"you can smell the deceit, they greet me like peeps, to blend – to get up, underneath the skin" – masta killa, "chains"

March 7, 2007 | Filed Under Favourite Songs, Music Discussion 

as a whole its a beautiful offering from two of rap’s more legendary veterans.. but R.A. the Rugged Man steals the show as he often does with his multisyllabic flow on “Chains” before concluding the verse with his trademark frankness..

“Yeah, I got a foul mouth, yeah, I cuss too much
I’m just so Ricky Ricardo, ri-di-cu-lous
…
Hospitable, hitable, cooler, than Jacob who criminal
Miracle, lyrical, take every syllable literal
Little riddle, profitable, visible, irritable
Little brittle, pitiful, for so through little, you tickle, you typical
Yeah, I talk shit, I’m cocky with it
It’s hard for you to admit it, but I’m one of the best in it“

don’t get me wrong though – Masta Killa def holds his own still, with his own trademark depth and vivid depiction of desperation.. and the beat is certified classic – i’ll be bumping this 20 yrs from now if i’m alive..

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