The Top 5 Worst Lyrics I’ve Ever Heard... (July 2013) Lyrics

Hi! I'm the Rap Critic, and these are the top 5 worst lyrics I've ever heard… this month…

5. "I Got 5 on It" by Luniz

"I take sacks to the face whenever I can"

*chuckles* I'm sorry, but… I can't be the only person who thinks that sounds like he's saying that he enjoys taking, you know, smooth jazz lessons? Oh, also… *sample Wale episode* Balls

I mean, after listening to it again, I understand he's just talking about weed, but it's very easy to misconstrue something like that

4. "2nd Round K.O." by Canibus

Aw, man, I remember this song! This is the one where Canibus, an up and coming rapper of the late 90's, took on LL Cool J, an established act in HipHop, and back then, that was a bold move to do, so if you're gonna diss a legend, you'd better come correct in every single lyric!

You walk around showing off your body ‘cause it sells

Yeah, LL did do that a lot

"Mad at me cause I kick that shit real niggas feel
While 99% of your fans wear high heels"


Oh snap!

"Well lemme tell you something: You May Have more cash than me

Get 'em!
"But you ain't got the skills..."

Yeah!


"...to eat a nigga's ass like me"

Yea-- what?

3. "You a Problem" by Trinidad James

"T-R-N-I-DAD!"

You just misspelled your own name… do you rappers ever LISTEN to your songs after you record them, or do you guys have such big egos that you just assume that there's no possible way you could have done anything wrong?

2. "Back In the Days" Missy Elliot feat. Jay-Z

So, in this song, Missy Elliot and Jay-Z reminisce on the late 80's and early 90's of Hip Hop, as Jay makes a couple clever play on word lyrics using rappers' names. But uh… one of them wasn't that clever

"I kill at will like solid water, dude"

Solid Water? Really?

"y'all niggas don't get it"

No, we got it

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In this episode, Rap Critic explores some of the worst lyrics and songs he’s heard in “ the last thirty days”. Most of it comes from the 90’s. However, Eminem’s was decently recent, and Trinidad’s verses were contemporary at the time. As a result, like he often does, Rap Critic shows us that there are times when rap can be bad, no matter what era the song was from.

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