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“Gangsta rap often reaches higher than its ugliest, lowest common denominator, misogyny, violence, materialism and sexual transgression are not its exclusive domain. At its best, this music draws attention to complex dimensions of ghetto life ignored by most Americans. Indeed, gangsta rap's in-your-face style may do more to force America to confront crucial social problems than a million sermons or political speeches.”

“Business money reattaches worldwide Deep inside stops the diamond rocks In a million world, billion world, quitrillion world Rap moves on to the year three thousand”

World Years Moving Three Millions Rocks Thousand Hip Hop Rap Billions Diamond Deep Inside

Author:Kool Keith

“For all of those who wanna profile and pose Rock you in your face, stab your brain with your nose bone.”

Faces Brain Rocks Rap Bones Noses Your Face Profile

Author:Prodigy

“I can hear sweat trickling down your cheek Your heartbeat sound like Sasquatch feet Thundering, shaking the concrete.”

I Can Sound Feet Rap Sweat Concrete Cheeks Heartbeat Shaking Sasquatch

Author:The Notorious B.I.G.

“You're nobody 'til somebody kills you.”

Art Media Entertainment Rap Insightful

Author:The Notorious B.I.G.

“We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us No heat. Wonder why Christmas missed us Birthdays was the worst days Now we sip champagne when we thirst-ay.”

Used Wonder Worst Rap Heat Thirst Champagne Landlord Worst Day

Author:The Notorious B.I.G.

“Your crew is featherweight, my gunshots will make you levitate”

Rap Crew Gunshots

Author:Prodigy

“People say I'm a disgrace to the human race. I love overweight women when they sit on my face.”

People Humans Faces Sex Race Rap Dirty Human Race Disgrace Overweight

Author:R.A. The Rugged Man

“On a park bench on 12th street, my whole crew's famous, you try bust your gat and keep it rel but you nameless”

Trying Whole Streets Rap Parks Crew Benches Nameless Park Benches

Author:Prodigy

“I wish I was a rapper. There are certainly times when I wish I could just drop an album and channel all my ideas, anger, humor and energy into some music and be done with it.”

Ideas Done Energy Wish Albums Rap Rapper

Book:The New H. N. I. C.: The Death of Civil Rights and the Reign of Hip Hop

Source: The New H. N. I. C.: The Death of Civil Rights and the Reign of Hip Hop

“We just wanted to get as far away from the rap-rock scene as possible, because its been done and other bands do it better than us anyway.”

Done Wanted Rocks Scene Band Rap Far Away

Author:Adam Rich

“Rap comes from the humble beginnings of rebelling against the status quo. Now, rappers have become the status quo themselves. You can't rebel against the Queen and then become the Queen yourself. I attribute much of the blame to testosterone-male dominance and patriarchy.”

Blame Males Hip Hop Humble Rap Queens Rebel Attributes Rapper Patriarchy Status Quo Dominance Testosterone Humble Beginnings Male Dominance

Author:Chuck D

“I'm just basically spillin' out my emotions to the world. 'Cause rap is about emotion. And I want you to feel what I'm feelin', 'cause that's what it's all about.”

World Want Feels Causes Emotion Hip Hop Rap I Want You

Author:Ludacris

“I'm at a point where I don't have to wait for the income from the record to survive, so I'm in a comfortable zone, but I'll make rap records as long as I feel I have something to rap about.”

Feels Long Waiting Records Comfortable Hip Hop Rap Income Zone

Author:Ice T

“I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.”

Thinking Beats Hip Hop Rap Rap Music

Author:Nina Simone

“Never lookin' back or too far in front of me; the present is a gift and I just wanna be.”

Fronts Hip Hop Rap

Author:Common

“You were put here to protect us. But who protects us from you?”

Protect Police Hip Hop Rap African American Rapper Police Brutality Rap Song

Author:KRS-One

“Full moons, skunk weed all up in the room; You got the munchies, baby? Ice cold milk and Lorna Doones.”

Rooms Baby Cold Moon Hip Hop Rap Ice Weed Milk Full Moon

Author:Ghostface Killah

“I got Soul Power, never took a cold shower, Never had a girlfriend the color of cooking flour.”

Soul Color Cold Cooking Hip Hop Rap Girlfriend Showers Flour Soul Power

Author:J-Ro

“I'm that neighborhood blizzard flooding these streets with snow.”

Streets Hip Hop Rap Snow Neighborhood Flooding Blizzard These Streets

Author:Kool G Rap

“I start thinking: How many souls hip-hop has affected? How many dead folks this art resurrected? How many nations this culture connected? Who am I to judge one's perspective?”

Thinking Art Soul Culture Nations Judging Perspective Folks Hip Hop Connected Rap Hips Hops Affected

Author:Common

“My duration's infinite, money-wise or physiology.”

Wise Infinite Hip Hop Rap Duration Physiology

Author:Nas

“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.”

