Posts tagged "rap"

“Can U Get Away” Tupac Shakur

The setting: Summer, 1995, Dallas, TX, chillaxin’ in the pool with my best friend enjoying our freedom before we start high school.

(There are very few rap songs in which I know all of the lyrics.  This is one of them.)

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Let's Talk About Sex

  • Pepa: Yo, I don't think we should talk about this.
  • Salt: Come on, why not?
  • Pepa: People might misunderstand what we tryin' to say, you know?
  • Salt: I know, but that's a part of life.
  • Pepa: And the radio might not wanna play this record either...
  • Salt: But everybody has sex.
  • Pepa: I know, but everybody should be makin' love.
  • Salt: That's true.
  • Pepa: You know what i'm sayin'...?

“Runnin’” The Pharcyde

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Classic Rap! I heard this song for the first time two years ago.  Is that a hip-hop/rap fan sin?

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Fresh!

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Old school shizzz!  Reminds me of growing up in my mostly white upper middle class hood with all the manicured lawns, SUVs, and going to Catholic prep school.  Rough life, yo!  Tough life!

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Regulators

We regulate any stealing of his property and we damn good too.

But you can’t be any geek off the street.  

Gotta be handy with the steel if you know what I mean, earn your keep.”

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Can You Get Away?

  • 2Pac: Whassup? It's 2Pac can you get away? Let me come swoop you up.
  • Ebony: You know I got a man.
  • 2Pac: I know you got a man but he ain't gon' mind if I take you out.
  • Ebony: Of course he gon' mind.
  • 2Pac: Let me take you to lunch. I'll have you back before he even get home; before anybody see.
  • Ebony: I can't.
  • 2Pac: Ohh c'mon.
  • Ebony: He ain't gon' let me.
  • 2Pac: Please!
  • Ebony: Nah.
  • 2Pac: Aight...what's wrong with your eye? Why you got on glasses?