171 quotes found
"Because Mutiny on the Bounty’s what we're all about I'm gonna board your ship and turn it on out No soft sucker with a parrot on his shoulder 'Cause I'm bad, gettin' bolder, cold, gettin' colder Terrorizin' suckers on the seven seas And if you've got beef, you'll get capped in the knees We got 16 men on a dead man's chest And I shot those suckers, and I'll shoot the rest!"
"Yo-ho-ho and a pint of Brass Monkey And when my girlie shakes her hips, she sure gets funky. Skirt-chasin', free-basin', killin' every village, We drink and rob and rhyme and pillage!Most illingest b-boy, well, I got that feeling, I am most ill, and I'm rhymin' and stealin'."
"Down with Ad-Rock and Mike D, and you ain't, And I got more juice than Picasso got paint. Got rhymes that are rough and rhymes that are slick, I'm not surprised you're on my dick."
"Girls with boyfriends are the kinds I like. I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike."
"Some voices got treble—some voices got bass. We got the kind of voices that are in your face!"
"I said, "I don't know her, I just met her tonight." And Ad-Rock started hiding everything in sight. D pulled me over, said, "Hide your gold. The girl is crafty like ice is cold.""
"I keep a pistol in my pocket, so you better be cautious. Fly around the world, but it makes me nauseous."
"Got a girl in the Castle and one in the pagoda. You know I got rhymes like Abe Vigoda."
"I'm the king of the classroom, coolin' in the back. My teacher had beef, so I gave her a smack. She chased me out of class, she was strapped with a ruler. Went to the bathroom, rolled myself a wooler."
"Because I'm hard hittin', always bitten, cool as hell. I got the trees on my mirror so my car won't smell."
"(Girls!) To do the dishes, (Girls!) to clean up my room. (Girls!) To do the laundry, (Girls!) and in the bathroom. (Girls!) That's all I really want is girls."
"Your pop's caught you smokin', man, he says, "No way!" That hypocrite smokes two packs a day. Man, livin' at home is such a drag. Now your mom threw away your best porno mag (Busted).You gotta fight for your right To party!"
"Don't step out of this house if that's the clothes you're gonna wear. I'll kick you out of my home if you don't cut that hair. Your mom busted in and said, "What's that noise?" Aw, Mom, you're just jealous, it's the Beastie Boys!"
"Another plane, another train, another bottle in the brain. Another girl, another fight, another drive all night."
"Lookin' for a girl, I ran into a guy. His name was MCA, I said "Howdy," he said, "Hi.""
"Now my name is MCA, I've got a license to kill (Yeah) I think you know what time it is, it's time to get ill (Yeah) Now what do we have here, an outlaw and his beer? (Uh-huh) I run this land, you understand? I've made myself clear?"
"Because you're pud-slappin', ball-flappin', got that ju-ice. My name's Mike D, and I can do that Jerry Lewis."
"Pistol packin', Monkey drinkin', no money bum. I come from Brooklyn 'cause that's where I'm from."
"We got the bottle, you got the cup, Come on everybody let's get fff...up!"
"Got arrested at the Mardi Gras for jumping on a float, My man M.C.A.'s got a beard like a billy goat."
"The Patty Duke Show, the Wrench, and then I bust the Tango, Got more rhymes than Jamaica got mango."
"Running from the law, the press, and the parents. [Is your name Michael Diamond?] No, mine's Clarence."
"Sometimes known as the leader of the homeless, Sometimes drunk, and he's always phoneless."
"Which came first, the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken, and then I ate his leg."
"Bust a Travis Bickle when I feel that I'm getting pushed. Don't step to me 'cause you could be getting mushed."
"People always asking, "What's the phenomenon?" "Yo, what's up?" "Yo, what's goin' on?" No one really knows what I'm talkin' about. And yeah, that's right, my name's Yauch..."
"(There's more to me than you'll ever know) And I got more hits than Sadaharu Oh."
"(Break up with your girl!) It ended in tears! Vincent Van Gogh, go and mail that ear!"
"Rapid fire Louie, like Rambo got bullets I'ma die harder, like my kid Bruce Willis."
"Predetermined destiny is who I am. You got your finger on the trigger like the Son of Sam."
"I am like Clockwork Orange, goin' off on the town. I've got homeboys bonanza to beat your ass down."
"I'm a writer, a poet, a genius; I know it. I don't buy cheeba; I grow it."
"All the wife beaters and all the tax cheaters Sitting in the White House pulling their peters."
"You're all mixed up like pasta primavera. Yo, why'd you throw that chair at Geraldo Rivera, man?"
"I've got more stories than JD's got Salinger I hold the title, and you are the challenger."
