Classical slap-stick rappers need Chapstick.
MF Doom, “Rhymes Like Dimes,” Operation: Doomsday!, 1999
Tag: east coast
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My first name must be “He Ain’t Shit”
Cause every time I’m in a car
Bitches be like, “He ain’t shit!”Redman, “I’ll Bee Dat!”, Doc’s Da Name 2000, 1998 -
I’ll ignore you sellin crack, killin people, and keepin it real,
But disrespect me and my adopted fam and die young like veal.El-P, “89.9 Detrimental,” from Company Flow’s Funcrusher Plus, 1997 -
Now if I worry too much about all my have nots,
I might not recognize just what I’ve got…Mike G., “Jungle Brother,” from Jungle Brothers’ Raw Deluxe, 1997 -
Consequence is no coincidence.
Lauryn Hill, “Lost Ones,” The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 -
“All I see is blinking lights, track boards and fat mics. 950s, SP-12s, MPC60s…”
– A.G., “Next Level,” from Show & A.G.’s Goodfellas, 1995. DJ Premier closes down the legendary D&D Studios (aka HeadQCourterz) today and migrates to Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens. The recording den, where Rakim, KRS-One, Jay Z, Nas and Gang Starr made some of hip-hop’s most canonized songs, will come to a close in 2015 due to new building ownership.
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You got a lot of money; OK, sure…
You can’t buy class, you’re a bum with a manicure.MF Grimm, “The Bear,” from MF Grimm and Drasar Monumental’s Good Morning Vietnam 2: The Golden Triangle, 2013. More jewels from MF Grimm… -
Happiness is temporary, always has been.
I just lost one…but sometimes I win,
I always spread love…but sometimes I sin.Joey Bada$$, “On & On," B4.DA.$$, 2015 -
Wrote this lyric from in the bed wit’ a chick
She had the tightest grip around the head of my…
…Bic. Now, can I get my pen back?MF Doom, “Batty-Boys,” Born Like This, 2009. More quotes from MF Doom… -
I’m pain in the spoken form;
This new strain came from where hope is gone.Ka, “Peace Akhi,” The Night’s Gambit, 2014. More quotes from Ka… -
They said he was dangerous, well, I’m concerned…
How could he be so dangerous with his back turned?
They said, “Freeze! Halt!” The brother stopped
Threw his hands in the air, yeah, and still he got shot.
They said he had a shiny object in his hand,
So they killed the man.
And is this justice? No way, José.
He didn’t get arrested, he was suspended with pay.
Talk about armed and dangerous, accounted…
How come I never heard nothin else about it?
I’m dead up, I’m goin head up, see, the buck stops
Here. I’m sick and tired of corrupt cops.
I gotta drop, cause I don’t think it will ever stop
My brain is a Tec-9 and it’s kept cocked.
And it’s got just a few more rounds to go,
They’re goin pound for pound, blow for blow.
You want peace? Let the unjust stuff cease:
If we don’t have justice, there’ll be no peace.Lakim Shabazz, “No Justice No Peace,” The Lost Tribe of Shabazz, 1990 -
You were put here to protect us.
But who protects us from you?KRS-One, “Who Protects Us From You?” from Boogie Down Productions’ Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop, 1989 -
Full moons, skunk weed all up in the room;
You got the munchies, baby? Ice cold milk and Lorna Doones.Ghostface Killah, “Freek’n You (Mr. Dalvin’s Freak Mix,” from Jodeci’s The Show, the After Party, the Hotel, 1995. More from GFK > -
I’m that neighborhood blizzard flooding these streets with snow.
Kool G. Rap, “The Battlefield,” from Ghostface Killah’s 36 Seasons, 2014. More from the Kool Genius of Rap… -
The rich act poor, and the poor claim rich,
Whatever sounds cool’ll make the weaker mind switch.
If you on a major label or an indie 12-inch:
When you fronting on the mic, you still the industry’s bitch. -
My duration’s infinite, money-wise or physiology.
