Power 106 Exposes Hov's Rhyme Kleptomania

[Lord Funk]

When I hear a recycled/rephrased line, I think "Damn, where did I hear something similar to that before..." and I start thinking and backtracking..
And then when I finally get it, I be like "That's nice, showing respect to Run DMC, Slick Rick, Kool G, Biggie" or whoever.. it's brainfood.

The LEAST intelligent way to give shoutouts or pay homage, is lines like "It's nuthin like a G thang, like I'm Doctor Dre", "I sip that Gin & Juice like my name was Snoop", "I got hoes in different area codes, like I'm Luda or Nate", "I'm known to Regulate, like I'm Warren G"...
Unless you're collabing with the artist you're shouting out on the same track, lines like that sound moronic.. 95% of rappers does it.

EXACTLY.

Fuck, why are there so many people here who don't get this?!

That argument about "all them whiteboys who know all the words to "give it 2 me"" is bollocks. Jay-Z doesn't give a shit the pop fans - the hook and the beat are for them. But putting in an obscure line from an old track is for the heads - it's like Jay's winking at you, saying 'don't think I don't know my shit just cause you're hearing this on the radio'.

Most of the people here angry about Jay's 'biting' probably didn't even know the OG lines til that 'Writer/Biter' shit got on the net.

[chronicad]

jay is still dope hemay have borrowed a few li8nes but he is dope