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2652043, Most heartfelt (sincere) verses of all time? Posted by cidolfas, Mon Jan-23-12 11:50 AM
Two that come to mind immediately are Elzhi's from "Reunion" and Eminem's second/third verse on "Difficult."
Doesn't necessarily have to be about dealing with loss, but list some other examples of verses you feel are from the heart.
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2652049, Brother Ali - Faheem Posted by Brougham 2334, Mon Jan-23-12 12:02 PM
Company Flow (El-P)- Last Good Sleep too.
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2652509, RE: Brother Ali - Walking Away Posted by Anonymous, Tue Jan-24-12 12:22 PM
love that joint
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2652516, RE: Brother Ali - Faheem Posted by Playa_Politician, Tue Jan-24-12 12:32 PM
Brother Ali's Inherited Scars is pretty deep too
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2652778, Ali ain't got no song called "Inherited Scars" Posted by Hitokiri, Tue Jan-24-12 04:30 PM
I hope you're not confusing him with Sage Francis...
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2652983, Oh shit man, i did confuse the two Posted by Playa_Politician, Tue Jan-24-12 10:31 PM
must been cuz i was postin at work. damn, i'll take the L for that
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2652780, The new joint "Writer's Block" is super sincere too. Posted by Hitokiri, Tue Jan-24-12 04:31 PM
n/m
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2652050, T.I. - I Still Love You: Posted by SP1200, Mon Jan-23-12 12:02 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp7Ol4NHYVg
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2652055, poetic's verse on last emperor's "one life" Posted by howisya, Mon Jan-23-12 12:06 PM
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2652172, yeah that verse is heartbreaking Posted by Madvillain 626, Mon Jan-23-12 03:29 PM
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2652177, RE: poetic's verse on last emperor's "one life" Posted by spidey, Mon Jan-23-12 03:34 PM
...came here to say this...powerful ish...
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2652063, 2Pac on Hitem Em Up; Eminem on Quitter Posted by Selah, Mon Jan-23-12 12:20 PM
they MEANT those words
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2652064, tragedy khadafi - the message (aura check) Posted by mwasi kitoko, Mon Jan-23-12 12:22 PM
first verse especially http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GqK_2_aWqA
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2652069, prodigy - you can never feel my pain Posted by mwasi kitoko, Mon Jan-23-12 12:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q3V11banDQ
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2652079, Little Brother-all for you Posted by LosOne, Mon Jan-23-12 12:37 PM
Both verses.
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2652089, My first thought... Posted by silentwar, Mon Jan-23-12 12:45 PM
Tay's verse will almost bring you to tears.
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2652348, right here ^ Posted by EyE C, Mon Jan-23-12 10:18 PM
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2652086, Eminem-Mocking Bird Posted by makaveli, Mon Jan-23-12 12:44 PM
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2652400, I cannot tell a lie...... Posted by denny, Tue Jan-24-12 03:38 AM
I welled up.
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2652563, Yeah It's A Great Song Posted by makaveli, Tue Jan-24-12 01:38 PM
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2652088, 2pac- Keep Ya Head Up Posted by makaveli, Mon Jan-23-12 12:45 PM
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2652099, jean grey - blame game Posted by mwasi kitoko, Mon Jan-23-12 12:57 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkNjfLBjcmU
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2652224, Add "My Story" to that too.. Posted by Mr Teeth, Mon Jan-23-12 04:59 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFz6ECvaiqQ
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2653034, "keep livin" always got me Posted by rob, Wed Jan-25-12 01:12 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XCxKXbmW40
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2652107, moment of truth Posted by akh, Mon Jan-23-12 01:07 PM
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2652118, Beanie Sigel on Where Have You Been Posted by KosherSam, Mon Jan-23-12 01:33 PM
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2652134, Drake - Look What You've Done Posted by cjr2221, Mon Jan-23-12 02:11 PM
*ducks*
Kanye - Dear Mama
ATCQ - Stressed Out
Juggaknots - Clear Blue Skies
a shit ton of Cage's stuff.
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2652138, El-P: Poisenville Kids No Wins, Last Good Sleep, T.O.J. Posted by stylez dainty, Mon Jan-23-12 02:23 PM
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2652144, Good ones Posted by cjr2221, Mon Jan-23-12 02:39 PM
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2652142, Wow @ this being the first mention of Atmosphere Posted by ChampAreno, Mon Jan-23-12 02:36 PM
His catalog is full of great heart-felt songs/verses but these were the first that came to mind - "Modern Man's Hustle", "Yesterday". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3quWP2-n9E
Also P.O.S. has a few good ones.
Kanye's "Hey Mama", the live version especially.
