Understand Rap: Explanations Of Confusing Rap Lyrics
This came through in the mail today and caught my interest. Similar to Jay-Z’s upcoming book, Decoded, Understand Rap provides explanations to some of the game’s most iconic quotables. The book drops today and is also available on Amazon. Peep an excerpt below.
Lyric: “I was strapped wit’ gats when you were cuddled wit’ cabbage patch.”
Lyric From Song “Forgot About Dre”
On Album 2001
By Artist Dr. Dre
Explanation: When you were still a child and had no concerns other than playing with dolls in the comfort and safety of your home, I was carrying guns around in my dangerous neighborhood.Lyric “I ain’t pass the bar, but I know a little bit”
Lyric From Song “99 Problems”
On Album The Black Album
By Artist Jay-Z
Explanation: Although I haven’t educated myself concerning the matters necessary to complete the examination lawyers take to be able to practice law, I have enough knowledge to be a very successful rapper and entrepreneur and to have sustained a level of wealth greater than many lawyers.
HAHA!!
“You remember me? I just don’t give a fuck”
-Eminem
Although he knows you know you know him. He doesn’t give a fuck about this useless book.
This Is An Major Fail !
But Could Be A Good Thing Uncertain
lmao. hip hop iz a joke nowdayz.
THAT’S BULLSHIT…
“I AINT PASS THE BAR BUT I KNOW A LIL BIT, ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN’ ILLEGALLY SEARCH MY SHIT” MEANS THAT I MIGHT NOT BE AS EDUCATED AS A LAWYER, BUT I KNOW MY RIGHTS AS A CITIZEN, YOU CAN’T SEARCH ME WITHOUT A WARRANT OR PROBABLE CAUSE.
YOU DUMB FUCKS!!!!!!!!!
HAHA wow. that is too funny.
ummmm, most lyrics are pretty point blank, why would you need a book to decipher?? I guess its a hustle..oh well. They should have interpreted subliminal lyrics
WRONG!
I KNOW THERE’S ALOT OF GHOSTFACE LYRICS ON THERE!!!! HA!!!! THAT NIGGA GHOST BE SAYIN’ SOME CRAZY SHIT!!!!
THANK GOD FOR MY WALLABE SHOE
IT DONE SAVED ME
UP THREE NOTHIN’
IN SALT LAKE CITY
GHOSTFACE “SUPREME CLIENTELE” ALBUM
EXPLANATION: I WAS PLAYIN’ BASKETBALL WIT MY WALLABES ON UP THREE POINTS PLAYIN’ A GAME CALLED “UTAH” (SALT LAKE CITY)
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
lame as fuck
GIVE ME A BREAK …………..NELL CARTER
WHAT?! ‘I aint pass the……. ‘ Doesnt that jst SIMPLY mean i dont have a law degree but I have a smidgen of knowledge abt my rights(for whatever reason). What a STAN!
WHERES? THAT G.O.O.D FRIDAY TRACK? Kanye ,stop sucking Selita Ebanks’ areola and release G.O.O.D music on a friday.
This shit is for White Folks in the burbs in their mid 50s and 60s….
@ amazinace
“GIVE ME A BREAK….NELL CARTER”
….*DEAD*!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
Co-sign mac diesel.. They should try to decypher supreme clintele i have no fuckin clue what ghost is talkin bout on most of that close to a classic album..
smfh #fail it jus meant i know enough that you not gonna illegaly search my car smh dumb ass white folks
“I ain’t pass the bar, but I know a little bit”..ENOUGH THAT YOU WONT ILLEGALLY SEARCH MY SHIT !
CLASSIC
Guys you don’t need this dumb ass book for deciphering lyrics….just go to RapGenius.com there wayyy better and easier
@steviej lmfao
gucci best lyricist in tha game… Juss deal wid it bitches…
@MacDIESEL
Im sayin though, Ghostface would be perfect fit for a verse On Ye’s Devil In A New Dress
especially since it aint sound finished he would body that track. But the song is still great how it is
those lyrics were far from confusing, what about this one ” till we all got triangles on our wall” jay-z. what was he talking about?
“I don’t rhyme for the sake of riddling”
Chuck D
Translation: My goal isnt to purposefully confuse you. So I mean what I say.
I’m up in the air on this one.. Jay couldve left this alone.
Cosign mac on Ghostface.. LMAO
Cosign @ ScoobieDoesIt
Its obvious what Jay-Z meant. Seems like their gonna exaggerate a lot of the meanings.
those lyrics were far from confusing, what about this one ” till we all got triangles on our wall” jay-z. what was he talking about?
