[HOLY S**T!] Big L is The Greatest Lyricist of All Time!!!!

[Rolling Stone]

I don't give a ****, this guy is so ****ing underrated its crazy......i've heard all the greats and their best albums but Big L is the best i've ever heard.....and **** you ****s who keep saying he only had 1 album, who gives a ****?? name me 1 other rapper who had better lyrics than Big L????

and to all you noobs who haven't heard his ****....listen to these 2 tracks before talking ****.....



Big L ’98 Freestyle Lyrics

[big l]
One-two, one-two
Kinda tired..
Big l, 'bout ta.. get into some ****
Aight check it out

Yo, **** all the glamours and glitz, I plan to get rich
I'm from new york and never was a fan of the knicks
And I'm all about expandin my chips
You mad cause I was in the van with your *****
With both hands on her ****
Corleone hold the throne, that you know in your heart
I got style, plus the way that I be flowin is sharp
A while back I used to hustle, sellin blow in the park
Countin g stacks and rockin ice that glow in the dark
Forever - hottie huntin, trigger temper I'm quick to body somethin
You lookin at me like I'm probably frontin
I **** around and throw, three in your chest and flee to my rest
I'm, older and smarter this is me at my best
I stopped hangin around y'all, cause *****z like you
Be prayin on my downfall, hopin I flop
Hopin I stop, you probably even hope I get locked
Or be on the street corner with a pipe, smokin the rock
I got more riches than you, **** more bitches than you
Only thing I haven't got is more, stitches than you
****in punk, you ain't a +leader+ what? nobody +follow-ed+ you
You was never ****, your mother shoulda swallowed you
(mmmm.. whoo!) you on some tagalong flunkie yes man ****
Do me a favor, please get off the next man dick
And if you think I can't **** with whoever, put your money up
Put your jewels up, no **** it put your honey up
Put your raggedy house up *****, or shut your mouth up
Before I buck lead, and make a lot of blood shed
Turn your tux red, I'm far from broke, got enough bread
And mad hoes, ask beavis I get nuttin butt-head
{*laughter*} my game is, vicious and cool
****in chicks is a rule
If my girl think I'm loyal then that ***** is a fool
How come, you can listen to my first album
And tell where a lot of *****z got they whole style from?
(yeah!) so what you actin for?
You ain't half as raw, you need to practice more
Somebody tell this ***** sum'un, 'fore I crack his jaw
You runnin with boys, I'm runnin with men
I'ma be rippin the mics until I'm a hundred and ten
Have y'all *****z like, 'damnit this ***** done done it again'
I throw slugs at idi-ots, no love for city cops
I sport a pretty watch, eight-hundred and fifty rocks
I'm makin wonderful figures
I don't **** with none of you *****z
I might pull out this gun on your *****z
And rob every last one of you *****z

[bobbito] yeahhh! (what? )
[big l] I'm tired
[bobbito] for somebody tired, that wasn't, that wasn't too bad!



Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous Lyrics

(Everybody everywhere is scratching for what they can get
Did you think anybody in this town is any different?
They don't give a damn who gets killed
Just as long as "the dice keep rollin
The hoes keep hoein
And the money keeps flowin")

My name is L, and I'm from a part of town where clowns
Get beat down and all you hear is gunshot sounds
On 139 and Lennox Ave. there's a big park
And if you're soft, don't go through it when it gets dark
Cause at nighttime *****s try to tax
They're sneakier than alley cats
That's why I carry gats
Yo, I'm a mutha****in fugitive
Buckwild and foul is the lifestyle that I choose to live
Because to me it's all about a buck
I used to have a partner in crime by the name of Chuck
We stormed the city, shootin **** up like Frank Nitti
We robbed kids and split the dough 50/50
One day we stuck a dice game on the ave. and split the cash
Then I murdered his ass and took his half
Because I'm all about ends and skins
When you got dough, you don't need no mutha****in friends
If I catch you on a late night, black, you're gettin stuck, jack
My moms told me to get a job, **** that
Aiyo, picture me gettin a job
Takin orders from Bob, sellin corn on the cob
Yo, how the hell I'ma make ends meet
Makin about 120 dollars a week?
Man, I rather do another hit
I want clean clothes, mean hoes, and all that other ****
Yo, I admit, I'm a sucker
A low down, dirty, sneaky, double-crossin connivin mutha****a
Breakin in cribs with a crow-bar
I wasn't 'poor', I was po', I couldn't afford the 'o-r'
I used to wait until it gets dark
And tell a ***** to strip, I wanna see some birthmarks
Like a ninja, dressed in black with a ski mask
I take all the funds, then I run down the street fast
I vicked this ***** named Eugene
Took his brand new ring
Cause stickin up's a everyday routine
Once I was crusin in a beat-up ride
Saw this ***** named Clyde
And snuck up on him from the blind side
I told him, "Give up the dough, before you get smoked
Oh you're broke? ( *shots* ) now you're dead broke"
The Big L was cold crazy
A top-notch crook snatchin pocket books from old ladies
I don't care, I'll do anything to get a buck
Even rob a Miller truck, cause I don't give a ****
Some say I'm ruthless, some say I'm grim
Once a brother done broke into my house and I robbed him
Plenty and many brains I bust
Cause I was livin the lifestyle of the poor and dangerous

