Register

The 15 Most Baffling Boasts in the History of Rap

By Adam Brown Aug 26, 2009 546,718 views
article image

The boast is the very backbone of rap. When used correctly, it can turn a run of the mill recollection of words that rhyme into an epic saga of hilarity and badassedness.

But when used incorrectly, shit like this happens...

#15.
Lil' Wayne - "Bring it Back"

The Lyric:

"I'm the Cash Money Makaveli, y'all ain't ready, break fast like Tom Petty, y'all just petty."

Why We're Baffled:

Fast like who what now? There are three famous Pettys who were all NASCAR drivers. None of them were Tom. Is he seriously talking about this guy?

Is there a single goddamned thing that is fast about Tom Petty? His music isn't exceptionally fast, he speaks in a manner similar to Forrest Gump and, if we had to guess, he probably can't run for shit. Does Lil Wayne not have anybody in the studio who can Wikipedia this shit, to make sure he has the right guy?

But maybe Wayne's right, maybe we're just being petty.

#14.
Lil' Wayne - "Dr. Carter"

The Lyric:

"Fly go hard like geese erection."

Why We're Baffled:

Might as well stick with Lil' Wayne while we're on the subject. And this one flies so much further off the baffling scale it lands somewhere on the moon.

"Fly go hard like geese erection." So... "fly" is a rap term. That gets us through the first word. He's also hard. Like hardcore, like he'll beat your ass. And geese fly. They do, we looked it up.


Research, bitches.

Erections. Geese erections. Are geese... known for that? We would have heard something, wouldn't we? Maybe we're just taking it out of context:

"Swagger tighter than a yeast infection
Fly go hard like geese erection
Fashion patrol police detection
I stay tight like Chinese connection

See? Perfect sense.

#13.
Chamillionaire - "You Got Wrecked"

The Lyric:

"I'll lay you out over some beef like some sesame seeds."

Why We're Baffled:

Who is the aggressor here? Is Chamillionaire going to lay somebody out over a disagreement (beef) in a manner that is somehow comparable to the way one might sprinkle sesame seeds over a Chinese take out meal? That doesn't sound very violent at all.


Is this what you want?!

Or are the seeds themselves going to knock somebody right the hell out? Because, seriously, you can read it both ways. And frankly, of the two, enraged sesame seeds engaging in fisticuffs is the far more awesome scenario.

#12.
Khia - "Hit Her Up"

The Lyric:

"I got the pussy bitch but I ride my own dick."

Why We're Baffled:

She got what pussy? If she's referring to her own pussy, shouldn't "the" be replaced with "a"?

And if she did, in fact, get the pussy, is that the one she's using to ride her own dick or is she using her own? If so, what is the other pussy doing? Where did she get the dick? Is this a Lady GaGa song? Lyrics like this should include an instructional diagram or flow chart or something.


Of course, that chart would be completely repulsive and unreadable, but still.

#11.
Tim Dog - "Fuck Compton"

The Lyric:

"I'm simplistic, imperialistic, idealistic and I'm kicking ballistics."

Why We're Baffled:

Have any of those adjectives ever been used in a positive manner? If a prospective employer were to ask you what your best qualities were, is there any scenario imaginable outside of auditioning for the role of a mentally handicapped person that you would kick things off by saying you're "simplistic"? How about "imperialistic"?

We get that "kicking ballistics" is an awesome phrase, but you just can't rhyme that shit, Tim. Let it go.


The price of not making sense.

#10.
Dr. Dre - "Dre Day"

The Lyric:

"Gap tooth in your mouth so my dick's got ta fit."

Why We're Baffled:

Has an attempt at slander ever backfired as horribly as this? Not only does Dre indicate that his dick can fit between the wide gap in his target's teeth, but seems to imply that his dick fits between even normally spaced teeth (where the extra gap gives him confidence that it's got to fit).


Wonder what all that extra muscle is compensating for. Hm...

It's not just that he's implying he has a freakishly small penis, it's that he has to be exaggerating how small his penis is for the purpose of the boast. A penis couldn't function as a penis with a thickness of only a sixteenth of an inch. Even if he had dimensions the other way, like if Dre has a roll of six inch-wide penis tape between his legs, it's just medically impossible.

#9.
Ja Rule - "Clap Back"

The Lyric:

"Like Bush and Saddam, I'ma find Em Laden"

Why We're Baffled:

There's really no easy way to tackle this one. Is he saying that, just like George Bush found Saddam Hussein, so too is Ja Rule going to find Eminem? Considering that this song came out a full month or more prior to Saddam being found, that's highly unlikely.

Is he saying at some point "Bush and Saddam" formed one of those WWE olden days "good guy/bad guy" tag teams to fight a common foe? If so, he's implying it worked. The numerous recording sessions Bin Laden has taken part in since then beg to differ.


"Sup."

And lastly, how fucking hard could it be to find Eminem? Just, like, go to where he lives or something. Don't sit around and write nonsensical rhymes about it.

#8.
Randy "Macho Man" Savage - "Be a Man"

The Lyric:

"Your movies straight to video the box office can't stand, While I got myself a feature role in Spider-Man."