Nas, “Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park),” Illmatic, 1994. More from Nasir Jones…1994, dj premier, east coast, illmatic, money, nas, new york, philosophy, queens, queensbridge, time -
I’mma tell you a little somethin about this chick around my way,
She was a dime with a brown skin complexion…
She looked so good you’d think you wouldn’t need protection,
Girlfriend was top choice selection, around in every section.
They got twisted, she said “No condom,” so he risked it,
Caught in the mix and now you sick kid.
Word is bond, I thought by now you learned your lesson:
Fucking around with no protection.Pete Rock, “The Yearn,” from Lost Boyz’ Legal Drug Money, 1995. More from The Chocolate Boy Wonder > -
A thin line between the haters and the ones who love us.
A thinner line from the freedom and the foul judges,
In the streets where the snake niggas hold grudges.Tragedy Khadafi, “Calm Down,” Thug Matrix II, 2006. More from The Intelligent Hoodlum… -
It’s for real though, let’s connect, politic…ditto!
We could trade places, get lifted in the staircases,
Word up, peace, incarcerated scarfaces.Raekwon, “Incarcerated Scarfaces,” Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…, 1994. More from Rae and The Wu… -
Believers of Jesus be denouncing Satan on every level,
But every Halloween they’re dressin’ like devils.KRS-One, “Higher Level,” Return of the Boom Bap, 1993. More from KRS… -
I knew this girl named Tropicana,
She’s always juicin’.
Producing cash for a sexual task.
She loves men that trick like Halloween and treat…
You ain’t paid? Then your grade is incomplete.Lord Jamar, “Slow Down,” from Brand Nubian’s One For All, 1990. More from the Brand Nubian Gods… -
Now when freaks get dressed to go out at night,
They like to wear leather jackets, chains and spikes.
They wear rips and zippers all in their shirts,
Real tight pants and fresh mini skirts.
All kinds of colors runnin’ through their hair,
And you could just about find a freak anywhere.
But then again, you could know someone all their life,
But might not know they’re a freak unless you see them at night.Whodini, “Freaks Come out at Night,” Escape, 1984 -
My vocab is powerful, spit shit subliminal,
Slang therapist, my whole style is criminal.
Bugged like Bob Digital, fly visual,
Mind, body and soul, I’m a strong individual…
Come through in the final hour, with gun showers
Stand the fuck up like Flav to fight the power.
I’m an activist, socialist, deadly ass poetist
Supreme Clientele, I’m a goddamn vocalist!Ghostface Killah, “Gunshowers,” from BADBADNOTGOOD and Ghostface’s upcoming collabo Sour Soul, to be released in 2015. More quotes from GFK > -
It was Saturday night and I was feelin kinda funny,
Gold around my neck, pockets full of money.Schoolly D, “Saturday Night,” from Saturday Night! – The Album, 1986 -
Rap is not pop. If you call it that, then stop.
Q-Tip, “Check the Rhime,” from A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory, 1991. More quotes from The Abstract… -
Rap is like a set-up…a lot of games,
A lot of suckers with colorful names.
‘I’m so-and-so,’ ‘I’m this, I’m that.’
But they all just wick-wick-wack.KRS-One, “My Philosophy,” from BDP’s By All Means Necessary, 1988. More from KRS… -
They’d rather see me fail than succeed,
That’s why I’m alone on my own with no team.
Don’t need no green, though I got some to spend;
In the end…all I really need is a friend.Bishop Nehru, “So Alone,” from Bishop Nehru + MF DOOM’s NehurvianDOOM, 2014 -
My mic is a Magnum.
See me and this chick, we go back like Cro-Magnon.
Man…we did it in the back of your Magnum;
I said, ‘Put them Lifestyles back, give me the Magnums.’Pharoahe Monch, “Rap Life,” from Diamond D’s The Diam Piece, 2014. More lyrics from Pharoahe Monch… -
Excuse us for the news,
You might not be amused;
But did you know White comes from Black?
