Off duty
I'm nearly totally immersed in preparing for my rap performance tomorrow night, and so blogging's in the back seat for a while. Right now it's the Soundblaster studio and the rhyming dictionary websites for me.
If you've got a favorite rap expression that you think I should throw in at some point, please leave it in the comments.
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Comments (31)
"pimpin" anything
Posted by veiledorchid | April 21, 2006 7:15 AM
One that makes me laugh: "I'm high like Degrassi." (Here's a link in case you don't get the reference.)
Posted by raging red | April 21, 2006 7:17 AM
Check yo-self before you wreck yo-self.
Posted by seth | April 21, 2006 7:27 AM
Jack, remember: The important thing is that you represent.
Posted by Bill McDonald | April 21, 2006 7:57 AM
Don't hesitate to give someone the 411 (that's four-one-one) on any topic you desire. It means serving up the information, yo.
Posted by Sebastian | April 21, 2006 8:37 AM
You should include a reference to the po-po or 5-0.
Posted by Mark Maxcy | April 21, 2006 8:49 AM
I like the term coined by Outkast, "discrimihate."
"I met a critic, I made her **** her drawers,
She said she thought hip hop was only guns and alcohol--
I said "oh hell naw!" But yet it's that too,
You can't discrimihate cuz you done read a book or two."
(From "Humble Mumble" off the "Stankonia" album)
Posted by Dave J. | April 21, 2006 9:13 AM
"Proof went poof?"
Posted by daphne | April 21, 2006 9:45 AM
Sotto voce.
Posted by tom | April 21, 2006 9:56 AM
With my mind on my Trammy
And my Trammy on my mind.
Posted by Chris Snethen | April 21, 2006 10:03 AM
Or maybe something involving 160-million foot pounds of torque in your behind. That would be AWESOME. Or "tight" as the kids say.
Posted by Chris Snethen | April 21, 2006 10:04 AM
Careful Chris... that could sound like "Tranny" when recorded. Like, "'scuse me while I kiss the sky"... sounds like Jimi wanted to 'kiss this guy'.
Posted by TK | April 21, 2006 10:07 AM
Song entitled "One candidate, two faces"
I got two faces and a plan
I got two faces and a plan
I'm the Burdick woman
One face points to my record
One face points points to the tram
Oh, what a sham I am
I'm the Burdick woman
I say I support business
My record say I'll give'em the business
And I know I got a tin ear for small business
unless P.G.E. pays for my business
I'm the two faced candidate
But I'm whistling this tune for all its worth
Like a seal at a circus for the ring masters
The two papers that say "we get it"
Then show they "lost it"
Posted by jfe | April 21, 2006 10:17 AM
you a blazin, phrasin, politically brazen, too caucasian white boy, ain't no rapper!
Posted by Lizzy | April 21, 2006 10:28 AM
for d*** h**** you have to look up what words rhyme with federalist, Scalia, and free market.
Posted by rod | April 21, 2006 10:54 AM
Thanks, I already had one of those three.
Posted by Jack Bog | April 21, 2006 11:11 AM
Maybe you could throw down an old school rhyme like,
"No taxation without representation."
Posted by Bill McDonald | April 21, 2006 11:13 AM
Cause I got skills-
And I won't choke like the buffalo bills
Posted by Three-Six | April 21, 2006 12:04 PM
I'm the baddest
Taking out all rookies
So forget Oreos
Eat Bojack cookies
*apologies to LL Cool J*
For listenable, narrative rhyming, try listening to "Follow the Leader" by Eric B and Rakim, "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube, or "Summertime" by Will Smith (probably still recording at that time as DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince). We won't turn you into the RZA overnight...
Posted by Matt | April 21, 2006 12:27 PM
"Microsoft niggas let bygones be bygones
but since I'm Macintosh Ima double click yo icon"
Posted by R | April 21, 2006 12:49 PM
A sure crowd pleaser...taking some of foxworths' emails and setting them to rhyme and rhythm...I'd give an example but sitting working on my chocolate bunny ears.
Posted by jack danger | April 21, 2006 12:50 PM
It's all about the Hamiltons baby!
Posted by pb | April 21, 2006 2:40 PM
History will show the Natalie rap laid waste to Lazy Sunday.
Posted by Chris Snethen | April 21, 2006 3:12 PM
Some call me Prof
some call me Tough
But I aint playin
cause I like it Rough
Posted by Gotta be Anon | April 21, 2006 3:15 PM
Eveyun talkin bout me
Like I'm real bad
But check out Derrick
cause hes been had
All he wanted was some boody
But he didn't know
he was slappin nastys
wit a Ghetto Ho
Posted by Gotta be Anon | April 21, 2006 3:33 PM
Hair like a brillo, it cuts up my pillow
and
Homemade dishes made with plenty of shrimpses
Posted by antonio | April 21, 2006 5:38 PM
I like "Holla, dolla bill y'all". And you should definitely consider wearing an oversized wall clock on a gold neck chain a la Flavor Flav...
Posted by nader | April 21, 2006 8:05 PM
I don't know about rhymes, but I sure hope you're going to record and podcast this next to the internal revenue code project...
Posted by PDXile in Seattle | April 21, 2006 10:12 PM
I'm down with nader on the Flava Flav idea. 'Cept every rapper's gotta have his own style. Maybe you could wear a gigantic faux gold plated form 1040 for bling.
Posted by PDXile in Seattle | April 21, 2006 10:15 PM
Unless you are intent on pandering to some caricature of a poetic, great—and now global—art form, might I suggest that the university crowds are ready for a Duke Lacrosse Team recontextualization of Tupac's "Baby Don't Cry":
"Beneath the surface it was more than just a crooked smile
Nobody knew about her secret so it took a while
I could see a tear fall slow down her black cheek
Sheddin quiet tears in the back seat; so when she asked me,
"What would you do if it was you?"
Couldn't answer, such a horrible pain to live through
I tried to trade places in the tragedy
I couldn't picture three crazed niggaz grabbin me
For just a moment I was trapped in the pain, Lord come and take me ..."
Posted by skyview satellite | April 21, 2006 10:16 PM
Make sure you check your i.d., cuz!
http://rapstarname.com/index.php
Posted by Ol' Nasty | April 22, 2006 1:04 PM