"When I come back like Jordan wearing the four five...

it ain to play games witchu..." Jay-Z

Alright that quote is not related to the post in any way but M.J. is heading to the hall of fame and I am a little emotional about it.

Anyway, It is en vogue for a lot of rappers to brag about how easy spitting lyrics comes to them. The problem is, that for many of them, the only "easy" part is how simple it would be to write some of the half-baked garbage rhymes they spit.

But when I think about rappers whos flow seemed to fit into the easy category the first name I think about is Big Pun.

flow Pun's flow seemed almost effortless. Regardless of the beat, slow or fast, pop or gutter, Pun seemed to ride that shit with no problem. As evidenced by the countless number of imitators after him, many have attempted to replicate his exploits with limited success. Many of them simply seem to be trying to "force" their rapid flow into a small space.

This is a typical Pun rhyme in terms of content, however, in addition to his liquid flow, what stands out to me is the company he is keeping. Shining on a D.I.T.C track with these heavyweights is no small feat.

"...I got a story to tell" - the Notorious B.I.G.

This most recent entry of 'got a story' is unique in the sense that the entire narrative is set with the main character is not quite yet a full living and breathing being.

Back in 99' heads was anxiously waiting for the release of Nas’ third album, I Am. Rumor was that It was supposed to be a double album until most of songs leaked onto the web, consequently sending Nas back to the studio to record new songs so the now, single CD would have fresh material.

One of the stand out joints from those series of leaks was Fetus (Belly Button Window). This was later released on The Lost Tapes however it had a slightly different beat arrangement and a few of the bars from the first verse were different. The original was more raw and way better.

"...a Patriotic tomboy, like Mary-Ellen from The Waltons" - The Gza/Genius

Me and my man B Lee used to call the time between after the NBA playoffs end, and the NFL season begins, the "dead zone", cuz there wasn't shit to do or watch. Baseball is cool but it doesn't heat up till October, and lets face it, football is the greatest game ever invented. Of course by football I mean real, American football (no disambiguation).

With the triumphant return of the

Jesus i

n the flesh Tom Brady, I have been slowly getting into my gridiron mode.

This reminded me of a joint that the GZA did from the DJ Muggs vs GZA album. The album itself was crazy underrated and featured heat from both the producer as well as the lyricist. However the track I am speaking of is written in the mold of GZA's other "concept" tracks where he selects a topic and spits elements that fit under that topics umbrella (see Labels, Animal Planet, Publicity, etc). This song in particular however tapped into my primal love of the game of football.