illmatic: lyrical masterpiece or fraud?

[mobbinfms]

one track offa each...

One track won't capture the magic for the whole projects...

Raekwon - Criminology - Video Dailymotion

This one has a standout verse from Ghost - so that should help to acclimate you to the project. Plus Ghost wore a fukking robe in the video. A fukkING ROBE



I really couldn't pick one song from Liquid Swords - again - these are albums best listened to front to back in one sitting. I wasn't able to watch the video I posted for I gotcha back - so make sure it's the dirty album version.

 

[intilectual recipricol]

One track won't capture the magic for the whole projects...

Raekwon - Criminology - Video Dailymotion

This one has a standout verse from Ghost - so that should help to acclimate you to the project. Plus Ghost wore a fukking robe in the video. A fukkING ROBE

GZA - I Gotcha Back (Feat. RZA) - YouTube

I really couldn't pick one song from Liquid Swords - again - these are albums best listened to front to back in one sitting. I wasn't able to watch the video I posted for I gotcha back - so make sure it's the dirty album version.

Like the Rae shyt more than the GZA... I'll prolly investigate further over the weekend.

 

[fundz]

Disagree for the most part. But I always did trip on that line...

How the fukk can you leave holes in something that's already a hole??

There's nothing there!!! Maybe bullet holes left near his peephole, but definitely not in it.

The fact you think he's actually saying 'peepholes' and not 'people' in homonym form lets any and every reasonable Nas fan out there know exactly where your rap knowledge lies...

Seriously, the few serious responses in this thread are an embarrassment. Not because they're stating unpopular opinions, rather giving this half-wit of a troll a leg to stand on when he shouldn't have one; these 'critiques' are a deliberated mockery of literacy at best.

Horrible thread all-around

 

[intilectual recipricol]

The fact you think he's actually saying 'peepholes' and not 'people' in homonym form lets any and every reasonable Nas fan out there know exactly where your rap knowledge lies...

Seriously, the few serious responses in this thread are an embarrassment. Not because they're stating unpopular opinions, rather giving this half-wit of a troll a leg to stand on when he shouldn't have one; these 'critiques' are a deliberated mockery of literacy at best.

Horrible thread all-around

I gave the chump credit where credit was due... where am I wrong?

 

[Broccoli Rob]

The fact you think he's actually saying 'peepholes' and not 'people' in homonym form lets any and every reasonable Nas fan out there know exactly where your rap knowledge lies...

Seriously, the few serious responses in this thread are an embarrassment. Not because they're stating unpopular opinions, rather giving this half-wit of a troll a leg to stand on when he shouldn't have one; these 'critiques' are a deliberated mockery of literacy at best.

Horrible thread all-around

You're a fool, cus he is saying peepholes and everyone but you knows it. I know more than you about anything on a bad day.

 

[fundz]

You're a fool, cus he is saying peepholes and everyone but you knows it.

Yah, and how do you know for sure what he's actually saying, you retard?

 

[Broccoli Rob]

Yah, and how do you know for sure what he's actually saying, you retard?

Allow me to answer your question with a question:

How do you know what he's actually saying?

 

[fundz]

Allow me to answer your question with a question:

How do you know what he's actually saying?

I don't, you fukking retard. Nobody does. I'd still place my bets, as an experienced ear, that it's more than likely a play on sounds with the word 'peoples' than fukking peepholes.

I'm gonna guess you've never heard anyone stress the word 'people' where it's closest in resemblance to 'peephole' than any other word, hence any misconceptions. You silly cac.

 

[Broccoli Rob]

I don't, you fukking retard. Nobody does. I'd still place my bets, as an experienced ear, that it's more than likely a play on sounds with the word 'people' than fukking peepholes.

I'm gonna guess you've never heard anyone stress the word 'people' where it's closest in resemblance to 'peephole' than any other word. You silly cac.

Wow, why are you so angry?

 

[intilectual recipricol]

Wow, why are you so angry?

Hes a dumbass naS stan, you would be mad too...

nicca clearly says he put holes in his peepholes.

 

[mikishere]

21 pages and a month later and no one still refuted the OP successfully...

 

[fundz]

Wow, why are you so angry?

Hes a dumbass naS stan, you would be mad too...

nicca clearly says he put holes in his peepholes.

Great rebuttals.

Now ask yourselves this question, seeing as, you know, you're the ones trying to make sense of this rocketry:

'Bullet holes left in my peepholes'

OR

'Bullet holes left in my peoples'

...which, more than likely, is the actual rhyme spelled out in question

Dumbasses. I'm done.

 

[Broccoli Rob]

Now ask yourselves this question, seeing as, you know, you're the ones trying to make sense of this rocketry:

'Bullet holes left in my peepholes'

OR

'Bullet holes left in my peoples'

...which, more than likely, is the actual rhyme spelled out in question

Dumbasses. I'm done.

You're from the suburbs, tell me I'm wrong?

 

[mobbinfms]

21 pages and a month later and no one still refuted the OP successfully...

He never made a reasonable argument to rebut.

 

[Enzo]

Peephole. Someone shooting at your door peephole after knocking and you look to see who it is. What is hard to process about that?