Hip Hop Quotes - Page 31

• Breathe in...inhale vapors from bright stars that shine,
  Breathe out...weed smoke retrace the skyline.

  Mos Def

  Weed, Stars, Rap

  Song: Respiration

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• Times are hard in the ghetto, I gotta steal for a living;
  Eating turkey-flavored Now & Laters for Thanksgiving.

  DMX

  Rap, Ghetto, Turkeys

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• You know that one auntie, you don't wanna be rude,
  ...But every holiday, nobody eatin' her food.

  Kanye West

  Rap, Holiday, Rude

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• Age ain't nothing but a number, that's what Chi-Ali said.
  OK, then why don't you get that through the judge's head?

  Biz Markie

  Rap, Numbers, Judging

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• City lights shine bright on my complexion,
  Self-reflection...red hairs flashing at the intersection.
  Life is a green light, one star, no script,
  Supporting actors...fresh peaches, no pit.

  Action Bronson

  Stars, Rap, Reflection

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  In my world, even sure bets are not certain;
  'Cause you'll get the picture, then find out it's the cropped version.

  Joe Budden

  Rap, World, Causes

  Song: Going Through the Motions

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• I know the game, it's old and lame:
  You're holdin' a flame for my name and my fame.
  Livin' like Givens schemin' on Tyson,
  But she got lucky 'cause he was a nice one.
  But I ain't nice and I don't play that,
  If it ain't tax, I don't pay that.

  Kool Moe Dee

  Nice, Rap, Flames

  Song: They Want Money

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• You can do all them push-ups to pump up your chest,
  I got a 12 gauge Mossberg to pump up your chest,
  Have you gasping for air after that shell hit your vest.
  Fear me like you fear God, 'cause I bring death.

  Curtis Jackson

  Rap, Air, Gauges

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• I get atomic, hypo-galactical...
  Word to mom, I'm in my own world.
  Galaxy rays? Powerful.

  Kool Keith

  Mom, Powerful, Rap

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• I seen her in the subway, on my way to Brooklyn.
  "Hello, good lookin, is this seat tooken?"
  
  On the A Train, pickin at her brain,
  I couldn't get her number, I couldn't get her name.
  
  I said, "I still like your style and fashion,
  But I hate your hot sadiddy attitude wit a passion.
  Is it because brothers like to hawk a lot?
  Is it because your sign don't talk a lot?"
  
  She turned away, no play, I said, "OK,
  You don't really look good, I hope you have a bad day."

  Rakim

  Fashion, Brother, Attitude

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• It's deep-rooted, the music of being young and dumb,
  It's never muted, in fact, it's much louder where I'm from.

  Kendrick Lamar

  Rap, Dumb, Facts

  Song: Sherane A.k.a Master Splinter's Daughter

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• How could you possibly stop the apocalypse when I'm atomic bombin' the populace?

  Crooked i

  Rap, Apocalypse, Atomic Bomb

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• You never know: rain, sleet, hail, snow,
  See you gotta accept that's how things go.
  Prepare for the rainy day, or the sun's glow,
  But there's clouds movin' in and the clouds gonna blow.

  Q-Tip

  Rain, Rap, Blow

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• People say, 'Grimm, you've been shot like 50.
  So why don't you just rhyme like 50?
  Then, you could get the money like 50,
  Otherwise, before you see success...you'll be 50.'

  MF Grimm

  Rap, People, Shots

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• Back when I was younger,
  Very ambitious, but often blinded by my hunger.
  Some say I dream too big,
  And my dream gon' take me under.

  Freddie Gibbs

  Dream, Rap, Ambitious

  Song: National Anthem, 2010

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• Won't cha...picture life as my wife, just think:
  Full length mink, fat X and O links,
  Bracelets to match, conversation was all that,
  Showed you the safe combinations and all that.
  Guess you could say you's the one I trusted...
  Who would ever think that you would spread like mustard?

  The Notorious B.I.G.

  Rap, Thinking, Wife

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• All I want is peace and love on this planet.
  Ain't that how God planned it?

  Chuck D

  Peace, Rap, And Love

  Chuck D, Yusuf Jah (2007). “Chuck D: Lyrics of a Rap Revolutionary”, Y & G Communications

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• It's weak to speak and blame somebody else
  ...When you destroy yourself.

  Chuck D

  Rap, Blame, Speak

  Chuck D, Yusuf Jah (2007). “Chuck D: Lyrics of a Rap Revolutionary”, Y & G Communications

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• Look inside my soul and you can find gold and maybe get rich. Look inside of your soul and you can find out it never exists.

  Kendrick Lamar

  Rap, Soul, Gold

  Song: Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe

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• I bet you never heard of a playa with no game, Told the truth to get what I want, but shot it with no shame. Take this music dead serious while others entertain. I see they makin' they paper so I guess I can't complain...or can I? I feel they disrespectin' the whole thang. Them hooks like sellin' dope to black folks, And I choke when the food they serve ain't tastin' right, My stomach can't digest it even when I bless it.

  Andre Benjamin

  Rap, Dope, Games

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• Will I die slain like my King by a terrorist?
  Will my woman be Coretta, take my name and cherish it?
  Or will she Jackie O., drop the Kennedy, remarry it?

  Killer Mike

  Kings, Rap, Names

  Song: Untitled, Album: R.A.P. Music, 2012

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• Love comes in every color, but the fact is...
  I never needed 50 Shades of Grey,
  Just turn the lights down low and give me every shade of blackness.

  Phonte

  Rap, Light, Color

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• Let bygones be bygones...but where I'm from,
  We buy guns and more guns, to give to the young.

  Kendrick Lamar

  Rap, Gun, Giving

  Song: The Heart Pt. 2

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• Dear Mama, don't cry, your baby boy's doin' good, Tell the homies I'm in heaven, and they ain't got hoods. Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night, it had me shook, Drippin' peppermint Schnapps, with Jackie Wilson, and Sam Cooke.

  Tupac Shakur

  Baby, Rap, Boys

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• Your new CD is a weed plate, nothin' but love songs,
  100% pure garbage, just something to break up buds on.

  Jadakiss

  Weed, Song, Rap

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