Word
All of us from Harlem
139
That's livin the lifestyle of the poor & dangerous
Uknowmsayin?
This goes out
To my brothers
Big Lee and Don Ice
Reggie Reg, T.C., Todd, Lou, Black Tone
Whitey, Ty Speeder, Ru Dog, Herb McGruff
E-Jet, G Love, Doc Ring, Slice and Rich Dice
I can't forget the 1-4-0
Lennox Ave., troop
And I gotta say rest in peace to Mate the Skate, Dog
And my man Kerry
Peace

(Now what kinda life is that for a child?
Now what kinda life is that for a child?
Now what kinda life is that for a ****in child?
Word to mother
**** all that stupid ****
Controversial, not commercial, *****)

[SplitSecond]

you obviously just came cross big l recently
everyones crazy about a dope rapper for a couple of weeks after just stumbling upon them for the first time

it's like music, you'll hear a song for the first time, it'll be your new favourite song, so you'll listen to it everyday for the next three weeks, then you wont be able to stand it anymore

[Schmerzen]

i think biggie, krs one, big l, nas they are all good...

[black.ink]

Thread Starter, have you heard of GZA?

Big L was a great lyricist no doubt, but was more a a freestyle/punchline emcee.

Rappers like Nas and GZA have more creativity.....and because of Big L's death, he sadly didn't have as much material to make such a statement.

[Rolling Stone]

you obviously just came cross big l recently
everyones crazy about a dope rapper for a couple of weeks after just stumbling upon them for the first time

it's like music, you'll hear a song for the first time, it'll be your new favourite song, so you'll listen to it everyday for the next three weeks, then you wont be able to stand it anymore

recently??? i've been listening to his **** for about a year now

[Rolling Stone]

Thread Starter, have you heard of GZA?

Big L was a great lyricist no doubt, but was more a a freestyle/punchline emcee.

Rappers like Nas and GZA have more creativity.....and because of Big L's death, he sadly didn't have as much material to make such a statement.

Nas ain't got **** on L, i made a thread about that too......honestly the only thing that brings L down is he doesn't have enough material to make a serious claim to be the greatest......Nas has a stronger case to be greater because he has an extensive body of work but L was better.........****, Tupac is better and greater than Nas

[CONCUBINE]

I can't listen to rappers like Gza who sound like fuсking dictionary rappers.

I can jam to Nas though.

[1toTHADOME]

he's good, but not that good. i could name many rappers better than this dude.

[KILLA RIGHT]

hes ill but not close to nas gza or rakim

[the traveler]

Thread Starter, have you heard of GZA?

Big L was a great lyricist no doubt, but was more a a freestyle/punchline emcee.

Rappers like Nas and GZA have more creativity.....and because of Big L's death, he sadly didn't have as much material to make such a statement.

I disagree, man. Big L was much more than a punchline rapper. It just happens to be that his style involved a lot of comedy and black humor that he implemented punchlines on many of his songs. Also, you have to consider Big L's punchlines when you are talking about creativity. That in itself is a sign of his incredible creativity. Also, look at his conceptual tracks like Ebonics, Devil's Son and Clinic(should have worn a rubber) and the imagery and storytelling that he displayed on songs like How will I make it and Casualties of a Dice Game.

When you take those things into consideration, it's clear that he was one of the most creative rappers ever.

There are other great lyricist out there, but you can easily make a case for Big L being the greatest lyricist out there.

Some Big L songs you may not have heard before: