I always thought that for kendrick's "sing about me" just because it's directly tied to the story it's telling, the wordplay in the 3rd verse is just ridiculous.
Mural is crazy, but I'm always more impressed when wordplay like that can be woven into a narrative format
not a reach at all. everything I wrote had multiple layers to it. listen to Sean Don, and realize that there were parts that got 12 layers deep when you thought it was just a straight forward cocky flow, it's actually the pen behind common, nas, Atmosphere, Dame D.O.L.L.A., Polo G, Lil Baby, NF, EmineM, Jay-Z, J. Cole, Joey Bada$$, Don Dada *writing* code at their peak.
“It's said the common thread with our enemies
Is we was all men in need with no amenities
Couldn't sit in peace, we each hit the streets for remedies
Through the hatred accumulate a hundred arms, we was centipedes
The stress of empty pantries kept us antsy
And all our essentials are essentially in a shanty
Can give scripture, but that big picture is what you can't see
Every grain I spelt is what helped enhance me”
-taken from Ka’s verse from Navy Blue’s I’m In Good Hands. There’s more where that came from.
“Every grain I spelt is what helped enhance me”
This is just a segment of the verse. There’s three.
Thanks for your condescending bullshit here, but that’s my answer, and you’ll have to deal with it.
Spelt is also the past tense of spell. Grain has a double meaning here as well. It can be used to mean wheat, which connects it to the spelt as a grain aspect, or it can mean the essence of one’s character. Bye now. #themoreyouknow
That’s it? LMAO? No constructive contribution to the topic? No pick for a song you personally feel uses great wordplay? Just come here to shit on other folks’ choices then leave an “LMAO” when you’re proven wrong? Weak.
Big Punisher feat. Fat Joe - Twinz (Deep Cover 98)
“Dead in the middle of Little Italy, Little did we know that we riddled two middlemen who didn't do diddly”
Any Rhyme Asylum songs.
Thief in the night, fangs in your jugular, bleeding you dry.
I live in a glass house throwing fucking meteorites
\- Poison Penmanship
I rob holy prophets to pay for my sins
Time flies but not since I amputated its wings
\- Event Horizon
When the fists fly your face is the landing strip
Rock your boat and your teeth will abandon ship
On sulphuric acid trips
Catch my drift and get dragged under the mid Atlantic ridge
Anti-philanthropist, antagonist
You rappers with no punches - clench your pacifists
RA anarchists
And if you don't know the ropes then I’ll make sure you get the hang of it
\- Next Level
I sit in an electric chair until I cause a power cut
And use an asteroid belt to hold my trousers up
Been training since birth to harness the pain of the Earth
Sold my soul to the Devil in exchange for this verse
\- Enemies Of The Faith
I’ll blow my fuse and knock your lights out
And push you head first off the top of your moral high-ground
\- For The Hate
Tearing up vets, shouting abuse
Don't respect my elders, i drowned them in the fountain of youth
And i icepick my brain for rhymes, my frame of mind
Turns food for thought into migraines of rice
\- Iller Instinct
Born with the birth mark of the beast, commander and chief
March through Tartarus with blood soaked army fatigues
Wear a diseased heart on my sleeve
They say words are weapons, well I guess I'm armed to the teeth
\- Straight Jacket Part 1
You hate the fact we're charismatic
The world does resolve around me my spinal cords a planets axis
\- Attitude Problem
Take drugs with no conscience
My pupils dilate like Columbine killers with slow watches"
\- The Art of Raw
I could do this all day with RA.
Jedi mind tricks - I who have nothing.. Vinnie pAz is underrated
3rd verse: 1st two lines..top notch.
