Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays (RIP Prodigy) – Mobb Deep – “Trife Life”

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1995, Albert Johnson, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, East Coast, East Coast Hip-Hop, Georgia, hardcore hip hop, Havoc, Hempstead, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Kejuan Muchita, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Mobb Deep, music, New York, New York City, Norman Connors, Prodigy, Queens, Queensbridge, Rap, Sacramento, The Infamous, Trife Life, You Are My Starship

Check it out now..
Word up Son, s–t is ill kid..
Knahmsayin? Bein that we livin the motherf–kin trife life
Don’t have another day right?
It’s only right
Let me put you on to what happens Son, never believe this s–t
Kick that s–t

[Prodigy]
It’s just another day, drownin my troubles with a forty
That’s when I got the call from this brownskin shorty
She asked me where’s my crew at? Said we could do whatever
She got her crew too, and said that we should get together
I said, “Aight — just call me back in a hour
so I can take a shower and gather up the manpower”
Then I hung up the horn
And I thought to myself that it might be on
Cause this trick ain’t pick up the phone to call me in years (Why?)
Ever since I left the hoe lonely in tears
Ain’t no tellin what her friends puttin up in her ears
Ideas of settin me up, I’m not tryin ta hear
(Check it out, Son) So we take the gats for precautions
Plus this trick live in Brooklyn, home of the coffin
She might got a whole batallion of Bucktowners
Waitin for us to get up off the train and surround us
Or maybe, I’m blowin this s–t out of proportion
But this s–t do happen, to n—az very often
So f–k it, a n—a gotta do what he meant to
My crew got my back, f–k the world is my mental
We put together five soldiers, the bitch called
My blood curdled, told me to meet her on Myrtle
Got to the plaza, we’re waitin for the G train
We put a plan together, just in case the beef came

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Run the Jewels feat Big Boi (OutKast) – “Banana Clipper”

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Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, Antwan André Patton, Antwan Patton, Atlanta, Banana Clipper, Big Boi, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Blue Lines Coachella Weekend, Brooklyn, California, Coachella, Coachella Festival, Coachella Valley, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Definitive Jux, El-P, El-Producto, Fool's Gold, Fool's Gold Records, Georgia, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Jaime Meline, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Killer Mike, Lazerface, Michael Render, Mike Bigga, music, New York, New York City, OutKast, Rap, Run the Jewels, Sacramento, Savannah, Supergroup

[Killer Mike:]
I move with the elegance of an African elephant
I presented the evidence eloquent as the president
Evident is the emphasis, I deserve me a championship
But before I banana clip I’ma chill so my man can rip

[El-P:]
Little man against Hellion with the heart of an orphan
I got the words of a murderer and an eye for distortion
You take a slice of my portion, I’ll take a piece of your profit
I drive at illegal speeds, Keep an O.Z in my pocket

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Chance the Rapper feat Francis & the Lights – “Summer Friends”

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Atlanta, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chance the Rapper, Chancellor Johnathan Bennett, Chano, Chicago, college, Coloring Book, Coloring Book (mixtape), Francis and the Lights, Georgia, Gospel Rap, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Illinois, Jeremiah Felton, Jeremih, Kanye, Kanye Omari West, Kanye West, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, New York, New York City, Nico Segal, Rap, Rapper, Sacramento, songwriter, Summer Friends, The Meadows, The Meadows NYC, The Social Experiment, West Chatham

[Intro:]
Oh, oh, oh, incredible
I would… incredible
Everything…

[Verse 1 – Chance The Rapper:]
Socks on concrete, jolly rancher kids
I was talking back and now I gotta stay at grandma’s crib
Bunch of tank top, nappy headed bike-stealing Chatham boys

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Kanye West feat Kendrick Lamar – “No More Parties In LA”

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2016, Atlanta, Blue Hurt, California, Chapel Hill, Chicago, Compton, Georgia, good music, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Illinois, inspiration, Kanye, Kanye Omari West, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Los Angeles, music, No More Parties in LA, North Carolina, Rap, Rapper, Rapping, Sacramento, St. Pablo, The Life of Pablo, Top Dawg, UNC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

[Junie Morrison:]
La di da di da, da
I like this flavor
La di da di da, la
Let me tell you
I’m out here from a very far away place
All for a chance to be a star
Nowhere seems to be too far

[Kanye West:]
No more parties in LA
Please, baby, no more parties in LA, uh
No more parties in LA
Please, baby, no more parties in LA, uh
No more (Los Angeles)
Please (shake that body, party that bod-)
Please (shake that body, party that body)
Please (shake that body, party that body)

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Lil’ Kim feat The Notorious B.I.G. – “Drugs”

