I knew a guy like youhis name was Felipe
― WavyNDaLazDayz (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Monday, 19 January 2009 21:21 (fifteen years ago) link
And if you're dirty, then go take a bath.
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 19 January 2009 22:16 (fifteen years ago) link
first of all I'd like to thank god
― Edward III, Monday, 19 January 2009 22:18 (fifteen years ago) link
a pound costs six in new yorkbut it's half in Miami
― WavyNDaLazDayz (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Monday, 19 January 2009 23:40 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm just vanishin' with the vanishin' cream - Masta Killa
I woke up this morning and had that line in my head. I never noticed it until just then. Weird.
― brightscreamer, Saturday, 31 January 2009 15:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Letters makes wordsand sentences makes paragraphs
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 15 March 2009 21:02 (fifteen years ago) link
this be the dramai'ma cause like a comma in sentenceparagraphs indented
― fuck bein hard, BIG HOOS is complicated (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Sunday, 15 March 2009 21:21 (fifteen years ago) link
early in the mornin' jump out my bedgrab some afro sheen and I comb my head
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 16 March 2009 03:32 (fifteen years ago) link
I've posted this before, on a similar thread, as it is my favorite example of this sort of thing:
You lied about the lies that you lied aboutYou even lied to your aunt when you went down south
― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Monday, 16 March 2009 03:56 (fifteen years ago) link
All the way to Africa, a.k.a. the MotherlandStick out the left, then I'll ask for the other handThat's the right hand, Black Man Only if you was noted as my man
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Monday, 16 March 2009 13:47 (fifteen years ago) link
I was lyrics like those that, in the summer of 97 when I worked for Domino's Pizza, led me to believe that I could have a future in this rap game.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Monday, 16 March 2009 13:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I like the Whopper, fuck the Big Mac
― Consider the Challopster (los blue jeans), Tuesday, 17 March 2009 01:43 (fifteen years ago) link
More like "I like the Whopper BEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!! the Big Mac"
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 17 March 2009 01:47 (fifteen years ago) link
Stick out the left, then I'll ask for the other handThat's the right hand, Black Man
the particular banality of this dawned on me very slowly until one day i heard it and was literally in tears wit hlaughter
― fuck bein hard, BIG HOOS is complicated (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Tuesday, 17 March 2009 02:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Never see me slip, 'cause if I slip, then I'm slippin'.
― mike a, Tuesday, 17 March 2009 02:30 (fifteen years ago) link
A nice big plate of/Fish, which is my favorite dish
― mike a, Friday, 20 March 2009 02:53 (fifteen years ago) link
I know a man named HankHe has more rhymes than a sirius bank
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 20 March 2009 02:55 (fifteen years ago) link
not to pat myself on the back but i like this thread
― @diplo DUB STEP!! GET DA FUCK UP!!! (deej), Friday, 20 March 2009 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
But now I'm humble and I can only thinkAbout New Orleans and those jumbo shrimp
I'm sure I've posted this on ILX before but I can't find it now...
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 21 March 2009 00:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Me, I'm a pimp, I ain't payin' for no sexI'd rather buy me a car or a new rolex
― reverend bout to change my name to rev peso (The Reverend), Saturday, 21 March 2009 01:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Actually, wow, Kid Rock is great for this. On "American Bad-Ass" we get:
I jabbed and stabbedAnd knocked critics backsAnd I did not stutter when I said that.
as well as:
I like Johnny Cash and Grand Master Flash.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 21 March 2009 02:53 (fifteen years ago) link
"Condo paid for, no car payment."
― Blackout Crew are the Beatles of donk (jim), Saturday, 21 March 2009 03:05 (fifteen years ago) link
ridin droptop in the winter with the heat on
― BIG MILES fuckin w/ electricity in '68 (The Reverend), Saturday, 21 March 2009 10:23 (fifteen years ago) link
storch, can i borrow your yacht?
― the name's ban. suggest ban (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 21 March 2009 11:35 (fifteen years ago) link
got the dro and the liquor at the sto, get the swishastropicana and a twizzla
― the name's ban. suggest ban (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 21 March 2009 11:37 (fifteen years ago) link
dro's got a lotta these
ridin down simpson me and t.i. watchin "lean on me"
― the name's ban. suggest ban (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 21 March 2009 11:42 (fifteen years ago) link
basically an young dro rap about eating shark or tilapia is a memorable banality
― the name's ban. suggest ban (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 21 March 2009 11:43 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm not sure how banal some of these are - I mean, Biggie saying he's got his condo and car paid for is more of a specific statement about wealth and success, right? It may not be all that thrilling but it's not exactly filling time with chatter that would be true of anybody...
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 21 March 2009 17:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, and the reason that Rakim talks about fish, is because in the song he's broke and fish is a luxury. I picture ilxors sitting around eating giant salmon steaks being all "ho hum this is so BORING."
― poxyfuzak (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 21 March 2009 18:04 (fifteen years ago) link
ya without the "without money it's still a wish" of course it's gonna seem banal
― s1ocki, Saturday, 21 March 2009 18:06 (fifteen years ago) link
quoting it alone is kinda unfair.
I AGREE GUYS.