Triangles = platinum records Billboard uses that symbol for one million sold
thanks foreluv
roeluv*
@mac DIESEL
damn i never knew what the fuck ghost meant by that on Stroke of Death… (and a shit load of other phrases on that album, lol)
Mighty Healthy was my shit. anything coming out of the clan from 95 – 2001 (and all of ghost’s subsequent releases) deserves it’s own book. that wu-tang manual helps, but them niggas…
they rhyme in fucking cryptic codes. but ALL that shit makes sense. crazy
Damn those lines wer confusing to people? Those lines are pretty clear to me. This book is weak.
Hope they have some Camp Lo in there. I swear I don’t know what they’re talking about sometimes, it just sounds fly
Exactly@ android…
“But i know a little bit” literally means that he knows enough about the law that they cant search his shit….not that he knows enough to be a sucessful rapper and become wealthy…
I’ve read funny rap lyrics decyphered b4….but this dont seem like it….with the excerpt atleast. It’s just dumb.
This book is GREAT for lupe songs
i would only read this to see how many lyrics and explanations they fucked up.
seems more fitting for a tumblr site.
Ghostface Lyrics are like another language to me sometimes. I like “All I got is U” tho.
This book sounds like it’s a waste of paper, but I can’t knock nobody hustle.
These explanations must be written for pple who have no idea what hip hop music is…cause these webster definitions are beyond corny..ill get decoded thanks
They need to seriously do lupe’s dumb it down verses. He’s saying something……. But what?!
he fucked up on da last one, he was close though
jay wuz saying that he didnt go to school to be a lawyer n know every law
but it iz to his knowledge that his stuff can’t be search cuz itz illegal
these types of books are so racist and patronizing. super corny.
No shit! @ the first one!
Anyone who can interperate metaphors and shit like that can understand rap. Simple as that.
I can’t name ANYONE who would find a book like this worth it.
It sounds interesting, and it may’ve been a good idea while author was thinkin bout it, but really…
why did jay-z “you was doing 55 in a 54”? last time i checked they did not have speed limits set at 54.
@toad3527 he was trying to express that the cop was being an asswhole cops dont pull you over unless you 10%+ the speed limit
oh, thanks miloD. man that cop really was an a**hole
cosign @mac
Ghostface and Rae need a book all to themselves. those niggas rap chinese riddles and shit hahaha
Haha! This book is like a pair of bootleg Jordans…an effin joke!!
Just visit rapgenius.com! Don’t buy this lame ass book
i would rock some bootleg jordans
I would prefer a book of just Twista, Bone Thugs & Harmony, E-40, Mystikal, and Big Pun lyrics. No explanations needed. I would just want to read what they be talkin’ bout. Them niggaz is like reggae music. Everytime I hear a reggae song I’ve heard before I pick up a new line in it. Everything wasn’t meant to be simple tho.
Lupe be losin’ me sometimes, but when he say some shit I understand it be hot as hell tho.
the only lyrics i got problem with is some wu tang mostly raekwon…some bars aint that hard to understand.
this must just be a aid for white ppl who dont know whatsup… rhymes aint that hard to figure out just gotta listen
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lol at steviej
http://www.rapgenius.com
Has the same rap explainations but in a website, free of cost!
AND YALL CUMSTAINS STILL DONT KNOW WHAT THE FUCK U TALKIN ABOUT!!! STOP TAKIN SHIT OUT OF CONTEXT…. JAY’ S LINE IS PRETTY BASIC HE IS NOT A LAWYER BUT SELF EDUCATED ENOUGH TO KNOW THE BASIC PARAMETERS OF THE LAW LIKE U CANT SEARCH SOMEONES VEHICLE WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE DRIVER IF U DONT HAVE A WARRANT… AND U COCKSUCKAZ R PRETTY FUCKIN STOOOOOPID!!!!!!!
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the two most non-cryptic lyrics in the past decade lol
they stay eating off rap
i was hoping one day someone would fully break down “Dumb It Down” by Lupe i get some of the song but the other parts are pure lyrical genius which requires talent this shit is silly
White people love sh!t like this, they think it’s hilarious. Black people listen to rap and understand what’s being said so it’s highly unnecessary for us. I honestly think it’s supposed to be a gag book. Like English 50 cent on twitter.
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Honestly most of u are retarded. This book wasn’t ACTUALLY made for people to look to as a reference. This book is meant for humor purposes. If u can’t understand the humor in this u probably just some white kid who thinks they know everything there is to kno about hip hop.
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