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Tag: Rap Quote
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Eminem, “If I Get Locked Up,” from Funkmaster Flex and Big Kap’s The Tunnel, 1999
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You just met me, you won’t let me…
Well if I couldn’t have it, silly rabbit, why you sweating me?2Pac, “I Get Around,” Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., 1993 -
Yo Premier, why these rappers so soft?
They corny ass raps be makin me doze off.KRS-One, “Criminal Minded ‘08," Smirnoff Signature Mix Series, 2008 -
Makin’ veterans run for medicine,
Cause I put out more lights in a fight than ConEdison.Kool G. Rap, “The Symphony,” from Marley Marl’s In Control Vol. 1, 1988 -
We don’t just say “No”, we too busy sayin’ “Yeah!”
To drinkin’ straight out the eight bottle…
Do I look like a muthafuckin’ role model?!Ice Cube, “Gangsta Gangsta,” from N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton, 1988 -
Life without knowledge is death in disguise.
Talib Kweli, “K.O.S.,” from Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, 1998 -
Yeah, I cut class…I got a D.
Cause History meant nothing to me
Except a definite nap.
That’s why I always sat in the back.Mike G., “Acknowledge Your Own History,” from Jungle Brothers’ Done by the Forces of Nature, 1989 -
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When I went to school I carried lunch in a bag
With an apple for my teacher ‘cause I knew I’d get a kiss.
Always got mad when the class was dismissed.Romye, “Passin Me By,” from The Pharcyde’s Bizarre Ryde II the Pharcyde, 1992 -
Teach the student what needs to be taught.
‘Cause black and white kids both take shorts
When one doesn’t know about the other one’s culture,
Ignorance swoops down like a vulture.KRS-One, “You Must Learn,” from Boogie Down Production’s Ghetto Music – The Blueprint of Hip-Hop, 1989 -
Where you been at?
You must’ve cut class.
If it ain’t me, another member of my crew will kick your ass.Prodigy, “The Start of Your Ending (41st Side),” from Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, 1995 (submitted by @prisco_inferno) -
I stay dipped like the first day of school.
Cappadonna, “MCF,” The Pillage, 1998 -
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) -
Call me Charlie Bucket, attitude is fuck it,
No golden ticket so I’m ballin on a budget.Apathy, “Check to Check,” Honkey Kong, 2011 -
Eat from the Tree of Life and throw away the verbal ham.
Sadat X, “Show Business,” from A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low End Theory, 1991 -
You called me on the phone, saying you were alone,
But that’s a lie because I heard your moms breathing on the phone.
And if you really like me, let your moms know
She should mind her business…before I let go.K-Solo, “Your Mom’s in My Business,” Tell the World My Name, 1990 -
Five days you work, one whole day to play
Come on everybody, wear your rollerskates today
It’s Saturday…De La Soul, “A Roller Skating Jam Named ‘Saturdays,’” De La Soul is Dead, 1991 -
I hate your fuckin’ guts, and I hope that you die.
Sticky Fingaz’s tha name, and my life is a lie,
Cause I’m havin a bad day, so stay out of my way,
And what the pistol packin’ people say, you better obey!Sticky Fingaz, “Throw Ya Gunz,” from Onyx’s Bacdafucup, 1993 -
A lot of crews like to act like a violent mob,
They really need to just shut the fuck up like Silent Bob.Viktor Vaughn, “Saliva,” Vaudeville Villain, 2003 -
Got coke from the Contras
Gave crack to the poor.
And the government responds to it:
‘Just Say No.’Skipp Coon, “4.28.1967, Pt 2,” 2010 (via egotripland) -
Ignorance is a poison and knowledge will nourish.
KRS-One, “Word From Our Sponsor,” from Boogie Down Productions’ Criminal Minded, 1987 -
Whatever you goin’ through, could always be much worse,
Don’t make a mistake, mistakin’ your blessings for a curse.Joe Budden, “Welcome to Real Life,” Mood Muzik 4: A Turn for the Worst, 2010 -
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 -
The sky is falling, the wind is calling,
Stand for something, or die in the morning.Kendrick Lamar, “HiiPower,” Section.80, 2011 -
We love it where we from, but we kick it where we at.
Ladybug Mecca, “It’s Good to Be Here,” from Digable Planets’ Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space), 1993 -
You don’t wanna hear the truth, so I’ma lie to you…make it sound fly to you.