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1996, Atlanta, Bad Boy, Bad Boy Records, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Big Momma, Big Poppa, Biggie, Biggie Smalls, Black Widow, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, California, Christopher George Latore Wallace, Christopher Wallace, Drugs, East Coast, East Coast Hip-Hop, Georgia, Hard Core, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Key Yemaya Walker, Keypsiia, Keypsiia Walker, Keypsiia Yemaya Walker, Kimberly Denise Jones, Kimberly Jones, Kimmy Blanco, Lil' Kim, music, New York, New York City, Notorious K.I.M., Queen Bee, Queen Bitch, Rap, Rapper, Sacramento, The Hit Factory, The Notorious B.I.G., UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

[BIG] Never a flaw
[Kim] A different kind of high
[Kim] Ya know, feel me on this, huh, uhh

Ladies and gents
Your dopest host presents extravagance
In the ladies’ frame, leaving c-m stains
N—az remain in awe, when I brought a Dillinger
Throw it to ya jaw, uhh
Never a flaw
Never before, have you seen such magnificence
In the black princess, yesss
Flow’s Phenom, I’m the bomb-diggy
Ask Biggie, keep a dedicated squad wit me
Call us the Gabbana girls
We dangerous, b—hes pay a fee just to hang with us
Trust, n—az lust

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – The Firm (Nature) feat Noreaga – “I’m Leaving”

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AZ, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, Capone-N-Noreaga, Cormega, Dr. Dre, Foxy Brown, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, I'm Leaving, Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand, Jermain Baxter, Key Yemaya Walker, LeFrak City, Mafioso rap, Nas, Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones, Nasty Nas, Nature, New York, New York City, Noreaga, Noriega, Queens, Queensbridge, Rap, Rapper, Supergroup, The Firm, Trackmasters, UNC Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Victor Santiago Jr.

A Blue Lines era song, referenced briefly in the manuscript.

[Noreaga]
yo, Nori know this, and Nori know that
but Nori know gat (why)
cause Nori buck dat
Iraq’ll make you famous
throwing gang signs like it’s sign language
distinguish us from the others
kidnap your baby mothers
bringing drama to the deep covers
salute g, bust you down like a lucie
Jose probably lay with a gold uzi
crunk Italy, Africa and Sicily
n—az acting sissy see
pointing guns and missing me
([Nas:] “Yo son, it’s on son”)
hey yo there’s beef in the hood again
n—az came with hoods again
thinking that it woulda been
saw us, from what we first did
when we did
now we twist another wig, a mother lose another kid
but it’s beef now, keep it short
real brief now
strike vigorous, no intentions of missing it
they sent the message, or example, whatever
set it up man on man
only to score we apply the plan
quickly explain why you ran in this dark land
we lay you down in the sand
on the lines like the internet
many would come if you would pose off
against my set, there ain’t a n—a yet
smoke so much, n—az say I need nicarette
you say bogie but you used to say cigarette
nine-oh, a new religion, a new beginning

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Kendrick Lamar – “Mortal Man”

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'Moses, 2014, Black Hippy, Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, California, Chalice Recording Studios, Compton, Detroit Red, Digi+Phonics, Downtown Studios, Fela Anikulapo, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Hollywood, Huey Newton, Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, JFK, Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Key Yemaya Walker, Los Angeles, Malcolm X, Mark Spears, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Jackson, Mortal Man, Nelson Mandela, New York, New York City, Poem, poetry, Prose, Rap, Rapper, Record producers, songwriter, Sounwave, To Pimp a Butterfly, Top Dawg Entertainment, Tupac Shakur, United States

The ghost of Mandela, hope my flows they propel it
Let these words be your earth and moon you consume every message
As I lead this army make room for mistakes and depression
And with that being said my n—-a, let me ask this question
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?
When s–t hit the fan (one two, one two)
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?
The ghost of Mandela, hope my flows they propel it
Let these words be your earth and moon you consume every message
As I lead this army make room for mistakes and depression
And with that being said my n—-a, let me ask this question
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?
Want you look to your left and right, make sure you ask your friends
When s–t hit the fan, is you still a fan?

