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let me see,let me see/if u make d pedigree/
can u spit hot cyphaz/up 2 d tenth degree?

Can u analyze concepts/using mad lyric?/drop rap science on d mic/wtout gimmickz?

Can u just spit/4 d luv of d muzik?/not d money or carz/do it 4 d movement?

A lotta questionz/u gotta answer,b4 u write dis/
if d answer is yes/u are one of d righteouz!

(hausa accent) sank you!

I watch catz battle/raving like mad cattle/
been there,done dat/
fettered by same shacklez!

Spit similar barz/against scarier oddz/
done d same damage/and
left sinister scarz

flowed wt same venom/
and shattered same sternumz/
chopped off and loped off/same headz,same melonz!

I done battled catz/like a stray dog in harlem/
cut 'em up,toss 'em up/
swung back and hurled 'em!

Felt d same anger/driven by same hunger/
won d same title of king/but, No longer!

D day i got saved/i found God wt d flow/
discovered my inner fire/and what it wz for/

im d rap prophet/wt dat venomous flow/
when u see me,hola "gospel!"/when i walk thru ur door!

Peace!!!

After my encounter at d barbershop,i took a good look around and 2 my shock discovered dat all d so-called hiphop headz and artistes around my neighbourhood were no longer sporting their afroz and dreadz. Well!, Nw is when we separate d real frm d fake,d wheat frm d chaff,d boyz frm d men,d fanz frm d fanatikz,d fashion-follower frm d diehard hiphop practitioner.
Dis is history in d making and am so proud 2 be part of it.Nw,we'll know those who just identify wt hiphop as a fashion trend frm those who are part of d movement!
Dis is history repeating itself! Krs 1 and d pioneers of dis culture faced d same thing back in d '70s.Nw its our turn.Lets see d real souljaz represent!
"if hiphop shud die/we die 2gether/close d coffin/both buried alive in cheddar!"

[b][/b]check dis out.I wz at d barbershop today 2 trim my afro when a guy walked up 2 me and warned me 2 cut it all off or face being arrested by d police.I was so pissed,i felt like smackin 'em and all other ignoramuses in lagos who allow d cops intimidate dem and rob dem of their fundamental rights.
I wz so disgusted i felt like spittin on his timid face.For God's sake,when did it become criminal 2 keep an afro or even dreadz 4 dat matter.
Just in case any member of d naija police force is reading this,i cant wait 4 u guyz 2 arrest me so i can sue ur pants off!
Im a well-informed citizen of naija,i know d law and iam yet 2 find any statute which states dat keepin an afro or dressing in a particular way is a crime!
Let dem just try arresting me.I'll sue d cop,his superior officer,the D.P.O all d way 2 d commissioner of police!
Im not ur average,scared,sissy who 2nt defend his rights.
D guy in d barbershop added that those caught would be made 2 pay twenty grand b4 they are released.Just try me! I'll make sure ur broke 4 d rest of ur life by d time d court awards damages against u thieving rascalz! Just try me!!

@layi
we are stil waiting 4 d address of d real mikz studio.

Kraft is definitely d definition of a def producer.Him & mode 9 on a track is reminiscent of Guru & Dj Premier or better yet kwali 'n' hi-tech.
Didnt quite like d El-dee trak "puff puff" coz of d message.Cant wait 4 volume 2 to drop(nah mean!)

I must confess dat on my discovery of dis si e,my mind was blown with d potential it possessed.Look,seun! Ur dealin wt dynamite here bt u got 2 explode d fuses,man.Hve u got vision? Where do u see dis taking u in 10 yrs time? If u see what im seeing,then u gotta  start building ur workforce now.Dnt be afraid 2 share ur baby wt others(watch out 4 d snakes,thoui).U cant do it alone! Son,u need more media exposure.Some will come naturally,others u hve 2 get urself. Ur a genius,son.Money is a sucker 4 one thing only: ideas! Packaging and constant re-branding keeps u ahead of competition.I got u,son! Anyday!

Look! I need sm real hiphop headz 2 analyze d tape.We've got sm of naija's finest on dat record! Drop ur reservatnz bout Dj jimmy and feel d muzik.Listen wtout prejudice.

[font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font]@cammax
Be eazy son! I put a questn mark on dat comment on modo(No pun intended).
Im jus tryna sample opinionz on d album.I respect modo's skillz as an emcee.O.K?

[color=#990000][/color]d legendary dj jimmy just dropped d highly anticipated mixtape- The definition! 50 of naijaz finest droppin science on 20 banging joints! Uve got 2 luv it! Everybody who'z anybody on it.

Im feelin dat Naeto C cat.Plus Premium,even Elajoe sounded nice.Modo got a song 2 hisself (greedy?).Boy, i tink he killed someone on dat track.
Terry held it down too.Dat stylee song definitely rockz.Sanchez wz on a skit.Gino droppd science.Everybody rockd(even baba ruggedi no gree!), Hey! Just my evaluatnz.
Let us have ur own take on d mixtape.
(conspicuously absent- freestyl,sauce kid,rapsody(dats me!), Even Eedris(sho get size).

