It's All About the Lyrics...

In addition to "BUMB THIS NOW," I decided to start a segment I would like to call "AAL" ("it's All About the Lyrics"), what I am going to do for those of you who sometimes miss some of the doper things said in certain songs is give you a verse, or a few barz old and new, that I feel can be poetically inspiring.  The goal I guess, other then to promote good hip-hop, is to get people to see that it is more then just bling blow, cut the check.  But, that in fact a lot of these rappers are some of the more creative and talented writers/poets/linguists of our time, regardless of where they got there inspiration from, or the intentions behind the poetry.

with the same sword they knight you

they goin goodnight you with.

shit,

thats only half if they like you,

that aint even the half what they might do.

don't believe me 

ask michael,

see martin

see malcolm,

see biggie

see pac

see success and it's outcome.

see jesus

see judas,

see ceaser

see brutus 

see success is like suicide,

suicide 

this is suicide

if you succeed prepare to be crucified.

media meddles

niggas sue you

you settle

every step you take they remind you you ghetto,

so its tough being bobby brown

to be bobby then you have to be bobby now.

and the question is,

is to have had and lost

better then not having at all?

cause of course,

im just waiting till the shine wears off."

Jay-Z "Lost (remix)" '08