The 11s: (8) Verses...

7:41 pm - Thu, Dec 29, 2011: 4 notes

The 11s: (8) Verses…

I know it says 11s and the theme is supposed to be 11 and all that, but I heard a lot of verses I liked quite a bit this year and since I don’t intend to write much under each entry (I mean, go listen to dem shits dun), I’ll go over 11 this one time.

Oh and I tend to treat songs as a whole as opposed to isolating a single verse. I listen to way too much shit to memorize entire verses. I just tend to remember songs with one, two or three verses that really impressed me.

Enjoy:

Nas - Nasty: NasGawd basically blacks out for 3 minutes. Nobody’s words are doing any of those verses justice. So I’ll stop here.
Jay-Z - Who Gon Stop Me: He’s been on cruise control forever, so it’s nice to see him bust out the extra gear (read: braggadocios steez PLUS technique) every so often.
Big K.R.I.T. - The Vent: The passion just drips from this shit. If you don’t feel this, we ain’t the same. Close this tab.
Lil B - Grove St. Party [Remix]: Yes, weird pick, but there’s just something about this verse y’all.
Big Boi - Ain’t No Way Around It [Remix]: If you can get past all the autotune on Future’s hook and verses, you’ll get an enjoyably frivolous Lucious Leftfoot verse.
Drake - Look What You’ve Done: This shit right chea is sincerity. All that other fuckshit is him telling dumb hoes what they want to hear to sell records.
Pusha T- Don’t Fuck With Me Freestyle: Calm, menacing, insulting. We all know who he’s talking to. Rap straight pussy.
T.I. - Hear Ye, Hear Ye: The strength of his accent seems to vary by the song, but T.I. really put his foot in this one. Gems galore.
Young Jeezy - The Real Is Back Intros (1) (2): No one does righteous trapper indignation rap better. Add in some obvious shots and his streak of dope intros remains intact.
Freddie Gibbs & Alley Boy - Rob Me A Nigga: Gibbs illustrates the mind state behind a gaffling, while Alley Boy helps you, the victim, through your mild trauma.
Freddie Gibbs - Scottie Pippen: A gangsta rapper’s manifesto in 2011. Or actually, I’ll just limit that to Gibbs’ manifesto. He’s a unique one.
Danny Brown - Fields: Fucked up Detroit, through a fucked up rapper’s prism.
Ray J’s Money Team Rant: C’mon! This shit is too hilarious to leave out. Nigga was wildin!
Phonte - The Good Fight: Some harsh truths served with no chaser. Life’s hard. But that’s no reason not to challenge your ears and mind.
Joell Ortiz - Battle Cry: One of the more impressive straight lyrical exercises I’ve heard in a minute. And yeah, it might be from 2010. I don’t care.
Nas - Get It Forever: Nas talking that hood shit in the most vivid and convincing manner possible. Too bad that he washed P and Hav so badly. They used to be able to keep up with him a bit better.
Schoolboy Q - Brand New Guy: Talk about stealing the show. This nigga gives no fucks. I’m shooting if he talks to any of my girls. Fuck that.
Kendrick Lamar - Buried Alive Interlude: Really interesting approach to this verse. That’s all I got.
Action Bronson - Ronnie Coleman: Bronsonlinio goes on about the fat boy struggle in the most hilarious manner. “Fry the mayonnaise!”
Kendrick Lamar - ADHD: K-Dot chastises his generation’s distractions and his technique distracts you from how preachy he’s being.