Educated: no. Stupid: yes.
And when I say “stupid,” I mean stupid fresh.
King Ad Rock, “Hey Ladies,” from Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique, 1989
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Now we feel the good vibrations…
So many females, so much inspiration.Opio, “‘93 Til Infinity,” from Souls of Mischief’s ’93 Til Infinity, 1993 -
I cannot stand no wack MC.
So step back if you please,
And don’t test me, you’re history.Del the Funky Homosapien, “Wack M.C.’s,” No Need for Alarm, 1993 -
How can polar bears swing on vines with the gorillas?
Brother J, “Grand Verbalizer,” from X-Clan’s To the East, Blackwards, 1990 -
I like ‘em brown, yellow, Puerto Rican or Haitian.
Phife, “Electric Relaxation,” from A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders, 1993 -
We speak the love language, they speak from pain and anguish.
Some don’t love theyselves, so they perception is tainted.Talib Kweli, “Love Language,” from Reflection Eternal’s Train of Thought, 2000 -
Say somethin’ positive? Well positive ain’t where I live.
I live right around the corner from West Hell,
Two blocks from South Shit, and once in a jail cell.Treach, “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (Ghetto Bastard),” from Naughty By Nature’s Naughty By Nature, 1991 -
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 -
Yo, you don’t think you’re going under?
I got a bullet with your name, your address, and your phone number.Kool G. Rap, “Death Threat,” from Brand New Heavies’ Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1, 1992 -
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 -
Too many MC’s take that word ‘emcee’ lightly;
They can’t Move a Crowd, not even slightly.KRS-One, “MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know,” KRS-One, 1995 -
I got styles sick as hell, sicker than sickle cell anemia,
Slaughter your circulatory like leukemia.AZ, “Rather Unique,” Doe or Die, 1995 -
Ain’t no love lost, cause there was never none there.
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I’d rather die enormous than live dormant.
Jay-Z, “Can I Live,” Reasonable Doubt, 1996