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such as:

old: jeru on gang starr's "i'm the man".

new: kardi on the "grindin" remix.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 21:11 (twenty-three years ago)

first person to say, like, bright eyes gets to live with themselves. that seems punishment enough.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 21:11 (twenty-three years ago)

No Bright Eyes because he's indie rock? Or because he's rock, not rap? If you're allowing guitar-musics, then Dylan owns this thread.

― A.V. Alexandre (Keiko), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 21:15 (twenty-three years ago)

no, no, i mean rap.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 21:16 (twenty-three years ago)

what's a verse?

― dk, Wednesday, 9 October 2002 21:18 (twenty-three years ago)

verse
\Verse\, n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.] 1. A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
Note: Verses are of various kinds, as hexameter, pentameter, tetrameter, etc., according to the number of feet in each. A verse of twelve syllables is called an Alexandrine. Two or more verses form a stanza or strophe.
2. Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry.
Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips in prose or numerous verse. --Milton.
Virtue was taught in verse. --Prior.
Verse embalms virtue. --Donne.
3. A short division of any composition. Specifically: (a) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
Note: Although this use of verse is common, it is objectionable, because not always distinguishable from the stricter use in the sense of a line. (b) (Script.) One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.
Note: The author of the division of the Old Testament into verses is not ascertained. The New Testament was divided into verses by Robert Stephens [or Estienne], a French printer. This arrangement appeared for the first time in an edition printed at Geneva, in 1551. (c) (Mus.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
4. A piece of poetry. ``This verse be thine.'' --Pope.

Blank verse, poetry in which the lines do not end in rhymes.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 21:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Busta Rhymes' verse on "Scenario."

Also, Charlie Brown's verse on "Scenario."

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 21:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Busta's first verse on "Pass The Courvoisier Pt.1".

"RAWR RAWR, LIKE A DUNGEON DRAGON!..."

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 22:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Also:
The "Word to mother, I'm dangerous..." verse of "Gimme The Loot"

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 22:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Jess, that's not the definition of verse you asked for at all!!

I like rap music a lot, but I really don't have the reserve of knowledge to answer a question like this. Maybe it's just because I'm not a lyrics person, but this makes me really sad.

― A.V. Alexandre (Keiko), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 22:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Scoob Lover's amazing cameo (pun intended) on Big Daddy Kane's "On the Bugged Tip," off the first album Long Live the Kane. "I got the um hiccups, excuse me, sorry / Score a hundred Gs every time I play Atari" is just a time capsule from 1988, and his whole worldview rocks: "Since I'm an only child you might think I'm spoiled / Drive all the way to Maaco just to change my oil".

― Matt C., Thursday, 10 October 2002 00:12 (twenty-three years ago)

twas simpler times when maaco represented the height of excess.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 10 October 2002 00:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Method Man on Wu-Tang's "Rules".

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 10 October 2002 00:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Khujo on Cool Breeze's "Watch For the Hook." Eminem on Biggie's "Dead Wrong." Chip-Fu on Fu-Schnickens' "What's Up Doc (Can We Rock?)."

― Douglas, Thursday, 10 October 2002 02:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Busta's first verse on "Pass The Courvoisier Pt.1".
"RAWR RAWR, LIKE A DUNGEON DRAGON!...

Or/also on "What's the Scenario."

Saul Wms.' verse on "Release" at the end of Blackalicious's record is one of my favorite things I've heard this year.

― wl (wl), Thursday, 10 October 2002 02:24 (twenty-three years ago)

how about EL-P "Doctor Hell No and the Praying Mantus" ft. Cannibal Ox?

― Brock K. (Brock K.), Thursday, 10 October 2002 02:25 (twenty-three years ago)

In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection /
Slowly screwing my way across Europe, they had to make a correction /
Broken and smokin' where the infrared deer plunge in the digital snake /
I tell you they make it so you can't shake hands, when they make your hands shake

Silver Jews, "Random Rules"

― Famous Athlete, Thursday, 10 October 2002 04:32 (twenty-three years ago)

just off top the dome!!

dmx on jayo felony - whatcha gonna do

canibus on ll - 4321, sticky fingaz - state vs kirk jones, dj clue - fantastic four, the firm - desperados

whichever ugk dude is first in the big pimpin lineup, i think its pimp c

biggie on junior mafia - players anthem, jay z - brooklyns finest

motion man on linkin park - in the end remix

big pun on beatnuts - off the books

nasty nas on main source - live at the bbq, rae - verbal intercourse

dice raw on the roots - the lesson pt one, that track on their third lp where he absolutely RIPS shit

redman on epmd - head banger, that incredible orchestral missy track

holocaust on bob digi - holocaust silkworm

cube and dre on natural born killaz

dre and em on forgot about dre

ALL MCS on the flava in ya ear remix!!