Cigarette burns in my plushEmpty beer bottles in the brushAnd my bitch actin' like a lush
― goodbye pork pie scarf (The Reverend), Monday, 23 March 2009 22:08 (fifteen years ago) link
<3 dj quik
those arent banal tho -- or not in the spirit of the thread -- those are just easy to identify with (parties over, dudes have trashed the place & my girl is drunk)
― @diplo DUB STEP!! GET DA FUCK UP!!! (deej), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 04:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, there's gotta be some finer point of distinction that separates memorable banalities from rapping in a memorable way about banal subjects. They're all good lines though.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 05:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Everybody rappin like it's a commercialActing like life is a big commercial
― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 05:04 (fifteen years ago) link
In a test of three outta fiveWhup anybody's ass at NBA Live
― Styles Davis (The Reverend), Wednesday, 6 May 2009 06:56 (fifteen years ago) link
dude if you wnna get rappers started on video games
― hot dog hallway desperately seeking catsuppp dude (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 6 May 2009 06:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i mean asher roth has a whole song on the radio right now about how he's good at mario kart
― hot dog hallway desperately seeking catsuppp dude (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 6 May 2009 06:58 (fifteen years ago) link
tho in that dept., you can't get anymore banal than mr. lif
Thanks for checkin me, sit on the couchPick up a controller and lets play Tekken 3Whoop that ass four times now you wanna switchYou can use Eddie now I'm Dr. Boskonovitch
― hot dog hallway desperately seeking catsuppp dude (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 6 May 2009 06:59 (fifteen years ago) link
on 285 i keep ridin in a circleinside of my ride smellin like a pound of purple
― triple-hater protection (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 6 May 2009 07:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Man I bring some prime Com and Whiney has to get on some Asher bullshit.
― Styles Davis (The Reverend), Wednesday, 6 May 2009 08:00 (fifteen years ago) link
This is another one that I think counts as a legitimate lyric, I have had lots of friends who have relished the joys of getting high and driving around the loop (whether 285 or insert-your-town's-perimeter-highway) with your buddies.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 15:33 (fifteen years ago) link
YKK on your zipper
― DJ Mr. Face Stabba, M.D. (Whitey on the Moon), Wednesday, 6 May 2009 17:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Julio Iglesias...We gettin cream like that nigga
More WTF than banal really
― DJ Mr. Face Stabba, M.D. (Whitey on the Moon), Wednesday, 6 May 2009 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link
It's like this and like that and like this and uh
― Pete Scholtes, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 18:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Man I bring some prime Com and Whiney has to get on some Asher bullshit.― Styles Davis (The Reverend), Wednesday, May 6, 2009 4:00 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― Styles Davis (The Reverend), Wednesday, May 6, 2009 4:00 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Don't shoot the messenger. We could have a thread of 1000000 rappers talking about playing video games.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 18:56 (fifteen years ago) link
YKK on your zipper― DJ Mr. Face Stabba, M.D. (Whitey on the Moon), Wednesday, May 6, 2009 1:52 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― DJ Mr. Face Stabba, M.D. (Whitey on the Moon), Wednesday, May 6, 2009 1:52 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
This is the only actual good one since los blue jeans's Big Mac post like 50 posts up.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, 6 May 2009 18:58 (fifteen years ago) link
I never had any idea what that line meant until like 5 years later when I was taking a shit and started examining my zipper in detail for some reason.
― Styles Davis (The Reverend), Wednesday, 6 May 2009 19:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Huge chunks of "Rapper's Delight" really do fit wonderfully under this umbrella. The whole discussion of eating bad food at a friend's house is instantly memorable and totally banal...but then there's also stuff like:
I got a color TVSo I can seethe Knicks play basketball
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 03:43 (fourteen years ago) link
― Pete Scholtes, Wednesday, May 6, 2009 11:43 AM (1 year ago) Bookmark
best rap lyric ever hands down
― symsymsym, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 05:24 (fourteen years ago) link
your girl trying to dance with a bag of baby powderTHE AIRHEADS ARE SOUR
kool keith - serpent
― Heez, Tuesday, 25 April 2023 03:28 (one year ago) link
good album
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 14:23 (one year ago) link
has there ever been a nerdcore rapper angrily rapping about breaking D&D rules
― Cthulhu Diamond Phillips (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 16:52 (one year ago) link
they gave my unc life for selling dope and he 63barack came in office in 08 and gave him clemency
rio day yung OG - "inrrgee"
in a way this is the very opposite of banal but the delivery w/in the song & the context in which it comes makes it feel like a true rap banality to me <3
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 25 April 2023 17:14 (one year ago) link
P heartwarming!
― Cthulhu Diamond Phillips (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 17:15 (one year ago) link
came in to post this one from de la soul 'all good' but i already posted it 9 years ago
I can't believe we built this large pizza pie together, no pepperoniYeah you wanted extra cheese, sometimes I gave you extras― Spottie, Friday, February 14, 2014 2:23 PM (nine years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Spottie, Friday, February 14, 2014 2:23 PM (nine years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Spottie, Thursday, 27 April 2023 17:09 (one year ago) link
still a great line from a great song
― got it in the blood, the kid's a pelican (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 27 April 2023 17:37 (one year ago) link
xxxpost yeah Serpent is soooo good
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 27 April 2023 20:48 (one year ago) link
AOTY
― budo jeru, Thursday, 27 April 2023 22:03 (one year ago) link
“Whip anybody ass at NBA Live”
Common on The Bizness
― sell cigs to kids (a hoy hoy), Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:13 (eight months ago) link