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Artist: One Be Lo

I was sitting here thinking about lyrics (hip hop lyrics), and then I started wondering if I did my One Be Lo post right.

I gave an extensive amount of words, but did I really capture the essence of his dopeness? Does my lengthy post really reveal the prowess that oozes into sound waves as OneManArmy strides across the track? With these questions in mind, I had to do another post. So here, my MOGly friends, is “Rocketship” from Lo’s first official release, S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M.

Intro No-noth ~ no-nothing has done more to unite the people of the world than this daring venture, into the unknown His decision was to make the journey and the world watched and listened {echoing scratch} No doubt…{scratches} blastoff.

Verse 1 Ten... nine... eight... seven... six... five... four (lift off) three, two One Man Army on a solo mission but I'm still starrin, still starvin, still marchin. Train of thought like a drill sergeant; turn you battle rappers into real martyrs, but the real target - The industry cause the real harm is when the deal's bargain killed the real artist, ever since the Sugar Hill started. When Suga Ray was still sparrin, I was ill sparkin; skills far from real dark, and Late Night was still Carson. Skills sharper these days, these emcees still bitin, still barkin, still talkin real garbage. Explains why I'm feelin so trash bag, Glad. I get the last laugh, you get the half mast flag. Bent cash, quick fast, these rappers phony; thinkin this craft is all about the cheese macaroni. I see the path before me, act like you know me; internationally center of attention... not even Shaq could post me. Category, Trackezoids, beats classic only. Feet tappin for me, that's the story 'til I'm Casper ghostly. Every joint I'm on point, no need to ask Shinobi. Swingin at your throat, be not breathin like you Braxton, Toni.

Verse 2 Yo. I'm flown out to blow the microphone out. I spit the flows out; Mr. Scope mouth, no doubt. Tickets sold out, black and white kids, Diff'rent Strokes house. Transform you pessimists to optimists and "roll out." Decepticons style, Megatron, blow! Check the Bond files, 007 stretch beyond bounds of the earth, moon, universe; soon to burst through. Three sixty-five, prepare live, you April 1st, fool. These wannabe best rappers holdin wet bladders need a step ladder; still couldn't reach my best status. Inspector Gadget, extra baggage, I was blessed to have it (skills!). You must be still guessin at it, still testin average. I'm never slippin even if you peeled a fresh banana. The moves I make are checks and balance like a chess fanatic. You less advantaged, manic depressed, and impressed in panic. Lyrics hot enough to melt your plastic, burn your flesh to ashes (ouch!). That's what you earn when you not well rehearsed. Somebody gotta help preserve this art form, myself preferred. Check the verse, it's like a Magic spell with words. These wack emcees prolly felt it worse than a Celtic; Bird.

Verse 3 I remember when Bam' was hot, Planet Rock, Jordan was the man to stop, knowledge every chance I got; keys to the master lock. Deals not real… unless it's God's will. Got NASA job skills, call me astronaut Neil. I reach for the top and be the first to leave orbit. Report it... Phrikshun, Decompoze reinforce it I'm here to paint a portrait, untainted by the corporate; defy forces of your gravity with fly orders. These accomplishments, via "Rocketship", compliment my confidence. I be among stars without your documents, big budget marketing, demographic targeting… All I need is beats and rhymes (so go and spark it then).

Posted on 04/15/2008
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Scribes4life says:
MOG hates me. The lyrics are on my main page, and here's the music. peace
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Sturgell says:

is it just me or is that guy's left eye look crazy

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Scotch says:

Sufficiently dope, Scribes.

One thing I like to do when displaying lyrics is to display them as poetry, by putting a hard return after every apparent comma and period, and two returns for musical breaks. I think it gives each thought its own space to breathe, and because for me, the most interesting poetry is interesting to look at AND hear.

However, I won't usually do that for small bits of lyrics, like when I commented earlier with a tiny bit about Snoop's lyrics in "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang".

Sturgell - I think it's lighting.

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Scribes4life says:

I always have a hard time deciding where and how to break up each line. Sometimes, I try to do it as you mentioned above, but other times, there are so many thoughts that run together that I think of each actual run of lyrics as a "breath". This or that particular paragraph exists as one entity from the next because of the artist's pause. I'm almost certain that this approach is incorrect to lyric writers, but I doubt they'd really be interested in coming around to do somethin about it

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Scotch says:

Then use your best judgement. Call it collaborative art.

Personally, I never sweat the breaks - I go with my first instinct. Below, I mostly just followed the artist's rhymes. Just my take on it...

Yo. I'm flown out to blow the microphone out. I spit the flows out; Mr. Scope mouth, no doubt. Tickets sold out, black and white kids, Diff'rent Strokes house. Transform you pessimists to optimists and "roll out."

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Sturgell says:

Scotch,

I don't think it' the lighting, I think he was born that way

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Scribes4life says:

however those lines are assembled, I loves 'em. Sturgell: I think he sleeps w/ that eye open... it's just tired.

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