Well,as u must have noticed,no direct reference wz made 2 any of d guyz u mentioned.Matter of fact,he cud hve dissin any of his detractors,maybe even those on nairaland.Its all subliminal.(My Evaluation)

Nice one! Son. I'll take it frm there.

Life's ironic/
unnatural, Kinda bionic/
2 many feenz escapin/
smokin on chronic/

i see life thru d eyez/
of a blind poet/
i seek d rhythm thru d shadowz/
and rhyme 2 it

catz on my block/
in they second childhood/
stuck in d same routine/
living in my hood/
sitting on d porch steps/
dissin d government/
drinkin cheap beer/
repeating d same argumentz

some tried 2 escape/
by any means possible/
some made it happen,while some/
is laid up in hospitalz

like my man hola said/
life's so ironic/
bt if u need a remedy,yo!/
i got d tonic

Jesus Christ/
is in d house 2 nite/
accept d gospel/
and get crunk 4 life! (Yeah,baby!)

(musing), Mmmh, Now i know why despite all d 'stop d violence campaignz' and peace talks, headz stil insist on taking shotz at each other.

D only lesson man has learnt frm history is that man has never learnt frm history.

So yall wanna be king of d thread,unh? Well, go ask Jigga & Nas who rulez New York. D illest man that ever lived said "whoever wanna be d greatest man among u must serve d least". D only way 2 d top is thru hardwork & humility nt strifing.

It hurts 2 see ill emcees dissipating precious talent over imagined slights and non-existent titles.

Yall wanna get violent? Take a trip 2 Iraq and meet catz who are dying 2 shed ur blood and quit trading cheap insults from d safety of ur homez.

We tryna build a hiphop legacy over here in naija.We dont need d extra drama!We got enuff drama everyday on d streetz of lagos and frm d politics in d muzik industry.

Hip hop muzik is not 'Get shot' muzik! Hip hop emphasizes mutual respect and unity among black people.Nuff beefing! Be d men yall claim 2 be and squash it! Peace.

Wow! Looks like we got some real gangstas in d building,merking cats and kicking it wt women.Wow! Isnt dat fantastic! Im so tripped i feel like crying(sob).

Look guyz! I respect ur skillz bt yall need 2 reflect 4 a second.Hve u eva seen a live human being chopped up by slugs and machetes? It aint a pretty sight,bro! My man got mixed in sm cult feud and at d end there wz nuthin left of his corpse 2 bury.Look! We got real catz dying everyday on d streetz,we dont need d extra drama.

Yall might say its just rappin,bt d mind is a terrible thing 2 play with.I wud like 2 kno hw u feel 20 yrs frm nw when a child reads ur violent lyrics 2 ur hearing.I doubt if u wud still be proud of urself as u are nw.

Iike i said b4,i respect all yall,bt u gotta face d facts and acknowledge dat war neva made nobody happy except the undertaker.Squash d beef,people and letr have a real nairaland hiphop convention!

We wud be glad 2 hear yall spit sm ill cyphaz on d gospel rap thread.Peace!

God gave me d mic/
and i didnt refuse it/
u can see me rockin 2 it/
wt my baggy jeanz on/
wt my tees on/
my timbz on/
my team strong!

I drop wisdom/
spit God knowledge/
coz im a graduate/
of d hard knock college!

Feel ma lyrikz/
and feel d spirit inside me/
4get ma criticz/
ive got his spirit 2 guide me!

My life's a vivid/
expression of righteous living/
i love & live it/
i live & love it/
dats just me/
signing off, God's beloved!

D bible sayz/
'he who luvz his soul shall lose it/
so i gave my soul 2 muzik/
so other soulz cud use it/

my flow is fluid/
2 hot 2 flow in sewage/
some say i flow in jewish/
in d way i flow into it

bt i only do it/
d same way my homies do it/
im only a holy steward/
dat God is using/
thru godly muzik!

Shout out 2 emcees: naijafan & somze! I see ur vision! Keep bringing d lyrikal heatwaves, U kno, Holyghost style!

@jduck13

ur nice wt d flow son! Dnt let nobody play u.My dream is 2 see more young pple spittin flames 4 christ.Let d world kno God-emcees arent d shook type.We represent d name J.E.S.U.S absolutely wtout shame! Keep d flowz coming and remember d largest room in d world is d room 4 improvement, Nuff said!

@gbade x
im glad we share similar viewz on dis language thing.As far as im concerned,d group 'trybesmen' back then set d standard 4 us.Whateva language u chose 2 spit wt,jus b fly wt it & make mad sense.We are africans influenced by d both western & indigenous cultures.There4 expect us sounding either way.We are hybrids wt d capacity 2 express ourselves in any language we chose.It doesnt change who we are:beautiful,strong,black people.

