Life Lessons in Rap

Today's Life Lesson in Rap: When afflicted with rap writer's block and feeling like a shitty rapper, simply make up a rap about how you're NOT a shitty rapper:

My style of rappin, my style
I'm such such a good rapper, I'm such a good rapper
I give you good and plenty, yeah yeah
My styles the bomb diggy, my style
My style of rappin
I'm such such a good rapper, I'm such a good rapper
I give you good and plenty hmmm hmmm
My style the bomb diggy
(Chorus from Missy Elliott's 'I'm Talkin')

Okay, Missy. We get it. Thanks for the reminder.

Life Lessons in Rap

You can learn a lot from rap music. Take away the window rattling bass and the synthesizers - I believe that rap artists rate among some of the world's greatest - yet most underestimated - poets.

Today's Life Lesson in Rap features a thought-provoking offering from Eazy E's "Nutz on ya Chin":

"I don't want a bitch if she can't rub the balls like a gypsy"

I invite you to share this profound quote with your peers, and gather their thoughts about this notion. I also urge you to use this quote in conversation sometime this weekend.

Also, if you have a worthy quote from one of our "New Millenium Shakespeares", please don't hold back - share your knowledge with the world.