No need to be confused.Chuck D, “Fear of a Black Planet,” from Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet, 1990. More quotes from PE… -
Black boy, black boy, turn that shit down.
You know that America don’t wanna hear the sound
Of the bass drum jungle music, go back to Africa,
Nigga I’ll arrest ya if you’re holding up traffic.I’ll be damned if I listen, so cops save your breath
And write another ticket if you have any left.
And I’m breaking eardrums while I’m breaking the law,
I’m disturbing all the peace cause Sister Soldier said ‘War!’So catch me if you can, if you can, here’s a donut,
Cause once you drive away, yo, you know I’m gonna go nuts.
And turn it up to where it was before, nice try!
But you can’t stop the power of the bass in your eye.Masta Ace, “Jeep Ass Niguh,” SlaughtaHouse, 1993. More from Ace… -
Chop suey don’t do me no good,
I gotta have corn beef and cabbage if I wanna manage.
I never eat pig, but I’ll fuck up a potato,
I’m not a dago, but pasta’s all that.Everlast, “Danny Boy,” from House of Pain’s self-titled debut, 1992 -
Sometimes I look up at the stars and analyze the sky,
And ask myself: was I meant to be here…why?Ghostface Killah, “All That I Got Is You,” Ironman, 1996. More quotes from GFK… -
Thought kissin’ ass was in my blood type? Oh, negative.
Phonte, “Raw Life,” from Foreign Exchange’s Connected, 2004. More from Phonte… -
Science only answers ‘How?’
Religion only answers ‘Why?’
The two combined is the true design,
So respect to God cause He drew the lines.Oddisee, “Killing Time,” Tangible Dream, 2013. More from Oddisee > -
Murder isn’t a crime when you just killing time.
Oddisee, “Killing Time,” Tangible Dream, 2013. More from Oddisee… -
I never asked to be born, and death’s no question.
The sun’s still shining off the same old lessons,
Then why does life feel like an educated guess?
And my thoughts are like meals…I’m a sucker for the seconds.Oddisee, “Own Appeal,” Tangible Dream, 2013. More from Oddisee… -
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… -
And just so Conservatives don’t take it to heart,
I don’t think Bush did it, ‘cause he isn’t that smart.
He’s just a stupid puppet taking orders on his cell phone,
From the same people that sabotaged Senator Wellstone.
The military industry got it poppin’ and lockin’,
Looking for a way to justify the Wolfowitz Doctrine.
And as a matter of fact, Rumsfeld, now that I think back:
Without 9/11, you couldn’t have a war in Iraq,
Or a Defense budget of world conquest proportions.
Kill freedom of speech and revoke the right to abortions,
Tax cut extortion, a blessing to the wealthy and wicked,
But you still have to answer to the Armageddon you scripted.
And Dick Cheney? You fuckin leech, tell them your plans:
About building your pipelines through Afghanistan,
And how Israeli troops trained the Taliban in Pakistan.
You might have some house niggaz fooled, but I understand.
Colonialism is sponsored by corporations,
That’s why Halliburton gets paid to rebuild nations.
Tell me the truth, I don’t scare into paralysis,
I know the CIA saw Bin Laden on dialysis
In ’98 when he was Top Ten for the FBI.
Government ties is really why the government lies,
Read it yourself instead of asking the government why
‘Cause then the Cause of Death will cause the propaganda to die.Immortal Technique, “Cause of Death,” Revolutionary Volume 2, 2003. More from Immortal Technique… -
The government pimped 9/11 to go to Iraq,
And history repeats itself right on track. (How?)
First as a tragedy, and then the comedy begins. (Why?)
Cause it’s funny, motherfuckers don’t see it come around again.Immortal Technique, “Reverse Pimpology,” The 3rd World, 2008. More from Immortal Technique > -
The military ain’t there for the people’s protection,
They’re just there to protect an investment.
