[quote=@SleepingSilence] I agree 100% percent, but oh man some of those song choices, literally skipped to a part of the Kanye verse where the line was. "I'm not a dick, just a swallower." That's pretty much what he was talking about, kanye can't help himself make lyrical failures that waste his production and should not be an example for good rap. IMAO. (Despite black skinhead instrumental being fantastic.) I have a sneaking feeling the Lil Wayne one won't be squeaky clean either. (Yeah looked it up, it curses a lot. "On some faggot bullshit; call 'em Dennis Rodman Call me what you want, bitch! Call me on my Sidekick! Never answer when it's private, damn, I hate a shy bitch") And I do like the Eminem song, but have a feeling he may have heard that one already since he is so well known. Also Nas is a good artist (though dont know much about him.) The video literally has a (explicit) warning. And yeah it uses the n-word and curses a lot. XD He wanted examples of limited cursing, no sexual stuff, no taking drug stuff. No n-word this and that. Etc. Just saying. On your side, just could of been a stronger line up. [/quote] I picked my songs for a reason. You're doing exactly what a lot of people do and making incorrect assumptions. You're taking the lyrics at face value as they come and the reason I picked a song like A Milli is precisely because it reads as a song glorifying the lifestyle but is more a personal anthem and statement of intent (and also because of the beat, which is why I mentioned it.) As for the Yeezy verse, you got it wrong. The line is "You see it's leaders and it's followers/But I'd rather be a dick than a swallower" which is literally Kanye explaining a lot of his arrogance. It boils down to "I would rather say what's on my mind and be considered an asshole than hold my tongue and be a liar or not say anything." The thing about good rap is that it has metaphors and double meanings like that. That's not a lyrical failure of Kanye. It's a failure of comprehension on the listener. A song using the word nigger isn't a knock against a song. That word is so steeped in the genre and in the culture it sprung from that it's often a word of rally. Having a problem with that word in rap music has less to do with disliking the music but that'll open up a racial can of worms and let's not.