Maybe Ross on "Tears of Joy"
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2652149, Yesterday fucked me up, lol Posted by jot, Mon Jan-23-12 02:53 PM
powerful song
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2652234, Yeah, no song has a more memorable end Posted by ChampAreno, Mon Jan-23-12 05:06 PM
I think everybody hears that song and just feels some sort of way for Slug, hence why I think he owns this post. I feel like that way for about 1/2 his songs.
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2652216, Which POS songs would you say ? just curious Posted by Stadiq, Mon Jan-23-12 04:49 PM
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2652226, when i saw the post title, i thought 'De La Souls" Posted by ChampAreno, Mon Jan-23-12 05:00 PM
Reading through, I guess it still works (kinda) but others that might be better are "Been Afraid" and "Out of Category" from Never Better.
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2652665, good picks...dude needs to drop something soon! Posted by Stadiq, Tue Jan-24-12 03:04 PM
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2652891, I would say maybe "That One" Posted by Hitokiri, Tue Jan-24-12 06:30 PM
off his first album.
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2652792, There's so many Atmosphere songs Posted by Hitokiri, Tue Jan-24-12 04:34 PM
Me (might be the winner) Don't Ever Fucking Question That That Night The River
that's just off the top.
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2652152, 50 showed real vulnerability on "hate it or love it." Posted by Joe Corn Mo, Mon Jan-23-12 02:59 PM
i'd also say eminem's "rock bottom" and "the way i am" were coming from a real place.
also, one of those verses where ghostface was crying on a record fits the bill.
i don't know if any of these are the greatest, but they were the first ones to come to mind.
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2652175, Jean Grae - "Love Song" and "My Story" Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Mon Jan-23-12 03:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcX7_57FRBo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFz6ECvaiqQ
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2652694, I never saw this My Story video before. Posted by 13Rose, Tue Jan-24-12 03:38 PM
The main girl is my homegirl L.
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2652182, Illogic - Hate In A Puddle Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Mon Jan-23-12 03:44 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICB-TbY96_8
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2652183, Ghostface - All That I Got Is You Posted by monah_lisa, Mon Jan-23-12 03:45 PM
"Things was deep, my whole youth was sharper than cleats Two brothers with muscular dystrophy, it killed me"
Wow. Damn.
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2652184, :( Posted by cidolfas, Mon Jan-23-12 03:48 PM
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2652185, Yes. Posted by cjr2221, Mon Jan-23-12 03:49 PM
good one.
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2652357, cosizzle nm Posted by Binlahab, Mon Jan-23-12 10:57 PM
do or die
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2652193, jay-z - glory Posted by bucknchange, Mon Jan-23-12 04:01 PM
duh. first rapper with a child to dedicate a song to his child
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2652195, RE: jay-z - glory Posted by howisya, Mon Jan-23-12 04:02 PM
>duh. >first rapper with a child to dedicate a song to his child
sarcasm...?
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2652212, there's no first until he does it first Posted by imcvspl, Mon Jan-23-12 04:44 PM
________ Big PEMFin H & z's █▆▇▅▇█▇▆▄▁▃ http://concretesoundsystem.com Mo'Nium - http://monium.tumblr.com/
"When the music stops he falls back into this abyss."
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2652999, for real... because the first reply in this thread is a song dedicated to a kid Posted by Hitokiri, Tue Jan-24-12 11:10 PM
"Faheem" is about/dedicated to Brother Ali's son, Faheem.
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2652471, http://tinyurl.com/79ypdr2 Posted by KosherSam, Tue Jan-24-12 10:18 AM
http://tinyurl.com/79ypdr2
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2652236, ghostface "child's play" Posted by cbk, Mon Jan-23-12 05:07 PM
the perfect blend of heart-and-penis-felt lyricism. with a touch innocence.
the fact that it involves all the above makes in more "sincere" than any of his other work.
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2652453, LOL.... and yea, that's all true Posted by DonWonJusuton, Tue Jan-24-12 09:04 AM
that's part of what i love about ghost's style tho... most of his shit sounds like he reallllly means it... even when it's kinda funny or tongue-in-cheek...
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2652847, you're right... Posted by cbk, Tue Jan-24-12 05:08 PM
>that's part of what i love about ghost's style tho... most of >his shit sounds like he reallllly means it... even when it's >kinda funny or tongue-in-cheek...
he MEANS every last syllable of "wildflower" just as much as "all that i got is you" or even "love" haha.
