Excerpt: The Anthology Of Rap / November 06, 2010 5:00 PM / Introduction / The Anthology of Rap is the first anthology of lyrics representing rap’s recorded history from the late

The concept of rap as street poetry has been with the genre from the very beginning. Spoken-word artists like Gil Scott-Heron and the Last Poets collective were foundational influences on …

[Part I] [Intro] I love you, I love you, I love you Until I, until I I love you, I love you, I love you Until I find a Say the only words I know that you'll [Verse 1] I been hot since the birth of ...

How to Format Lyrics: Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus; Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines; Use section headers above different song parts like …

The Poetry tag should be used on any poems. It should not be used on music pages. It shouldn’t be used on rap or any songs just because they rhyme. Other Poetry Tags: Epic

Sep 11, 2007 · [Chorus: John Mayer, Keyshia Cole & Kanye West] Bittersweet (I fucked up and I know it, G) You're gonna be the death of me (I guess it's bittersweet poetry) I don't want you, …

Dis poetry is like a riddim dat drops De tongue fires a riddim dat shoots like shots Dis poetry is designed fe rantin Dance hall style, big mouth chanting, Dis poetry nar put yu to sleep …

This page is a resource that all Genius users can use to familiarize themselves with literary devices and wordplay in hip-hop songs. Each literary device should be defined completely and …

Rap Genius is dedicated to crowd-sourced (and artist/producer-sourced) annotation of rap lyrics/beats, from “Rapper’s Delight” to To Pimp A Butterfly. Fan favorites Rap Stats & The

Some people say that rap is an acronym for Rhythm and Poetry. We know that some rappers are more poetic than others. What lines in rap do you guys think are the most poetic? Look in the …