That’s why people get arrested, electrocuted, molested,
Connected streets are infested with those tired of protesting.
Traumatized children grown in guerrilla garrisons,
9/11 generations pale in comparison.
And you will learn a lesson repeated through history:
That no matter what you think, occupation is not victory.Immortal Technique, “Angels & Demons,” The Martyr, 2011. More from Immortal Technique > -
The Devil crept into Heaven, God overslept on the 7th,
The New World Order was born on September 11.Immortal Technique, “Cause of Death,” Revolutionary Volume 2, 2003. More jewels from Immortal Technique > -
You can’t tell a motherfucker what to do with his life,
Niggaz tend to live trife…so I react with the mic.Lil Dap, “Speak Ya Clout” from Gang Starr’s Hard to Earn, 1994. More Gang Starr quotes… -
Many have forgotten what we came here for,
Never knew or had a clue, so you’re on the floor.
Just growin’ not known’ about your past…
Now you’re lookin’ pretty stupid while you’re shakin’ your ass.Chuck D., “Righstarter (Message To A Black Man),” from Public Enemy’s Yo! Bum Rush the Show, 1987. More knowledge from Chuck D… -
Spottin’ fools frontin’ fly, girls act material.
…You live at home with your mom.Dr. Dooom aka Kool Keith, “You Live at Home with Your Mom,” First Come, First Served, 1999. More Kool Keith lyrics… -
I got to keep it tight like seams,
Cause ain’t no fiends
Comin’ in between me and my dreams,
See what I mean, black?Mad Skillz, “Move Ya Body,” From Where???, 1996 -
No-frill rappers: you will evaporate, disintegrate, deflate to your fate,
as the great will dominate straight to the state
Of reignin’, gainin’…So put Kane in
That category. Period. End of story.Big Daddy Kane, “The Symphony,” from Marley Marl’s In Control, Volume 1, 1988. More from King Asiatic Nobody’s Equal > -
Took a vow to protect and serve,
All you do is disrespect and murder.
I ask that you not hurt my kids;
This is where you work…this is where I live.Ka, “Mr. Officer,” Iron Works, 2011. More quotes from Ka… -
Once you find your lane, you can’t cruise;
When you define the game, you can’t lose.Ka, “Nothing Is,” Night’s Gambit, 2013. More Ka verbal jewels… -
And through our travels we get separated, never forget:
In order to survive, got to learn to live with regrets.Jay Z, “Regrets,” Reasonable Doubt, 1996 -
Tell ‘em the truth and they call you a traitor,
Talk to ’em honestly and they call you a hater.Immortal Technique, “Eye in the Sky,” from The Martyr, 2011 -
I had a church girl, quiet girl…one girl was rich.
The most memorable girl was a Gangsta Bitch.
We went out a lot, sometimes we dressed the same,
Lickin’ shots in the park and had pet names:
I called her ‘Dollars’ cause that’s what she liked to spend;
She called me ‘Diamond’ cause my dick was her best friend.Apache, “Gangsta Bitch,” Apache Ain’t Shit, 1993 -
We could fight the fuss till we get like friends,
Or somebody bite the dust and we split like ends.
Even in our wildest moments, girl, I’m on it cause you’re worth it.
Practice makes perfect, so we fightin’ for a purpose.A$AP Rocky, “Wildest Moments (Remix),” from Jessie Ware’s Devotion, 2013 -
Fuck the Febreze, I’m stinkin’ like that Ol’ Dirty Bastard.
That’s that Wu and Mobb shit; don’t turn it up…blast it.Ghostface Killah, “Dirt (Remix),” from Mobb Deep’s The Infamous Mobb Deep, 2014. More from Ghost > -
This is business: they don’t care about your lyrics;
The better you sell, the better future for their children.
Controversy sells, so they support conflict,
Makes more progress, means more profit.
