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Thread started 04/24/08 4:15pm

namepeace

That Time Again . . . best first lines in hip-hop tracks

"I ain't no joke/I used to let the mike smoke/now I slam it when it's done and make sure it's broke" Eric B. & Rakim, "I Ain't No Joke"

"I got a letter from the government/the other day/I opened/and read it/it said they were suckers" Public Enemy, "Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos"

"I met this girl when I was 10 years old/and what I loved most she had so much soul/she was old school but I was just a shorty/never knew throughout my life she would be there for me/on the regular" Common Sense, "I Used To Love H.E.R."

"N---as is mad I get mo'butt than ash trays/f--- a fair one I get mine the fast " The Notorious B.I.G., "Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)"


Just a few off the dome.
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Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

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Reply #1 posted 04/24/08 4:54pm

AlexdeParis

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The first ones that popped into my mind:

"I reminisce for a spell, or shall I say think back
22 years ago to keep it on track"
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)

"Well, today's topic: self destruction
It really ain't the rap audience that's buggin'
It's one or two suckas, ignorant brothas,
Tryin' to rob and steal from one another"
The Stop the Violence Movement - Self Destruction

"We fight every night, now that's not kosher
I reminisce with bliss of when we was closer
And wake up to be greeted by an argument again
You act like you're ten
So immature, I try to concentrate on a cure
And keep looking at the front door"
Main Source - Looking at the Front Door

This one qualifies for sheer impact, force, and recognizability:
"1989, the number, another summer
(Get down) Sound of the funky drummer"
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis
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Reply #2 posted 04/24/08 10:40pm

FuNkeNsteiN

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"I like big butts and I can not lie..."

evillol
It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.

- Lammastide
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Reply #3 posted 04/24/08 11:04pm

Cinnie

"Relax your mind, let your conscience be free/and get down to the sound of EPMD" EPMD, "You Gots To Chill"
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Reply #4 posted 04/25/08 1:03am

Aside

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"It's Britney, bitches...." lol


yes, I know, not hip-hop, sorry.
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Reply #5 posted 04/25/08 2:02am

woogiebear

BASS!!!!! HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?????
DEATH ROW.....WHAT A BROTHA KNOW???

-PUBLIC ENEMY "BRING THE NOISE" (1988)-
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Reply #6 posted 04/25/08 2:04am

woogiebear

RAPPERS STEPPIN' TO ME...THEY WANNA GET SOME
BUT I'M THE KANE SO YO,
YOU KNOW THE OUTCOME

-BIG DADDY KANE "AIN'T NO HALF STEPPIN'" (1988)-
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Reply #7 posted 04/25/08 3:00am

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namepeace said:

"I got a letter from the government/the other day/I opened/and read it/it said they were suckers" Public Enemy, "Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos"




Exactly the line that came to mind for me too. cool
[Edited 4/25/08 3:00am]
This is not an exit
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Reply #8 posted 04/25/08 10:13am

Abdul

Criminal Minded
You Been Blinded
Lookin For A Style Like Mine
You Can't Find It
..... BDP "Criminal Minded"
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Reply #9 posted 04/25/08 10:15am

namepeace

"6 in the mornin'/police at my door/FRESHH adidas squeak across the bathroom floor" Ice-T, "6 in the Mornin'"
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

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Reply #10 posted 04/25/08 10:15am

namepeace

AlexdeParis said:


This one qualifies for sheer impact, force, and recognizability:
"1989, the number, another summer
(Get down) Sound of the funky drummer"
Public Enemy - Fight the Power


Indeed, indeed.
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #11 posted 04/25/08 10:16am

namepeace

woogiebear said:

RAPPERS STEPPIN' TO ME...THEY WANNA GET SOME
BUT I'M THE KANE SO YO,
YOU KNOW THE OUTCOME

-BIG DADDY KANE "AIN'T NO HALF STEPPIN'" (1988)-


Another victory . . .
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #12 posted 04/25/08 12:15pm

diamondpearl1

2 years ago a friend of mine asked me 2 say some emcee rhymes/so i said this rhyme i'm about 2 say the rhyme was def yo an' it went this way....-sucka mc's (run-dmc)

coolin on the corner with a celluar phone you could tell that the east bay was his home/mo' mail than the rest of the pushers 'cause he got a tech nine in the bushes-187 proof (spice 1)

i started small time dop game cocaine/pushin rocks on the block i'm never broke maine--scarface (Scarface)

once upon a time in the projects yo/ i damn near had 2 wreck a hoe-once upon a time in the projects (ice cube)
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Reply #13 posted 04/25/08 1:15pm

dannyd5050

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"Don't call it a comeback/I've been here for years..."
LL Cool J "Mama Said Knock You Out"
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Reply #14 posted 04/25/08 2:31pm

