Wisdom in rap lyrics

[mitchwully]

Hi,

Could some of you share some wisdom you've found in rap lyrics that have helped you get to where you wanna be?

Like I can recall Baatin of Slum Village going like "say what you feel and feel what you say, don't hold back, it's real that way". Every now and then lyrics from Fantastic Vol. 1 and 2 suddenly pop into my head with a new meaning to teach me something important about life, you know?

[abletony84]

to me, elzhi in over wit man.. yeah

hurry up and get your shine
you're running outta time
when we start to unload, the whole planet unfold

[mitchwully]

Dope as hell man

[PELicanWord]

Everything ever said by the Grouch, Eligh, or Zion I. Underground hip-hop changed my life, for real. More or less why I started making music/engineering/went to school/etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJqCa8SlCk0&feature=fvw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awe8p...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ho8q...eature=related

"I got to use the brain, so I can loose the chain"

[mitchwully]

Thanks PELicanWord! Could you mention some of their lines that worked particularly well for you though?

[GnomeSane23]

"If you think you think outside the box, you're trapped in one"
- MC Paul Barman

YouTube - Excuse You - MC Paul Barman

So many more...just the first one that came to mind.

[mitchwully]

I also recall MF Grimm in Time and Space, "he heard a voice that said to try again".

[mitchwully]

Originally Posted by GnomeSane23

"If you think you think outside the box, you're trapped in one"
- MC Paul Barman

YouTube - Excuse You - MC Paul Barman

So many more...just the first one that came to mind.

Such a short line but so full of wisdom. Dope man, really dope.. keep 'em coming..

This thread is gonna be a lyricist's honeypot after we're done with it!

[ncoak]

Too $hort baby, I'm so hard
Pimpin' these hoes on the boulevard
But I'm not here to tell ya bout me
I got a little story bout a nasty freak
She's the kind of girl you think about in bed
Blowjob Betty givin' real good head
Bust a left nut, right nut in her jaw
Sperm on her cheeks is all ya saw
She could blow more head than a whale blows water
Blowjob Betty make your dick get harder
She's a one of a kind, a hell of a girl
A trip and a half around the world
Catch her gettin' busy, bitch wouldn't stop
She's the kind of girl that'll make your toes pop
Every time I used to see her, I would know what's up
Blowjob Betty better blow me up
I remember the day when I first met her
Bitch kinda loose so I knew I'd get her
Walked up to her said
"my name is $hort, just what
you've been lookin' for"
Pimp is my game, I do it the best
Hoe **** with me, she don't get no rest
Well after that, I G'ed the freak
I used to stop by and **** about twice a week
And from the very first time I went to her house
Walked in the door and stuck my dick in her mouth
$hort Dog'll get bitches anytime I wanna
Got a big dick and lay it right on her tonsils
Only stick it in about half way back
Cause if I put it all in, it bust straight through her neck
Niggas always sayin' how they ****ed that bitch
But I'm the only nigga that the bitch made rich
Like any other tramp she loved to ****
With any mother****er got nuts to suck
I spit game to the bitch, just like this
Why you runnin' round suckin' all that dick for no money?
It didn't take long to stay true to the game
And get my pimpin' on
But every once in a while you get a stupid hoe
Bitch ain't about money and she'll never know how to get it
Blowjob Betty was dumb
A fiend for a **** and a mouth full of cum
She made money for a minute but she loved the sex
So I cut the bitch loose like a old school 'vette

6 months later, I'm still a pimp, I'm still a player
One night at a club, she was puttin' in work
All you had to do was step up to her
She was in the bathroom sayin' one at a time
Wasn't my bitch but she still was fine
So I went in the back room, seen the bitch
Slapped her on the head, said,
"you ready to switch?"
And to the players out there
Instantly, Blowjob Betty started servin' me
Cause the player I am to the day I'm dead
I was sittin' on the sink gettin' some head
It was all so good and much too true
One young freak and a whole damn crew
But then I shot that fatal nut
Must of knocked that bitch on her butt
She couldn't even breathe, she was holdin' her throat
Me and my homies just hit the door
My homeboy said "$hort don't worry"
But that next day I read this story
A young girl died just last night
She choked on sperm in her windpipe
It was on her face, her neck, and chest
And we're sorry to say there's no suspect
When I saw that my brain clicked
I bust a nut and killed a bitch
It might sound sick, it might be petty
But ya never been sucked by Blowjob Betty!

Beeyatch!

