Double Dutch

J DillaxCommon
E=MC
The Shining

"Get up get up, and rock, and rock 
The hum the hum it knock it knock
...You out the atmosphere
This rap here something that I felt in the moment
...Of truth, opponents in the booth
Inspired, cuz what I write is fire like 'wooosh' "
 
I don't write about beats. But it's hard to ignore this one. The J Dilla track wages war with the rhyme in a 3:29 second long battle. I'd call it a draw.  

Common matches the spirit of his lyrics and his flow to that of the beat in his songs. The first eight bars sound like being in a freestyle cypher. It's reminiscent of the feigning that happens before leaping into the swinging ropes of double dutch. Bobing and timing the rhythm of the rope hitting the ground before committing to air.

After landing safely in between the ropes and onto the beat, he uses onomatopoeia to describe his writing. I love when emcees' use onomatopoeia, but I never know to spell it the way they intended. Liner notes please!

"What happened to the type of spit that used to help a fellow out?" -Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco
Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)  
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1

"....Manifested
Say that we should protest just to get arrested
That goes against all my hustling ethics
A bunch of jail niggas say its highly ineffective
Depart from Martin, connect on Malcolm X tip
Insert Baldwin the similar the separate..."

According to Mr Fiasco he sits squarely in between Civil Rights and Black Power. James Baldwin movement.

Vomitspit -Lego

Lego

Best of Brooklyn Cypher 2011

"I would encourage you to quit now, King, you wanna get crowned?

That'll never happen, like a 5th down

Mess with me you couldn't last into the 6th round

Feel the impact when you hit ground

And your girlfriend can get dicked down

I'm nastier than shit sound

(I apologize to the weak stomaches)

I'm risin up, you on a steep plummet

Look at the top from the bottom tryin reach from it screamin 'we commin'

There arent many things nastier than the sound of someone defecating. What a great line. It forces a image and sound into your mind. Quality emcees go to great depth to show or tell you how nasty/ill/dope their skills are.

Well done young man...well done.

These kind of rhymes are meant to be seen. Performed. Writing them does not do them justice.

He begins @ the :44 second mark.