― simon trife (simon_tr), Thursday, 10 October 2002 04:52 (twenty-three years ago)

GZA on "Clan in da Front"

Mystikal on "Move (Bitch)"

― Clarke B., Thursday, 10 October 2002 06:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Big Daddy Kane on "Burn Hollywood Burn"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 10 October 2002 06:35 (twenty-three years ago)

tracer you are giving me OLD ILM NOSTALGIA!! anyway cappa on winter warz still eats ass haha, i nominate him on ghost - wu banga 101 instead

― simon trife (simon_tr), Thursday, 10 October 2002 07:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Bushwick Bill on "My Mind's Playin' Tricks on Me"

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Thursday, 10 October 2002 09:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Inspectah Deck's verse on Wu-Tang's "Let My Niggas Live" is amazing!

― Rahul Kamath (Rahul Kamath), Thursday, 10 October 2002 15:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Flava Flav on 'Cold Lampin With Flava'. if you read the lyrics inside the sleeve, it shows a 'secret' verse that isn't actually on the record, proper bo like.

― sf, Thursday, 10 October 2002 16:37 (twenty-three years ago)

damn simon your bear-trap memory is severe

Biggie's first verse on "Gimme the Loot"

Les on "Watch Out Now"

Eve's first verse on "What Y'All N****s Want", also first verse on "You Ain't Gettin None"

Ludacris on "One Minute Man" remix

guh

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 10 October 2002 17:06 (twenty-three years ago)

If we're gonna talk BDK, the first verse of "The Wrath of Kane." Or maybe just all of it.

― wl (wl), Thursday, 10 October 2002 17:11 (twenty-three years ago)

jay-z's first on "squeeze first"
ditto trife's "big pimpin" recommendation cept it's bun b first
em's everything on "renegade", his first on "drug ballad"
big boi's verse on missy's "all up in my grill"
mystikal's second and third, oh what the hell, his everything on "bouncin back"
everyone on "survival of the fittest"
luda's second on "saturday"

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Thursday, 10 October 2002 17:35 (twenty-three years ago)

damn youre right mitch it is, despite everything ive ever heard being un fucking touchable ive still never bought a ugk cd!!

― s trife (simon_tr), Thursday, 10 October 2002 17:41 (twenty-three years ago)

bass how low can you go?

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 10 October 2002 17:54 (twenty-three years ago)

This week it's definitely:

"Go rock with me, you deserve the best
Take a few shots
Let it burn in your chest
We could ride down
Pumpin N.E.R.D. in the deck
Funny how a few words turn into sex"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 10 October 2002 18:10 (twenty-three years ago)

"Funny how money changes situations"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 10 October 2002 18:30 (twenty-three years ago)

obvious, but Rakim on any and all of "No Competition"

― Paul (scifisoul), Thursday, 10 October 2002 18:30 (twenty-three years ago)

what are fave Goodie Mob verses?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 10 October 2002 18:38 (twenty-three years ago)

cause I don't really know their stuff, but i love their style (as heard on Outkast songs), it's like the laziest rapping ever

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 10 October 2002 19:10 (twenty-three years ago)

i.e. "you love the way your leather pants are grippin your butt"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 10 October 2002 20:55 (twenty-three years ago)

five months pass...

joe buddens over "in da club" (endlessly quotable-
"she approached me with her hair all did/handin' me pictures like i don't know what airbrush is",
"I b-eg your par-don?/she thought i was talking about plants when i told her i got seats at the garden",
"but she's drunk and she's been takin x all night/ and it's probably why she's been talkin bout her ex all night" etc etc)

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Sunday, 16 March 2003 16:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Rakaa shined on the Blackalicious track "Passion."
He sounds better with Xcel and Gab than on his normal
stuff.

― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Sunday, 16 March 2003 23:09 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...

-- Famous Athlete (ofte...), October 10th, 2002.

I've been wondering what that third line about infrared deer and digital snake is about; any ideas?

― myrrh, Thursday, 4 August 2005 12:54 (twenty years ago)

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