Content - Pharoahe Monch

Sometimes it is hard to look myself in the mirror and say that I have a blog dedicated to hip-hop lyricists yet I have yet to post  on some of the most well respected MC's to bless a mic. Not sure why...maybe I am a little shook to take on the task of commenting on, and writing about, some of those heavy weights. Or perhaps maybe its there is so much to pick from.

That could very well be the case with Pharaohe Monch. What to pick? His songs about promiscuous women are equally as well done as his ish about global warming. Anyway I decided on a quick two verse joint he did on a mixtape with Clinton Sparks called The Awakening.

"...she was teachin me...

" ...By not preachin to me but speakin to me
In a method that was leisurely" - Common Sence

DOOM had a line that went something like, "What happened to the flow that'd helped a brother out?" I can't remember the exact quote but I thought of it the other day while listening to some Whodini with my 5 year old daughter. The reason the line popped into my head is because the lyrics from "One Love" and "Friends" were essential geared to provide a guide book into the do's and don'ts of relationships

"Now I think it's 'bout time, that we break it down
This is all about the love that we lost and found
About the love we missed, and the love we shared
About the love that just up and disappeared
About who was bout real and who was fake
So you can learn  from our mistakes"

Assonance - Earl Sweatshirt

 

"Yo, I'm a hot and bothered astronaut crashing while Jacking off to buffering vids of Asher Roth eating apple sauce
Sent to Earth to poke Catholics in the ass with saws
And knock blunt ashes into their caskets and laugh it off"

Earl Sweatshirt of Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All

"Got jealous when she kissed Rob, I broke her Chick-o-Sticks"

Originally I  was going to do this post on Ghostface Killah's verse from the song "Strawberry" from Bullet Proof Wallets, but upon closer investigation I realized I could not do so without at least acknowledging the lyrical performance of his co-host. 

 

Killa Sin of Killarmy is one of those rappers who has a small but dedicated following who are passionate in their lauding of him. Very underrated, he has always had the monumental task of being featured on tracks hatched by one of the genre's most pioneering producers, and that feature some of the foremost dart throwers as well. Yet, he never seems to get lost in the moment, often putting forth a solid lyrical effort in the process. This song is no exception.