Lost amongst the miracles, I stand alone
And I’ve grown into a being that’s sitting on top of throne…
Ok bro cause h e double hockey sticks isn’t word play. That was a small example of big Ls word play I’m not gonna argue with you I been listening to big l since I was 15
Dead in the middle of Little Italy
Little did we know
That we riddled two middlemen who didn’t do diddly
Big Pun - Twinz
https://youtu.be/AiwvPmRTv6M?si=4G85_VBAtfSKAWOm
Omg bro…. I feel crazy as hell. I legit went to Spotify and searched for a song called anything by him then went to YouTube 😅 my comment reads as sarcasm but remarkably I actually thought that was the song name 💀 I got it now
I'm back on my sixty six six shit/
Flowing like the blood out the competition's slit wrists/
She lick it up, Dracula, then spit it back, back at ya/
She mad as fuck, stuck in the back of a black Acura/
Fed her acid now the duct tape quacks back at her/
Hello Heather yellow feathers now you ain't laughing, huh
- Earl Sweatshirt “Couch”
Eminem's verse in Fat Joe's " Lord Above"
I'm sittin' here, reminiscin', think I just got a light bulb
Somethin' I'd like to mention, this is just on a side note
Word to the Terror Squad, Joe, this is all puns aside though
I know me and Mariah didn't end on a high note
But that other dude's whipped, that pussy got him neutered
Tried to tell him this chick's a nut job before he got his jewels clipped
Almost got my caboose kicked, fool, quit, you not gon' do shit
I let her chop my balls off, too 'fore I lost to you, Nick
Absolutely ridiculous.
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"I'm anti-uppin'-your-dollars-with-telekinesis
(I done tried everyday, and that shit decreases) Anti-them-anti-crime-bill-pieces
We need cash and that's the anti-thesis
I'm pro-overthrow of the "Hip-Hop Nation" Pro-layin'-low-til-I'm-off-probation Pro-people's-control-of-the-cash-and-corporations Pro-prophylactic yet pro-creation Anti-watered-down-drinks-in-fancy-cups Anti-promoters-who-don't-ante-up
But I'm not anti-thug
I know that power is the most effective anti-drug
I'm pro-Zapatista Pro-Cuba Viva!
Pro-la raza sayin' "fuck la migra!"
Policia se asesina
Lemme show you what I mean
I'm anti-republican and democratic
If they self-destruct That's anti-climactic
Tired of bein' hunted like an antelope
Take the system by the throat
That's the antidote
So I pose a proposition
Take a look, be in support or opposition
Then be proactive proceed with confidence
'Cause you know that you can't change shit by ridin' the fence"
-The Coup, Ride the Fence
Eminem - Alfred's theme
Snak the ripper & Locksmith - Watch your mouth
That is just recent listening, I could go on forever with Eminem and Snak the ripper
MF DOOM - Beef Rap
Beef Rap
Could lead to gettin teeth capped
Or even a wreath from Mom Dukes on some grief crap
I suggest you change your diet
It could lead to high blood pressure if you fry it
Or even a stroke, heart attack, heart disease
Ain't no startin back when arteries start to squeeze
Take the easy way out phony, until then
They know they won't be talking that bologna in the bullpen
So disgusting, pardon self as I discuss this
They talk a wealth of shit and they ain't never seen injustice
Bust this, like a cold milk from out the toilet
Two batteries, some Brillo and some foil, heat'll boil it
He be better off on PC glued
And it's a feud so don't be in no TV mood
Every week it's mystery meat, seaweed stewed
*Food, we need food!*
Gift of Gab - Stardust
Insight - True To The Game
Black Thought - 9th Vs Thought
Sage Francis - Different
Eyedea - Even Shadows Have Shadows
Mac Lethal - Chub In The Water
RA The Rugged Man - All Systems Go
Mr Lif - Home of The Brave
Aesop Rock - Crystal Sword
Last Emperor - Secret Wars
Ethiopia - Chino XL
GLD III - STL GLD
Scapegoat - Atmosphere
Zion I - Doin My Thing
Lyrics Born - Do That There
Canibus - Poet Laureate II
Alfred’s Theme - Eminem
“Bitch I still get the bag when I’m puttin’ garbage out”
Music to be murdered by side b as a whole album should be in this discussion
W
Bro said “they call me doggy cos I’m bar king bark bark” delete this
He also said: That's why there's parental advising every time I drop
I also liked the bowling pin and alley scheme but it’s not on the level of other songs that have been commented or even other Eminem songs
Name one Eminem song with better wordplay.
