Wisdom in rap lyrics

[Tantrum The Cat]

I've said this before, but - why do some many people lurk in the hip-hop forum for the express purpose of shitting on rap music?

Anyway, lost my office job back in February - first time in over 12 years that I haven't had a full-time J-O-B. Currently working Saturdays at a former employer's (it's a DAW and gear shop, I'm running our eBay store for used stuff) and freelancing like a maniac during the week.

Coming up on month number three with no full company paychecks, but I've yet to miss a bill payment in that time, so I must be doing something right.

Finding a LOT of inspiration/reaffirmation in this:

"No Regrets" - Aesop Rock

Lucy was 7 and wore a head of blue barettes
City born, into this world with no knowledge and no regrets
Had a piece of yellow chalk with which she'd draw upon the street
The many faces of the various locals that she would meet
There was Joshua, age 10
Bully of the block
Who always took her milk money at the morning bus stop
There was Mrs. Crabtree, and her poodle
She always gave a wave and holler on her weekly trip down to the bingo
parlor
And she drew
Men, women, kids, sunsets, clouds
And she drew
Skyscrapers, fruit stands, cities, towns
Always said hello to passers-by
They'd ask her why she passed her time
Attachin' lines to concrete
But she would only smile
Now all the other children living in or near her building
Ran around like tyrants, soaking up the open fire hydrants
They would say
"Hey little Lucy, wanna come jump double dutch?"
Lucy would pause, look, grin and say
"I'm busy, thank you much"
Well, well, one year passed
And believe it or not
She covered every last inch of the entire sidewalk,
And she stopped-
"Lucy, after all this, you're just giving in today??"
She said:
"I'm not giving in, I'm finished," and walked away

(Chorus: x2)
1 2 3
That's the speed of the seed
A B C
That's the speed of the need
dream a little dream,
Or you can live a little dream
I'd rather live it
Cuz dreamers always chase
But never get it

Lucy was 37, and introverted somewhat
Basement apartment in the same building she grew up in
She traded in her blue barettes for long locks held up with a clip
Traded in her yellow chalk for charcoal sticks
And she drew
Little Bobby who would come to sweep the porch
And she drew
The mailman, delivered everyday at 4
Lucy had very little contact with the folks outside her cubicle day
But found it suitable, and she liked it that way
She had a man now: Rico, similar, hermit
They would only see each other once or twice a week on purpose
They appreciated space and Rico was an artist too
So they'd connect on Saturdays to share the pictures that they drew
(Look!)
Now every month or so, she'd get a knock upon the front door
Just one of the neighbors,
Actin nice, although she was a strange girl, they would
Say, "Lucy, wanna join me for some lunch??"
Lucy would smile and say "I'm busy, thank you much"
And they would make a weird face the second the door shut
And run and tell their friends how truly crazy Lucy was
And lucy knew what people thought but didn't care
Cuz while they spread their rumors through the street
She'd paint another masterpiece

(Chorus x2)

Lucy was 87, upon her death bed
At the senior home, where she had previously checked in
Traded in the locks and clips for a head rest
Traded in the charcoal sticks for arthritis, it had to happen
And she drew no more, just sat and watched the dawn
Had a television in the room that she'd never turned on
Lucy pinned up a life worth's of pictures on the wall
And sat and smiled, looked each one over, just to laugh at it all
Now Rico, he had passed, 'bout 5 years back
So the visiting hours pulled in a big flock o' nothin
She'd never spoken much throughout the spanning of her life
Until the day she leaned forward, grinned and pulled the nurse aside
And she said:
"Look, I've never had a dream in my life
Because a dream is what you wanna do, but still haven't pursued
I knew what I wanted and did it till it was done
So I've been the dream that I wanted to be since day one!"
Well!
The nurse jumped back,
She'd never heard Lucy even talk,
'Specially words like that
She walked over to the door, and pulled it closed behind
Then Lucy blew a kiss to each one of her pictures
And she died.

(Chorus x2)

1 2 3...
A B C...