An artist gets killed, they say they’re ‘so sorry,’
Meanwhile, they tell you the date of his next project.
What a life…death made them more profit:
Record companies get paid for your drama.Cormega, “Industry,” Mega Philosophy, 2014. More wisdom from ‘Mega… -
Rappers hate each other, not the labels that got rich,
Don’t care about culture, they only want profit.
If your album sell slow, bet you’ll get dropped quick;
Q-Tip warned us: the industry’s toxic.
For reference, check out BDP’s Sex and Violence.Cormega, “Industry,” Mega Philosophy, 2014 -
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… -
Now who done passed you a diaper and got you thinkin’ you the shit?
Mad Skillz, “The Jam,” From Where???, 1996 -
Damn it’s a shame you’re the mighty queen of vials,
With a wide-eyed look and a rotten-toothed smile.
Used to walk with a swagger, now you simply stagger
From one spot on, to the next spot on, to the next spot on, to the next…Derek X (now known as Sadat X), “Slow Down,” from Brand Nubian’s One For All, 1990 -
Squeeze 7cc’s so I could see the seven seas,
And CC all my friends so they could see what I was seeing…
But what they saw was a despicable human being;
So, I guess they just wasn’t seeing what I was seeing.Pharoahe Monch, “Broken Again,” PTSD, 2014. More quotes from Pharoahe Monch… -
The Nets’ a stone throw from where I used to throw bricks
…So it’s only right I’m still tossing ‘round Knicks.Jay Z, “Seen It All,” from Jeezy’s Seen It All, 2014 -
You named them: hustlers, killers, fiends, ex-cons.
I called them: cousins, aunts, pops, moms.
To you? Hoodlums, crackheads, gunmens.
To me? Just neighbors, classmates, young friends.Ka, “To Hull and Back,” 1200 B.C. EP, 2014. More bars from Ka… -
Girls, don’t run that shit that beauty’s only skin deep,
Cause I don’t want no girl with a Brillo face,
Or the type that’ll leave Jheri Curl juice on my pillow case.Lord Finesse, “I Like My Girls With a Boom,” Return of the Funky Man, 1992. More Lord Finesse quotes… -
My life is a blunt to the head, a prayer for the dead,
Run around hustlin…scared of the feds.
They said death is eternal sleep,
But the only thing is you ain’t really sure if you prepared for the bed.Styles P, “My Life,” A Gangster and a Gentleman, 2002 -
I’m a cold winter morning, y’all Summer’s Eve.
Ka, “Knighthood,” Night’s Gambit, 2013. More from Brownsville’s Ka… -
Love is love, love is real, love is great.
But when it isn’t reciprocated, it could become hate.Apathy, “It’s Only Hip-Hop,” Honkey Kong, 2011 -
These internet thugs ain’t doin’ a thing,
Got caught with the Google Chrome…now they in the Bing.Your Old Droog, “Nutty Bars,” Your Old Droog EP, 2014 -
I got a smile that’ll make the mirror crack,
And I seem to stay under clouds that’s pitch black.
So when it rains, it pours, and when it pours, I’m soaked.
I contracted lung cancer from third hand smoke,
And I’m like the frog that’s dying to be a prince,
The boy who cried wolf and no one was convinced.
The man who hit lotto and lost his ticket,
In a rainstorm…and struck by lightning trying to get it.GZA, “Life Is a Movie,” Pro Tools, 2008. More brilliant lyrics from The GZA… -
Life is real, reality is not a dream.
Those who chose to sleep…I wake em up,
Cause you’re sleepin with your mouth open hummin deez nuts.King Sun, “Humm Deez Nuts,” Strictly Ghetto EP, 1994. More King Sun quotes… -
Shorty, let me tell you about my only vice:
It has to do with lots of lovin’, and it ain’t nuttin’ nice.Q-Tip, “Electric Relaxation,” from A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders, 1993. More from the Tribe… -
Truth brings light, light refracts off the mirror,
Visions of yourself and error could never be clearer.
