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Lyrics more relevant today than when they first came out. Chuck D!

[Intro: Flava Flav]
Yo Chuck, bust a move man
I was on my way up here to the studio
Ya know what I'm sayin'?
And this brother stopped me and asked me
"Yo, wassup with that brother Chuckie D? He swear he nice"
I said "Yo the brother don't swear he's nice, he knows he's nice"
Ya know what I'm sayin'?
So Chuck, I got a feelin you turning him into a Public Enemy, man
Now remember that line you was kicking to me
On the way out to LA Laurelton Queens
While we was in the car on our way to the Shop
Well yo, right now kick the bass for them brothers
And let 'em know

[Verse 1: Chuck D]
WHAT, GOES, ON!
Rolling Stones of the rap game, not bragging
Lips bigger than Jagger, not saggin'
Spell it backwards, I'ma leave it at that
That ain't got nothing to do with rap
Check the facts, expose those cats
Who pose as heroes and take advantage of blacks
Your government's gangster, so cut the crap
A war going on so where y'all at?
"Fight the Power" comes great responsibility
'F the Police' but who's stopping you from killing me?
Disaster, fiascos over a loop by P.E
If it's an I instead of we believing TV
Spitting riches, bitches, and this new thing about snitches
Watch them asses move as the masses switches
System dissed them but barely missed her
My sole intention to save my brothers and sisters

[Hook ]
Hard... (Get up!)
JUST, LIKE, DAT
Hard... (Get up!)
JUST, LIKE, DAT
Hard... (Get up!)
JUST, LIKE, DAT
Hard... (Get up!)
JUST, LIKE, DAT

[Interlude: Flavor Flav]
Yeah, that's right Chuck, man
That's what you gotta do
You got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT, ya know what I'm sayin?
Cause yo, lemme tell you a lil something man
These brothers runnin around, hard-headed!
They get a lil jealous, you know what I'm sayin?
Just like that! You know, they try to bring you down wit 'em
But yo, Chuck, you got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT!

[Verse 2: Chuck D]
Screamin gangsta twenty years later
Of course endorsed while consciousness faded
New generation believin them fables
"Gangster Boogie" on two turntables
Show no love so it's easy to hate it
Desecrated while the coroner waited
Any given Sunday, so where y'all rate it?
Wit slavery, lynchin, and them drugs infiltrated
I'm like that doll Chucky, baby
Keep comin back to live, love life like I'm crazy
Keep it movin Rising to the Top
Doug Fresh clean livin you don't stop
Revolution means change, don't look at me strange
So I can't repeat what other rappers be sayin
You don't stand for something, you fall for anything
Harder than you think, it's a beautiful thing

[Hook]
Hard... (Get up!)
JUST, LIKE, DAT
Hard... (Get up!)
JUST, LIKE, DAT
Hard... (Get up!)
JUST, LIKE, DAT
Hard... (Get up!)
JUST, LIKE, DAT

[Interlude 2: Flavor Flav]
Yeah, that's right Chuck, man
That's what you gotta do
You got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT, ya know what I'm sayin?
Cause yo, lemme tell you a lil something man
These brothers runnin around, hard-headed!
They get a lil jealous, you know what I'm sayin?
Just like that! You know, they try to bring you down wit 'em
But yo, Chuck, you got to tell 'em JUST, LIKE, DAT!

[Verse 3: Chuck D]
So it's time to leave you a preview
So you too can review what we do
20 years in this business, How You Sell Soul?
G-Wiz, people bear witness
Thank you for lettin us be ourselves
So don't mind me if I repeat myself
These simple lines be good for your health
To keep them crime rhymes on the shelf
Live love life like you just don't care
Five thousand leaders never scared
"Bring the Noise," it's 'the moment they feared'
Get up! Still a beautiful idea

[Hook]

[Overlaps Hook: Chuck D]
Get up! - Throw yo hands in the air
Get up and show no fear!
Get up if y'all really care!
P.E. 20 years, now get up!!

[Outro: Flavor Flav]
Yeah, that's right, we Public Enemy #1 in New York
Public Enemy #1 in Philly, Public Enemy #1 in D.C
Public Enemy #1 in Cleveland, Ohio (we're harder than you think)
Also we're Public Enemy #1 in St. Louis
(It's a beautiful thing) Public Enemy #1 in New Jersey
And bust it, we also Public Enemy #1 in Cincinnati, (we're harder than you think)
And Atlanta, even Public Enemy #1 in Chicago, Public Enemy #1 in Detroit
(It's a beautiful thing) Public Enemy #1 in Oakland
(We're harder than you think) Public Enemy #1 in Baltimore
Public Enemy #1 in Miami, Public Enemy #1 in Indiana
Also Public Enemy #1 in L.A. (it's a beautiful thing... indeed)
Also Public Enemy #1 in Alabama, y'all (we're harder, than you think!)
Public Enemy #1 in Tennesee, Public Enemy #1 in Mississippi
The Carolinas

[ JUST, LIKE, DAT
JUST, LIKE, DAT
JUST, LIKE, DAT]



 
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One, two, three and to the four
Sly Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre is at the door
Ready to make an entrance, so back on up
(‘Cause you know we're about to rip shit up)

 
Orion Bailey said:
I forgot about him. Great voice!

