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Verse of the Month | Kendrick Lamar- Squabble Up

on December 25, 2024 Music Verse Of The Month (VOTM) add comment

KENDRICK LAMAR knows how to close out a year in music. The Compton MC currently has a strangle hold on music charts as his “GNX” album continues to take all spots on all streaming platforms. The 12 track masterclass soundly addressed any and all instances surrounding him. Lamar is also rumored to have even more music on the way!

This month’s Straight Official Verse of the Month comes from the track that almost sounded illegal to hear finally! Kendrick’s track “Squabble Up” was teased by a snippet heard in the intro of “Not Like Us” released this summer. Once I finally heard the track in full it was well worth the wait!

KENDRICK LAMAR – SQUABBLE UP

God knows
I am
Reincarnated, I was stargazin’
Life goes on, I need all my babies (gyah, gyah)

Woke up lookin’ for the broccoli
High-key, keep a horn on me, that Kamasi
IP, ownership, the blueprint is by me
Mr. Get Off, I get off at my feet
(When I hear music, it makes me dance)
(You got the music, now is your chance)
A yee nigga couldn’t try me in the tri-state
Buddy pass, bet I get him splashed ’til he hydrated
Bounce out, know he spook town, eyes dilated
I got the money and the power both gyratin’

I feel good, get the fuck out my face
Look good, but she don’t got no taste
I walk in, walked out with the safe
Mando, let me know what the play

What the fuck? I got hits, I got bucks, I got new paper cuts
I got friends, I got foes, but they all sitting ducks
Hit his turf and get crackin’, double back like a deluxe
Fifty deep, but it ain’t deep enough
Fuck a plea, there he go, beat him up
Fallin’ from my money tree and it grow throughout the months
Spit a loogie at the camera, speed off, yeah, it’s us

SQUABBLE UP cont.

I feel good, get the fuck out my face
Look good, but she don’t got no taste
I walk in, walked out with the safe
Mando, let me know what the play

Hol’ up (hol’ up), where you from? (Where you from?)
Bye, bitch (bye, bitch), I’m finna go dumb (finna go dumb)
Sideways (sideways), bunk skunk (bunk skunk)
Fever (fever), I’m on one (I’m on one)

Thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk, baby rockin’ it
Quid pro quo, what you want? ‘Cause I’m watchin’ it
Work on the floor, let me know if you clockin’ it
Brodie won’t go, but I know that he poppin’ it
It was woof tickets on sale ’til I silenced it

Pipe down, young, these some whole other politics
Bitch with him and some bitch in him, that’s a lot of bitch
Don’t hit him, he got kids with him, my apologies
Ghetto child, it was Black & Milds with the Smirnoff
Yeehaw, we outside, whoadie ’bout to kill him off
Blaps on blaps, it’s a fact, this a brick of raw
Tell me why the fuck you niggas rap if it’s fictional?
Tell me why the fuck you niggas fed if you criminal?
“Ayy, Dot, can I get a drop?” I’m like, “Nigga, nah”
Ace boon coon from the Westside to Senegal
It’s a full moon, let the (ah) wolves out, I been a dog

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Verse Of The Month | Method Man- Pair Of Hammers

on November 23, 2024 Music Verse Of The Month (VOTM) add comment

GHOSTFACE KILLAH & METHOD MAN are two legendary MC’s from the iconic Hip-Hop supergroup Wu-Tang Clan. The dynamic duo came together for the hot single “Pair Of Hammers” off Ghost’s recent project Set The Tone. In his first project since 2019, the project boasts several features that include Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Nas and several others.

Our Straight Official Verse of The Month comes from Tical as he took off in the second verse of this track. Backed by the sounds of The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Warning” Meth and Ghost would swing lyrical hammers. Known for his witty punchlines and metaphors, Method Man simply bodied the track like he always does.

