P.S. American rap is a different story. I respect Snoop, Jay-Z, Ja Rule, and some others.
Posts from Sacred Haven of Debauchery
What shall we name the establishment?
It's like you don't understand what they're reading about their West Coast, East Coast, straight from Compton.
At least they discuss social problems, racism, and everything else. But our rappers are just underdeveloped thugs who, for some reason, switched to hip-hop.
not counting Shreder, of course
И пока в кармане пачка милкиуэйев - значит все не так уж плохо на сегодняшний день
I understand, and I understand their pure soul in black bodies.
At least they discuss social problems, racism, and everything else.
Where do we end up when we save the world?
“According to legend, long ago, there lived a young man in these lands who had great difficulty getting along with others, constantly wavered between goals, didn't know his place in life, and had a weak will. One day, he met a guy who, as it seemed to him, started stalking him. Imaris, running out of the yard, cautiously looked around, and there he was, doing push-ups and watching him. 'He's finally waiting for me!' Imaris thought. The guy wiped his hands with a towel and slowly moved towards Imaris. He got scared and ran back home, and the guy started doing push-ups. Unexpectedly, Imaris realized that he had the whole day ahead of him, and he knew that his refrigerator was empty and he had nothing to eat! 'He'll be waiting...' – these thoughts wouldn't leave him.
Imaris curled up and began to think, 'Think, Imaris, think!' He tried to remember what he knew about this maniac. From overheard conversations, he remembered that his name was 'Morning.' 'What could that mean? What a strange name? Could it be...' Imaris tensed up as much as he could. 'Yes, that's it! If his name is 'Morning,' then I can safely leave the house at night!' In the evening, Imaris gathered all his belongings, the remnants of spice, and ran away from home. His plan worked! The guy wasn't there at night! He wasn't doing pull-ups or push-ups as usual, which meant that everything was as he thought – this guy sleeps at night!
He wandered for a long time through the dark forest until he got completely lost. Later, he would befriend the local wolves, defend his territory with them, court the female wolves, attend cooperative howling-at-the-moon sessions, and in a couple of years, he would turn into a werewolf every full moon.”
“What nonsense!” – Ple-sen sighed desperately – “The teachers at the academy are probably just messing around.”
He put the scrolls back in their place and went for a walk. The library was located outside the city, in a designated area where there was silence, helping to concentrate on studying books and scrolls. As he walked towards the city, he met his red-haired acquaintance, Ling. The mage, for some unknown purpose, was creating a ball of fire in his hands and then throwing it at a stone structure.
“What are you doing?” – Ple-sen asked in surprise – “And so early in the morning?”
“I'm perfecting my mastery of elemental magic, in this case, fire!” – Ling created another ball of magical energy and threw it again – “Yesterday, I visited the library and found an interesting training method in the ancient scrolls! It says that the more a mage casts the same spells of a certain school, the better the effect!” – Ple-sen put his hand to his face. – “And where are you going?”
“I need to write an article about Imaris, the Moon Wolf, for the academy, so I'm going to visit the part of the forest where he supposedly lived. But the way, in any case, lies through the city.
No, they read about bitches, drugs, and the thrill of driving a lowrider through a black neighborhood.
It's clear you're not familiar with old-school hip-hop, like Public Enemy.
Then our rappers discuss social problems – the lack of proper upbringing, drug addiction, and so on.
These are just their invented "problems." And what they copy from the West doesn't really count.
И пока в кармане пачка милкиуэйев - значит все не так уж плохо на сегодняшний день
It's clear that you're not familiar with old-school games, like Public Enemy.
Except the ones we've made
Ракета прущего дыма и море свободы
Серьезные помыслы, прущие скорости, мама с вопросами:
- Куда ты дел совесть? Стань взрослым.
Я в ответ молчал виновато
- Посмотри на брата, разве трудно быть нормальным?
Им не понять меня, не поменять меня
Хотели поломать меня - им не поймать меня
В чем моя вина?
Думал бежать отсюда, хлопал дверями злобно -
Обида-паскуда
Мама била посуду и тихо плакала
Молилась за меня Богу - свечи ставила
Serious intentions, racing speeds, mom with questions:
- Where did you put your conscience? Become an adult.
I remained silent guiltily in response
- Look at your brother, isn't it hard to be normal?
They won't understand me, they won't change me
They wanted to break me - they won't catch me.
What is my fault?
I thought about running away from here, slamming doors angrily -
Offense is a nasty thing
Mom was breaking dishes and quietly crying
She was praying for me to God - she was lighting candles.
These are Basta's feelings. No one could understand him; his mother compared him to his brother, but he was just as...
Memories, it doesn't hurt as much anymore
Listening to our tracks, looking at old photos
Years pass, I'm twenty-seven
Just like you were back then, bro, peace to everyone
You were older, you taught me about life
Mistakes, chances, thank you for everything
Twenty people under the pier, their guy
I'm to blame, let's get this going, little one, don't worry
You said everything is in our hands
Believe in people, but trust only a few
Remember your mom, because only she
Will always believe in you
Play the roles that suit you,
Choose for yourself where to go and don't back down
And no matter what happens, remember one thing
I will always be there for you
Basta's brother died in 2006. This song fully expresses his feelings, telling how good things used to be.
Ice, ice ice baby, I will love you,
Even when I'm in heaven,
But for now, I'm here, and I'm in rap
And I love you, you hear, ice baby
This is Guf's song about his love for his wife. There's nothing more to say.
Besides just rap, there's rap that tells stories about events; there's no rap - it's just a stupid product of drugs; and there's gangster rap - a brazen tale of a scumbag about his scumbag life, a lack of weed, vodka, cigarettes, etc.
Ракета прущего дыма и море свободы
Серьезные помыслы, прущие скорости, мама с вопросами:
- Куда ты дел совесть? Стань взрослым.
Я в ответ молчал виновато
- Посмотри на брата, разве трудно быть нормальным?
Им не понять меня, не поменять меня
Хотели поломать меня - им не поймать меня
В чем моя вина?
Думал бежать отсюда, хлопал дверями злобно -
Обида-паскуда
Мама била посуду и тихо плакала
Молилась за меня Богу - свечи ставила
These are just their made-up "problems."
Небо – угроз не слышит
Небо – ведёт особый счёт
Небо – тебя найдёт
These are just their made-up "problems."
Where do we end up when we save the world?

