Name bars where a rapper showed extreme self-awareness of their flaws. Usually rappers are super braggadocious, give bars where they're open about where they realize they need improvement
"You nikkas be rhyming about nothing I rhyme about nothing but make it sound like something" - Sean Price
It shames me to no end To feed poison to those who could very well be my kin (uh-huh) But where there's demand, someone will supply So I feed them their needs, at the same time, cry Yes, it pains me to see them need this All of them lost souls and I'm their Jesus Deepest regret and sympathy to the streets I seen them pay for they fix when they kids couldn't eat (so sorry) And with this in mind, I still didn't quit And that's how I know that I ain't shyt (I ain't shyt) - Malice I'm ashamed I sell crack but I'ma ride for the moment Know the consequence, I'ma die with The Omen - Styles
Nore Yo, yo Melvin Flynt drop, my whole collasso stop I can't believe I fukked up and made a half-ass album My excuse is, my pops just died, and I ain't wanna make music My pops just died
"I notice all my flaws when it come to writin rhymes/ subject matter be movin too quickly at times" - Nas, Ghetto Dreams (3rd Verse)
I'm an ignorant and negative nikka I sell crack, bust guns, pop shyt, and say I'm better than nikkas holiday had me crying b
not bars so i apologize in advance but this fits the theme perfectly because it's the epitome of self awareness. hell, this could have gotten him kicked out of hip hop for even saying this. damn i miss the old yeezy man, off last call: I made this one beat where I sped up this Harold Melvin sample I played it for Hip over the phone, he's like, "Oh yo that shyt is crazy Jay might want it for this compilation he's doin' called 'The Dynasty' And at the time, like the drums were really weren't soundin' right to me So I went and um, I was listening to Dre Chronic 2001 at that time And really I just, like bit the drums off Xxplosive and put it like with a sped-up sample.... c'mon b you gotta find the same record dre used and then chop the drums different you can't straight take his shyt nikka pete, kamaal, extra p & preemo heard that shyt like
“nikkas will never tell Their man that I was p*ssy Unless they got a gun, and I ain't got one, I might let you push me” Styles P
The way a nikka going might go out like Sam Cooke Or locked up calling home for money on my books 'Cause if this shyt don't work, nikka, I failed at life Turning to these drugs, now these drugs turned my life And it's the downward spiral, got me suicidal But too scared to do it so these pills will be the rifle Surpassing all my idols, took the wrong turn But can't go back now so let that blunt burn 'Cause now it's my turn if I fukk it all up Took a while to get here now I depend on these drugs - Danny Brown
Big told me Rae was stealing my slang And Rae told me out in Shaolin, Big would do the same thing But I borrowed from both them nikkas Wanted to rhyme like Common Sense But I sold 5 mill ain't rhymed like Common since I will not lose for even in defeat There's a valuable lesson learned so it evens it up for me