Cee-Lo, “The Experience,” from Goodie Mob’s Still Standing, 1998 -
What if Manhattan was hit by Hurricane Katrina?
Jadakiss, “What If,” The Last Kiss, 2009 -
The most beautifullest thing in the world is a .44 Desert Eagle.
Nigga, THAT SHIT IS DIESEL!!Billy Danze, “Stick To Ya Gunz,” Firing Squad, 1996 -
…But until then, I’ma shine to the last sin,
Resurrect through the birth of my son, and live again.Tragedy Khadafi, “T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York)”, from CNN’s The War Report, 1997 -
And when we holdin’ a Tec, we put a hole in your neck.
Equippin’ you with a permanent T-Pain vocal effect.Celph Titled, “Eraserheads,” Nineteen Ninety Now, 2010 -
My experience oughta learn ya:
That if a nigga ain’t trying to smoke ya, a bitch trying to burn ya.DJ Quik, “Trust No Bitch,” from Penthouse Players Clique’s Paid the Cost, 1992 -
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 -
I dribble rhymes like basketball…
People call me ‘E.T.’
What’s that, Shaq man?
‘Extra Tall.’Shaquille O’Neal, “I Know I Got Skillz,” Shaq Diesel, 1993 -
You need to sweat yourself. Don’t sweat nobody else.
Busta Rhymes, “A Quarter to Cutthroat,” from Leaders of the New School’s The Inner Mind’s Eye (T.I.M.E.), 1993 -
My father always told me to wisen up, son.
Cause if you hung with nine broke friends, you’re bound to be the tenth one.Parrish Smith, “It Wasn’t Me, It Was the Fame,” from EPMD’s Unfinished Business, 1989 -
He doesn’t even suit ya, and he’s surely not your size,
I’m surprised that you slept on a heart that’s worldwide.Slim Kid Tre, “Otha Fish,” from The Pharcyde’s Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, 1992 -
Starstruck with one buck, your girl look like Donald Duck.
Dr. Dooom, “You Live at Home with Your Mom,” First Come First Served, 1999 -
I called every day to see how she was doin,
Every time that I called her, it seemed somethin was brewin.
I called her on my dime, picked up, and then I called again,
I said, ‘Yo, who was that?’
‘Oh, he’s just a friend.’Biz Markie, “Just a Friend,” The Biz Never Sleeps, 1990 -
I bathe in basslines, rinse in riffs, dry in drums
Common, “Resurrection,” Resurrection, 1994 -
I don’t mind you talkin shit, just keep it in the first person.
El-P, “89.9 Detrimental”, from Company Flow’s Funcrusher Plus, 1997 -
I said, ‘Hey’, she said, ‘Hi.’
I said, ‘Us’, she said, ‘Try,’
‘And if you’re thinkin strictly boots, then I’ll say baby, bye bye.’Dres, “Similac Child,” from Black Sheep’s A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, 1991 -
I get imaginative with a mouth full of adjectives,
A brain full of adverbs, and a box full of laxatives,
Shittin’ on rappers, causin’ hospital accidents.Eminem, “Still Don’t Give a Fuck,” The Slim Shady LP, 1999 -
No static, got an automatic,
Too much of anything makes you an addict…Greg Nice, “Sometimes I Rhyme Slow,” from Nice & Smooth’s Ain’t a Damn Thing Changed, 1991 -
Y’all place value on your wheels and your automobiles,
And never acknowledge your children’s diminishing skills,
Or that they continue to fill all the prisons they build.Skipp Coon, “4.28.1967, Pt. 2,” Sophomore Slump Vol. 1: Independents Day EP, 2010 -
Large Professor, none greater none fresher,
Won’t fold under pressure…grew up down the road from Fran Drescher.Large Professor, “Key to the City,” Professor at Large, 2011 -
I’m even lethal when I’m unarmed…
‘Cause I’m louder than a bomb.Chuck D., “Louder Than a Bomb,” from Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, 1988 -
Oh lord, get on my skateboard and do a motherfuckin driveby.
Buckshot Shorty, “Powaful Impak!” Black Moon’s Enta Da Stage, 1993 -
I’m just an addict, addicted to music
Maybe it’s a habit…I gotta use it.Rakim, “I Ain’t No Joke,” from Eric B. & Rakim’s Paid in Full, 1987 -
And I’m telling you now the frustration
The future’s facing from the anger in the nation.CL Smooth, “Anger in the Nation,” Mecca and the Soul Brother, 1992 -
“I’m just an addict, addicted to music/Maybe it’s a habit…I gotta use it.”- Rakim, “I Ain’t No Joke,” Paid In Full, 1987. Via Ego Trip’s excellent Behind the Video piece.
