So get up, get, get get down 911 is a joke in yo town
I used to roll up: this is a hold up, ain't nuthin funny. Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin move but the money.
I be more hipper than a hippopotamus Get off in your head like a neurologist
Beef is not what Jay said to Nas; Beef is when the working folks can't find jobs.
I am one of the founders of Hip-Hop along with my brothers Kool DJ Herc and Grandmaster Flash.
I was once that little boy Terrified of the world, now I'm on a world tour
The hip hop community is not at fault here - I'm definitely not blaming them. But, that can't be the only view of manhood for our young men.
I live in hip-hop. I don't find it to be offensive.
We want to show how hip-hop, which kind of fuels today's basketball stars, is directly related to jazz.
It's a hell of a relief. Especially for a dude like me who is so hands on and I like to pretty much all the way hip-hop. So it's difficult when you're dealing with the majors.
You see my tears, in the rain underneath it all, we're just the same.
Picture yourself crushin' Xzibit with your tough talk? That's like Christopher Reeve doing the crip walk.
I may be able to concentrate on a move, but it may not look exactly how I need it to look like, as far as in the ballroom world. Hip-hop is different; it is a lot more flowy with ballroom.
I'm a Jewish kid who grew up loving hip hop in NY.
When I met you last night baby Before you opened up your gap I had respect for ya lady But now I take it all back
The victory's found in truth, like innocence found in youth Self defeat is your own dispute
We got to mediate our greedy levels, Cause the lust of currency can have us sleepin with the devil.
Slide slide slippity-slide When you're living in a city it's do or die
A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words.
You pout like a trout in a drought. . . can't get out. You want to scream, but fish can't shout.