I was always taught my do’s and don’ts:
For do’s I did, and for don’ts, I said I won’t.
GZA, “I Gotcha Back,” from the Fresh soundtrack, and also on Liquid Swords, 1994
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Daily rap quotes about life, love and wisdom.
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A prejudiced man is of a devil mentality.
These are words of a wise man, wisdom;
Take a taste and erase the racism.Kool G Rap, “Erase Racism,” from Kool G Rap and DJ Polo’s Wanted: Dead or Alive, 1990 -
I seen her in the subway, on my way to Brooklyn.
“Hello, good lookin, is this seat tooken?”On the A Train, pickin at her brain,
I couldn’t get her number, I couldn’t get her name.I said, “I still like your style and fashion,
But I hate your hot sadiddy attitude wit a passion.
Is it because brothers like to hawk a lot?
Is it because your sign don’t talk a lot?”She turned away, no play, I said, “OK,
You don’t really look good, I hope you have a bad day.”Rakim, “What’s On Your Mind,” from Eric B. & Rakim’s Don’t Sweat the Technique, 1992 -
For what it’s worth, I’ve been a hip-hopper from birth.
Try to disrespect, and get your ass played up like a Smurf.Large Professor, “Actual Facts,” from Lord Finesse’s The Awakening, 1996 -
Don’t you like when the winter’s gone,
And all of a sudden it starts gettin’ warm?
The trees and the grass start lookin’ fresh,
And the sun and sky be lookin’ their best…Biz Markie, “Spring Again,” The Biz Never Sleeps, 1989 -
Of course it’s much greater than your Benz or your Lex
The engine to my comprehension is just too complexDove, “The Bizness,” from De La Soul’s Stakes is High, 1996 -
Look: if I shoot you, I’m brainless,
But if you shoot me, then you’re famous.
What’s a nigga to do?Jay-Z, “Streets Is Watching,” In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, 1997 -
Keep bustin about where you rest, and what you own, and what you drive.
So the day some niggaz come for you, I’m really not surprised.Xzibit, “Three Card Molly,” 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz, 1999 -
Ain’t nothin’ like hip-hop music;
You like it cause you choose it.
Most DJ’s won’t refuse it,
A lotta sucka MC’s misuse it.Daddy-O, “Go Stetsa I,” from Stetsasonic’s On Fire, 1986 -
The poor get worked, the rich get richer,
The world gets worse, do you get the picture?
The poor gets dead, the rich get depressed,
The ugly get mad, the pretty get stressed.
The ugly get violent, the pretty get gone,
The old get stiff, the young get stepped on.Whoever told you that “it was all good” lied,
So throw your fists up if you not satisfied.J-Live, “Satisfied,” All of the Above, 2002 -
I won’t say I’m the baddest, or portray that role,
But I’m in the top 2, and my father’s gettin’ old.Big Daddy Kane, “Cause I Can Do It Right,” Taste of Chocolate, 1990 -
Lemonade was a popular drink and it still is;
I get more props and stunts than Bruce Willis.Guru, “DWYCK,” from Gang Starr featuring Nice & Smooth DWYCK 12", 1994 -
Truth had me up against the ropes
And semi-conscious without no boxing skills.Pharoahe Monch, “The Truth,” Internal Affairs, 1999 -
There’s so many wack rappers out here, I don’t know where to aim at.
Sticky Fingaz, “Shut ‘Em Down (Remix),” from Onyx’s Shut ‘Em Down, 1998 -
There ain’t no time to be wasted, the world is going under…
Nowadays, can’t tell Fall from Spring, and Winter from Summer.Big K.R.I.T., “As Small as a Giant,” K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, 2012 -
Brothers ain’t half-steppin…they’re walking backwards.
A.G., “Back to Back Rhyming,” from Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth’s Funky Technician, 1990