Using real raps to see where their next meals at
If they would only feel rap and not deal rap
Their whole style, man, they wouldn't have to steal that KRS-One – True School
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Krs one is talking about sell outs, how they are only using rap for money, how they will never be good, because they have no love for hip hop. They just want the money and the fame. Krs One Hates it and believes this is how most of the mainstream is now days.
From the golden age hip hop is what I spit at you KRS-One – True School
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Krs One is from the golden age of rap, the late 80s and early 90s. While times changed Krs One didn’t, he can keep giving you that golden age hip-hop cause, he never sold out, and he’s still alive to do it.
Now the people say ''yo, KRS, there's no comparing you'' KRS-One – True School
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Krs One’s first album was called ‘Criminal Minded’. His 5th official solo album was called ‘Spiritual Minded’.
He has shown he has evolved well as an artist, and a person, much more peaceful, spreading peace. He even made a Hip Hop bible, which had a spiritual side of it, example – temple of hip hop. He has done a lot for Rap & Hip-Hop. Who else could write a 600 page hip hop bible? That alone there is no comparing him to anybody.
I'm still repping, that's a miracle KRS-One – True School
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Krs One came onto the scene in 1987 with the rap group Boogie Down Productions, and their debut album ‘Criminal Minded’. That was 27 years before this song was released! And he’s still just as good.
My shits been pumped in every single Sydney houso'!
There my fans man I rap for them kids yea, the ones doing stick ups or just just selling some sticks Skeamo (Ft. Nter) – Chose Itself
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Nter keeps it real, with everything from his lyrics to his street vibe. He raps for the kids who are from housing commission in Sydney. They love him, as they can relate to him. He only raps for them, so its a vice versa thing.
Cause he does have a day job now.
You can get here, you just gotta toke another swirl Kerser – The Time
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Being in space is a metaphor for being high on drugs; (as you swirl the pipe to smoke it).
You generally smoke amphetamines, methamphetamines, or crack cocaine from it.
When the wild first one to ever let a rhyme float down the Nile
Stomp it, comp it, flowin’, a similar style Rakim – Bring It On
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As Rakim says very similar on the song – My Melody.
My unusual style will confuse you a while.
If I was water, I’d flow in the Nile.
But now everybody is trying to copy Rakim, from his style, to his flow. No one will ever be as good as him though.
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As he said on — Chose Itself, a track which he featured with the Sydney based rapper Skeamo.
NTER also came from a broken home, so he likes to give them support threw his music.
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Cheddar is slang for money or satisfaction. He can either want money or satisfaction.
He could show he’s better than any rapper from any coast, for satisfaction for him, or his fans. He isn’t a D-Boy. He is a B-Boy.
He could also destroy anyone for money because C.R.E.A.M. – right?
Either way he will make sure he is using that bad-ass tiger style!
Raekwon the Chef, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa
And the Me—yeah, yeah, come on, now, now Wu-Tang Clan – Assed Out
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All the offical members of the Wu-Tang Clan going to rock it out.
