Matrix Revolutions…
AUDIO By Beware on May 10, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Rolling around in my girl’s whip the other day, I heard “Excuse Me Miss” on the radio. Since I’ve never been one to jock Jay-Z, especially not his singles, I was impressed when I heard Hov spit the following line.
“Smiley faces after all of her phrases
Either she the one or I’m caught in “The Matrix”
But fuck it, let the Fish-burne
Red or green pill, you live and you learn, c’mon!”
Not only did the line stir up the thought that it might be the best rap reference to The Matrix ever, but it also reiterated an old post I wrote and never posted about over saturated lines in Hip-Hop. When it comes to themes, concepts and vision in rap music, we all know there’s too much “swagger” and not enough creativity. But, when the punchlines have gotten more played out than Kristie Allie’s Wii Fit pad, we have a problem.
Case in point, below are ten MCs spinning their own take on the same Matrix punchlines, for better or worse. The movie is obviously a classic and, in turn, has spawned many a song, mixtape cover and Neo name drop, but come on. This has gotten out of hand. Rappers, read this and remember it next time you need something to rhyme with “placement” or “Lasik.”
Please.
“I’m Neo in The Matrix, knees dug deep into the pavement
DMV so we used to the waiting” — Wale from “Nike Boots”
“The thin line between love and hatred
I’m the black pill in The Matrix, the saturated life
They say life is what you make it” — Common from “They Say”
“Save Your ammo, don’t waste it
Got him dodging bullets like Neo in The Matrix” — Young Jeezy from Fabolous’ “Do The Damn Thang”
“I’m high as fuck I’m in The Matrix movin slow
Yea I’m da flyest who told you da Oreco?” — Big Kuntry from T.I.’s “Yeah”
“Mo’ guns than The Matrix
Neo, reload, get ya face twist” — Rick Ross from “I’m A G”
“Dodger hatted-up I’m fly as a shot when it hovers
A mix between Morpheus in The Matrix and Rocket in Colors” — Crooked I, from Scarface’s “Gangsta Rap”
“I ain’t got to tell homeboy, he knows that
This is Matrix Reloaded and Neo’s back” — Joe Budden from “U Ain’t Gotta Go Home”
“Watch what you watchin’ Fox keeps feeding us toxins
Stop sleeping Start thinking Outside of the box and
Unplug from The Matrix doctrine
But watch what you say Fox 5 is watchin” — Nas from the chorus to “Sly Fox”
“They all alike, can’t understand, maybe it’s safest
to play the role and be another glitch in The Matrix” — Jean Grae from “No Doubt”
“The hustling Harry Potter, shake in the brick
Ice in the bracelet, give The Matrix a glitch” — Jadakiss from “One More Step”
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. I’d be willing to bet that every rapper, yes ev-er-y one, has referenced the M-word somehow or someway, at least twice. Guaranteed. If you guys can help me come up with around forty more, maybe these underwhelming rappers will reevaluate their bars when they get a glitch in the brains and try and rework the ‘More guns than Neo in the Matrix’ line again.
Posted in AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC, VIDEO — Tags: big kuntry king, Crooked I, Fabolous, Ice Cube, Jay-z, Joe Budden, Lyrics, Nas, T.I., The Matrix, Young Jeezy
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LOL @ this DipSet/Juelz “Santana’s Town” Parody Video: ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZTf6Q-RB8o
DMV so we used to the waiting
^ you gotta admit, though…just THAT part is clever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZTf6Q-RB8o
Yeah it is Teef
Artist: Pharoahe Monch
Album: Desire
Song: Free
What I spit, not only causes a glitch in The Matrix
But another terrorist that they haven’t faced yet!
I can put up with all the references to the Matrix, plus 100 more. As long as I never have to hear another rapper mention Scarface ever again.
RMF…
Teef that spoof was well done. He has a great hoe collection. lol
I’m sorry, but Common Sense had that simplest, yet most effective Matrix line I’ve ever heard,
“I’m Morpheus in this Hip Hop Matrix, exposing fake sh*t.”—Common Sense, “The Sixth Sense”.