"Pickpocket gangsters paying their debts. Caught a bullet in the lung from Bernhard Goetz."
"I ride around town cuz my ride is fly. I shot a man in Brooklyn just to watch him die."
"Girl, you should be with me, you should drop that bum. Cuz I got more flavor than Fruit Striped Gum."
"Money Mark, you know he's not having it, Just give him some wood and he'll build you a cabinet."
"So what'cha, what'cha, what'cha want? (what'cha want?) I get so funny with my money that you flaunt. I said, "Where'd you get your information from, huh? You think that you can front when revelation comes?""
"Professor, what's another word for 'pirate treasure'?" "Well, I think it's 'booty'. Booty, booty, that's what it is."
"You shoulda' never started something you couldn't finish, 'Cause writing rhymes to me is like Popeye to spinach."
"I've got more rhymes than I've got grey hairs And that's a lot because I've got my share."
"I want to say a little something that's long overdue: The disrespect to women has got to be through. To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends, I want to offer my love and respect to the end."
"I can't stand it, I know you planned it. I'ma set it straight, this Watergate. I can't stand rocking when I'm in here, 'Cause your crystal ball ain't so crystal clear. So while you sit back and wonder why I got this fucking thorn in my side Oh my god, it's a mirage, I'm telling y'all, it's sabotage!"
"Sometimes I like to brag, sometimes I'm soft spoken, And when I'm in Holland I eat the pannenkoeken."
"I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast, But I'm intercontinental when I eat French toast."
"Have you seen what I mean, I'm the little gnome that's in your dreams."
"So I got a little something for your pay-per-view, Like Don King I've got the crazy hairdo."
"If you got bad breath then maybe try Scope. And if you wash your ass you best use soap."
"So kick off your shoes and put on your swim fins 'Cause when it comes to quarries I'm known to swim."
"Jazz and AWOL, that's our team, Step inside the party, disrupt the whole scene. When it comes to beats, well, I'm a fiend. I like my sugar with coffee and cream."
"If you try to knock me, you'll get mocked (Mocked) I'll stir fry you in my wok (Wok) Your knees'll start shaking and your fingers pop (Pop) Like a pinch on the neck of Mr. Spock (Spock)."
"Well it might sound odd, it might sound corny, But here's some sex rhymes for those that are horny."
"A sassy, sophisticated, sexy lady, Well I'm twenty-six, and you're eighty."
"Because I saw you at the checkout line; You dropped your coupons and you were looking fine. Sophisticated, and so mature, I couldn't really care if you're 50 or 74. Because I want ya, and I need ya. Hey boomin' granny, you could be my teacher."
"Dip dip dive, so-socialize Open up your ears, and clean out your eyes."
"All you Trekkies and TV addicts, Don't mean to diss don't mean to bring static. All you Klingons in your grandma's house Grab your backstreet friend and get loud."
"I said, "Doc, what's the condition? I'm a man that's on a mission." He said, "Son, you'd better listen Stuck in your ass is an electrician."
"I went to get a loan and they asked my race. I wrote down "HUMAN" inside the space. It's a disgrace how they try to debase. It ain't the bank's damn business how my lineage trace."
"Hey could you please pass me the peas? And let me get a tissue if you think you're gonna sneeze."
"Kickin' lyrics right through your brain, When you hear this sayin', you'll be right as rain."
"Bam! Super nature, god damn. Cerrone on the microphone, I am. Ad-Rock, aka, sharp cheddar, My rhymes are better. What the Helen of Troy is that? Did I hear you say my rhymes is wack? I'm beautiful, you can't touch me. If you pick a rose, well, you might just bleed."
"Which of you schnooks took my rhyme book? Look, give it back, you're wicky-wack. With your ticky-tack calls, didn't touch you at all. I didn't touch your hand, man, you know it’s all ball."
"I've got billions and billions of rhymes to flex, 'Cause I've got more rhymes than Carl Sagan's got turtlenecks."
"Your rhymes are fake like a Canal Street watch. You're hearing me and you're like "Oh my god it's Sasquatch!""
"I don't care what you heard, or care what you seen, I swear it wasn't me in Bear Magazine, Because I'm not that hairy, oh contrary."
"What'chu talkin' 'bout Willis? Who the illest? You know my name's Adam, stop callin' me Phyllis."
"I'm the one that won that dance contest, 'Cause you know I dance the best."
"'Cause I'm a freaky streaker like Winnie the Pooh T-shirt and no pants, and I dance the bugaloo."
"Like George Whipple on New York 1, Got a hairy ass and that's no fun!"
"You're pretty when I'm drunk, and I'm pretty fuckin' drunk"
"The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. We don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn. Burn motherfucker, burn."
"This hardcore ghetto gangster image takes a lot of practice; I'm not black like , no I am white like is."