[bigblessin]

Im suprised no one has not mentioned one of the best hip hop songs of all time:

Thinkin of a master plan
Cuz ain't nuthin but sweat inside my hand
So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent
So I dig deeper but still comin up with lint
So I start my mission- leave my residence
Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents
I need money, I used to be a stick-up kid
So I think of all the devious things I did
I used to roll up, this is a hold up, ain't nuthin funny
Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin move but the money
But now I learned to earn cos I'm righteous
I feel great! so maybe I might just
Search for a 9 to 5, if I strive
Then maybe I'll stay alive
So I walk up the street whistlin this
Feelin out of place cos, man, do I miss
A pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape of
Me and Eric B, and a nice big plate of
Fish, which is my favorite dish
But without no money it's still a wish
Cos I don't like to dream about gettin paid
So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made
To now test to see if I got pull
Hit the studio, cos I'm paid in full

[Tantrum The Cat]

Originally Posted by bigblessin

Im suprised no one has not mentioned one of the best hip hop songs of all time:

Thinkin of a master plan
Cuz ain't nuthin but sweat inside my hand
So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent
So I dig deeper but still comin up with lint
So I start my mission- leave my residence
Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents
I need money, I used to be a stick-up kid
So I think of all the devious things I did
I used to roll up, this is a hold up, ain't nuthin funny
Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin move but the money
But now I learned to earn cos I'm righteous
I feel great! so maybe I might just
Search for a 9 to 5, if I strive
Then maybe I'll stay alive
So I walk up the street whistlin this
Feelin out of place cos, man, do I miss
A pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape of
Me and Eric B, and a nice big plate of
Fish, which is my favorite dish
But without no money it's still a wish
Cos I don't like to dream about gettin paid
So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made
To now test to see if I got pull
Hit the studio, cos I'm paid in full

Classic!!! Rakim is easily my all time fave rapper.

[d1rtynyc]

Originally Posted by machineintel

i never wear rubbers bitch, if i get aids **** it.

We call that natural selection.

[Red Mastering]

YouTube - MC Solaar "Nouveau Western"

.....

because it's in French

[mitchwully]

"Niggas is mad 'cause their shit ain't genuine" --Baatin

[gtrguru]

"I went coconuts. Dip my dunkin between your donuts."
-ODB (RIP) Dog Sh*t from Wu-Tang Forever

Truer words were never spoken.

[Retrofreak]

Lauryn Hill>>>>>>>>>>>>>_____

[Retrofreak]

[Jonkr]

Beanier Sigel - Feel It In The Air

i hear this voice in tha back of my mind like mack tighten up ya circle
before they hurt you
read they body language
85% communication non-verbal, 85% swear they know you
10% you know they story, man tha other 5..time to show you, just know you
then pull they strings, you tha puppet master
**** them other bastards
man watch who you puffin after
play ya cards, go against all odds
shoot for tha moon if you miss, you still amongst those stars

[Gdupproductions]

Originally Posted by Retrofreak

I got love for this dude...im glad ive found a person that still knows what hip hopis in 2010

[Capzs]

Originally Posted by ncoak

a sense of humor?

Lol you got it!

[ncoak]

Originally Posted by Retrofreak

video edit totally ruins it though

[Gdupproductions]

AS THE TITLE SAYS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsk5r...eature=related

[petermeek]

Jurny Big - Jurny


a journey of a thousand miles begins with one

[phillysoulman]

Is this shit wisdom??
You tell me.
Can you "experts" tell me where these wonderful words of wisdom come from??


1"Me who? Please boo. Landin’ in that G2
Same color as beef stew, favorite letters: GQ
That’s me, true. Peace blue, Hebrew
Lawyer on my side keep me out of jail to fee stoop, skeet whoo,
But it might lead to, that R2-D2, the mobsters creep through.”



2"I like them black, white, Puerto Rican, or Haitian,
Like Japanese, Chinese, or even Asian."



3"I keep it O.G. watching episodes of O.C."

"I live by two words: 'f**k you, pay me'"

4"I don't beg 'cause I'm not a begonia"

5"When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet
Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets."

6"Shine like Rudolph. N**ga, f**k Prancer."

[Capzs]

Originally Posted by phillysoulman

Is this shit wisdom??
You tell me.