Why We're Baffled:

Well, just like the rest of you, we're baffled because Macho Man Randy Savage is rapping about Hulk Hogan. So there's that. But damn, of all the slights you can throw in the direction of Hulk Hogan, a man so forward thinking he at one point turned down the opportunity to endorse the George Foreman Grill in favor of endorsing a blender, this is what you come up with? Movies?


You could have done an entire album on this picture.

You played a wrestler in Spider-Man. He played a wrestler in Rocky 3. That's a draw, at best. And to think, had Macho Man been just a little more patient, he could have brought up the fact that Hogan's wife left him for an 18-year-old. There's no coming back from a diss like that. And yes, we have a video of the song. Don't act like you don't want to hear it.

Because I'm a rock up L Low life loser, life like luna Lafidasical, lispless luna Tic liver lifeless, living likeness Lusting longing lyrics like this i felt the burning desire to search Kool Moe Dee's lyrics. xD they're simply amazing. :P

11/16/2009 04:06:40 AM
wonderbemywall

Join eRepublik! Change the world, rewrite history, become the president of your country, build the biggest company in the world, or lead your country to victory in battles. You can do whatever you want, the choice is yours. http://www.erepublik.com/en/referrer/Roflolmao

11/15/2009 08:43:57 PM
Roflolmao

Welcome to Shopping ======== http://www.itemscool.com/ Best quality, Best reputation , Best services With our advanced manufacturing, production lines and well-organized sales networks, we can provide many products, such as apparel, shoes, caps, handbags, etc. Our goal is "the best quality, best reputation and best services". Your satisfaction is our main pursue. You can find the best products from us, meeting your different needs. HOT SELL Product Brand is below: Nike Air Jordan(1-25)/Jordan Six Ring/Jordan Fusion/Nike Shox/Air Max/AF1/Dunk: $32 Polo/Ed Hardy/Lacoste/Ca/A&F ……T-shirt: Coach /Gucci/Lv/Ed Hardy/D&G/Fendi ……Handbag:$35 Christian Louboutin/Lv/Ed Hardy/Gucci/Coach/Lacoste/ Timbland……Shoe :$35 True Religion/Coogi/Evisu/Ed Hardy/Prada ……Jeans:$30 New era/Gucci/Ed hardy ……cap : $13 Okely/Coach/D&G/Fendi/Gucci/Armani ……sunglass : $15 Nike shoes: 32 $, True Religion jeans: 30 $, Ed Hardy, t-shirts: 12 $, NFL Jersey: 20 $, Boots UGG: 50 $

11/10/2009 07:58:59 PM
items2012

I'd like to go a little more into detail (but thanks to theskull42) on Lil Wayne's line, "Fly go hard like geese erection" He's fly. Geese fly; that's been established. He GOES hard, not IS hard (hardcore, etc). He GOES hard like, he doesn't half-ass his music. He gives it his all like an athlete. If a goose were to fly whilst aroused, he would be flying and 'going hard' in a literal sense. These go to explain why the line 'works', but Lil Wayne's true genius shows when he uses geese as his example. Geese/swans are the ONLY birds in existence that have a penis. Look it up. He could have said eagle (like in his line in Love Me or Hate Me, "and I'm higher than the eagle's feet") but he knew that geese are the only birds capable of erections. Well done, Wayne. Oh, and it's "EYES stay tight like Chinese connection". Like, he stays high so his eyes stay squinted (or tight) like a Chinese fellow.

11/08/2009 02:48:35 PM
DwntwnNthnBrwn

Welcome to Shopping →→→ http://www.itemscool.com Best quality, Best reputation , Best services With our advanced manufacturing, production lines and well-organized sales networks, we can provide many products, such as apparel, shoes, caps, handbags, etc. Our goal is "the best quality, best reputation and best services". Your satisfaction is our main pursue. You can find the best products from us, meeting your different needs. HOT SELL Product Brand is below: Nike Air Jordan(1-25)/Jordan Six Ring/Jordan Fusion/Nike Shox/Air Max/AF1/Dunk: $32 Polo/Ed Hardy/Lacoste/Ca/A&F ……T-shirt: Coach /Gucci/Lv/Ed Hardy/D&G/Fendi ……Handbag:$35 Christian Louboutin/Lv/Ed Hardy/Gucci/Coach/Lacoste/ Timbland……Shoe :$35 True Religion/Coogi/Evisu/Ed Hardy/Prada ……Jeans:$30 New era/Gucci/Ed hardy ……cap : $13 Okely/Coach/D&G/Fendi/Gucci/Armani ……sunglass : $15 Nike shoes: 32 $, True Religion jeans: 30 $, Ed Hardy, t-shirts: 12 $, NFL Jersey: 20 $, Boots UGG: 50 $

11/02/2009 07:17:57 AM
items2001

wanna watch free adults movies or naked pics?? pls check out for free__ClassyMingle.c o m__ . Wanna find your sexy partner easier and more effective?? Check out for free: --ClassyMingle.c o m--where you can meet the wealthy singles, sexy beauties and even hot celebs. What are you waiting for? Find your sexy partner and hot movies NOW ! You will love it!

