"Oh yes I love her like Egyptian
Want a description? Her body's sickenin'
I can be her prescription, I can be her physician
Sexual healing, I can be her religion ..."
-Lil' Wayne from "PMW (P****, Money, Weed)" in 2007
"Oh yes I love her like Egyptian
Want a description? My royal highness
So many plusses when I bust that there can’t be no minus ..."
-Andre 3000 from OutKast's "Jazzy Belle" in 1996
Jim Jonsin pretty much just sped up the entire song and added a raped-fire drum track (sounds like me) over "Jazzy Belle" for the beat to Wayne's "PMW". And Weezy F. Baby took that and ran with it, starting each of his verses with "oh yes I love her like ..." and that's a good enough tribute to me. Wayne knows who broke the doors open for southern rappers to have a viable presence in hip hop at all, much less sell a milli and be all over the radio and video channels.
... and Free Enes.
Showing posts with label Tribute. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tribute. Show all posts
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Weezy: Ode to 3000
Saturday, November 20, 2010
CyHi: Ode to 3000
"... I told him, 'make no free sacks,
I need 60.' He said, 'Damn, shorty, I'll be back'
Then I replied that I'd been goin through tha same thing that he had
True I got more fans than the average man but not enough loot to last me
to the end of the week, I live by the beat like you live check to check
If you don't move yo foot then I don't eat, so we like neck and neck
He said, 'we thought you was rich ever since you left the deck'
I said, 'I am, aggin, that's the catch' ..."
-CyHi da Prynce from "Hear Me Out" in 2010
"... and he kept askin me, 'what kind of car you drive? I know you paid
I know y'all got buku of hoes from all them songs that y'all done made'
And I replied that I'd been goin through tha same thing that he had
True I got more fans than the average man but not enough loot to last me
To the end of the week, I live by the beat like you live check to check
If you don't move yo foot then I don't eat, so we like neck to neck
Yes we done come a long way like them slim ass cigarettes
From Virginia, this ain't gon stop so we just gonna continue ..."
-Andre 3000 from OutKast's "Elevators (Me & You)" in 1996
Not so much a tribute as it is a blatant re-usage, but it's nice for CyHi to convey that Dre's '96 truth spitting still applies for a newly signed G.O.O.D. Music rapper 14 years later. I really hope Kanye uses his John Legend/Common type of management on da Prynce more-so than his GLC/Consequence/Really Doe type of management. Cuz he's got bars and I actually wanna hear legitimate music from the dude.
... and Free Enes.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Em & Nas: Ode to Rakim
"And I am, whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?"
-Eminem from "The Way I Am" in 2000
"I'm the N, the A to the S-I-R
And if I wasn't, I must've been Escobar ..."
-Nas from "Got Ur Self a Gun" in 2001
"I'm the R, the A, to the K-I-M.
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?"
-Rakim from Eric B. & Rakim's "As The Rhyme Goes On" in 1987
Just a quick little quip, but when you could manage pulling nods from Slim Shady in his prime and Nasir Jones on his second best album, can you getter any higher of a compliment?
... and Free Enes.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
J. Cole: Ode to 3000
"This is my story, this is my song
If you ain't got the heart, don’t attempt to try this at home
It’s just a poem from a man once living wrong
Now I’m in the zone, tell the world I’m coming home ..."
-J. Cole from "I'm Coming Home (Demo)" in 2010
"Yo, this is my story, this is my song
And to them rudy poots, don't attempt to try this at home
It's just a poem until y'all learn right from wrong
Know when to bless a situation, when to grab the chrome ..."
-Andre 3000 from OutKast's "Chonkyfire" in 1998
I think all the hip hop heads in the world can agree that up-and-comers tributing legendary emcees is a great thing. So when I heard Cole spit start off a verse old school Andre 3000-style on his Diddy reference track, I got the hint that hip hop wanted me to start a new segment on here. And here we have it. I'ma keep it super simple.
Look Ma, no pics ...
... and Free Enes.
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