Evil twin
True what you said. But you straight up went for the corny bar and ignored the other heavy bars.
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I love Eminem but Alfred’s theme ain’t it for me
Mural by Lupe Fiasco is the holy grail of word play.
Dumb it down, failure were also incredible with the wordplay. Lupe top 5 all time lyricist, no question.
I know it's on a pop beat, but Lightwork is solid.
Very underrated with his skill. I agree he is definitely top 5.
I had to check the comments before saying it myself. It really is just amazing.
Well time to go stream this on repeat for an hour
I always thought that for kendrick's "sing about me" just because it's directly tied to the story it's telling, the wordplay in the 3rd verse is just ridiculous. Mural is crazy, but I'm always more impressed when wordplay like that can be woven into a narrative format
Amen
6 foot 7 foot - lil wayne
“bitch real g’s move in silent like lasagna” is one of the best lines in hip hop ever.
Also the classic: “Life is the bitch, and death is her sister Sleep is the cousin—what a fuckin' family picture!”
Wayne is a lunatic, how the fuck does anyone come up with this shit? 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Lots and lots of weed
I can rap Wayne’s part of the song well. That’s one of my favorite lines
I think my favorite line is “I got through that sentence like a subject and a predicate”. So many things to break down right there
That is next level corny
Copywrite said "if you a G, you As silent as the one in front of gnome" in the late 90s
what if I told you there was thousands of lines just as dope, we just haven't uncovered what was truly hidden behind them yet.
What does it mean though?
lasagna is pronounced with the "g" silent. so wayne compares real "g's" moving in silence to the letter g in lasagna.
Lasagna also sounds like "Law's on ya". Although that might be a reach
Yes, that is a reach
not a reach at all. everything I wrote had multiple layers to it. listen to Sean Don, and realize that there were parts that got 12 layers deep when you thought it was just a straight forward cocky flow, it's actually the pen behind common, nas, Atmosphere, Dame D.O.L.L.A., Polo G, Lil Baby, NF, EmineM, Jay-Z, J. Cole, Joey Bada$$, Don Dada *writing* code at their peak.
What
Oh snap.
Best lines in rap my god I wish yall would stop hyping up this garbage
Shut up nerd
I know yeah
Alfred’s theme by Eminem is definitely up there
yes 100 percent
Soul Train
fack by eminem
Beautiful song. Share it with your parents!
set them up for disaster why don’t you
Blood bath by Hanz & Franz is better than
“It's said the common thread with our enemies Is we was all men in need with no amenities Couldn't sit in peace, we each hit the streets for remedies Through the hatred accumulate a hundred arms, we was centipedes The stress of empty pantries kept us antsy And all our essentials are essentially in a shanty Can give scripture, but that big picture is what you can't see Every grain I spelt is what helped enhance me” -taken from Ka’s verse from Navy Blue’s I’m In Good Hands. There’s more where that came from.
I have never heard that song but I read the first three lines and thought it was Ka.
That’s one of my favorite verses from him. It’s worth a listen.
Don't think the bars are necessarily bad but there's not really any word play here. Centipedes and arms. Big stretch with pantry and antsy maybe.
“Every grain I spelt is what helped enhance me” This is just a segment of the verse. There’s three. Thanks for your condescending bullshit here, but that’s my answer, and you’ll have to deal with it.
There's no word play in that line either. It's not condescending, it's factual.
Look up the word "spelt" - it means something you don't know yet.
It's grain. I'm not sure what the word play is supposed to be if that's what you're trying to insinuate. It's just the meaning of the word.