10/28/2009 08:24:32 PM
chris2001

Welcome to Shopping →→→ http://www.dudemalls.com Best quality, Best reputation , Best services With our advanced manufacturing, production lines and well-organized sales networks, we can provide many products, such as apparel, shoes, caps, handbags, etc. Our goal is "the best quality, best reputation and best services". Your satisfaction is our main pursue. You can find the best products from us, meeting your different needs. HOT SELL Product Brand is below: Nike Air Jordan(1-25)/Jordan Six Ring/Jordan Fusion/Nike Shox/Air Max/AF1/Dunk: $32 Polo/Ed Hardy/Lacoste/Ca/A&F ……T-shirt: Coach /Gucci/Lv/Ed Hardy/D&G/Fendi ……Handbag:$35 Christian Louboutin/Lv/Ed Hardy/Gucci/Coach/Lacoste/ Timbland……Shoe :$35 True Religion/Coogi/Evisu/Ed Hardy/Prada ……Jeans:$30 New era/Gucci/Ed hardy ……cap : $13 Okely/Coach/D&G/Fendi/Gucci/Armani ……sunglass : $15 Nike shoes: 32 $, True Religion jeans: 30 $, Ed Hardy, t-shirts: 12 $, NFL Jersey: 20 $, Boots UGG: 50 $ $%^@$%@$%^@$

10/27/2009 05:48:47 AM
Atwater369

Most Hilarious article I've read...EVER.

10/11/2009 02:00:11 AM
WelfareSoldiers

I thought for sure they'd include Lil' Scrappy -- "I'm so gangsta I eat the cereal out the milk" Don't we all eat cereal out of the milk? Or is he saying he's so gangsta he eats cereal WITHOUT the milk? Furthermore, how does eating cereal make you a gangsta whether it's with or without milk? Oh well. I still like that song. I love jamming out to it in my car.

09/29/2009 08:50:24 PM
xlimepops

While you're right on the whole about Kool Moe Dee's verse I think I can help with some of the lines: "I'm a rock them L's! Low life loser, life like luna, lacksadaisical, listless lunatic, lives lifeless, living likeness, lusting longing lyrics like this, little league, large larsonist, liar, label ledger, left the leper liable, lull, lateral, learning, lax, languid, latent, lurking, languish, language loco, logo, light, laboring, limited, local." He did the Ls thing better on previous song "Let's Go". But generally I agree - luna? Tim Dog is simplistic because he's a proud straight-to-the-point, no-nonsense ghetto New Yorker. That line is great.

09/28/2009 10:08:19 AM
WeDrill

there are two #4

09/21/2009 12:00:35 AM
doctasalsa

There are so many more inexplicable lyrics: How about KRS-One's "I'm intangible, like a wild animal." or, as done by multiple artists, "I'm a mastermind, like Lex Luger."

09/18/2009 10:38:08 AM
Barca

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers you idiot!!!! It's a band!!!! Don't criticize Lil Wayne. He's way smarter than you stupid eople give him credit for and his lyrics aways make sense if you think outside the box. and I was gonna explain every phrase on this list but thanks to Theskull42 I don't have to. Theskull42 explained just about everything. Thanks buddy!!!!

09/14/2009 07:33:47 PM
babybratt25

Hello everyone, I found a great dating site______MillionaireCupid.org_____ The best dating club for seeking the rich singles, sexy beauties and even hot celebs.. what's the most important is:you dont have to be a millionaire.but you can meet one. I think everyone need to meet some miracle after all the terrible stuff in the news and the economy .You should check it out!!!

09/14/2009 07:30:39 AM
ned123

Dear Theskull42, Jackson Pollack sucked and your opinions are useless. Thank You for Making Doubly Sure that We Would All be Blessed With Your Pretentious Comment, Stormy

09/13/2009 03:35:48 PM
StormyMcCloud

God bless you for putting this up. at least I'm now sure I'm not the only one who listens to rap and gets confused. lol.

09/11/2009 03:43:26 PM
Fawkes13

Redman's boast "My paragraph alone is worth five mics, a twelve song LP, that's thirty-six mics" is a reference to the album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), which is a 12 song LP. Redman, if you know hip-hop, is a good friend and frequent collaborator with the Wu-Tang Clan, especially member Method Man.

09/10/2009 11:21:15 AM
MarkVestibule

Redman's boast "My paragraph alone is worth five mics, a twelve song LP, that's thirty-six mics" is a reference to the album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), which is a 12 song LP. Redman, if you know hip-hop, is a good friend and frequent collaborator with the Wu-Tang Clan, especially member Method Man.

09/10/2009 11:16:11 AM
MarkVestibule

@theskull42 you said s**t perfect, cept for the last bit. "who the f**k is lil fame?" c'mon, man, u serious? Lil Fame, along with Billy Danze r part of M.O.P. They work with DJ Premier, arguably the best dj in hip hop, part of Gang Starr. They have classic material.

09/08/2009 09:55:16 PM
Evil-Pikachu

Gotta love the bit abou the beef between Jay=Z and Galileo.

09/03/2009 12:20:31 PM
Hubcap
Cracked stuff on
cms page tracking