Favorite self-awareness bars from rappers

[Nero Christ]

"when I die, fukk it I wanna go to hell
cause I'm a piece of shyt, it ain't hard to fukkin tell
it don't make sense going to heaven wit the goodie goodies
dressed in white, I like black timbs & black hoodies"

 

[Piffiztheanswer]

How can you love meeeeeeee

When i can do a damn thing riiiiiiiiiiiight

How could you love meeeeee

After all the bullshyt i did all i ever did was hurt youuuuuuuuu

Pressure & Pain - Boss Don Biggaveli

 

[FreshAIG]

Wanted to rhyme like Common Sense
But I sold 5 mill ain't rhymed like Common since

One of my favorites

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Back in the day, our parents used to take care of us,
Look at 'em now - they even fukkin' scared of us

That line always hit me.

 

[wizworld]

“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

Casual had a line like this I always felt

I used to just trip when fools would clown, but now I take a good look at who is around

 

[FreshAIG]

"Straight through the roof, want the truth?
I kinda miss robbin and stealin
Cause it kept a nikka hungry, only eatin when I starved
I was ugly, so I robbed, no one loved me, shyt was hard" - DMX

 

[Zero]

Regardless of that, I've seen things as far as the crack
that'll make the hardest, largest, artist heart just collapse
I'm part of all that that's why it's so hard to go back
and start it from scratch
I'm locked and I'm trapped, in a giant cage
Trying to savor these few dying days
I have left to the form of flesh; should I lie in my grave?
I'm trying to persuade my mind to try to be brave
and not give death the satisfaction of seein me dying afraid - Big Pun

 

[Olmec]

I'm not a marksman while sparking, so I spray random
Not a pretty nikka, but my moms think I'm handsome -50

Brand new bytch and she callin' me dad
My credit score ain't the only thing bad Valee

 

[Armchair Militant]

I'll never be picture-perfect Beyoncé
Be light as Al B or black as Chauncey
Remember him from Blackstreet? He was black as the street was
I'll never be laid back as this beat was
I never could see why people'll reach a
Fake-ass facade that they couldn't keep up
You see how I creeped up?
You see how I played a big role in Chicago like Queen Latifah?
I'll never rock a mink coat in the winter time like Killa Cam
Or rock some mink boots in the summertime like will.i.am
Let me know if you feel it, man
'Cause everything I'm not made me everything I am

- c00nye

 

[FreshAIG]

Regardless of that, I've seen things as far as the crack
that'll make the hardest, largest, artist heart just collapse
I'm part of all that that's why it's so hard to go back
and start it from scratch
I'm locked and I'm trapped, in a giant cage
Trying to savor these few dying days
I have left to the form of flesh; should I lie in my grave?
I'm trying to persuade my mind to try to be brave
and not give death the satisfaction of seein me dying afraid - Big Pun

I literally was just about to post this. Wow.

 

[Awesome Wells]

"I swear I feel so all alone, back down on my knees again.
Hoping you can keep me strong, cause I can't fall asleep tonight.
I took too many sleeping pills, I drunk too many Miller Lites.
And I can feel the Reaper near, so please forgive me for my sins.
I am just another man, sorry for the pain that I've caused.
I know you'll understand, but these demons are driving me, insane.
I've been going mad, probably oughta blow out my brains.
'Cause I'm hurting bad but I'm fighting... blast, on the other day.
These problems got me using more drugs, along with the other things.
I'm slowly fading into my thoughts.
And I'm drifting in and out of space, and I don't believe I'm waking up." - Scarface

 

[neph27]

i like this one
what song is it from?

Rhymefest - devils pie

Look; times is hard, life is hard
I lost my job, baby oh my God
My wife is nauseous, she pregnant as hell
My mistress on the cell sayin she gon' tell
My Uncle in the cell sayin he want bail
My granddaddy can't see, claimin he need Braille
I'm fightin for strength, in the street grindin for cents
I know I'm ahead of my time but I'm behind on my rent
Askin Kanye for money just to pay on my gas bill
He asked me for it back, nikka brush up on your math skills
Nothin plus zip equals zero; he couldn't relate
That nikka ain't been broke since "H to the Izzo"
That's whem my man Biddle stopped by with two little
Pills I could put in the bag and sell like Skittles
One for ten, fifteen for two
Now tell me what the fukk am I supposed to do?

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

genius idiot, best description of myself.

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

How you gon motivate the youth, rapping that gangster shyt?
This what they like, so imma make the shyt
But even still, this my life, I gotta claim this shyt
So even if they didn't like it, I ain't changing shyt
- Tee Grizzley

I got a whole lotta, mixed messages
In my songs, am I wrong to feel this way?
Revolutionary, although I'm free
I got me a lover, but I still wanna cheat
I wanna be safe, but it's fukk the police
Don't wanna be here, but I'm too scared to leave
- KRIT

 

[My Girl is Bow Legged]