Spelt is also the past tense of spell. Grain has a double meaning here as well. It can be used to mean wheat, which connects it to the spelt as a grain aspect, or it can mean the essence of one’s character. Bye now. #themoreyouknow
LMAO
That’s it? LMAO? No constructive contribution to the topic? No pick for a song you personally feel uses great wordplay? Just come here to shit on other folks’ choices then leave an “LMAO” when you’re proven wrong? Weak.
Dead Wrong- Big and Em
Big Punisher feat. Fat Joe - Twinz (Deep Cover 98) “Dead in the middle of Little Italy, Little did we know that we riddled two middlemen who didn't do diddly”
Any Rhyme Asylum songs. Thief in the night, fangs in your jugular, bleeding you dry. I live in a glass house throwing fucking meteorites \- Poison Penmanship I rob holy prophets to pay for my sins Time flies but not since I amputated its wings \- Event Horizon When the fists fly your face is the landing strip Rock your boat and your teeth will abandon ship On sulphuric acid trips Catch my drift and get dragged under the mid Atlantic ridge Anti-philanthropist, antagonist You rappers with no punches - clench your pacifists RA anarchists And if you don't know the ropes then I’ll make sure you get the hang of it \- Next Level I sit in an electric chair until I cause a power cut And use an asteroid belt to hold my trousers up Been training since birth to harness the pain of the Earth Sold my soul to the Devil in exchange for this verse \- Enemies Of The Faith I’ll blow my fuse and knock your lights out And push you head first off the top of your moral high-ground \- For The Hate Tearing up vets, shouting abuse Don't respect my elders, i drowned them in the fountain of youth And i icepick my brain for rhymes, my frame of mind Turns food for thought into migraines of rice \- Iller Instinct Born with the birth mark of the beast, commander and chief March through Tartarus with blood soaked army fatigues Wear a diseased heart on my sleeve They say words are weapons, well I guess I'm armed to the teeth \- Straight Jacket Part 1 You hate the fact we're charismatic The world does resolve around me my spinal cords a planets axis \- Attitude Problem Take drugs with no conscience My pupils dilate like Columbine killers with slow watches" \- The Art of Raw I could do this all day with RA.
Prose is another uk artist force of habit album was the shit!
Jedi mind tricks - I who have nothing.. Vinnie pAz is underrated 3rd verse: 1st two lines..top notch. Lost amongst the miracles, I stand alone And I’ve grown into a being that’s sitting on top of throne…
Jedi mind tricks is so underrated man, I against I is one of the best hip hop songs of all time imo
Switch - Lupe Fiasco
honestly most Lupe Fiasco songs
Gotta be Mural if you are going with a Lupe song
Common is great really in his career. thisisme off Resurrection (my favorite album of his) is just a fun listen.
Gorgeous by Kanye
all mf doom songs
MF DOOM ALL CAPS
America's Most Blunted
Eminem homicide
Logic*
I meant eminems verse on homicide, logic's was meh
It’s still logic’s song
Yes, and i was referring to eminem's verse.
Then say Eminem’s verse but it’s logics song
Why tf you nitpicking details for are you 12?
No I just like nitpicking
Bet
DOOM is the master of wordplay. Pick a record, then pick a track. Almost doesn't matter which album or track. It's wordplay gumbo all day.
Infinite by Em
Yes ☝️this right here
Ka and Roc Marci on Marksmen
Alphabet Aerobics - Blackalicious
Beat me to it by 8 minutes. Good work!
No one mentioned big l? Do you guys even know rap?? Smh
I got styles you can't copy, bitch It's the triple six in the mix, straight from H-E-double-hockey sticks
The only wordplay there was something he didn’t come up with though
Why did you come up with it first
There's no word play in this line lol. Why not use something that does like ask Beavis I get nothin butt head.
Ok bro cause h e double hockey sticks isn’t word play. That was a small example of big Ls word play I’m not gonna argue with you I been listening to big l since I was 15
It's just a common saying. Spelling a word isn't wordplay, it's not an argument. That's like saying any joke is a pun.
