…These “sex scenes” are almost all irredeemably repugnant: they’re vile, they’re misogynistic, and they shuffle their way onto your iPod when you’re in church, or visiting grandma…just when they are least appropriate!…
From whippin' the bacon rolls to outside whippin' the bacon Rolls
— from Family Ties by Cam'ron
Cam'ron has come a long way: from eating bacon rolls (cheap calories) to riding in a Rolls Royce the color of bacon
Call me sensei: Jeezy Miyagi
— from Illin' by Young Jeezy
Mr. Miyagi is Daniel-san’s sensei in The Karate Kid. For the young kids reading Rap Genius, The Karate Kid does not primarily refer to a 2010 movie starring Jaden Smith
Mr. Miyagi (R.I.P.)
On the face of it, this is a corny pro-Barack screed. But there’s ambiguity to the hook: the President is just another color that Jeezy encounters in his palette
Personally, I’m down with Barack because:
Admitted trying yayo
Smokes (and he holds the cigarette thug-style, with his fingertips!)
Pigeons know who they are
— from Byrd Call by J.R. Writer
The “pigeons” (slang for “girls”) – ahem – “flock” to Birdman and the Byrd Gang (Brrrr!)
Safe sex is great sex, better wear a latex
Cause you don’t want that late text, that “I think I’m late” text
— from Lollipop (Remix) by Lil Wayne
You don’t want to get a text message from your girl telling you her period’s late (i.e., she’s potentially pregnant). So wear a condom!
Before a blunt, I take out my fronts
— from Halftime by Nas
Congratulations on purchasing a grill! Proper grill care is your responsibility, and – with proper maintenance – your grill can provide you with years of dental satisfaction
WARNING
Always remove grill before smoking marijuana cigars (blunts)
Biggie and 2Pac agree on one thing: money is more important than bitches
Notice the artistic unity – both woven and internal – of the male/female verse pairing
Sadly, much liquor has been poured for the greatest rappers of all time. Some have died of AIDS, many have fallen to gunshots and a few have smoked themselves retarded
Only one – a former male model and athlete, launched into a deep depression after an incapacitating accident – ate himself to death (RIP Pun I love you dogg)
