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When y'all was sleepin', who was workin' with me
But want these benefits and tour the city?
Leechin', won't you find your titty?
Know you're wrong, know you're wrong, ooh, yeah ScHoolboy Q (Ft. Lance Skiiiwalker) – Kno Ya Wrong
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You know you're better than that
Staring at me, playing the fool
You must have lost your mind Little Dragon – Mirror
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The narrator pleads with her lifeless partner, stating how she is emotionally distraught by his actions and that he’s better than to make her feel this way. Even after she voices her concerns, he still continues to be an emotionless zombie, making her conclude that he must have lost his mind.
And make sure that every beat that you meet gets killed
I treat the beat just like a pussy
And I eat it up and beat it up and leave it fucked
So you cannot compete with us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Xperience) – Brad Pitt's Cousin
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Playing off the phrase “the pen is mightier than the sword”, God tells Mack that he’s capable of writing sharp rhymes and spit true aggression over every beat he encounters.
It’s apparent that Mack has followed through with God’s words, as he compares his keen rapping ability to that of how well he can fuck a girl, nothing but prestigious and unsurpassable.
Boppity-bo, tippity-toppity, I pop me some more
I was underground where he come from and he pop out a hole
Cracked the top back on the flat black aerosol Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. DJ Premier & KRS-One) – Buckshot
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Macklemore feels like such a big shot with his rebellious spray paint attitude, that his work does all the talking for him, Mack’s paintings showing up spastically like bippity-boppity-bo. He used to feel like a nobody of the city, but unleashing his cans of paint has elevated him to a new found confidence.
You can also see how Macklemore is drawing a double meaning as these lines work into his current rise to success. After the success of The Heist, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis quickly gained traction and rose form the underground.
Don’t stop at all
Don't stop it, don’t stop
Don’t stop it, don’t stop
Don’t stop it, don’t stop
Don’t stop at all Snoop Dogg (Ft. Too $hort) – Don't Stop (COOLAID)
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Snoop and Short take the time away from their usual subject matter to give us a track focusing on being yourself. If they had given up in their darkest times, the probability of them making it to their current position would have been quite unlikely. They both advise to keep pursuing your dream and fight for what you believe in.
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Unlike other diss records, Budden wants to clear the air that not an ounce of this track is to get people talking about him more. Rather, he feels inclined to address the situation and stand up for himself, unlike Drake’s motivations, which Budden feels are over-emotional and based off of his criticism of Views.
Went missin' to his folks, I ain't in, I ain't know, huh? (Huh)
They ain't show up to the court, huh? (Huh)
But then charges gotta go, huh? (Huh) ScHoolboy Q (Ft. T.F & Traffic (Rapper)) – Tookie Knows II
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A “locc” is a high-ranking member of the Crip gang. Q claims ownership to that role, noting how the privileges of the position allow him to manipulate his way around the hood.
In this case, the snitch that was supposed to show up in court against him went missing. Q was able to rid of him and the charges without getting his hands dirty because of the respect he demands from his fellow Crips. Q warns us against testing him in his domain.
Broke-ass niggas better go get a job
Run up on me wrong, bitch nigga, get popped (Get popped) ScHoolboy Q (Ft. T.F & Traffic (Rapper)) – Tookie Knows II
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The mentality for many living in the hood is to get what you can by any means. In this case, Traffic’s enemy knew he was on the hip-hop grind, attempted to rob him on the streets, and suffering the consequences.
Traffic claims these kinds of altercations occur all too often, as people’s perceptions of him altered upon him making money.
Source Magazine was like our Vanity Fair Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. YG) – Bolo Tie
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Macklemore reminisces of when he was on the cover of Source Magazine as part of their “man of the year” issue. To him back in the day, this was as great of an accomplish as it would be to be published in a Vanity Fair article (this meaning alot considering he had covered Rolling Stone just a little while before).
Also note this building off the hook, meaning these tabloid accomplishments were only accomplished by his hard work.
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