On my iPhone, took one of my infrequent trips into the “Random Hip-Hop” playlist for some listening pleasure. Shuffle landed me on Marly Marl’s “The Symphony, Part 1”. The beat is legendary but jeez, Big Daddy Kane brings it as the last Cold Chillin’ rapper with arguably one of the greatest raps of all time.
… And battlin’ me is hazardous to your health So put a quarter in your ass, cause ya played yourself Like a game in the arcade. You need a far aid I'm walkin’ the path that Allah made I’ll attend and then begin to send a speech to reach and teach So just say when So I can let lyrics blast like a bullet My mouth is the gun; on suckers I pull it The trigger, ya figure, my pockets gettin’ bigger Cause when it comes to money, yo, Grant's my nigga! ...
And words on the screen can’t even begin to do justice to Kane’s enunciation and delivery. Classic.
Ob moment of silence for MCA (Adam Yauch). After odes to Heavy D, Guru, and Malcolm Maclaren, I’m giving up obits in this space though.