Ten songs you’ve gotta love
Solomon Burke
“The Judgement,”
from Don’t Give Up On Me
Oft slept-on soul singer rips a tearjerker written by Elvis Costello. It’s much less solemn when you don’t know the quirky lyrics like “there’ll be lies, there’ll be tears / there’ll be a jury of your peers.”
RJD2
“Chicken Bone Circuit,”
from Deadringer
The “Moby Dick” of this decade. Y’know, because they’re both basically drum solos. Except this one’s all samples.
Mac Lethal
“My Momma Izza Thug,”
from Men Are From Mars, Porn Stars Are from Earth
After he pops a cap in 5-0, his mom sings, “oh good boy son, I’m proud of you / if you’d missed that shot, I woulda grounded you / because of you, my freedom is saved / here’s five dollars, after school, hit the arcade.”
Skitzofrenics
“On My Own Shit Remix”
Even if it wasn’t a gem, I’m still respecting any track that ends almost every line with the S-word. What do you think, grandpa? Grandpa: “Hoo boy, that’s whole bunches o’cursin’!”
Del tha Funkee Homosapien
“Mistadobalina,”
from I Wish My Brother George Was Here
It’s my dad’s favorite rap song.
Tribe Called Quest
“Show Business,”
from Low End Theory
Even if it’s Phife Dog’s best verse yet, it still annoys people when you recite the whole thing along with the music.
Zapp
“More Bouce to the Ounce”
“Yo who let the robots into the studio?”
The Roots
“The Lesson pt. 1,”
from Do You Want More?!??!
Despite guest shots on numerous Roots tracks, affiliate Dice Raw has spit only two ill in his whole career. This jumbo freestyle and, coincidentally, his work on “The Lesson pt. 3.”
MF Grimm f/ Megalon and MF Doom
“Foolish,”
from Downfall of Ibyllis
MF Doom gets big ups for being the second rapper to mention the game Boggle in a rhyme. (Beastie Boys did it first on “Puttin Shame In Your Game.”)
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