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2652242, ghostface killah - wise (in the rain) Posted by mwasi kitoko, Mon Jan-23-12 05:23 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhnwZ_ZyPeM
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2652244, shyheim - manchild Posted by mwasi kitoko, Mon Jan-23-12 05:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4t-b6Peung
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2652351, Fuck The Police - NWA Posted by MISTA MONOTONE, Mon Jan-23-12 10:23 PM
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2652358, 3000 on Da Art Of Storytellin 1 Posted by Kid Ray, Mon Jan-23-12 11:02 PM
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2652370, the last verse of Water by The Roots Posted by Messiah4976, Tue Jan-24-12 12:19 AM
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2653011, Yes!!!!! Posted by Origin05, Tue Jan-24-12 11:57 PM
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2652382, Eminem on Beautiful, Rock Bottom, and If I had Posted by Playa_Politician, Tue Jan-24-12 01:25 AM
Pac - Wonder if heaven got a ghetto - Hold Ya Head
Common - It's your world (2nd verse)
A.L. - Lyrics (2nd verse)My streets are evil, minds are feeble run illegal / Livin savage like eagles chainin my people to a needle
Andre3K - Babylon
Canibus - Hypnitus, I honor U
Big Pun - Punish Me
Dahlak - All N***as - Black Genius - Everything Ok
Murs - Dark Skinned white girls - the pain - Walk Like a man
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2652389, RE: Eminem on Beautiful, Rock Bottom, and If I had Posted by Goose, Tue Jan-24-12 02:15 AM
some of eminem's stuff is moving to me, but "Beautiful" is annoyingly forced and contrived, especially the chorus.
Rock Bottom, which when i was like 12-13 was one of my favorite songs ever, i'll have to play that again, havent heard taht one in years.
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2652436, Still bring Rock Bottom and If I Had out a couple of times a year... Posted by TheAlbionist, Tue Jan-24-12 08:02 AM
Nobody does self-pity like Eminem when he's in the right (/wrong) frame of mind.
Kim is pretty fucking astounding too... nobody should come THAT real!
Kanye - Family Business made me ball when I'd just lost my Grandma... all his family dedications are pretty real though.. Hey Mama and Roses still get spins when I'm feeling misty-eyed about home.
Joe Budden - 10 Minutes and Calm Down
>some of eminem's stuff is moving to me, but "Beautiful" is >annoyingly forced and contrived, especially the chorus. > >Rock Bottom, which when i was like 12-13 was one of my >favorite songs ever, i'll have to play that again, havent >heard taht one in years.
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2652467, I heard Kim for the first time in a few years a couple weeks ago Posted by Playa_Politician, Tue Jan-24-12 10:09 AM
That's one of the only songs i'd skip on that album, not because it's bad but damn that shit was intense.
Me and my girl were driving the other day and it came on random, i decided to keep it on, and shit... she thought i was nuts for listening to that shit. It's dope, but just too much violence for me.
See it all makes sense, doesn't it? You and your husband have a fight One of you tries to grab a knife And during the struggle he accidentally gets his Adam's apple sliced (No!) And while this is goin' on His son just woke up and he just walks in She panics and he gets his throat cut (Oh my God!) So now they both dead and you slash your own throat So now it's double homicide and suicide with no note I should have known better when you started to act weird We could've...HEY! Where you going? Get back here! You can't run from me Kim It's just us, nobody else! You're only making this harder on yourself Ha! Ha! Got'cha! Ha! Go ahead yell! Here I'll scream with you! AH SOMEBODY HELP! Don't you get it bitch, no one can hear you? Now shut the fuck up and get what's comin to you You were supposed to love me {*Kim choking*} NOW BLEED! BITCH BLEED! BLEED! BITCH BLEED! BLEED!
smh lol
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2652685, whats the word on Dahlak? Posted by Stadiq, Tue Jan-24-12 03:21 PM
?
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2652868, RE: whats the word on Dahlak? Posted by Playa_Politician, Tue Jan-24-12 05:37 PM
I liked his Dual Consciousness album. One of my fav albums in recent years. I wonder what other material he has, havent found much besides that.
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2652435, Ghostface Kilah ~ All That I Got Is You Posted by Messiah4976, Tue Jan-24-12 07:54 AM
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2652468, Guess Who? - Goodie Mob Posted by cjr2221, Tue Jan-24-12 10:10 AM
Out of Category - P.O.S.
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2652469, Elzhi - Scattered Pictures Posted by Playa_Politician, Tue Jan-24-12 10:12 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mNXqJ205f7U
Elzhi on Slum's Keep Holding on I know I might sound like I got a cold and I'm sneezing But I'm grown and I'm breathin', hear the tone in my speakin' Both of my parents gone for a reason Daddy's wrong just for leaving mother widowed and I'm breathin' Now spirits above the stones and the demons She belongs in the teachin' where there's a throne in the kingdom And deep inside my bones I'm believin' that my poems that I'm readin' is the songs to my freedom But life can be known as deceiving, what I'm shown isn't pleasing Makes me wanna throw stones at a deacon in his home when he preachin' See that's Satan makin' my heart cold as a breeze till it's frozen from freezin' Gotta get right, I might not make it over this evening Cause your time period is shorter than breath goin' from weazen Heard my nigga ?Tone?, he was bleedin' through his clothes it was leakin' from some chromes that was squeezen Than when I'm all alone I be thinkin' I'm against All Eyez prayin' to God to show me the evens But I'm sick of bein' poked through the seasons smokin dro through the drinkin' with two hoes through the weekend About to go till I see ?
