Freestyle Friday - I Ain't No Joke

I Ain't No Joke

by Eric B & Rakim

verse 2...

I got a question, as serious as cancer
Who can keep the average dancer
Hyper as a heart attack nobody smiling
Cuz you're expressing the rhyme that I'm styling
This is what we all sit down to write
You can't make it so you take it home, break it and bite
Use pieces and bits of all the hip-hop hits
Get the style down pat then it's time to switch
Put my tape on pause and add some more to yours
Then you fake it you're ready for the neighborhood chores
The E-M-C-E-E don't even try to be
When you come up to speak, don't even lie to me
You like to exaggerate, dream and imaginate
Then change the rhyme around, that can aggravate me
So when you see me come up, freeze
Or you'll be one of those 7 MC's
They think that I'm a new jack but only if they knew that
They who think wrong are they who can't do that
Style that I'm doing, they might ruin
Patterns and paragraphs based on you and
Your offbeat DJ, if anything he play
Sound familiar, I'll wait til E say
Play 'em, so I'ma have to diss and bro
You could get a smack for this, I ain't no joke

you can listen to this song is in its entirety here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TN-kDEKxF0

Freestyle Friday (Step Into A World)

KRS-One

Step Into A World

Verse 1

I'm bout to hit you wit that traditional style of cold rockin
Givin options for head knockin non stoppin
Tip-toppin lyrics we droppin but styles can be forgotten
so we bring back the raw hip-hoppin
Just like the records and tapes you be coppin
Cop some breakdancin, boogie poppin, and lockin
Tic tockin, guaranteed to have you clockin
We only get better and only better we have gotten
This type of flow don't even think about stoppin
Beware, the length of the rhyme flow can be shockin
All music lovers in the place right now
That never understood the way that KRS got down
Yo I'm strictly about skills and dope lyrical coastin
Relying on talent, not marketing and promotion
If a dope lyrical flow is a must
You gots to go with a name you can quickly trust
I'm not sayin I'm number one, uhh I'm sorry, I lied
I'm number one, two, three, four and five
Stop wastin your money on marketing schemes
and pretty packages pushin dreams to the beams
A dope MC is a dope MC
With or witout a record deal, all can see
And that's who KRS be son
I'm not the run of mill, cause for the mill I don't run

the full song can be heard here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC-i7XeXqg0

Freestyle Friday vol 1 (That Ain't Love)

I'm bringing back the Freestyle Friday to the 12th Planet.

Each Friday, I will feature a hip hop verse for you. In the verse, I will highlight a line or two that stands out. Feel free to comment about the verse

Verse of the Week...That Ain't Love - Little Brother

[Intro]

Uhh, yeah, love 

You know we always, we always talkin 'bout love 

We always thinkin 'bout it y'know 

I'm in love, I want love, I need love, whatever 

But like sometimes I wonder With all the hurt and pain that people that supposedly love you put you through 

Is that really love? 

[Phonte] 

We would go to each other's houses, sleep on the flo' 

Crash on each other's couches, work like kings and 

eat like paupers, now my heart palpitates 

just thinkin 'bout all the stress that came up out this 

Started out hard, goin for the long haul 

Put all of the bullshit and hoes on pause 

Shit got major we, stacked a little paper now 

Couple years later can't get a phone call 

Hold up~! Big fish in a little pond 

Swimmin 'round town, thinkin like we already stars 

And they say that money change you, but money don't change you 

It just make you more of what you already are 

Hope our kids do better than we 

Hope he and she learn to stick together when the times get ugly 

I've been misconstrued, lied to and abused 

But my fam still swear that they love me man 

[Chorus] 

If this is love, I don't wanna see hate 

If this is real, I don't wanna see fake - I'm sayin 

Cause I don't know how much more I can take 

I know that, all of y'all can relate - I'm sayin 

Uhh, if this is love, I don't wanna see hate 

If this is real, I don't wanna see fake 

You know that ain't love love, that ain't love love 

That ain't love love, that ain't love love 

[Rapper Big Pooh] 

You were the, right hand, my man 50 Grand 

Us gettin dollars was all part of the plan 

A few years back we cut ties, you understand 

It was all business, nuttin person-al 

And you vowed to come back a different person now 

we are back on track, and time heals wounds 

Nothin showed me you came back too soon 

Yeah, once again you and I to the tune 

We brought you on tour, put money in your fist 

You fucked up plenty and got slapped on the wrist 

That's it! And everytime the brothers grand mack 

The topic would arise about you bein kept 

The Lord says forgive I will never forget 

Shoulda picked up the phone when the times got ugly 

I've been misconstrued, lied to and abused 

But my fam still swear that they love me man 

Aww sheeit~! 

[Chorus] 

[Jozeemo] 

"I'ma ride for my n$#%^z", I figure that's what they all say 

It's foul play when cuttin throats is your forte 

Do it how you wanna be done, that's what the Lord say 

Daps and hugs, but turn your back and get the swordplay 

I'm sure you say I got it all wrong, it ain't like that 

I sent you all them letters, guess it's better you ain't write back 

Despite the fact you told me plenty tears you had to fight back 

All lies, surprise, I ain't diss you with no spite track 

I know you'd probably like that, but never will I hit your level 

You gon' dig your own grave, focus when you grip the shovel 

I should be pissed as ever, but I'm the bigger brother 

So I'ma keep it movin while you get your shit together 

Our bonds was severed, but all you had to say was fuck me 

I smelled your bullshit, consider me lucky 

I've been misconstrued, lied to and abused 

But my fam still swear that they love me - ain't that a bitch! 

[Chorus] 

{*sung ad libs to fade*}

Love...whether its with your family, significant other, or friends...can be difficult. 

(song)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWZ0usTddyA