"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.
[Edited 4/24/08 18:24pm]

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

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

"Relax your mind, let your conscience be free/and get down to the sound of EPMD" EPMD, "You Gots To Chill"

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


yes, I know, not hip-hop, sorry.

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

-PUBLIC ENEMY "BRING THE NOISE" (1988)-

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)-

namepeace said:

Exactly the line that came to mind for me too.
[Edited 4/25/08 3:00am]

Criminal Minded
You Been Blinded
Lookin For A Style Like Mine
You Can't Find It..... BDP "Criminal Minded"

"6 in the mornin'/police at my door/FRESHH adidas squeak across the bathroom floor" Ice-T, "6 in the Mornin'"

AlexdeParis said:

Indeed, indeed.

woogiebear said:

Another victory . . .

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)

"Don't call it a comeback/I've been here for years..."
LL Cool J "Mama Said Knock You Out"

I Wanna Fuck You In The Ass.
Outhere Brothers - F.Y.I.T.A.

rocknrolldave said:

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


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

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

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Thinkin of a master plan there aint nothin but sweat inside my hand- Paid in Full

theAudience said:

I can't believe that one didn't come to mind. I'm so ashamed.

"It was once said by a man who couldn't quit/DOPEMAN! Please can I have another hit?" N.W.A., "Dopeman"

"I don't wanna write this down, I wanna tell you how I feel right now . . ." Mos Def, "Umi Says"

"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

"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

"It's like a jungle sometimes, It makes me wonder how I keep from going under"
~The Message - Grandmaster Flash

"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

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"

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..."

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

Revolution said:

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?"

How 'bout

"Turn that shit OFF!!!!"