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Your simple words just don’t move me…
You’re minor, we major.
You all up in the game and don’t deserve to be a player.Prodigy, “Shook Ones Pt II,” from Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, 1995 -
These ante meridiem cats, insomniacs…
Four in the mornin’ we throwin back some Cognac juice.Prodigy, “Give It Up Fast,” from Mobb Deep’s Hell On Earth, 1996 -
I used to be in love with this bitch named E&J,
Don’t fuck with her no more, now I fuck with Tanqueray.
Tanqueray introduced me to her first cousin Gold,
Last name was English and the first name Olde.Prodigy, “Drink Away the Pain (Situations),” from Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, 1995 -
When the slugs penetrate, you feel a burning sensation,
Gettin closer to God in a tight situation.Prodigy, “Shook Ones Pt. II,” from Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, 1995 -
I’m only 19 but my mind is older…
When things get for real, my warm heart turns cold.Prodigy, “Shook Ones Part II,” from Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, 1995 -
There’s a war going on outside no man is safe from.
You can run but you can’t hide forever.Prodigy, “Survival of the Fittest,” from Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, 1995 -
I’m the one-man army Ason
I’ve never been tooken out…I keep MC’s lookin’ out.
I drop science like girls be dropping babies,
Enough to make a nigga go craaaaazy!Ol’ Dirty Bastard, “Brooklyn Zoo,” Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, 1995 -
Rhymes more fresher than a virgin in a ‘frigerator.
Lord Finesse “Bad Mutha,” Funky Technician, 1990 -
What’s hip? When hip is just the norm?
Butterfly, “Where I’m From,” Digable Planets’ Reachin – A New Refutation of Time and Space, 1993 -
Mr. Beck, Mr. O’Reilly, Mr. Limbaugh, Mr. Hannity,
How could you sell white America your insanity?
You tell them that they’re different and manipulate their vanity
When truthfully, financially, their life is a calamity.
Otherwise they wouldn’t be listening to the remedy,
So they is not as broke as the people that they don’t want be.
Convincin’ em that rich Republicans is what they gonna be,
So they act like Ronald Reagan, and like him they awful actors
Who look up to the rich, like dumb kids look up to rappers,
And that’s about as dumb as a donkey pullin a tractor.
Yes, that’s a Democrat diss, I’m a detractor,
So whether you vote right or vote left, it’s not a factor
When you ain’t got no care for your health…ay this America
They gon’ put your ass in debt…sumtin terrible
So you can disrespect presidents, and call them Socialists
But Palin and Pelosi both gon’ have you broke as shit.Killer Mike, “That’s Life II,” Pl3dge, 2011 -
Roll big blunts, a whole ounce of reefer
Rocked that ‘Black and Yellow’ before Wiz Khalifa
It’s a killer bee color schemeGhostface Killah, “Legendary Weapons,” from Wu-Tang’s Legendary Weapons, 2011 -
Always exhale the facts, cause I don’t inhale lies.
Dove, “The Bizness,” from De La Soul’s Stakes is High, 1996 -
So when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never,
Because the dance with the devil might last you forever.Immortal Technique, “Dance with the Devil,” Revolutionary Vol. 1, 2005 -
You’ve been fightin again and you forgot why.
Hey kid, walk straight…master your high.Slick Rick, “Hey Young World,” The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, 1988 -
We went from candy bars, to handle bars, to hangin’ in bars, to being behind bars
MF Grimm, “Three Story Building,” from Copywrite’s The Life and Times of Peter Nelson, 2010 -
De La Soul, from the soul, black medallions, no gold.
Afrika Baby Bam, “Buddy”, from De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising, 1989 -
The pressure is harsh and maybe I was destined to break,
Stay official when your brother’s a fake.Has-Lo, “Build Jewelz,” In Case I Don’t Make It, 2011 -
You don’t want your kids to hear songs of this nature…
But you take em to the movies to watch Schwarzenegger!Bushwick Bill, “Talkin’ Loud Ain’t Saying Nothin’,” Grip It – On That Other Level, 1989 -
I gotta make a move, I gotta do this now,
If they don’t know your dreams, they can’t shoot ‘em down.J. Cole, “Too Deep For The Intro,” Friday Night Lights, 2010 -
Now I got my new girl, or as I say my baby doll,
But I’m still gettin’ crazy calls, my ex-girl’s got balls…Guru, “Ex Girl to the Next Girl,” Gang Starr’s Daily Operation, 1992 -
You ain’t as hard as you act.