The truth is that you ugly…
Not on the outside, but in the inside;
On the outside, you frontin’ you lovely.Pharoahe Monch, “The Truth,” Internal Affairs, 1999. More Pharoahe Monch quotes > -
Don’t clock anybody, let them all clock you,
Don’t be down with anybody, let them all be down with you.
Stay self-managed, self-kept, self-taught,
Be your own man; don’t be borrowed, don’t be bought.Heavy D, “We Got Our Own Thang,” Heavy D & The Boyz’ Big Tyme, 1989 -
They’d rather hate you for the truth than love you for the lies.
Sticky Fingaz, “The Realest,” from Onyx’s #WAKEDAFUCUP, 2014. More lyrical gems from Sticky Fingaz…2014, east coast, hate, lies, love, new york, onyx, queens, snowgoons, sticky fingaz, truth, wakedafucup -
What the fuck happened to reality-spitting rhyme sayers?
These days, everybody trying to be a thug or a player.
Where did all the real motherfuckers go in the game?
Bring back the breakdancers and graffiti writers with fame.Immortal Technique, “Revolutionary,” Revolutionary Vol. 1, 2001. More from Immortal Technique > -
You don’t know about hell unless you walk through it;
Can’t recognize the devil’s face unless you talk to it.Apathy, “School for Scoundrels,” 2012 -
I switched my motto:
Instead of sayin’ ‘Fuck tomorrow,’
That buck that bought a bottle
Coulda struck the Lotto.Nas, “Life’s a Bitch,” Illmatic, 1994. Plenty more Nas quotes > -
It was the beauty that caught me and held my soul hostage…
Remember those days? Had you smellin’ my boxers.Ghostface Killah, “Never Be the Same Again,” Bulletproof Wallets, 2001. More quotes from GFK… -
People ask for God, ‘till the day He comes,
See God’s face…turn around and run.
God sees the face of a man,
Shaking his head, says “He’ll never understand.”Dice Raw, “Understand,” from The Roots’ …and then you shoot your cousin, 2014. More lyrics by The Legendary Roots Crew… -
Why did one straw break the camel’s back?
Here’s the secret:
The million other straws underneath it.Mos Def, “Mathematics,” Black on Both Sides, 1999. More Mos Def quotables… -
This is for my bitches in the shelters that don’t need shelter, you just doin’ that shit for a crib.
And all my bad little bitches, when your baby father hits you, stick a ice cold knife in his ribs.
And all my bitches pimp the system, get your WIC, tell your workers, “Fuck that,” you gon’ have more kids.
And you ain’t have ‘em cause you need ’em, but now you gotta feed em, so you figure that your ass gon’ strip.Panchi, “Stretch Marks and Cigarette Burns,” from Blaq Poet’s The Blaqprint, 2009 -
I’d rather make one righteous dollar on my level
Than make a million dollars spittin’ rhymes for the devil.KRS-One, “True School,” from DJ Jean Maron’s True School, 2014 -
When I hit the bong
I’m Godzilla takin’ over Hong Kong
Eatin’ wonton with a shotgun in long johns.Redman, “Dunfiato,” 2014. More quotes from tha Funk Doc himself, Reggie Noble… -
Save your wack rhymes, hold your female.
Pass the Old Gold, trash the ale.
Cash your food stamps, get the WIC out the mail.
Love to eat shrimps, but I never eat snail,
Eat a whole fish except for the tail.
Keep food in the fridge so it don’t get stale,
And when there’s nothing to eat…I bite my nails.Big Daddy Kane, “On the Bugged Tip,” Long Live the Kane, 1988. More ill quotes from the King Asiatic Nobody’s Equal… -
A thug changes, and love changes,
And best friends become strangers.Nas, “The Message,” It Was Written, 1996 -
Haters wanna ball, let me tighten up my draw string.
