There has been intelligent rap for a long time. It won't be seen in/on/at many commercial venues, but it exists. Non-Americans are doing some amazing things with the art form.

By the way, The Economist has to be the best high-circulation magazine around. Wow.

Good on them. They may walk across my lawn from time to time.

Suicidal Writer: intelligent rap

Meet SPM



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I'm old and I liked economist and that McDonalds tune. Maybe there's hope after all.

Tacoby Bellisbury: Suicidal Writer: intelligent rap

Meet SPM



His beats were always nice. It's a shame that he ended up getting 45 years in prison. He got caught a bunch of times though.

His beats were always nice. It's a shame that he ended up getting 45 years in prison. He got caught a bunch of times though.

Did he ever do a song that WAN'T about weed? Just curious.

SubBass49: Did he ever do a song that WASN'T about weed? Just curious

FTFM

SubBass49:
Did he ever do a song that WAN'T about weed? Just curious.

I was about to say the only one I could think of was "Throw Away Gatz" but he even mentioned glass pipes in that one.


Personly, I feel my people is cursed to be
Ridas till eternity
My enemies tryna murder
Hot as an enfernity
But I clocked my doe verbaly
Curently I push a benz out of germany
Tryna stay alive till I'm old and in the nerssary
My dead homies wife said today's they anniverssary
His blood on the seat done dried and turned burgandy
Dead on arrival there was no need for surjary
Purposly left to die in his mercury
But he was the smart nubian on his way to university
It's hurting me, that he's lying in the earth beneath
It's f**ked how we dying over turfs of streets
I heard this beat so I had to be first to speak
Helping my raza seems to be what works for me
Certainly I got killas doing dirt for free
Burst the heat cuase I never learned to turn my cheeks

[chorus]
To the gunshow today
And bought a throw away
It's time to go to war is what the homies say
A different beat, a different rap
A different fool, a different gat
Sorry but we're never gonna go away
[repeat 2x]

Fast life
My mom say's I'm a sad sight
Wake up and finish the beer I had last night
Glass pipes, soround my two bedroom trailer
Doctor feel good I graduated from baylor
With taylor made suits, real loose, a gym with masus
My hood is full of hustlers and fiends that play their flutes
We shoot you first, I can see that my future's cursed
At the club with the gat inside my ruka's purse
To the hearst or to the nurse
You bicthes getting to my nerves
Mad cause my song came on and your girlfriend knew the words
You stupid nerds
We pushing birds
Aztecs run this universe
My people living blind cause every time they look it hurts
Now push reverse, way before the two benzes
Way before my biatch was wearing 8,000 dollar dresses
I was broke but happy
And now I'm rich and angry
Cause you haters ain't got the nuts to say that you can't stand me

[chorus] repeat 2x

[low g]
En el segundo
Won't you come and step to my mundo
Soy prisionero
Este jale por si me muero
Es mi destino
Leaving muertos en el camino
Soy assesino
Mi primo es el materino
Desiadado, wacth your back porque soy mojado
Violento ya tu sabes de donde vengo del centro
Atracando con mi matraca
Lone star state thats my motherf**king placa
You heard about me ese vato si te mata
Como el zapata a mi jente le doy la plata
Yo ando a pata los pinches haters no se escapan
Con el chedar nunca jueges con mi dinero
Saco primero soy mas weno que un marinero
I se me muero mama entiera me en el ghetto


Dope house impire strikes again
You jealous bicthes say hello to my little friend

[gun shots from low g's ar15]

[chorus] repeat 2x

Suicidal Writer: By the way, The Economist has to be the best high-circulation magazine around. Wow.

Yes.

rap is ignorant nursery rhymes for losers.

Suicidal Writer: Tacoby Bellisbury: Suicidal Writer: intelligent rap

Meet SPM



His beats were always nice. It's a shame that he ended up getting 45 years in prison. He got caught a bunch of times though.


In 2002 Coy went on trial for performing oral sex on his daughter's nine-year-old friend while she slept at his house one night in September 2001. Claims that Coy had engaged in sexual activities with other underage girls, a total of 17 excluding his accuser, quickly arose after his September 25, 2001 arrest.[5][7]

A Houston jury convicted Coy of aggravated sexual assault of a child on May 18, 2002. Coy was sentenced to 45 years in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.[1] Carlos Coy is currently incarcerated within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In October 2006, Dope House Records released the still-incarcerated South Park Mexican's ninth CD entitled When Devils Strike.[8].


DAMN DID NOT KNOW THAT

Suicidal Writer: By the way, The Economist has to be the best high-circulation magazine around. Wow.

Pseudo-intellectuals claiming The Economist is an apologist for market fundamentalism in 3, 2...

Eeeeeeuuuuuwww! The Economist says! The Economist says! I read The Economist! Aren't I cool? Aren't you impressed with me?

What do you read? Time? Newsweek? Those are for people who can't handle a real news magazine like the one I read. That's because you're not as smart or sophisticated as me.