DiamondGlove

I Wanna Fuck You In The Ass.
Outhere Brothers - F.Y.I.T.A.
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Reply #15 posted 04/25/08 6:30pm

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rocknrolldave said:

namepeace said:

"I got a letter from the government/the other day/I opened/and read it/it said they were suckers" Public Enemy, "Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos"




Exactly the line that came to mind for me too. cool

Not a Rap aficionado by any stretch of the imagination but that one definitely stands out. thumbs up!


tA

peace Tribal Disorder

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Reply #16 posted 04/25/08 7:01pm

theAudience

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A'ight stop what you're doin', cause i'm about to ruin
The image and the style that you're used to


~Humpty Dance - Digital Underground


tA

peace Tribal Disorder

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Reply #17 posted 04/25/08 7:03pm

IAintTheOne

Thinkin of a master plan there aint nothin but sweat inside my hand- Paid in Full
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Reply #18 posted 04/25/08 9:32pm

AlexdeParis

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theAudience said:

A'ight stop what you're doin', cause i'm about to ruin
The image and the style that you're used to


~Humpty Dance - Digital Underground

I can't believe that one didn't come to mind. disbelief I'm so ashamed.
"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis
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Reply #19 posted 04/26/08 10:48am

namepeace

"It was once said by a man who couldn't quit/DOPEMAN! Please can I have another hit?" N.W.A., "Dopeman"
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

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Reply #20 posted 04/26/08 10:49am

namepeace

"I don't wanna write this down, I wanna tell you how I feel right now . . ." Mos Def, "Umi Says"
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

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Reply #21 posted 04/26/08 3:22pm

Revolution

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"Kick it!...U wake up late for school man u don't wanna go...
U ask u're mom PLEASE, but she still says NO..." ~ Fight For Your Right - Beasties
Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind.
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Reply #22 posted 04/26/08 3:25pm

Revolution

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"Some of ya'll might know this and some of ya'll don't
Some of ya'll might be a witness and some of ya'll won't
But listen...LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT...Have mercy babe, I hope U don't mind"

DJ Kool
Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind.
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Reply #23 posted 04/26/08 3:29pm

Revolution

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"It's like a jungle sometimes, It makes me wonder how I keep from going under"
~The Message - Grandmaster Flash
Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind.
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Reply #24 posted 04/26/08 3:35pm

Revolution

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"I wanna rock right now...I'm Rob Base and I came to get down...
I'm not internationally known, but I'm know to rock the microphone...
because I get stoopid, I mean outrageous, stay away from me cause it's
contagious" ~ It Take Two - Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind.
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Reply #25 posted 04/26/08 3:37pm

COMPUTERBLUE19
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LL Cool J-

"Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years..."

NWA-

"Straight outta Compton, young mutha f**** named Ice Cube, from a gang called N**** With Attitudes"
"Old man's gotta be the old man. Fish has got to be the fish."
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Reply #26 posted 04/26/08 3:40pm

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I'll even add wack as Vanilla Ice for his Queen stealing, Suge Knight holding over the balcony, Robert Van Winkle-ized hit "Ice, Ice Baby"

.."Yo, stop collaborate and listen, Ice is back with a brand new invention..."
"Old man's gotta be the old man. Fish has got to be the fish."
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Reply #27 posted 04/26/08 3:45pm

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"That's why I fucked your bitch you fat motherfucker..." ~2Pac - Hit em'Up
Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind.
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Reply #28 posted 04/26/08 3:48pm

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Revolution said:

"That's why I fucked your bitch you fat motherfucker..." ~2Pac - Hit em'Up


Funny song for all the wrong reasons, which reminded me of "No Vaseline" by Cube..

"God damn I'm glad ya'll said it all, used to be hard, now he just playing soft. Heard you was down wit the AK, now I see you in a video with Miche'le?"
"Old man's gotta be the old man. Fish has got to be the fish."
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Reply #29 posted 04/26/08 3:49pm

PFunkjazz

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How 'bout

"Turn that shit OFF!!!!" mad
test
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