Lines Streets Judging Hip Hop Rap Snakes Foul Grudge

Author:Intelligent Hoodlum

“Think you figured it out, but you don't have a clue. Think you on top of the world, but the world on top of you.”

Thinking World Hip Hop Rap Clue Top Of The World

Author:Young Jeezy

“It's for real though, let's connect, politic...ditto! We could trade places, get lifted in the staircases, Word up, peace, incarcerated scarfaces.”

Real Trade Hip Hop Rap Staircases Scarface

Author:Raekwon

“I love Dr. King, but violence might be necessary; Cause when you live on MLK and it gets very scary, You might have to pull your AK, send one to the cemetery.”

Might Causes Violence Kings Hip Hop Scary Rap Drs Cemetery

Author:Killer Mike

“Believers of Jesus be denouncing Satan on every level, But every Halloween they're dressin' like devils.”

Jesus Levels Devil Hip Hop Rap Believer Satan Halloween

Author:KRS-One

“Little brats yellin 'Trick or Treat' all through my screen door, When y'all should be at home sleep, Instead of at my front porch 15 deep. The jack o' lantern came in handy... I can turn my porch light out like I ain't got no candy. But ain't that somethin? You buy a Halloween costume and a pumpkin, Almost gave your children a heart attack. It's a tradition, but who the hell started that?”

“This year Halloween fell on a weekend Me and Geto Boys are trick-or-treatin' Robbin' little kids for bags.”

Years Littles Kids Boys Hip Hop Rap Tricks Bags Weekend Halloween Little Kid

Author:Bushwick Bill

“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.”

Men Girl Tasks Treats Paid Hip Hop Rap Tricks Grades Cash Halloween Incomplete This Girl

Author:Lord Jamar

“God really exists, I tell you like this: It resides inside. And anybody tell you different, Just selling you religion, Tryin' to keep your ass in line.”

Different Lines Hip Hop Rap Selling Ass

Author:Killer Mike

“It was Saturday night and I was feelin kinda funny, Gold around my neck, pockets full of money.”

Night Gold Hip Hop Rap Necks Pockets Saturday Saturday Night

Author:Schoolly D

“Rap is not pop, if you call it that then stop...”

Ifs Hip Hop Pops Rap Tribe Called Quest

Author:Q-Tip

“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.”

Games Names Hip Hop Rap Colorful Sucker

Author:KRS-One

“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.”

Needs Ends My Own Failing Team Succeed Green Hip Hop Rap

Author:Bishop Nehru

“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.'”

Men Giving Said Give Me Hip Hop Rap Lifestyle Chicks Mics

Author: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.”

Knows Needs Might Black White News Hip Hop Excuse Rap Confused Amused Did You Know

Book:Chuck D: Lyrics of a Rap Revolutionary

Source: Chuck D: Lyrics of a Rap Revolutionary

“Sometimes I look up at the stars and analyze the sky, And ask myself: was I meant to be here...why?”

Looks Sometimes Asks Stars Sky Hip Hop Rap Look Up Meant To Be

Author:Ghostface Killah

“Everybody looking at you crazy, What you gon' do? Lift up your head and keep moving, Or let the paranoia haunt you?”

Moving Crazy Hip Hop Rap Lifts Keep Moving Paranoia

Author:Kendrick Lamar

“Thought kissin' ass was in my blood type? Oh, negative.”

Blood Type Negative Hip Hop Rap Ass Blood Type

Author: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.”

Two Causes Lines Answers Design Hip Hop Rap

Author:Amir Mohamed

“Murder isn't a crime when you just killing time.”

Crime Murder Killing Hip Hop Rap Time To Kill

Author:Amir Mohamed

“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.”

Feels Doe Stills Born Sun Lessons Shining Hip Hop Rap Educated Meals Seconds My Thoughts Sucker

Author:Amir Mohamed

“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.”

“The Devil crept into Heaven, God overslept on the 7th, The New World Order was born on September 11.”

World Order Heaven Born Devil Hip Hop Rap Technique New World September September 11 New World Order World Order

Author:Immortal Technique

“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.”

Past Known Stupid Forgotten Hip Hop Rap Ass Our Past Clue Your Past

Book:Chuck D: Lyrics of a Rap Revolutionary

Source: Chuck D: Lyrics of a Rap Revolutionary

“Life is a gamble, we scramble for money, I might crack a smile, but ain't a damn thing funny.”

Might Life Is Hip Hop Rap Damn Cracks Gamble Damn Things

Author:Prodigy

“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?”

Mean Dream Causes Black Hip Hop Rap

Author:Donnie Lewis

“The world is full of bullshitters, Liars, and triers and quitters, Coulda-beens, wannabe's, thought-I-was, isn't-I-is's... And everybody in your business.”

World Hip Hop Rap Liars Quitter Wannabes

Author:Aceyalone

“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.”

Ends States Stories Fate Periods Hip Hop Rap Categories Rapper Frills

Author:Big Daddy Kane

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