On weekends, I like to sit out on my porch in my wicker chair with my bifocals and my subscription copy of The Economist. Then, when I go to a professor's wine-and-cheese party later that night, I can casually mention all the fancy stuff I read about NASA and Venezuela and Gen. Pervez Musharraf in my fancy magazine and impress everybody.

Question: Do you think I'm smarter than everyone else because I read The Economist, or do I read The Economist because I'm smarter than everyone else? Now, there's a conundrum! I should mail that one in to The Economist and see what they think!

Oh, no! My brain just got larger! Help! I need more knowledge to fill up the new brains! Get me the new issue of The Economist at once! I can't live if I'm even remotely unaware of anything that is happening in the universe! I must have my weekly issue of The Economist, or I risk de-evolving into the sort of mouth-breathing rabble by which I am surrounded daily!

I say, old chap, here comes Lord Smartingford of Braintonshire! Shall we dine upon a nice cup of tea, then? We can discuss the economy, and the global situ-AYYY-tion, and ever so many other matters! I am so very versed in such matters, reading as do I The Economist, just as soon as the postman delivers it by the estate, don't you know. I find that only the right cracking coverage of The E-CON-omist keeps me jolly-well informed and all that, wouldn't you agree? Mmm, yes, I did think you would!

Sage Francis is the most intelligent rapper out there.

Immortal Technique is very good as well, even if he's a bit crazy with some of his theories.

Ill Bill and Necro have some of the most elaborate horror verses i've ever heard

I_AM_M: "rap is ignorant nursery rhymes for losers."
- say the farking ignorant bums and boozers..

The ignorant non-funny headlines always have "Wait, what?" in them.

Why would someone say something and then say "Wait, what?"

Do you not read the headline before you type it? Can't you think of anything funnier than that?

/yes I know it's sarcasm
//still farking stupid

Epiphany: Ill Bill and Necro have some of the most elaborate horror verses i've ever heard

Mariah... you're on fire... your sphyilis infected clitoris is burning with desire...

These kids got chops, man. I'm hooked now.

Wow... All this talk about intelligent and articulate rap and no one has mentioned Aesop Rock yet?

For shame...

None Shall Pass (new window)

Daylight (new window)

Basic Cable (new window)

And one of my all-time favorites, No Regrets (new window)

Epiphany: Sage Francis is the most intelligent rapper out there.

Immortal Technique is very good as well, even if he's a bit crazy with some of his theories.

Ill Bill and Necro have some of the most elaborate horror verses i've ever heard

Woah...didn't expect to see love for Sage and Immortal in one post here on Fark! Sweet!

/Seeing Immortal in July
//Dance With The Devil is one of the most brutal stories I've heard in a long time.

thiazi: Good on them. They may walk across my lawn from time to time.

Now that statement right there is some funny stuff.

I applaud you Sir. You too may walk on my lawn when you wish.

That is all.

I_AM_MA_Troll: rap is ignorant nursery rhymes for losers.

Epiphany: Sage Francis is the most intelligent rapper out there.

Immortal Technique is very good as well, even if he's a bit crazy with some of his theories.

2 amazing rappers. That reminds me that I haven't listened to a healthy distrust in along time.

Donald_McRonald: Eeeeeeuuuuuwww! The Economist says! The Economist says! I read The Economist! Aren't I cool? Aren't you impressed with me?

What do you read? Time? Newsweek? Those are for people who can't handle a real news magazine like the one I read. That's because you're not as smart or sophisticated as me.

On weekends, I like to sit out on my porch in my wicker chair with my bifocals and my subscription copy of The Economist. Then, when I go to a professor's wine-and-cheese party later that night, I can casually mention all the fancy stuff I read about NASA and Venezuela and Gen. Pervez Musharraf in my fancy magazine and impress everybody.

Question: Do you think I'm smarter than everyone else because I read The Economist, or do I read The Economist because I'm smarter than everyone else? Now, there's a conundrum! I should mail that one in to The Economist and see what they think!

Oh, no! My brain just got larger! Help! I need more knowledge to fill up the new brains! Get me the new issue of The Economist at once! I can't live if I'm even remotely unaware of anything that is happening in the universe! I must have my weekly issue of The Economist, or I risk de-evolving into the sort of mouth-breathing rabble by which I am surrounded daily!

I say, old chap, here comes Lord Smartingford of Braintonshire! Shall we dine upon a nice cup of tea, then? We can discuss the economy, and the global situ-AYYY-tion, and ever so many other matters! I am so very versed in such matters, reading as do I The Economist, just as soon as the postman delivers it by the estate, don't you know. I find that only the right cracking coverage of The E-CON-omist keeps me jolly-well informed and all that, wouldn't you agree? Mmm, yes, I did think you would!

You know how I know you're projecting your insecurities?

No love for Del and Boots?

PlatinumDragon: No love for Del

Mad love for Del

rach_da_goat
Aesop, Sole, Slug, Apathy, Eyedea, etc etc etc there are plenty of good intelligent rappers out there, I tried to name a few of the best at writing lyrics but did not mean anything by leaving these guys out.

Slug just keeps getting better and better, too...the latest Atmosphere record is nothing short of sheer brilliance, IMO