Deathmatch Listoff: Best Rap Lyrics

5. Jay-Z, “Allure” (Gray Album Version)

And I can't explain why, I just love to get high
Drink life, smoke the blueberry sky, blink twice
I'm in the blueberry 5, you blink three times
I may not even be alive
How mean James Dean couldn't escape the allure
Dyin young, leavin a good lookin corpse



I don’t know what is a “Blueberry 5,” or why James Dean has to be “mean,” but fuck, if you’re a rapper or a Beatle, you better live your life by these lyrics.

4. Dr. Dre, “Dre Day”

If it ain’t another ho that I gots to fuck with
Gap teeth in yo mouth so my dicks got to fit



Oh the days of Eazy-E vs. the Dre crew. Too bad the feud ended when E died of the Aids.

3. Wu-Tang Clan, “Method Man”

M-E-T-H-O-D Man
M-E-T-H-O-D Man
M-E-T-H-O-D Man
M-E-T-H-O-D Man



I challenge any other person on this earth to repeat their name four times and sound as good as this…for the record, Beetlejuice is not of this earth…

2. Ice Cube, “Who Got the Camera”

Mr. Law had to hit me in the jaw
‘Cause I called them faggots
With guns and badges



The slur against homosexuals here is (a) acceptable cultural relativism, since said lyrics were written in those dark times of 1992, and (b) allowed, when referencing cops. It’s funny because he also denigrates their attire and weapons. The entire song is about Cube getting pulled over and abused by the 5-0, all the while screaming out for someone to videotape. Though at the end he notes that the fucking police are getting badder, ‘cause if he had a camera, it still wouldn’t matter.

1. Snoop Doggy Dogg, “Doggy Dogg World”

You think you got the bomb
‘Cause I rolled you a joint?
You’s a flea. And I’m the big dog
I’ll scratch you off my balls
With my muthafuckin paws

This is the best boast in the history of the universe. Goddamn those were good times for Snoop Deezy. I enjoy the physicality of comparing his enemies to fleas, and then positioning himself as a dog so big, his balls are world enough. Big Dog indeed.



Welcomes to E-roc and dr.piece, by the way. I look forward to deathlisting you both.