When I GPS ‘pussy,’ I end up at your welcome mat…Vakill, “Appetite to Kill,” Armor of God, 2011 -
I got nothin’ to lose, much to gain–
In my brain, I got a capitalist migraine.Ice-T, “New Jack Hustler,” New Jack City soundtrack, 1991 (via ninetynow) -
Maybe I need somebody that could save me
From the parts of myself that keep making me crazy.Slug, “If I Was Santa Claus,” Lucy Ford: The Atmopshere EPs, 2001 -
Back in the days, our parents used to take care of us.
Look at ‘em now…they even fuckin’ scared of us.Notorious B.I.G., “Things Done Changed,” Ready to Die, 1994 -
Sophisticated ignorance, write my curses in cursive.
Kanye West, “Otis,” Watch the Throne, 2011 -
You owe dough? You ain’t give up that cheese? Hey…
Sooner or later, you’ll Pay, Pal (no eBay).Joell Ortiz, “Seven Deuce,” from The Life and Times of Sebastian Rios, 2011 -
The police…I’m givin’ them fits.
A young brother in a Benz legit,
I don’t sell no drugs and take no shit…
Park my ride and the ladies hit.Kool Moe Dee, “They Want Money,” Knowledge Is King, 1987 -
You the devil in drag.
You can burn your cross,
Well, I’ll burn your flag…Ice Cube, “I Wanna Kill Sam,” Death Certificate, 1991 -
How many rappers in the game have “little” in front of their name?
Lil’ Wayne, Lil’ Boosie it’s a lil’ shame
Lil’ Flip, Lil’ Cease, yo they not the same
Lil’ Wyte, Lil’ Mama, where Lil’ Zane?
Little Brother, Lil’ Jon, and Lil’ Fame
Real hip hop, not about your lil’ chain
Lil’ Keke, Lil’ Kim a lil’ freaky
Lil’ Fizz, Illegal with Lil’ Maliky
Lil’ Mo, Lil’ Bow Wow had beef with Lil’ Romeo
A lil’ teenager told me so…Edo G., “Little Young,” Arts & Entertainment, 2009 -
Can you cook darlin? At the stove you’re revolvin’…
Bake macaroni, turkey wings, a nigga starvin
Here take my number, let me pull the chair from under
I had fun, plus your backyard speak with thunder!Ghostface Killah, “Camay," Ironman, 1996 -
See them Cubans don’t care what y’all niggas do,
Colombians ain’t never ran with your crew.
Why you acting all spicy and sheisty?
The only Italians you knew was ICEEs.Dove, “Itsoweezee,” Stakes is High, 1996 -
We all in the game, just different levels…
Dealing with the same hell, just different devils.Jadakiss, “Big Dog Status,” The Champ Is Here, Pt. 2, 2009 -
Miss can I get a second to speak and quietly mention,
That I am so into who you are, can I get your attention?Busta Rhymes, “I’ll Do It All,” Big Bang, 2006 -
You gotta try hard to be yourself…
Cause you can’t go to heaven being anybody else.Blu, “Below The Heavens, Pt I,” Below The Heavens, 2007 -
Damn, I can’t wait until it get dark,
So I can light these fireworks up at the park,
And celebrate my independence,
It’s the 4th of July, but I ain’t got 10 cents.Kam, “Holiday Madness,” Neva Again, 1993 -
I come prepared with the white suit and stethoscope,
Listen to your heartbeat, delete beep beep BEEP.
Your insurance is high, but my price is cheap.Dr. Octagon, “Blue Flowers,” Octagonecologyst, 1996 -
Last time I failed is when I fell in love with distractions.
Lil B, “Exhibit 6,” Angels Exodus, 2011 -
Rap is something you do, Hip-hop is something you live.
KRS-One, “Hip-Hop vs. Rap,” B-Side to Sound of Da Police 12", 1993 -
Leave it up to me while I be livin’ proof,
To kick the truth to the young black youth.Inspectah Deck, “C.R.E.A.M.” from Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993 -
It’s a new year, new year, new money, money!
Rick Ross, “Speedin’ (Remix),” 2008