"Me who? Please boo. Landin’ in that G2
Same color as beef stew, favorite letters: GQ
That’s me, true. Peace blue, Hebrew
Lawyer on my side keep me out of jail to fee stoop, skeet whoo,
But it might lead to, that R2-D2, the mobsters creep through.”



"I like them black, white, Puerto Rican, or Haitian,
Like Japanese, Chinese, or even Asian."



"I keep it O.G. watching episodes of O.C."

"I live by two words: 'f**k you, pay me'"

"I don't beg 'cause I'm not a begonia"

"When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet
Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets."

"Shine like Rudolph. N**ga, f**k Prancer."

Killa is a fountain of wisdumb

[1ManBand]

If you admire somebody, you should go ahead and tell 'em, People never get the flowers, while they can still smell 'em..




one of my favorites

So I'm watchin' her fine ass
Walk to my bedroom, and thought to myself
That's the shape of things to come
She said, Why you in the club, you don't make it precipitate?
You know, make it rain when you can make it thunderstorm
I'm like, Why?
The world needs sun
The hood needs funds
There's a war going on and half the battle is guns
How dare I throw it on the floor
When people are poor
So I write like Edgar Allen to restore, got a cord-
Umbilical attached to a place that can't afford
No landscaping, Or window draping
This old lady told me,
If I ain't got nothin' good, say nathing
That's why I don't talk much
I swear it don't cost much, to pay attention to me
I tell like it is, and I tell it how it could be
The hood be
Requesting my services, Oh don't get nervous it's
Step yo game up time, These ain't them same old rhymes
Designed to have you dancin' in some club
Niggas write to me
Woman be up in they tub
Expoliating with hey pom poms
Yellin' GO 3000!
I'm in my whatever bumpin' Mois
A 100 miles in
Runnin' Runnin' Runnin' Runnin'
Summon
Woman
Come in
Sit down, heard you need some plumbing
Done in
I'm in
A swell mood
A rather swoll mood
Until she told me that she told dude
That she'll be back, she's going to the store
I didn't know she had a boyfriend, so the door
I pointed her to
I said, Call me when ya'll break up
I don't **** nobody bitch
And never own a Jacob, know what time it is
Nigga just tryin' to live
Like a Nigga supposed to live
If I still drink that malt liquor
I pour the beer
On the ground for niggas not around
I started off starvin'
Now they got me out here Brett Farve'n
Trynna see if I still got it.

[1ManBand]

oh yeah and pretty much Jay-z's Reasonable Doubt and Blueprint 1 and 2


ITS THE ROCCCC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[1ManBand]

to the people who point out one "politically incorrect" line and try to criticize.

YouTube - Renegade- Eminem & Jay Z

[Retrofreak]

[noobster]

Nujabes - Feather

YouTube - Nujabes-Feather

Treat You Better Than Me
Because That's The Heavenly Key
To Unlock The Inner Strength
Where My Essence Will Be
It's The Knowledge Of Self
Understanding Of The Things Around Me
That Becomes The Wisdom That I Need

[s.d.finley]

"Dont get high on your own supply."

[Seventh Knight]

Gametime by Seventh Knight | Music on Facebook

Not to put myself on a pedestal but I'm dropping knowledge and wisdom throughout the whole song! It's a rough mix (I'm working on a better one) but Y'all can hear the lyrics!!



Seventh

[jjboogie]

"Give a man a fish and he'll eat for day....teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever!" Arrested Development (Got tons of wisdom in their lyrics)


This new one is heavy with the message!

[brother_spirit]

How on earth did kanye west get mentioned in this thread before Immortal Technique

A very wise, educated and perceptive young man:
YouTube - Immortal Technique on Obama, 9/11 truth & Corporate America

[Gdupproductions]

Originally Posted by brother_spirit

A very wise, educated and perceptive young man:

Tupac...

[Retrofreak]

[Hobbs_Won]

Originally Posted by phillysoulman

FYI, according to the Billboard charts,aside from the Hip Hop charts,there is very little(by comparison)rap on the Hot 100 singles and Top 200 albums.
Does that tell you that rap is in its final days???

No, that tells me there is some shitty music in the Top 100

[Gdupproductions]

Originally Posted by Hobbs_Won

No, that tells me there is some shitty music in the Top 100

final days ? lol they already passed many years ago