[phillysoulman]

Originally Posted by ncoak

Too $hort baby, I'm so hard
Pimpin' these hoes on the boulevard
But I'm not here to tell ya bout me
I got a little story bout a nasty freak
She's the kind of girl you think about in bed
Blowjob Betty givin' real good head
Bust a left nut, right nut in her jaw
Sperm on her cheeks is all ya saw
She could blow more head than a whale blows water
Blowjob Betty make your dick get harder
She's a one of a kind, a hell of a girl
A trip and a half around the world
Catch her gettin' busy, bitch wouldn't stop
She's the kind of girl that'll make your toes pop
Every time I used to see her, I would know what's up
Blowjob Betty better blow me up
I remember the day when I first met her
Bitch kinda loose so I knew I'd get her
Walked up to her said
"my name is $hort, just what
you've been lookin' for"
Pimp is my game, I do it the best
Hoe **** with me, she don't get no rest
Well after that, I G'ed the freak
I used to stop by and **** about twice a week
And from the very first time I went to her house
Walked in the door and stuck my dick in her mouth
$hort Dog'll get bitches anytime I wanna
Got a big dick and lay it right on her tonsils
Only stick it in about half way back
Cause if I put it all in, it bust straight through her neck
Niggas always sayin' how they ****ed that bitch
But I'm the only nigga that the bitch made rich
Like any other tramp she loved to ****
With any mother****er got nuts to suck
I spit game to the bitch, just like this
Why you runnin' round suckin' all that dick for no money?
It didn't take long to stay true to the game
And get my pimpin' on
But every once in a while you get a stupid hoe
Bitch ain't about money and she'll never know how to get it
Blowjob Betty was dumb
A fiend for a **** and a mouth full of cum
She made money for a minute but she loved the sex
So I cut the bitch loose like a old school 'vette

6 months later, I'm still a pimp, I'm still a player
One night at a club, she was puttin' in work
All you had to do was step up to her
She was in the bathroom sayin' one at a time
Wasn't my bitch but she still was fine
So I went in the back room, seen the bitch
Slapped her on the head, said,
"you ready to switch?"
And to the players out there
Instantly, Blowjob Betty started servin' me
Cause the player I am to the day I'm dead
I was sittin' on the sink gettin' some head
It was all so good and much too true
One young freak and a whole damn crew
But then I shot that fatal nut
Must of knocked that bitch on her butt
She couldn't even breathe, she was holdin' her throat
Me and my homies just hit the door
My homeboy said "$hort don't worry"
But that next day I read this story
A young girl died just last night
She choked on sperm in her windpipe
It was on her face, her neck, and chest
And we're sorry to say there's no suspect
When I saw that my brain clicked
I bust a nut and killed a bitch
It might sound sick, it might be petty
But ya never been sucked by Blowjob Betty!

Beeyatch!

Is that your idea of "wisdom" in rap lyrics??
Am I missing something??

[Id Ridden]

Why not listen to something like Tupac - such as

Changes
Blasphemy
Krazy
White Manz World
Against All Odds

hell the whole Killuminati album is deep

Or even better, why not expand your research outside of a confined area and listen to some Lennon

Working Class Hero anyone??

[beat you down]

wisdom and rap in the same sentence?

[mitchwully]

Concrete lines as oppose to recommendations as to who to listen to would be greatly appreciated..

[shaddai]

wisdom and rap in the same sentence?

Okay...at least I'm not the only one who thought that. Kinda like finding gold in the bottom of a beer can.

[Id Ridden]

Originally Posted by mitchwully

Concrete lines as oppose to recommendations as to who to listen to would be greatly appreciated..

What good is that...ah yes please I don't want to do anything that requires me to think, please hold my hand for me....taking stuff out of context eliminates the whole point of any wisdom you might derive from it.

[Storyville]

Originally Posted by GnomeSane23

"If you think you think outside the box, you're trapped in one"
- MC Paul Barman

YouTube - Excuse You - MC Paul Barman

So many more...just the first one that came to mind.

Isn't he also the guy who said something like "I'm in a porn utopia, a cornucopia of warm filopia"?

Anyway, I like the Common lyrics from "A Dream."

"I walk with a bolder on my shoulder/ It's a cold war, I'm a colder soldier/ Hold the same fight that made Martin Luther the King/ but I ain't using it for the right thing."

I think those are some of the most interesting and insightful lyrics ever written.

[mitchwully]

Originally Posted by Id Ridden

What good is that...ah yes please I don't want to do anything that requires me to think, please hold my hand for me....taking stuff out of context eliminates the whole point of any wisdom you might derive from it.