Little Brother - Speed
Binary Star - I know why the caged bird sings (1&2)
Blu - Dancing in the rain And if you ask me stress is a bitch My girl needs more attention And my record label is desperate for hits Now I'm pissed cause I'm gettin' out the zone again Makes me start to dread when I see a microphone It ain't supposed to be like that I said I'll be right back I left the office, got a phone and called my partner Jack And I asked him, remind me why I'm rappin'? And right before he answered I remembered my passion in the past When I was scribblin' in my tablet to box out my mom and dads scrappin' To help me when my grandmother passed Plus the many times I was homeless And the times when I was broke And this music made a way when I was hopeless He told me to remember the rain, it'll diminish the pain He told me not to ask him again cause I know
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2652556, Khujo off of Outkast's "Mainstream" Posted by micMajestic, Tue Jan-24-12 01:29 PM
I let you stay in crib... Now you know where I live... When you was hungry, fed you a hot meal.. Look at the hand you deal!!!
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2652813, It was company you kept, the many places you slept... Posted by Dstl1, Tue Jan-24-12 04:47 PM
when you shouldn't have.
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2652565, Kanye West-Family Business Posted by makaveli, Tue Jan-24-12 01:39 PM
i kinda hate kanye as a person, but this is a great song.
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2652566, Scarface- Heaven Posted by makaveli, Tue Jan-24-12 01:41 PM
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2652583, RE: Most heartfelt (sincere) verses of all time? Posted by kaytomah, Tue Jan-24-12 02:12 PM
Tradegy(Intelligent Hoodlum)-Grand Groove
Immortal Tech- Dance with the devil
Gangstarrr-love sick
Talib-for women
Common F. L. Boogie -Retro for life
I love Africans, but HATE the N-gger in YOU!!!
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2652708, Nas - Heaven and Dance Posted by 13Rose, Tue Jan-24-12 03:50 PM
both of those songs leave me stuck.
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2652979, Dance always makes me sad. Posted by cidolfas, Tue Jan-24-12 10:15 PM
God's Son was a personal album.
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2652795, Gangstar - Moment of Truth.... Posted by Dstl1, Tue Jan-24-12 04:35 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH3hrtp1T84
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2652797, GZA - Beneath the Surface Posted by Dstl1, Tue Jan-24-12 04:37 PM
when that fool says "there's a countless amount of emcees I saved, now them same niggas wanna squander those gifts I gave"...you can tell he MEANT that shit.
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2652804, Qtip - Shaka Posted by Dstl1, Tue Jan-24-12 04:41 PM
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2652877, Nas - One Mic Posted by cjr2221, Tue Jan-24-12 05:47 PM
was my favorite Nas song when I was young and just getting into Hip-Hop.
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2652955, ghostface - impossible. Posted by k0la, Tue Jan-24-12 08:48 PM
i felt like MY boy just got killed after hearing that verse, oh man. i was like 12 when i first heard it, too...that ish made me sad.
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2653014, RE: Most heartfelt (sincere) verses of all time? Posted by Getyohandouttamypocket, Wed Jan-25-12 12:01 AM
Pos (De La Soul) verse on I Be, I Am.
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2653023, Big -Everyday Struggle Posted by Big Kuntry, Wed Jan-25-12 12:09 AM
I felt his sincerity from the first line
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2653025, Joe Budden - So Long Goodbye Posted by PROMO, Wed Jan-25-12 12:25 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlMxOOmaVFg
one of the realest songs ever spit about the rap game. that second verse? SMH.
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2653026, T.I. - Still Aint Forgave Myself Posted by PROMO, Wed Jan-25-12 12:30 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9DAvPMbSmQ
my favorite song off of I'm Serious
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2653028, Foreign Exchange - All That You Are Posted by PROMO, Wed Jan-25-12 12:32 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3TPGfCz5LM
one of Phontigallo's illest.
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2653032, Immortal Technique - Harlem Streets Posted by Benedict the Moor, Wed Jan-25-12 12:48 AM
nm
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2653033, Nas "Project Window" Posted by Noah Truth, Wed Jan-25-12 01:05 AM
Jay "This Can't Be Life" / "Fallin'"
Drake "Look What You've Done"
Phonte "Doin' Me'" / "Tigallo For Dolo"
KRIT "Free My Soul"
Blu "Dancing in the Rain"
Immortal Technique "You Never Know"
Kanye "OG Homecoming"
J. Cole "Lost Ones"
Biggie "Suicidal Thoughts"
Honorable mentions: Game "Old English" / Nas "Purple" / Jay "No Hook"
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