Best Of 2012…Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – De La Soul – “Buddy”

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1989, 3 Feet High And Rising, A Tribe Called Quest, Abstract, Afrika Baby Bam, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, alternative hip hop, American, Amityville, Best OF 2012..., Blue Hurt, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, Buddy, Buddy (Native Tongue Decision), Calliope Studios, D. Jolicoeur, David Jude Jolicoeur, De La Soul, DJ Sammy B, East Massapequa, Golden Age, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Jarobi, Jarobi White, jazz-rap, Jonathan Davis, Jungle Brothers, K. Mercer, Kelvin Mercer, Key Yemaya Walker, Long Island, Maseo, MC Love Child, Mercenary, Mike Gee, Monie Love, music, musician, Native Tongues, New York, P. Huston, P.A. Pasemaster Mase, Paul Huston, Phife Dawg, Plug One, Plug Three, Plug Wonder Why, Posdnous, Prince Paul, Producer, Q-Tip, Queen Latifa, Queen Latifah, Queens, Rap, Rapper, Sop Sound, St. Albans, The Bronx, Tommy Boy, Trugoy, Universal Zulu Nation, USA, V. Mason, Vincent Lamont Mason Jr, Vincent Mason, vocalist, Warner Bros. Records

DOVE:
Hello
Meany meany meany meany (Say What?)
Meany meany meany meany (Say What?)
Meany meany meany meany mean
Meany meany meany meany (Say What?)
Meany meany meany meany (Say What?)
Meany meany meany meany mean (Okay)
Hello it’s the soul
Troopin’ in wit the Jungle patrol
And this one’s about the KO’s the knockouts out there
Who’s holdin’ my buddy
Hold up
(wait a minute)
POS:
Now just wait
We’re gonna talk about Buddy on this plate
But before we let the herd out the gate
Make sure the all the levels are straight out the jungle
(The Jungle, the Jungle, the Brothers, the Brothers)
AFRIKA:
De La Soul from the soul
Black medallions no gold
Hangin’ out wit Pos hangin’ out wit Mase
Buddy buddy buddy all in my face

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – De La Soul – “Ring, Ring, Ring”

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1991, 30 Day Photo Challenge, Act Like You Know, African medallions, alternative hip hop, Amityville, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Calliope Productions, Curiosity Killed the Cat, D.A.I.S.Y. Age, David Jude Jolicoeur, De La Soul, De La Soul is Dead, DJ, Dove, Fat Larry's Band, Help is on the Way, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Honey Drippers, Impeach the President, K. Mercer, Kelvin Mercer, Key Yemaya Walker, Long Island, Maseo, Mercenary, music, Name and Number, Native Tongues, New York, P. Huston, P.A. Pasemaster Mase, Pass the Peas, Paul Huston, peace signs, Plug 1, Plug 2, Plug One, Plug Three, Plug Wonder Why, Posdnuos, Prince Paul, Producer, Rap, Rapper, Ring, Ring Ring Ring, Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey), Spitkicker, The Bronx, The J.B.'s, The Whatnauts, Tommy Boy, Tommy Boy Entertainment, Tommy Boy label, Tommy Boy Records, Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records, Trugoy, Trugoy The Dove, United States, USA, Vincent Mason, Warner Bros. Records

My current basic ring tone from De La Soul is Dead.
“Yes, this is Miss Renee king from Philadelphia. I want you to please
Give me a call on area code 215-222-4209 and I’m calling in reference
to the music business. Thank you.”

Dove:
Hey how ya doin’
Sorry ya can’t get through
Why don’t you leave your name
And your number
And I’ll get back to you
Hey how are ya doin’
Sorry ya can’t get through
But leave your name (uh)
And your number
And I’ll get back to you.

Once again it’s another rap bandit
Fiending at I and I can’t stand it
Wanna be down with the Day-Glo
Knocking on my door, saying, “a yo yo”
Knocking on my door, saying, “a yo yo”
“i got a funky new tune with a fly banjo”
I can’t understand what the problem is
I find it hard enough dealing with my own biz
How’d they get my name and number
Then I stop to think and wonder
Bout a plan, yo man, I gotta step out town
You wanna call me up? take my number down
It’s 222-2222
I got an answering machine that can talk to you
It goes

Hip-Hop Quotable Yo MTV Raps Final Episode Freestyle

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"Fab Five Freddy" Brathwaite, actor, African-American rapper, André "Doctor Dré" Brown, André Brown, Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy Records, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brentwood, Brooklyn, Brown University, Chubb Rock, Clifford Smith, Club, Craig Mack, dance, DJ, DJ Skribble, Doctor Dré, Dr. Dre, East Coast Hip-Hop, Ed Lover, electronic, Erick Sermon, Extra P, Fab 5 Freddy, Fred Brathwaite, Funk Dr. Spock, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Hollis, House, Jamaica, James Roberts, Johnny Blaze, Key Yemaya Walker, Kingston, KRS-One, Long Island, MC Search, Method Man, MTV, MTV VJ, music, musician, National Merit Scholar, New Jersey, New York, Producer, Queens, Rap, Redman, Reggie Noble, Reginald "Reggie" Noble, remixer, Richard Simpson, rock, Scott Ialacci, Special Ed, Trenton, United States, Who's the Man?, Yo MTV Raps, Young Black Teenagers

Way too much to quote altogether, enjoy one of the Classic Hip-Hop Moments in Hip Hop history!!!

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.