Vomitspit - Killah Priest

Gza feat. Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest, Rza

4th Chamber

Liquid Swords 

"I judge wisely, as if nothing ever surprise me

Loungin, between two pillars of ivory."

Priest with some quality imagery here.

Imagery - Raekwon the Chef

"This is Staten, captain, Lieutenant half black man

I rhyme like I'm on a slave ship selling crack" - Raekwon the Chef The Heater




Man, not quite sure what to do with this little dandy courtesy of Shallah. Could be nothing. Could be everything.

Imagery - Biggie Smalls

"I got techniques dripping out my but cheeks

Sleep on my stomach so I don't fuck up my sheets" - The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die

"You don't even know your english, your verbs your nouns..." - Run DMC

As teacher I am a real stickler with my students about the structure of the stories they write. I try to impose upon them that you must first master the fundamentals and structures of writing before venturing off into free form. Master the rules, and then break them.

Hip-Hop lyrics are far from being locked-in by rules however there are times when rappers use some basic, elementary story structures when putting rhymes together.

While listening to newcomer J Cole's recent mixtape The Warm Up, I noticed some intentional use of such structures. The song Lights Please is an introspective look at the sexual dynamics in male/female relationships. The vehicle he uses for his imagery is two verse (scenes) where he is trying to put the girl up on some knowledge and all she wants to do is smash, then...

"All of that deep shit I was previously down for/ replaced by freak shit I am currently down for"