Author Topic: Songs with Great Lyrical Content (Read 240 times)

Liquid-Dogg · « **on:** June 19, 2002, 09:37:21 AM »

Need to a know some good songs that get u thinkin...n' basically are lyrically perfected (eg Interview with a vampire by Ras Kass) Talib kweli does some good ones...but need to know more (pref. recent ones, no Eric B or Rakim or shit like that, i like that shit, but it's not what i'm lookin for at the mo)

=[Euthanasia]= · « **Reply #1 on:** June 19, 2002, 09:54:13 AM »

Talib Kweli & Hi Tek - For Women
Talib Kweli & Hi Tek - The Blast
Talib Kweli & Hi Tek - Memories Live
2Pac - Hail Mary
'Face Ft 2Pac - Smile
The Roots Ft Erykah Badu - You Got Me
Common - Retrospect For Life
Common - The Light
Nas - Take It In Blood
Nas - What Goes Around

Also, check out the whole of 'Face's "The Diary", that album is amazingly thought provoking.

I didn't want to include too many westcoast joints, this being the outbound connection forum an all, but I had to sneak a those 'Pac ones in because you must know how his music gets you thinking

Liquid-Dogg · « **Reply #2 on:** June 19, 2002, 10:08:01 AM »

/\/\/\ sadly he doesn't touch me like he must touch the rest of his fans...personally i think people read too much into what he said....peeps make out as if he had a degree

=[Euthanasia]= · « **Reply #3 on:** June 19, 2002, 10:25:26 AM »

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/\/\/\ sadly he doesn't touch me like he must touch the rest of his fans...personally i think people read too much into what he said....peeps make out as if he had a degree

Well as you can see i'm a big fan, but don't sleep on the two I listed, they fit the description of what you want to hear perfectly.

Liquid-Dogg · « **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2002, 10:29:16 AM »

i got hail mary, it's alright, but it's not really that great (imo)

Ras Kass or Talib Kweli could eat him up on the mic if he was still alive

=[Euthanasia]= · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2002, 10:45:43 AM »

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Ras Kass or Talib Kweli could eat him up on the mic if he was still alive

I personally think 'Pac was the best at writing about the subject matter he chose to tackle, also the emotions he brought out through his lyrics no other MC/Rapper can or has achieved imo, and he was amazingly prolific, but yeah, both Ras Kass and Talib are better MC's than 'Pac lyrically, I think it's impossible to compare them to 'Pac though, they're all in a league of their own.

But back to the topic, here's a few more for you:

Akrobatik & Mr Lif - Inhuman Capabilities
Afu-Ra - Body Of The Life
Binary Star - Honest Expression
The Roots - What They Do

Liquid-Dogg · « **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2002, 12:48:44 PM »

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it's impossible to compare them to 'Pac though, they're all in a league of their own.

plus he's dead, and neither of the 2 were big (i don't think, but i may be wrong) whilst he was alive

but nice unbias opinion there, esp from a pac fan. normally pac fans can't stand it when peeps say that there's an mc out there that they think is better the pac was