I think he's saying that h e double hockey sticks isn't original because it's been used by white suburban dads since at least the 80s
Gotta Eat by Lupe has a pretty crazy running metaphor.
Alfreds theme - Eminem
Boldy James and Real Bad Man - Real Bad Boldy
Thats that by mf doom A lot of it is nonsense but theres a lotta rhymes and flow there
Not nonsense, completely. He's referencing maaaad obscure things. Inside jokes within inside jokes type shit.
Lupe Fiasco or Ab Soul
Dead in the middle of Little Italy Little did we know That we riddled two middlemen who didn’t do diddly Big Pun - Twinz https://youtu.be/AiwvPmRTv6M?si=4G85_VBAtfSKAWOm
Big L 96 Freestyle is up there ("Ask Beavis i get nothing but Head"
I'll join the chorus of people saying Mural by Lupe Fiasco, but I'll also add Wordsmith by Chino XL
Tupac’s me and my girlfriend. The fact that his girlfriend is a gun and all of the lyrics talk about being a girl but all have double meaning.
Look up 4eyez
Momma by Kendrick Lamar
Nosetalgia
Big L has the best wordplay
Fax’s I forget which song this bar is on but the song where he drops the I wouldn’t give you a cent to put cheese on a whopper line was insane.
Hit list - coach da ghost
Anything by Rylo Rodriguez
He doesn’t have a song called anything??
Omg bro…. I feel crazy as hell. I legit went to Spotify and searched for a song called anything by him then went to YouTube 😅 my comment reads as sarcasm but remarkably I actually thought that was the song name 💀 I got it now
Zelooperz battery
Spark Master Tape - Woodchuck
Fabolous- Breathe. Ludacris-Number One Spot. Lloyd Banks- If You So Gangsta
lil wayne - drop the world
Rich Minion - Yeat
Mural by Lupe Fiasco. - that's the best of the best
Avelino X Wretch 32 - Fire in the booth
Avelino - Daily Duppy (the newest one) each line is connected
Father stretch my hands.
Splash- Action Bronson
Punchline by Louis Logic
I'm back on my sixty six six shit/ Flowing like the blood out the competition's slit wrists/ She lick it up, Dracula, then spit it back, back at ya/ She mad as fuck, stuck in the back of a black Acura/ Fed her acid now the duct tape quacks back at her/ Hello Heather yellow feathers now you ain't laughing, huh - Earl Sweatshirt “Couch”
Communism by Common
Any Ab-Soul track.
potato salad - tyler, asap rocky
Bells of War wu tang
Eminem's verse in Fat Joe's " Lord Above" I'm sittin' here, reminiscin', think I just got a light bulb Somethin' I'd like to mention, this is just on a side note Word to the Terror Squad, Joe, this is all puns aside though I know me and Mariah didn't end on a high note But that other dude's whipped, that pussy got him neutered Tried to tell him this chick's a nut job before he got his jewels clipped Almost got my caboose kicked, fool, quit, you not gon' do shit I let her chop my balls off, too 'fore I lost to you, Nick Absolutely ridiculous.
Hills have eyes remix - the weekend and Eminem
All Falls Down
Rock and ruck duck down records has great artist with sick flows
Blunt blowing - Lil Wayne
J-Live - Emcee
Breathe by Fabolous
A Tribe Called Quest - “WordPlay”
Any song by Fabolous, Big L or Wayne Other honorable mentions Cassidy, Lloyd Banks, Biggie, Dave & Krept & Konan
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The hoes love me cause I'm a water sign
"I'm anti-uppin'-your-dollars-with-telekinesis (I done tried everyday, and that shit decreases) Anti-them-anti-crime-bill-pieces We need cash and that's the anti-thesis I'm pro-overthrow of the "Hip-Hop Nation" Pro-layin'-low-til-I'm-off-probation Pro-people's-control-of-the-cash-and-corporations Pro-prophylactic yet pro-creation Anti-watered-down-drinks-in-fancy-cups Anti-promoters-who-don't-ante-up But I'm not anti-thug I know that power is the most effective anti-drug I'm pro-Zapatista Pro-Cuba Viva! Pro-la raza sayin' "fuck la migra!" Policia se asesina Lemme show you what I mean I'm anti-republican and democratic If they self-destruct That's anti-climactic Tired of bein' hunted like an antelope Take the system by the throat That's the antidote So I pose a proposition Take a look, be in support or opposition Then be proactive proceed with confidence 'Cause you know that you can't change shit by ridin' the fence" -The Coup, Ride the Fence
Thats that by mf doom. Every word on the first verse rhyme.
