“I Ain’t Clamin’ To Reign”
By Chase on Aug 30, 2005 in Pop Culture
“Let’s talk about rhyme capability
Let’s talk about hip hop versatility
Let’s talk about taking the game beyond
Now how the hell we gon have a battle of wits
Trick you ain’t armed
Let’s talk about love for the game
I mean real love
Back before there was fame
I’m real wit it
I ain’t claiming to reign
But when ya’ll talk about rap
Ya’ll gon start saying my name”
Let’s talk about hip hop versatility
Let’s talk about taking the game beyond
Now how the hell we gon have a battle of wits
Trick you ain’t armed
Let’s talk about love for the game
I mean real love
Back before there was fame
I’m real wit it
I ain’t claiming to reign
But when ya’ll talk about rap
Ya’ll gon start saying my name”
Yeah, I actually really like Will Smith’s new record, Lost and Found, but I think this snippet from the title track illustrates the subtle tension in much of the record. (Another example: Big Will mocks “Dropppppp It Like It’s Hottttttttt” in one song, and Snoop himself guests on a different track.)
Still a good record, though, as I’ve been saying forever. And now that my blog has been around long enough, I can say this publicly without losing all of my cred! Hopefully!
Chase Martyn observes and analyzes politics from Des Moines, IA, capital of 2008's first caucus state. He is also Managing Editor of the 
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