Cube and Pac were relatively straight forward though.
They came out and said exactly what they meant. They weren't trying to be clever and witty with it.
agree
but whats your definition of straightforward?
I seen a few people refer to it as artist using no form of lyricism which for Pac and Cube wasnt the case
they didnt coat there songs(espescially the substance/storytelling ones) with heavy forms of lyricism as they werent "trying to be clever and witty with it."
but they did sprinkle some forms of lyricism in there, like this
Cause life's a Wheel of, Fortune here's my chance to spin it
Got no time for cops, who trip and try to catch me
Too f**kin trigger happy, to let them suckers snatch me
nikkaz gettin jealous (jealous) tryin to find my stash
Whip out the nine, now I'ma dive and pump your ass
Peter picked a pepper, but I can pick a punk
Snatched him like a b**ch, and threw him in the trunk
The punk thought I was bluffin, but swear I'm nothin nice
Before I take your life, first wrestle with these, mics
I listen to him scream, Tray Deee went insane
I guess the little, mites had finally found his brain
New Rovers pull me over, I'm sentenced to the pen
Remember that little, bird, he snitched and told a, friend
It's trouble on my mind, I'm with the old timers
And f**k five-oh, blaow blaow.. turn em into forty-niner
- Pac
16 on Death Row
and of course you have there songs where there spitting and whatever.