2915880, RE: Reading that typed out 25 years later still caused me to catch a chill
Posted by Luke Cage, Sat Jan-10-15 02:51 AM
>Ra is also the rare rapper whose lyrics not only fully hold
>up but actually almost increase in power when on the printed
>page, because u still read it in his voice but at the same
>time can gain appreciation for how thoughtfully crafted each
>syllable is and sometimes even reveal a new wrinkle that you
>may have missed the first 500 times u heard the song.
I've always said that I would put Ra's lyrics up against any of the great writers in any other genre. He is truly gifted.
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