Wrong sport, boy, you know you’re as soft as a lacrosse team.Jay-Z, “They Don’t Love You No More,” from DJ Khaled’s I Changed A Lot, 2014. Another Drake jab from Hov, ha. -
Working hard may help you maintain,
To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain.Inspectah Deck, “C.R.E.A.M.,” from Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993. Many more lyrics from The Wu… -
Tried to put shame in my game to make a name,
I’mma put it on a bullet…put it in your brain.Rakim, “Know the Ledge,” from Eric B. and Rakim’s Don’t Sweat the Technique, 1992. Read more lyrics from Rakim Allah… -
I’m livin’ in times where my daughters are found around
Kids who can’t afford thinking caps…
But always found drinkin’ raps and eatin’ off beats,
Claimin’ laws of the streets. But who made the laws?
Everybody playin’ rebel with no sign of a cause.Posdnuos, “Held Down,” from De La Soul’s AOI: Bionix, 2001. More from De La Soul… -
Once I slapped a rapper with mace,
Then I spit acid in his face, after he rinsed his eyes, no wait…
I actually grew five times my size, grabbed Ma$e by the thigh and slapped a rapper with him.Pharoahe Monch, “Rapid Eye Movement,” PTSD, 2014. More Pharoahe Monch quotes… -
These days you can’t see who’s in cahoots,
Cause now the KKK wears three-piece suits.Chuck D., “Rebirth,” from Public Enemy’s Apocalypse ‘91…The Enemy Strikes Black, 1991. Baseball legend Hank Aaron has been flooded with hate mail after his comments about racism in America last week. "We have moved in the right direction, and there have been improvements, but we still have a long ways to go in the country,“ said Aaron. "The bigger difference is that back then they had hoods. Now they have neckties and starched shirts.” -
I’m on some tax-free shit by any means,
Whether bound to hit scheme or some counterfeit C.R.E.A.M.GZA, “4th Chamber,” Liquid Swords, 1995. More dope GZA quotes… -
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… -
Hip-hop started on the block;
I fell asleep at the wheel, the shit crashed into Pop.Sticky Fingaz, “Wakedafucup,” from Onyx’s #WAKEDAFUCUP, 2014 -
It’s like I’m married to the silencer,
Until I file for divorce and release my ex-calibers.
Do art with your arteries, place that for my adversaries,
Put your snap back cap back, cap your capillaries.Pharoahe Monch, “Rapid Eye Movement,” PTSD, 2014. More Pharoahe Monch quotes… -
Could hate a person, but in fact it’s not worth it.
Never know how long you’ve got on this earth, kid.Large Professor, “In the Sun,” First Class, 2002 -
Question religion, question it all,
Question existence until them questions are solved.Jay-Z, “Heaven,” Magna Carta Holy Grail, 2013. More Jay-Z quotes… -
There’s four sides to every story…
If these walls could talk, they’d probably still ignore me.Viktor Vaughn, aka MF Doom, “Lickupon,” Vaudeville Villain, 2003. More MF Doom quotes… -
Brooklyn: the home of the black and the beautiful.
For a rough rap sound, ain’t a place more suitable.Guru, “The Place Where We Dwell,” from Gang Starr’s Daily Operation, 1992. More lyrics from Guru… -
If you ain’t using all the talents God provided you with
For the betterment of Man, understand,
You ain’t nothing but a waste.Talib Kweli, “State of Grace,” Gravitas, 2013. More Talib Kweli quotes… -
Whatcha gonna do to this?
You may be older than me, but you’re new to this.
Cause I been out there, queen of MC’s,
When your man was walkin’ round in mocknecks and Lee’s.
While you were over here perpetratin’ a fraud,
I was overseas on the charts with Boy George.
You’re the beginner, Shante’s the winner,
Havin’ other competition for dinner.
Sit you on the table with a plate and cup,
Say grace…and then eat your ass up.Roxanne Shanté, “Go On Girl,” from Colors Soundtrack, 1988