro] Aight What the f**k are you lookin at self You want a piece of me Ahh man s**t The story of my life... [Verse 1] If i could start from scratch i woludn't change s**t Same red bandana same 45th Same g wagon same hoodrat b***h Workers in the kitchen cookin up my s**t Same telephone booth same connect That mean the same hollow tips breakin up in my chest Same bloody t-shirt same address Same dog food album bangin in my tape deck Homie if i could make 94 today I'd tell easy and dre to bring back N.W.A. I would have told Pac not to stomp Orlando Told puffy and B.I.G about the Rampart scandal I got too many dead homies f**k a rap career I'd give anything in the world to bring back my Person tez Seem like we was jus' in magic city yesterday If i could bring back my homeboy charles he would say... [Chorus] If i could start my life from scratch If i could take away the pain off my past If i had another chance i would do just that I'd give anything jus' to go right back If i could start my life from scratch If i could take away the pain off my past If i had another chance i would do just that I'd give anything jus' to go right back [Verse 2] Homie if i could rewind the hands of time I would of cut of the ?ps2? at 12:49 Person i'm a gangsta i stay on my grime Who knew 11 minutes later i'd get shot wit my own 9 I was 2 beeps away from a flatline When you a bad boy niggas don't wanna see you shine Dre said its my turn He call it game time 23" lexanis b***hes call him ?lebron? I'd give my own life if i could change God's mind Bring baby luny back at the drop of a dime He let off a whole k Got shot 1 time That was a coo Person i wish he had 9 lives My brother devon died coz he chased the cat This a dog eat gog world Jesus please holla back I got a confession to make its called payback If y'all don't wanna listen show me where pastor mase at [Chorus] If i could start my life from scratch If i could take away the pain off my past If i had another chance i would do just that I'd give anything jus' to go right back If i could start my life from scratch If i could take away the pain off my past If i had another chance i would do just that I'd give anything jus' to go right back [Verse 3] I would have told ?? it rain every Tuesday and Thursday When pigeons in your coupe you gotta watch where your birds lay Would have told Vita to stay sober When niggas beg for mercy That mean the beef is over Told ?? to take the porsche back Drive a rover Told slim hit reverse on that hardtop nova I would've change a couple of lines when i wrote soldier So i wouldn't have to live lookin over my shoulder My life is like an impala ridin 3 wheel motion I've been front to back Side to side Level my 6 4 frame out Keep on rollin Keep your family far away and your enemys closer Picture this soft suckin benzino's dick Tryna be the big fish in the pond You know how them piranhas get You dead when dat green line go flat If you could start your life from scratch you couldn't change that [Chorus] If i could start my life from scratch If i could take away the pain off my past If i had another chance i would do just that I'd give anything jus' to go right back If i could start my life from scratch If i could take away the pain off my past If i had another chance i would do just that I'd give anything jus' to go right back Go right back..... report abuse
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 written by knoriega77, September 23, 2008
As devils search for the secrets to immortality
I alter my physical chemistry Walk through the valley of the shadow of death I exist even when no things are left Vibrations transcend space and time Pure at heart because I deal with the mind That's why I compose these verses Audible worlds, my thoughts are now universes Written on these pages is the ageless wisdom of the sages, ignorance is contagious So I hope you keep your focus There's no hocus-pocus, in the end, it's just us Devil got brother killin brother, it's insane Goin out like Abel and Cain Wisen up and use your brain There'll be no limit, to the things that you can gain In positivity, balance it with negativity Until then, ain't the devil happy [Verse Two:] I hate when the devil's happy, so I wear my hair hair nappy Knotty, won't go out like John Gotti He came from the caves to destroy everybody And we like fools destroy our own bodies Too many niggaz chillin, bad boys boom boom This leaves no room for the flowers to bloom Seeds blow in the wind, another drug killing What, are we accomplishing? Nothing What's, the matter? Why everytime I look around another brain gets splattered? Some pockets get fatter but it don't matter The devil's the only one who really gets fatter Lead ruptures flesh, spleens are shattered Dreams are shattered, another Queen without a King What will out children become without proper guidance? Probably nothing, so ain't the devil happy [Verse Three:] Niggaz are in a state of nothingness Hopelessness, lifelessness If you're in range I hope you hear this And try to change this, cause it's disatrous Who gets the most loot, who gets bust? Dollar bill y'all, is the god we trust THe days blow by like dust Even Men of Steel rust We're out here acting ridiculous When, only we can save us Mentally enslave us, for little or nothing kill our neighbors Animalistic, caniballistic, behavior Look to the sky for your savior He won't save ya, he didn't save your forefathers Why bother, brothers? You must discover The power of self, know thyself, or find thyself Hating thyself, killing thyself While he collects the wealth that you sit back and murder for Ain't the devil happy report abuse
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Verse Four: Cee-Lo
Yeah..
Each and every element that exists in this
universe is manifested from a thought first
Through the inner mind's eye of the unseen power in the sky
Gave birth to Mother Earth and all it's worth to you and I
His most loved invention, my conciousness is an extension of Him,
yet I'm flesh and bone with a mind of my own
To dig deeper than the surface, whether I learn
from your upcomings or your downfalls we all have individual purpose
It's amazing, how the streets do the majority of raising
of children who end up dead before hearing what You said
And it's sad, so all I can write about is what I had
Interpretations of life good and bad with a pen and pad
It seems like abortion, when I just write a small portion
It's either crumpled up or torn without lettin the thought be born
Young minded, and blinded in those days;
I didn't want to have a thought that I couldn't raise, nurture, and care for
Be there for, help prepare for, the times ahead
When someone doesn't agree with what is said, huh
And if they did, don't get all arrogant cause that's my kid
Just be thankful that it's good and somebody overstood
Now, the listener in here want the same flow but I gotta let it grow
Clever enough to let it go, if I don't wanna rap no mo'
And I'll make sure that no one ever forgets
It's immortalized forever, on wax CD's and casettes
And when someone goes to the store and purchases it for ten
The life cycle starts all over again
And I was granted this music as my soulmate, to procreate
and give back what I was given, a life worth livin
And I, am Still Standing, unscathed
Pain is for suckers to feel
MC's are running out of things to say, and
radio stations running out of songs to play, s**t!
We Still Standing, unscathed
And pain is for suckers to feel, huh
And MC's running out of things to say...