"...we losing anyway might as well go out shootin." Black Opera Koon Sh!t I was on my bike when this song came on my headphones and I had to stop for a sec because I didn't know what to make of it. Koon Sh!t by Black Opera is a satire in the spirit of classic movie CB4. Based on the little bits of their other work Ive heard, this seems more of an experiment. A really interesting one.
First line should it be about the hoes or the ice?
fo-fo's or Black Christ?
Both flows would be nice
Rap about big paper or the black man's plight?" Nas
That Nas line was in my head when I was first starting to think about what to write in response to the passing of Keith Elam. It is hard because there are so many different angels to take. First of all, he was an MC's MC. Great delivery, versatile content, and of course, that voice. But also he is from Roxbury so I always held a special place in my heart for him. While I don't really remember any specific songs of his from those early days, I do remember there were two groups with the name "Gang Starr", and that they had a lil beef around it. Years later I actually shared a few brief words with him one time about about 11 years ago. I think i'll start there.
Olympic level track athletes have the ability to get to their top speed in a short amount of time. They work tirelessly to shave tenths and hundredths of a second from their lap times. We hear announcers talk about athletes getting a clean start out of the starters block. Many rappers also pride themselves on the first few bars of the rhyme begin the strongest. In many ways - along with the beat-it can be the difference between holding the listeners ear for the entire verse. Inspectah Deck is one MC that wastes no time hitting his full rhyme stride.
"I leave scientist, mentally scared, triple extra large wild like rock stars who smash guitars poison bars from the god blow holes through your mirage..."
"I bomb atomically Socrates philosophies and hypotheses can't define how I be droppin these mockeries lyrically perform armed robbery Flee with the lottery possibly they spotted me..."
I can't believe I forgot to add Guillotine (Swordz) from the OB4CL album! Not only does Deck start off strong, but he completely blacks out on on the rest of the track.
"Poisonous Poisonous paragraphs smash ya phonograph in half It be the Inspectah Deck on the warpath First class leavin mics with a cast Causin ruckus like the aftermath when guns blast Run fast, here comes the verbal assaulta Rhymes runnin wild like a child in a walker I scored from the inner slums abroad And my thoughts are razor sharp I sliced the mic from the cord First they criticize, but now they have become mentally paralyzed with hits that I devise Now I testify, the rest is I Rebel INS your highness, blessed to electrify With voltage of an eel truth that I reveal'll Crush the amateurs who screamed to keep it real Caesar black down hoodied up and fatigues Part time minor leagues receive third degrees Attack like a wolf pack once I pull back the God - U and bust through like a fullback"
"...we losing anyway might as well go out shootin."