Nah man, it's not that.. but the topic of this thread is not tracks but rather the wisdom in them. As more and more people post their favorite tracks on this thread, every reader has to go through hours of music just to pick out a couple of sentences and nobody has time for that shit...

And, if wisdom can't be summed up in a single sentence, there can't be much truth to it.

[Karloff70]

YouTube - geto boys - Talkin' Loud Ain't Saying Not - The Geto Boys

[ncoak]

Originally Posted by phillysoulman

Is that your idea of "wisdom" in rap lyrics??
Am I missing something??

a sense of humor?

[Id Ridden]

Originally Posted by mitchwully

Nah man, it's not that.. but the topic of this thread is not tracks but rather the wisdom in them. As more and more people post their favorite tracks on this thread, every reader has to go through hours of music just to pick out a couple of sentences and nobody has time for that shit...

And, if wisdom can't be summed up in a single sentence, there can't be much truth to it.

For each their own...

It's music were talking about, therefore the context the few lines are in make it very important, as well the emotional impact and the composition also help to transmit that wisdom.

I hear you about listening to all of them, but if it is wisdom you really want, then there is no other option. If it is simply a little quote to help you through the day, then that is another matter and I will leave you to it.

Carry on.

Cheers

[wax808]

Be a hustler's in my bloodline, I don't complain or whine
I just get on my grind, puttin in work overtime
I learned overtime, many hustles of every kind
Whatever it takes to make a dime, I keep that paper on my mind
I was born blind, but now I see the road to riches
It's a long road, full of hurdles potholes and ditches

[CityDump Records]

"First week its the burgers next week its the fries............" kanye

"All these racist faces misplaced hate is discrace to races....." 2 pac

"What if heaven was a mile away...." NAS

" All my life iv been po but it dont matter no mo......." Nappy roots

"why am i fighting to live if im just living to fight
why am i trying to see when there aint nothin in sight
why am i trying to give and no one gives me a try
why am i dying to live if im just living to die" Runnin, 2pac and biggie

"what if heaven was hell and visa versa" pastor troy

" My ghetto Gospel.................." Tupac

T.I ft Rihanna "live your life"

"Dont push me" 50 Cent ft loyd banks an eminem (loyd banks whole verse is sick)

Game "like father like son" (whole song is sick)

I could go on for the rest of the night...................

HIPHOP IS LIFE!

[CityDump Records]

Originally Posted by mitchwully

Nah man, it's not that.. but the topic of this thread is not tracks but rather the wisdom in them. As more and more people post their favorite tracks on this thread, every reader has to go through hours of music just to pick out a couple of sentences and nobody has time for that shit...

And, if wisdom can't be summed up in a single sentence, there can't be much truth to it.

LOL if wisdom can be summed up in a single sentence it IS NOT WISDOM

"Wisdom is more than a couple words hommie"
- this might be the best sentence with the most wisdom for you-

[SeniorityFedup]

Unless the guy is rapping out of the book of Proverbs from the wise king, then I just don't know my bruvah

[Family Grind]

From the OUTTERNET by Slug of Atmosphere

"The difference between the average head and an emcee is effort
Pick a side, either side, let's begin the network..."

and

"I spent my whole life working to get to the point that I'm at
So now I spend my time tryna reach my destination
I'll be at the end waiting with my crew for the rest of you
to arrive to shed the destitute mind state supplied by life..."

[atma]

"Always love your mother 'cause you'll never get another.
No lie, but before i say bye—you can't take money with you, when you die."

--Melachi the nutcracker of Group Home

[gedaku]

Any Haida Hippies song.

Haida Hippies on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Videos

[mitchwully]

Originally Posted by CityDump Records

LOL if wisdom can be summed up in a single sentence it IS NOT WISDOM

"Wisdom is more than a couple words hommie"
- this might be the best sentence with the most wisdom for you-

Nice lyrics up there man! You say wisdom can't be summed up into a single sentence yet you just posted plenty of wise single sentences.

My point is that less is more though. Perfection is achieved, not when there's nothing left to add, but when there's nothing left to take away. Notice how simple melodies grab more attention and stay in peoples' heads longer. Or how simple business ideas are more likely to succeed. Or how the world's best buildings are so simple they can be drawn with a single line.

[Osten Powers]

Guru in "Moment of Truth"!

[JaeOne3345]

word up on "moment of truth"

I also like this one a lot: