My name's Jake Bourey, and I've dedicated a significant portion of my life to music and deciphering the science behind its beauty. As you can guess from my blog's title, I'm especially passionate about hip-hop. I post and review the best songs hip-hop has to offer, old and new. Most are in the “underground” genre, considering that’s where the vast majority of hip-hop's true art resides these days.
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“All respect to those who break their neck to keep their hoes in check. Cause oh, they sweat a brother majorly, and I don’t know why your girl keeps paging me.”
- Tupac
Nas - Purple
I decided I had no choice but to post another Nas classic. This is hip-hop at its finest. The lyrics really pack a punch the way they’re smooth sounding, yet at the same time possess Nas’s naturally sharp tone. That’s that iconic New York style. Purple is off of Nas’s 2002 album The Lost Tapes.
“Somebody tell these shorties reach for the stars. Instead they tell ‘em how to reach through the bars, holdin’ a mirror lookin’ down a tear in jail, makin’ weapons to kill ya. We smoke three tokes nigga pour more Henny. He sighs with eyes that seen a war too many. Cold-blooded murderers, universal. Hood to hood, blowin’ smoke, state of mind is purple.”
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My Song Rating: 10 out of 10
Played 890 times.
“When I cruise through the ghetto I drive slow. I’m quick to buck a duck, and I don’t give a fuck about 5-0.”
- Big L
Sometimes there’s something you know you need to do, but it’s so emotionally investing you just can’t…so procrastination becomes your friendly enemy.
29th May 2013
Notes: 253
