N.W.A were the audio-documentarians of their time. They were trying to shock people with the violence of their language and the subjects they were talking about. The fact that they dressed in guerilla outfits like the Black Panthers made them shocking by their appearance as well.
When I first heard 'Pearly Gates' by Mobb Deep and 50 Cent growing up, the rapper Prodigy had a line about wanting to beat Jesus up. I wasn't religious, but I'd never been introduced to something like that. I was scared and mad, but then I asked why I felt like that.
Don’t be stupid, be a smarty / Come and join the Nazi Party!
I'm just completely obsessed with Die Antwoord.
I'm a student of Ice Cube and Scarface, which means the stuff I rap about is not radio-friendly, and it's very opinionated. and it's very much from the perspective of a black man in America, and our opinion ain't always popular when we have a political opinion.
Tupac was real and honest about every question I asked.
Cuz this is what happens when bad meets evil We hit the trees till we look like Vietnamese people
'Black Skinhead' almost got deaded because it was too much like a soccer song.
While silly ni**as argue over who gon' snatch the crown / Look around my ni**a, white people have snatched the sound / This year I'll probably go to the awards dappered down / Watch Iggy win a Grammy as I try to crack a smile.
I am used to making people upset and uncomfortable with my lyrical content when it comes to music.
Die Antwoord is super pop. It's a pop music.
'Angel Of Death' was a big problem. I remember getting a phone call after the album was done: Sony wasn't going to release it.
I had a vague idea of the song's impact in the '60s, but that was tempered by the hate mail and threats I was receiving. It was only about ten years ago, when I finally put it back in my show because so many people were asking for it, that I understood 'Society's Child' real impact.
I do like Marylin Manson, actually. I think, he's very talented and he did make some great music.
This here song might offend some, if it does it's because your dumb.
Rick Ross has good beats, if some more questionable content.
I just like Kodak Black. I feel like he's pretty self-aware, even if I don't agree with all the things he says.
Martin Noakes is a British conspiracy theorist who also happens to be maybe the best songwriter in the world, in my opinion. His songs are beautiful. They're crazy. That 9/11 song... no song has ever gotten into my head more. And it's inappropriate. You can't just like walk around singing about "jet fuel doesn't melt steel."
Ice-T in the music has done some outrageous things.
My new shorty got a gymnastic back, '87 emerald green on a classic Jag. She had the cleft palate, I ordered chef's salad; She had the club foot, with that little arm, I couldn't help but laugh...she ordered Chicken Parm.
I would categorize Die Antwoord as pop music: extreme, futuristic pop music.
Slim Shady, Eminem was the old initials.
My thoughts on Eminem have always been that he is one of the greatest lyricists ever. I've never been a fan because I can't relate to a lot of his world views and experiences, but I acknowledge that he's one of the greatest MCs.
Rap is supposed to scare soccer moms.
Something is wrong with Eminem. He has so much in his mind that I almost feel lucky that he has music. I feel like he has so much in his head that music is such a great release for him. He is one of my favorite artists. Absolutely.