GHOSTFACE KILLAH FT. METHOD MAN- PAIR OF HAMMERS

[Verse 2:]
Wu-Tang is for the children, Thanksgiving is for the pilgrims (Uh)
My thumb’s for countin’ ones, but this middle is for your feelings
What the Blood Clot? I’m illin’, pop stars not civilians
Sick of y’all, not to mention it’s shots, amoxicillin

Me and Ghostface Killah, Mol-ova face, it’s written
Tell a bo-faced liar about face, and drill ’em, like
They Dean Cane, get ’em, I hit ’em with gutter flows
Then keep ’em on they toes just for kicks, like “what are those?”

[Verse 4:]
I tell her “La-Di-Da-Di” like I’m Rick
We jammin’ in the party, Bob Marley with the spliff
Black Bugatti with the shift
Look at Johnny (Aah), I’m blazin’, got an army, not a clique
Wu-Wear laundry, sometime it say Armani ’cause I’m rich (Rich)

Flow tsunami, I’m schemin’ like a Saudi with a brick
Rappers envy, but claim it was a Ponzi when they slip
I get the thumbs up like Fonzy ’cause I’m lit (‘Cause I’m lit)
New York Islanders, we finna hit somebody with the stick

PAIR OF HAMMERS cont.

[Verse 6:]
My mouth talk dirty with grammar, my tongue filthy
My arms come with armor, by baby momma’s a milfy
And drama is the karma I get for somethin’ that killed me (Yeah)
And still might, steal on a rapper because I’m still me

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Verse Of The Month | Flaujae- Guns Down

on September 29, 2024 Artist Verse Of The Month (VOTM) add comment

FLAU’JAE the young sensational artist who dazzled on America’s Got Talent is kicking off a new feature from Straight Official. Our Straight Official Verse of The Month comes from this unique rap artist with a message. With gun violence at an all time high, Flau’jae performed this song on AMT pleading America to take a serious stance on this controversial subject.

The Georgia femcee uses the song to carry on the legacy of her father. He was also an aspiring artist who lost his life to gun violence. Flau’jae expresses her raw feelings while questioning what could have been if better choices were made. The relatable track and subject matter are close to home for a lot of us. Her live performance of “Guns Down” is captured down below.

FLAU’JAE-GUNS DOWN

Look, if he would’ve put
That gun down
Then he would’ve been
Here right now

And if he would’ve put
That gun down
Then she would’ve been
Here right now

And if he would’ve put
That gun down
Then they would’ve been
Here right now

If he would’ve put
That gun down
Listen

Do you know what its like
To not have a father
No one to talk to when
You get mad at your mama

I know you ain’t gonna pick up
The phone I still call you
The reason that it hurts so bad
I never saw you

FLAU’JAE- GUNS DOWN cont.

The way my grandma be acting
It got me losing hope
I swear to God I hate to see her
On and off the coke

She said baby girl this is
Just the way I cope
Man, all this weight up
On my shoulders
Trying to stay afloat

But no, I don’t want your sympathy
I’m just telling y’all this
Was really really meant
For me, this industry

This is already meant to be
That’s why the labels
And the tiki shows
Yeah they keep on hitting me

And mama was struggling
Trying to keep the lights on
And I had some snakes in my grass
Yeah, those pythons

It’s hard to see the silver lining
When the lights off
But I know one day
That I’m going be an icon

Yeah, so I gotta keep pushing
People still hating on me
Least I know that they looking

And they see me coming up
So they peek through the bushes
But I’m just trying to raise awareness
For the people that looking

XXL’S TAKE

Flau’Jae uses her talents to speak to those who are going through the aftermath of gun violence. In the pure essence of Hip-Hop, she captured her reality and displayed it in the attempt to provide solace and understanding. This type of music is not only a far left from what’s trending in the culture, but also needed to promote healing and peace. “Guns Down” is a track that is good music in the sense that it comes from a good place. That is the type of music that needs to be heard.

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