Beanie Sigel Live in Chester, PA Freestyle
http://link-protector.com/x-64841
Been meaning to post this forever, swiped from PhillySh*t.
1999 Sigel , uncut raw.
You even quote Common for one of these and still forget the best one….
“The Common Sense in me remembers the basement
I’m Morpheus in this hip-hop Matrix, exposing fake shit”
……I’m the ending of Matrix 3, Neo’s Joe.— Joe Budden, A-Team and I think the Gorgeous Gangsta in a Freestyle.
This was during the Summer after Matrix Reloaded was released and everyone was waiting on Revolutions.
Damn, 2003 & 2007 been the best years so far this decade.
I dodge’em, like Neo—Hov & Faith Evans “Alone in This World remix”
F*#k You! I got guns like Neo in Matrix—Beanie Sigel “Streets is Talking”
Been meaning to post this 2….
Nas ” I Have too”
http://www.divshare.com/download/7216471-aca
……..Hit you with the force of Morpheus—- Crooked I “Grindin” freestyle on the Wake Up show.
It’s no escaping the Matrix maan, Only Neo is me, no Cleo could see, my future, if she did, I’d shoot her.—- Juelz Santana, can’t recall the song title.
more……
Jay Electronica
“Electrochemicals”
http://www.divshare.com/download/6888494-514
Nothing new, cept the mix and straight no chaser.
http://rapidshare.com/files/231542810/Kenny_Lattimore-Never_Too_Busy_CDS-1996.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231542812/POV_Feat._Jade-All_Thru_The_Nite-_EU_CDM_-1993.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231542814/Mona_Lisa_Feat._The_Lox-Just_Wanna_Please_U-_Promo_CDS_-1996.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231236585/Blackstreet-Greatest_Remixes_Vol.1__Japan_Retail_-2003-QMB.rar.html
Ima chill, I could do this all nite.
Although I know this has been posted……
This is my ish!!! Right now!!! It’s so inspirational.
Mos Def
“Casa Bey”
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Mos_Def/track/Casa_Bey
I hope this album is Mos Definitely a classic for the Boogie Man.
I
“This is not the Matrix, but I am the Oreco, do you wanna fuck me the question is rhetorical”
Soulja Boy on Marco Polo
“Ya’ll couldn’t see me with Lasik, I’m Keanu in the Matrix, you in the Replacements”
XV on Going Endless
I’m somewhere between the real and the fakeness
The red pill, blue pill, real and the Matrix
- Joe Budden (Dumb Out)
01 02
that’s when I took my first pill
to put me in the matrix I went kind of commercial
- Royce Da 5′9″ (featuring Kaboose - Goin Outta Control)
I don’t know what’s worse
Agents tryna find a glitch in my matrix
One slip and I’m back to the basics
Red or blue pill what would you do?
- Young Jeezy (I’m Back)
Drake take Patron to the face til he wasted
I’m blowin til I’m gon’ outta space in the Matrix
- Trey Songz (Give Ya featuring Drake)
It’s no escaping the Matrix maan, Only Neo is me, no Cleo could see, my future, if she did, I’d shoot her.—- Juelz Santana, can’t recall the song title.
————————–
“Okay, Okay”
hahahaahha…
did you mean to say The Oracle as in a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion? cause i have no idea what the fuck an “Oreco” is
That Soulja Boy line is hard. Props to his ghostwriter.
Damn, I was caught up in the Matrix
But not Keanu Reaves, as she rolls in bamboo leaves
I think a way to ship off these piano keys
- Malice on Gangsta Lean
AND I BANG IT WELL, SLANG IS WELL, SHAVE IT WELL
HELL, U LOOKIN’ AT THE PREVIEW OF MATRIX 12 !
Better than all the kojak, scarface and free willy references I grew up with…
hahah when i was reading that big kuntry line i wasn’t even thinking of the “oracle” I thought it was a punchline with the oreck vacuum… and that would be dope.
I was listening to the song, ” I’m a rockstar” by Ludacris and R Kelly, ludacris had a line ” make you scream like lasek from the matrix” or something like that… Any ideas yall?