Will The Best Lyricist!

[bigted]

It's hard to compare mcs from different eras like I said a few times before, but if look at everything out when JJFP came out only Rakim and Big Daddy Kane had the lyricism that could currently work still, even Slick Rick didn't have that type rhyme structure they had but he was one hell of a storyteller I don't know if he could put out an album like "Lost and Found" though (why can't a label sign him so we could hear his new album? ) to keep up with the current times, some of us might not like FP's uptempo tracks he did recently but that represents his personna and I don't see nothin' wrong with that 'cause he ain't afraid to smile in front of the camera or in public like some rappers are 'cause they act harder than they really are, but Rakim was known most for puttin' out battle tracks even though he became more conscious on The 18th Letter and The Master, Nas wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for them though you gotta respect that and he wouldn't call himself the beest lyricist and even though he's one of my favorites I admit that he has some down moments in between, he doesn't rap with the consistant energy that FP does on every track. You don't have to have the biggest structure to be a great mc, you just gotta keep your lyrics on point to the track you're making, but I'd say that FP's rhyme structure has actually improved with each album.

Edited April 6, 2005 by bigted

[bigted]

I can't believe how people slept on "Nightmare On My Street", peeps usually only talk about "Summertime", "Boom Shake The Room!", "Girls Ain't Nothin' But Trouble", and "Parents Just Don't Understand" when they talk about JJFP but that was an excellent storytellin' track on FP's greatest album, it's the hip-hop version of "Thriller":

"Now I have a story that I'd like to tell

About this guy you all know he had me scared as hell

He comes to me at night after I crawl into bed

He's burnt up like a weenie and his name is Fred

He wears the same hat and sweater every single day

And even if it's hot outside he wears it anyway

He's home when I'm awake but he shows up when I sleep

I can't believe that there's a nightmare on my street

It was a Saturday evening if I remember it right

And we had just gotten back off tour last night

So the gang and I thought that it would be groovy

If we summoned up the posse and done rushed the movie

I got Angie Jeff got Tina

Ready Rock got some girl I'd never seen in my life

That was all right because the lady was chill

Then we dipped to the theater set to ill buggin cold havin a ball

Somethin about Elm st. was the movie we saw

The way it started was decent you know nuthin real fancy

About this homeboy named fred and this girl named nancy

But word when it was over I said yo that was def

And everything seemed all right when we left

But when I got home and laid down to sleep

That began the nightmare, but on my street

It was burning in my room like an oven

My bed soaked with sweat And man I was bugging

I checked the clock and it stopped at 12:30

It had melted it was so darn hot And I was thirsty

I wanted something cool to quench my thirst

I thought to myself yo this heaters the worst

But when I got downstairs I noticed something was wrong

I was home all alone but the tv was on

I thought nothin off it as I grabbed the remote

I pushed the power button and then I almost choked

When I heard this awful voice coming from behind It said, "You got my favorite letter but now you must die

Man, I ain't even wait to see who it was Broke inside my drawers and screamed, "So long, cuz"

Got halfway up the block I calmed down and stopped screaming Then thought, "Oh, I get it, I must be dreaming"

I strolled back home with a grin on my grill I think that since this is a dream I might as well get ill

I walked in the house, the Big Bad Fresh Prince

But Freddy killed all that noise real quick

he grabbed me by my neck and said "Here's what we'll do We gotta lotta work here, me and you The souls of your friends you and I will claim You've got the body and I've got the brain"

I said, "Yo Fred I think you got me all wrong I ain't partners with nobody with nails that long

Look, I'll be honest man, this team won't work The girls won't be on you, Fred, your face is all burnt"

Fred got mad and his head started steaming

But I thought what the hell im only dreamin

I said please leave Fred so I can get some sleep

But give me a call maybe we'll hang out next week

I patted him on the shoulder, said "thanks for stopping by"

then I opened up the door and said "take care guy"

he got mad, drew back his arm, and slashed my shirt

I laughed at first, then thought, "hold up, that hurt" It wasn't a dream, man, this guy was for real

I said, "Freddy, uh, pal, there's been an awful mistake here"

No further words and then I darted upstairs

Crashed through my door then jumped on my bed

Pulled the covers up over my head And said, "Oh please do something with Fred"

He jumped on my bed, went through the covers with his claws

Tried to get me, but my alarm went off And then silence

It was a whole new day I thought, "Huh, I wasn't scared of him anyway"

Until I noticed those rips in my sheets

And that was proof that there had been a nightmare on my street

FP: Oh man, I gotta call Jeff, I gotta call Jeff Come on, come on Come on Jeff, answer Come on, man

JJ: Hello?

FP: Jeff, this is Prince, man Jeff, wake up, Jeff, wake up

JJ: What do you want?

FP: Jeff, wake up, man, listen to me, Jeff

JJ: It's three o'clock in the morning, what do you want?

FP: Jeff, Jeff, would you listen to me? Listen, whatever you do, don't fall asleep

JJ: Man

FP: Jeff, listen to me, don't go to sleep, Jeff

JJ: look, I'll talk to you tomorrow, I'm gong to bed Ahhhhhh! Ahhhhhh! (Ha ha ha ha ha haaaa)

FP: Jeff! Jeff! Jeff! Jeff! Answer me, Jeff! I'm your D.J. now, Princey! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaa"

[Lerkot]

Yeah every track on He's the DJ is so good. Many people would have problems if they were reaching their peak at 20 bcuz they would just do the same stuff again and again. FP did And In This Corner, a good album but a little bit the same thing as He's the DJ, so I think he understood that he was going the wrong direction and did something totall different (Homebase). Not many artists can do that.

[PeaceAngel]

Will is lyrically talented and it's awesome!! You don't have to look up the lyrics to the song to know how it goes...it just catches on to you and you find yourself singing along to it. It's great!! :dancingcool: