"Money is the motto, ever since I stashed bottles,

...behind the patch on my Lotto's - G. Dep

 I was watching my favorite show today and heard them mention that Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant was kicked out of a Dallas mall after him and his friends took exception to being asked by mall cops to pull their pants up.

This automatically made me think of "The Mall" by Gang Starr featuring G. Dep and Shiggy Sha. The album was dope, and so was the song, but what caught my ear was the second verse.

This was my first time ever hearing Ghetto Dependent rap and I really liked what I heard from him. His flow was really slinky. It was herky jerky while simultaneously hard hitting. With the recent sad turn of events I figured it was time for another post from this gifted and skilled MC. Here he uses deft alteration and slick end rhymes to murder this D.J. Premier track. His intonations, stutter step and ability to go on and off beat was better than many of his era.

He goes in second.

"Yo, don't be mad at me, I used to be

King raggedy, fiends naggin me, shit I had to breathe

Gradually, rocked casually, sha passed the leaf

Vaseline slick shit, green stick shit

Honey got some mean lipstick, my knot's this thick

And I cop the meanest shit, still ride discus

But cops frisk us, the block whispers

Theft need to stop, how we cop?

But you can Guess like them jeans you rock

For now I'm rollin right, cause I had four faces

Fightin four cases in The North Face of Dolemite

So with these here Isotoners i'ma hold it tight

Shorty lookin innocent there, in Beneton gear

Nuttin innocent here, this Henneson gear

Give us a year, to really see clear, through these Cartiers

And do it party yea is what I'll probably hear

Sharkskin is what I'll probably wear, designed by Pierre, trust me

And look lovely with it

Cop a 4.2 and get ugly with it, snugly fitted, Rugby hittin

Fitted in my Coogi knitted, compliments on the doobie did it

Got the movie rented if the crew be with it yo"