“…Sh*t, This is my son, This nigga came from my nuts, Same feeling when you first heard ‘Time’s Up’…” – Blu
Allow me to don my backpack & Aiwa’s for a moment and remind of you ’94. When they speak of the year, they often wax poetic about the “classic albums” but forget the one song that owned mixtapes for months on end.
“You lack the minerals and vitamins, Irons and the niacin…”
Plus, I needed a reason to…
a.) …to reference the Blu track which I love so dearly. More on that shortly.
b.) …use that picture, which we shall now call the “Ferris face,” the visage you don when a song is just that d*mn nasty. That facial expression that’s an equal mix of emotions, the elation of being overwhelmed & complete blissful disgust @ how ill a track is that first time. It’s what I felt like the first twelve times I heard O.C.’s joint. The internet has many colloquialisms. Add “Ferris face” to the lexicon, right alongside “Rickey Retardo,” “eghck” and any Max B. slang.
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word…life
classic song. I could recite it verbatim with fervor. it’s embedded in my memory banks.
I still can’t believe it took O.C. a whole year to write it. if so, the craftsmanship, sentiment & attention to lyrical detail is appreciated nonetheless.
& i love that Blu referenced it on whatever song he did. name escapes me, lol.
but yeah, Blu’s doing a show on 4/1 in DC for anyone interested.
the thought of Gotty waving his hands like he just don’t care at a Blu performance is kinda funny. so I might have to go check my boy Blu out
2nd verse:
“Speakin’ in tongues, about what you did but you never done it
Admit you bit it cause the next man gained platinum behind it
I find it ironic, so I researched and analyzed
Most write about stuff they fantasized
I’m fed up with the bull, on this focus of weed and clips
and glocks gettin’ cocked, and wax not bein’ flipped
It’s the same old same old just strain it from the anal
The contact, is not com-pexed or vexed
So why you puhsin it? Why you lyin for? I know where you live
I know your folks, you was a sucka as a kid
Your persona’s drama, that you acquired in high school in acting class
Your whole aura is plexiglass
What’s-her-face told me you shot this kid last week in the park
That’s a lie, you was in church with your moms
See I know, yo, slow your roll, give a good to go
Guys be lackin’ in this thing called rappin’ just for dough
Of course we gotta pay rent, so money connects, but uhh
I’d rather be broke and have a whole lot of respect
It’s the principal of it, I get a rush when I bust
some dope lines I wrote, that maybe somebody’ll quote
That’s what I consider real, in this field of music
Instead of puttin’ brain cells to work they abuse it
Non-conceptual, non-exceptional
Everybody’s either crime-related or sexual
I’m here to make a difference, besides all the riffin
The traps are not stickin’, rappers stop flippin’
For those who pose lyrical but really ain’t true I feel…”
Where are the loosies?
shied gotty. i was on the way home and both “No Greater Love” and “Good Life” popped up. Great songs man.
Man, Blu did “No Greater…” twice yesterday. I made the face @ first and then was closing my eyes rhyming line for line after about a minute into it. Love that shit.
No loosies for the time being. working mobile & with limited time. Don’t stress, we’ll get things caught up shortly.
OC!!! (no Crazy Eddie)
I remember listening to Fudge Pudge/seeing the vid n’ thinking no way this dude doesn’t blow up….
Shows how much I know.
This song is my sh*t though…
Can’t hear the 1st verse w/o “shadow rapping” to it.
No Greater Love
SMH
- Congrats, Blu
w/o question, an Instant Classic
OC is so dope on the mic. I forgot I even had Word…Life.
“Point Of Viewz” is my fave. joint on Word..Life
*Who cares, tres…*
loosies link was dead. no up ?
When the missile is aimed, to blow you outta the frame.
t-t-t-their timez limited hot rocks too…
super ugly intro bass line…classic hip-hop; thaz my golden era…
@teef
where in dc is blu gonna be? and how much are tickets..
nevermind, just realized its on a wednesday i wouldnt have been able to make it anyway
no greater love is fly
one of illest beats ever created and then this?
“Of course we gotta pay rent, so money connects, but uhh
I’d rather be broke and have a whole lot of respect”
dayum. top 5 hip-hop record, all time.