So when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never,
Because the dance with the devil might last you forever.
Tag: 2005
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Immortal Technique, “Dance with the Devil,” Revolutionary Vol. 1, 2005
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You only get honest expression when I spit in your ear;
That means even when I’m dissing you I’m being sincere.One Be Lo, “Enecs Eht No Kcab,” S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M., 2005 -
I’m not a ‘Businessman,’ I’m a Business… man! Let me handle my business, damn!
Jay-Z, “Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix),” from Kanye West’s Late Registration, 2005 -
Too bad your inner sheep never forgets to follow…
Aesop Rock, “Fast Cars,” Fast Cars, Danger, Fire & Knives, 2005 -
Not to sound cynical, but all you ever learn in prison is how to be a better criminal.
– Ras Kass, “Shine,” 12″, 2005
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I cause disasters, I am the master,
Turning little bastards into fucking Casper.
So put your name on a tombstone…
Cause when you try to kill me, I refuse to die alone.MF Grimm, “Crumbsnatchers,” Scars & Memories, 2005. More grim quotes from Grimm… -
Gangsta rappers can’t fight, so they rap about guns.
Sean Price, “Onion Head,” Monkey Barz, 2005. R.I.P! -
I ain’t the captain of the yacht, but I’m on the boat;
I ain’t acting what I’m not, knowing that I don’t.
You niggaz acting like you will, but I know you won’t.
Man, I read between the lines of the eyes of your brows,
Your handshake ain’t matchin your smile…Beanie Sigel, “Feel it in the Air,” The B. Coming, 2005 -
You a white boy in a fuckin’ droptop,
Bumpin’ 2Pac, actin’ like you hard? Stop.
Hip-hop music make the world go round,
But buying a record don’t put you down.
You listen to thugs, it don’t make you one;
Never met a Blood or Crip, but you act like one?Mystic, “Pull Ya Card,” from Da Beatminerz’ Fully Loaded w/Statik, 2004. -
This ain’t no alien conspiracy theory, this shit is real;
Written on the dollar underneath the Masonic seal.Immortal Technique, “Bin Laden,” 12", 2005. More from Immortal Technique… -
You see, if you ever wanted to ever be anything,
There’d always be somebody that shoot down any dream.
There’ll always be haters, that’s the way it is:
Hater niggas marry hater bitches, and have hater kids.Kanye West, “Bring Me Down,” Late Registration, 2005. More gems from ‘Ye -
Different day, same shit, ain’t nothing good in the hood,
I’d run away from this bitch and never come back, if I could.50 Cent, “Hate It or Love It,” from The Game’s The Documentary, 2005. More lyrics from 50… -
Cocaine trafficking, your boy’s back again,
Moving bricks like I got a degree in scaffolding.
Fucking with some cats from Newark…half of them Jewish,
Cool white boys riding around, blasting my music,
And I’m taxin’ them like Jackson-Hewitt.Ghostface Killah, “Cocaine Trafficking,” Put it on the Line, 2005. More quotes from Ghostface Killah… -
Let’s pretend we’re both guns, and make this shit erratic:
I’ll be the revolver, you can play the automatic.
Automatic flip scripts, revolver show loyalty.
Each gun is die-able, but only one’s reliable.
You shoot fast, but in the end you jam,
Then I click back, and turn your brains into spam.MF Grimm, “Crumb Snatchers,” Scars & Memories, 2005 -
You used to be fly, but you crashed your plane.
One Be Lo, “Used 2 Be Fly,” S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M., 2005 -
Trapped on a planet of pain and perpetrators
That you call ‘Earth,’ but I call ‘Hell’s Equator.’MF Grimm, “Emotions,” Scars & Memories, 2005 -
Food for thought, eat my words with your mind:
Emcees are grapes, and grapes are crushed to wine.MF Grimm, “Do It for the Kids,” 12", 1998 -
I ain’t the captain of the yacht, but I’m on the boat;
I ain’t acting what I’m not, knowing that I don’t.
You niggaz acting like you will, but I know you won’t.
Man, I read between the lines of the eyes of your brows,
Your handshake ain’t matchin your smile…Beanie Sigel, “Feel it in the Air,” The B. Coming, 2005 -
Whether chocolate or vanilla, or you’re somewhere in between,
A cappuccino mocha or a caramel queen,
Rejected by the black, not accepted by the white world,
And this is dedicated to them dark-skinned white girls.Murs, “D.S.W.G.,” Murray’s Revenge, 2005 -
Never looking back or too far in front of me,
The present is a gift, and I just want to Be.Common, “Be,” Be, 2005 -
Battling me is some deadly shit,
So come equipped with rhymes, guns and two extra clips.
Aim for the head, ‘cause you don’t wear a vest there,
Bullet makes a window, your brain needing fresh air.MF Grimm, “Emotions,” Scars & Memories, 2005 -
Scared of a bunch of water? Then get out the rain.
Order a rapper for lunch, and spit out the chain.MF Doom, “Sofa King,” from Danger Doom’s The Mouse and the Mask, 2005 -
I’m Ready to Die without a Reasonable Doubt
Smoke Chronic and hit it Doggystyle before I go out.
Until they sign my Death Certificate, All Eyez on Me
I’m still at it, Illmatic, and that’s The Documentary.The Game, “The Documentary,” The Documentary, 2005 -
You pout like a trout in a drought…can’t get out.
You want to scream, but fish can’t shout.MF Grimm, “King of New York,” Scars & Memories, 2005 -
So many programs you watch on the sofa,
But the real program sit on top of your shoulders.One Be Lo., “Propaganda,” S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M., 2005 (via emaciatedwildebeest) -
Lessons cut short to prep for tests that only test how well you prep.
…Man, no wonder why the score’s a mess.J-Live, “Brooklyn Public Part 1,” The Hear After, 2005 -
Get burnt like a candle, very hard to handle,
Do miracles in Nikes like Jesus did in sandals.MF Grimm, “Take ‘Em To War,” Scars & Memories, 2005 (Probably first recorded in 1995)