THen I was and am an even bigger fan of Ice Cube. Lethal Injection is an all time great.
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Ice T was the shit! Doesn't get enough props for his flow and lyrics. Love this song. And an old school Mike Tyson appearance.

 
SlyPokerDog said:
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Lyrics Born was a favorite of mine at one point in time. The Latyrx album with Lateef is definitely one of my all-time favorite albums. The first track was so different from anything I had ever heard before, what with two rappers rapping different verses at the same time - brilliant.
 
Cippy91 said:
The best right now would be Kendrick Lamar. He can make the commercial songs and conscious rap songs, both are great. All his projects put out have been classics in my opinion. I think people sleep on J Cole as well. Asap Rocky also very underrated. Kendrick Lamar above all currently though. As far as old school, I think for me that would be Nas. Biggie was great, Pac was great. All the guys from Wu tang can rap their asses off. A tribe called quest. Eminem.

Past=Nas
Present=Kendrick Lamar
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I'll say that Kendrick Lamar is one of the few current rappers that's doing it right. I was hesitant to listen to him based on how shitty most rap is these days, but after I finally heard him I was down.
 
Oh damn, this track just started up and is another favorite Latyrx track of mine!
 
No love for the Beastie Boys yet. Sad.

Paul's Boutique was mind blowing when it first came out and completely changed the record industry.

 
blue9 said:
Oh man, I'm gonna have to give this one some thought, and even then there's no way I'll actually be able to come up with a Top 5, but initial names that jump to mind are:

Biggie
Snoop
Aceyalone
Gift of Gab
MF Doom
Kool Keith

See - I'm already over 5 names and haven't even gotten into groups like Wu, Tribe, Hiero, BDP, Living Legends, Native Tongues, etc. I've also already started to struggle with who I think is good versus who I like - Gift of Gab is a great rapper, but he wouldn't be in my Top 5 most liked rappers. But then if we're going off of being good, rather than being liked, I'd have to throw Eminem and Aesop Rock up there (but I won't). And then typing Aesop Rock just now made me remember El-P who I think is a great rapper but even better producer. And then there's Killer Mike...and Andre and Big Boi. Doom always brings to mind MF/GM Grimm. And I haven't mentioned any of the pioneers (other than Keith as a secondary pioneer) like Melle Mel or Run DMC - guys who might sound a little simplistic these days, but have to be given credit for the clarity and strength with which they rapped. I LOOOOOOVE Digable Planets, but I wouldn't say any of them are amongst the best rappers...but they could easily make my Top 5 favorite. And spinning off that I love the more unique path Ish is going with Shabazz Palaces. And that brings to mind Camu Tao as one of the more cutting edge, genre-expanding rappers. Whew, I think I'm tapped out for the moment - I gotta go work on some stuff.

Pretty sure Biggie and Snoop will remain on my Top 5, but there are just too many people to fill the last 3 spots. And if I decide to go with who I like rather than who is best, Snoop might have to come down.
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Damned good list. I was thinking about all of this when I wad typing as well.

Ps. Nice Camu Tao shout out!
 
SlyPokerDog said:
No love for the Beastie Boys yet. Sad.

Paul's Boutique was mind blowing when it first came out and completely changed the record industry.

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I love this album. To be honest though, I've never cared for their screechy voices. That album can never be made again. A real gem.
 
Skimmed through this thread now, and see that there's a bunch of good names mentioned. A few more that came to mind:

Warren G
Jean Grae
Kirby Dominant

I don't know that any of them would make my Top 5, but Kirby has one of my favorite verses ever. This whole song is great, but I tagged the video to start on the last few bars of his last verse. Listen to the whole song, but these last bars just always get me.
 
and in the words of Mr Mef...

"Put that rap shit 2nd, and hip hop 1st"
 
SlyPokerDog said:
And you failed by not mentioning De La Soul.
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I mentioned De La Soul too. If you read my posts, you'd know that.

Also, you should be reading my posts. Not being prepared to edit out my insults reflects poorly on you as an admin.
 
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