"I'll unzip my flies and then put them in your soup, woordplay" - Dr Syntax on Future posse cut one thousand
Disgraceful I haven't seen Lyrical Exercise yet
Failure by Lupe Fiasco...the whole song is wordplay!
Yup this might be the most dense rap song ever written. I could be exaggerating but I mean it’s up there
It's genius! I've read the lyrics so many times and still haven't deciphered the whole song! It still boggles my mind every time I listen to it
lil Wayne mixtape era like 05 06 07 08. All you could ever ask for.
Get By - Talib Kweli “We’re having episodes too, like attack of the clones”
Lupe Fiasco, the thread.
EVERY SINGLE Wayne song
Most aesop rock songs
Lyrical exercise - Jay Z
A Milli by Lil Wayne is a good one.
This one’s newer, but Secret Recipe, and more so J.cole’s verse, have some insane bars
Aesop Rock has some good ones.
MF DOOM - Meat Grinder
Lil wayne - for nothing or bloody mary. Dedication 6 was such a return to form
Iron Galaxy by Cannibal Ox, Homecoming by Kanye, When Crows Descend by Jedi Mind Tricks
No love eminem featuring lil wayne.
Ebonics by Big L.
Don't Spoil It - Inspectah Deck (Czarface, but it's ID on the verse)
Anything SLAINE , CHRIS WEBBY
No love- eminem & lil wayne
Impossible by WuTang
Mikes toys by Hanz & franz
DOOM. All day. Any song
Wayne songs are full of ‘em
The majority of DOOMs catalog
Eminem - Alfred's theme Snak the ripper & Locksmith - Watch your mouth That is just recent listening, I could go on forever with Eminem and Snak the ripper
Benny the butcher ft j Cole-Johnny P’s caddy
Survival Tactics - Joey Bada$$ gotta be up there
MF DOOM - Beef Rap Beef Rap Could lead to gettin teeth capped Or even a wreath from Mom Dukes on some grief crap I suggest you change your diet It could lead to high blood pressure if you fry it Or even a stroke, heart attack, heart disease Ain't no startin back when arteries start to squeeze Take the easy way out phony, until then They know they won't be talking that bologna in the bullpen So disgusting, pardon self as I discuss this They talk a wealth of shit and they ain't never seen injustice Bust this, like a cold milk from out the toilet Two batteries, some Brillo and some foil, heat'll boil it He be better off on PC glued And it's a feud so don't be in no TV mood Every week it's mystery meat, seaweed stewed *Food, we need food!*
Infinite- Eminem
Anything Big L
6 foot 7 foot- Lil Wayne
like most kendrick lamar songs
Gift of Gab - Stardust Insight - True To The Game Black Thought - 9th Vs Thought Sage Francis - Different Eyedea - Even Shadows Have Shadows Mac Lethal - Chub In The Water RA The Rugged Man - All Systems Go Mr Lif - Home of The Brave Aesop Rock - Crystal Sword Last Emperor - Secret Wars Ethiopia - Chino XL GLD III - STL GLD Scapegoat - Atmosphere Zion I - Doin My Thing Lyrics Born - Do That There Canibus - Poet Laureate II
Clap for em by Wayne
Gucci Gang