FruitOfTheVale
Superstar
"Book smart" as in people who are educated (and on paper should be able to dissect wordplay) but are not familiar with the references and/or the modality. I feel you though
Jay-Z is the most creative/clever type of lyricist
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"Book smart" as in people who are educated (and on paper should be able to dissect wordplay) but are not familiar with the references and/or the modality. I feel you though
Indiglow Meta (R$G)
Ultra.
A lot of people ARE familiar with the references and modality, they just hear better versions of it from doper artists.
Mafioso rap is NOT easy to relate to...and most street nikkas were not suppliers.
Mad nikkas just wanna live through Hov's stories. He gives 'em hope. When I wanna hear that shyt, I'll listen to Trae or Beanie Siegel. I don't wanna hear that old man bragging.
Mafioso rap is NOT easy to relate to...and most street nikkas were not suppliers.
Mad nikkas just wanna live through Hov's stories. He gives 'em hope. When I wanna hear that shyt, I'll listen to Trae or Beanie Siegel. I don't wanna hear that old man bragging.
AldavisAlbundyAllah!
All Star
Lupe was giving jay z songs when he was fresh out highschool nikka.
Jay Z came out of retierment for lupe on his first LP and tried to sign him, Lupe curved that boy.
Gtfoh
FruitOfTheVale
Superstar
I feel the same way about Jay's music, he's still slicker with wordplay than Trae though bruh.
And I never said Mafioso rap was relatable, real or any of that. I said that the aesthetic of his lyrics has stopped a lot of people from picking up on the wordplay.
FruitOfTheVale
Superstar
Ergo, some people are quick to hold Talib Kweli up as an example of lyricism but turn around and shyt on Jay-Z... which in reality is ass-backwards. They're just not familiar enough with the modality to see the craft in Jay-Z's lyrics.
Indiglow Meta (R$G)
Ultra.
You tryna dog me on the low w/ that, I feel you. Hov is your favorite guy. I think he's dope, just not super amazing.
Oh, and here
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pointproven214
i speak facts not emotions
oh man
i know this ain't gonna go well they going to go back and forth with disses
Inspect Her Deck
Skins of all colours come together as brothers
Jay's definitely one of the most clever/creative but not THE most
GZA for me
GZA for me
"Money makes the world go around so I made some to spend(spin)"
Always got the spin part but for some reason I was being brain dead and never connected that he was saying he made money to spend and keep the world spinning so he keeps making money to spend to spin.
Always got the spin part but for some reason I was being brain dead and never connected that he was saying he made money to spend and keep the world spinning so he keeps making money to spend to spin.
not read through this thread but im pretty sure this award goes to Nas... not taking anything away from jay-z as he still has good albums and songs but plenty more rappers more creative / clever than jay too...
Nas is over-hyped as a lyricist & ain't even close to being on Jay Z's level.
"And you nikkas rapping to me, so your drama is fake
You dudes is noodles, I got more ziti to bake
You dudes is cake, I keep two biscuits on the waist
Razor blades under the tongue, I will eat your face
Appetite for destruction, I am starving today
Got a money hungry lawyer that'll eat the case
And that's just food for thought, don't let it go to waste
nikka bite the bullet until you stuffing your face, ha
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You dudes is noodles, I got more ziti to bake
You dudes is cake, I keep two biscuits on the waist
Razor blades under the tongue, I will eat your face
Appetite for destruction, I am starving today
Got a money hungry lawyer that'll eat the case
And that's just food for thought, don't let it go to waste
nikka bite the bullet until you stuffing your face, ha
""I done forgot more than you ever learned" 