@hola2ng

whoa boy! U freakin me out! Dats sm ill philosophikal rhymes u got there.Kinda hrd 2 find gospel rappers who make u scratch ur head when u hear they spit.Im glad we got down on dis real gospel rap convention.Ive always told cats dat d 'P' in RAP stands 4 poetry.I luv u my brother.Watch out 4 my own piece of mind!

Hrd about em.Been holdin it lyrically 4 almost a decade nw.Most naija cats dnt know em except underground feenz.My boy 'chameleon' gave me d buzz on Godwon.So he beefin nw? Wt Aztec? Well,u kno hw it is.Family is family.He's got naija ninjaz backing em wheneva he needz it.Hope he really squashes jigga'z signee.Hw can jigga come 2 naija and get robed as an emir while we got hardworking citizens of d ilorin emirate who dnt gt props 4 their service 2 the nation.Dat sucks,man!, Really sucks! Go get em,Godwon!

Based in d us,right?

Gospel rappers are nt ur average rap artistes singing 4 d money & d fame.We hve a higher objective: saving d soulz of men.We are urban missionaries sent by God 2 reconcile d hiphop community back 2 him.We do not judge hiphop coz we are hiphop also,bt we do it wt a difference.U wnt be seeing no strippers on our videos,no gunz,no bling-bling,no hennesy, No jigger!, I told u! We are urban missionaries.We rhyme as ill as d best of dem,we rock baggies too,we walk wt a limp too,we even speak d ebonics like d rest of em,bt we carry a nu message:christ is d T.R.U.T.H! We livin d God life! Son.Watch out! We be comin 2 a hood near u & when we do,4get bout ur gunz and reach 4 ur bibles!

;Dok fellaz,i see d flowz jus got iller/keep doin it big/like erm, Godzilla!

Judging frm d posts,its obvious who's bn spittin d life & d real cats who live d life.Gospel rap is nt a style u switch to after spittin profanities on another thread.It is a lifestyle findin expressn thru an artform called rap music.No disrespect bt some of u contradict d righteous content of ur cyphas on dis thread wiv ur vulgar signatures.Be nt deceived,God is nt mocked!

Nuff said! Lemme represent d omnipotent,magnificient persona A.K.A Elohim

philosophical rhymes/
4 critical mindz & pple/
spiritual linez in lyrical kind/
is lethal!

Whatz d meaning 4 intervening in life's circle/
All dat sinning & feening wnt make ur vice virtue!

Feel it in ur soul/
feel it when d lies hurt u/
dis is nt T.V/
dis is a live commercial!

Beta snap back 2 reality,son!/
especially 2 yall souljaz who carry d gun!

D ice & d carz/
is all a mirage/
ur material world is all a charade!

My God is alive & rulez in d affairs of men/
dnt just follow d thread,boyz/
follow d trend!

Watch out 4 d album "God Muzik" coming out soon.

One luv! One God!! One way!!!

Erm, excuse me, I cudnt help bt overhear yall,drooling over jennings.Yo, where did yall leave my man Musiq(the child of soul itself.).Go ask india arie,she wud testisfy 2 d T.R.U.T.H. Beta yet lisen 2 'ijuswannaseing' or more recently 'B.U.D.D.Y' by my man musiq,then yall wud recognize who d true prophet of neo-soul is. I luv lyfe bt no body rockz my soul like muziq soul chyld.Heard his collaboratn wt carlos santana? Nw u see my vision!

With all due respect 2 all warring factions on dis thread.Whether ur a modo,rugged,gino or sauce fan,uve got 2 define ur view of hw u think an artiste shud sound b4 crucifying anybody.

Allow me drop some science.Hiphop is a universal sub-culture and there4 varies in d way it is practised among hiphop headz all over d world.Note dat these differences are nt only regional bt could also be individual.There4,rap which is an element is also subject 2 diverse interpretations depending on d socio-cultural background and personal taste of each artiste.

Whatever may be ur style or language,ur aiight as long as u dont deviate frm d core values of hiphog.What are these values? Simple! We respect skill nt hype,deep reasoning nt meaningless rhymes,poetry nt nursery skool songs,creativity not brazen sexuality.Most of all hiphop is all about promoting black unity and dropping a positive message 4 d sake of d future generation.That is d conciousness of hiphop.

I dont care hw many albums u sold or hw many fans u got,do u respect and live these values,then ur d T.R.U.T.H,

I no send if u dey rap 4 yoruba plus igbo join hausa,if u kno dey positive,i no send u!

Look guyz,if we really wan put naija hiphop 4 world black,then 9ja boyz must dey united.

We gotta hve unity bt first d charlatans and falsn prophets must go.Then we can start 2 build our own hiphop dynasty.1 luv!