"Life's short and hard, like a body-building elf So save the planet and kill yourself"
"You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals, so let's do it like they do on the '."
"Like my scrotum, here it is in a nutshell"
"You know what I really want in a girl? Me."
"I'm mighty tighty-whitey, and I'm smugglin' plums."
"We'll get high, and hide We are lovers to the glamorous white girl so fine."
"I'm 21 now, and still can't deal with what's real But I'll be damned if I give up and settles for pills."
"Why does it feel like night today"
"I know just what it feels like to have a voice in the back of my head."
"The face inside is right beneath the skin"
"The sun goes down, I feel the light betray me"
"All these words they make no sense I find bliss in ignorance"
"I need a little room to breathe"
"Shut up when I'm talking to you"
"I woke up in a dream today to the cold of the static put my cold feet on the floor"
"It's true, the way I feel what's promised by your face the sound of your voice painted on my memories even if you're not with me, I'm with you"
"No, no matter how far we've come I can't wait to see tomorrow"
"You live what you've learned"
"Crawling in my skin these wounds they will not heal fear is how I fall Confusing what is real"
"Without a sense of confidence I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take."
"Graffiti decorations, under a sky of dust A constant wave of tension, on top of broken trust The lessons that you taught me, I learned were never true Now I find myself in question"
"If I let them go I'll be outdone, If I let try to catch them I'll be outrun."
"It starts with one"
"Time is a valuable thing, watch it fly by as the pendulum swings."
"I've put my trust in you pushed as far as I can go for all this, there's only one thing you should know"
"I wanna be in the energy not with the enemy"
"A little piece of paper with a picture drawn floats on down the street til the wind is gone and the memory now is like the picture was then when the paper's crumpled up, it can't be perfect again"
"Now you got me caught in the act you bring that thought back"
"And now for a lesson in rhythm management"
"All right now, wasn't that fun? Let's try something else"
"This is the last smile that I'll fake for the sake of being with you."
"Reverse psychology is failing miserably, it's so hard to be, left all alone. Telling you is the, only chance for me, there's nothing left but to turn and face you."
"The journey is more important than the end or the start"
"I want to find something I wanted all along"
"(When this began) I had nothing to say, and I'd get lost in the nothingness inside of me"
"One minute you're on top Next you're not, as you drop Making your heart stop Just before you hit the floor"
"If I could change I would, take back the pain I would, re-trace every wrong move that I made I would if I could stand up and take the blame I would, I would take all my shame to the grave."
"Don't turn your back on me, I won't be ignored"
"I don't know what's worth fighting for, or why I have to scream I don't know why I instigate, and say what I don't mean I don't know how I got this way, I'll never be all right So I'm breaking the habit I'm breaking the habit tonight"
"I don't know who to trust, no surprise"
"Yo, peep the style and the kids checking for it The number one question is how could you ignore it We drop right back in the cut over basement tracks With raps that got you backing this up like rewind that"
"We're just rolling with the rhythm Rise from the ashes of stylistic division With these non-stop lyrics are life, living Not to be forgotten, still unforgiven"
"I'm tired of being what you want me to be"
"Caught in the undertow"
"I've become so numb, I can't feel you there"
"Put me out of my fucking misery"
"I dreamed I was missing"
"When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed"
"Here we go for the hundredth time hand grenade pins in every line throw 'em out and let something shine going out of my fucking mind"
"Find a new place to hang this noose String me up from atop these roofs Knot it tight so I won't get loose"
"Say your prayers and stomp it out when they bring that chorus in"
"I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away"
"Shotgun opera, lock and load"
"Fuck this hurts, I won't lie Doesn't matter how hard I try."
"And the shadow of the day will embrace the world in grey and the sun will set for you"
"In this farewell there's no blood there's no alibi"
"So let mercy come and wash away"
"Ten years old, and it's something to see another kid my age dragged under a Jeep taken and bound and found later under a tree I wonder if he had thought the next one could be me"
"My brother had a book, he would hold it with pride a little red cover with a broken spine on the back he hand-wrote a quote inside "When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die.""
"With hands held high into a sky so blue As the ocean opens up to swallow you Amen"
"Are you lost, in your lies? Do you tell yourself I don't realize your crusade's a disguise? Replacing freedom with fear, trading money for lives I'm aware of what you've done."
"I used the deadwood to make the fire rise the blood of innocents burning in the skies"
"And in the end we were meant to be apart in separate chambers of the human heart"
"I am not a pattern to be followed the pill that I'm on is a tough one to swallow I'm not a criminal not a role model not a born leader, I'm a tough act to follow"
"I'm not a robot I'm not a monkey I won't dance, even if the beat's funky"
"Y'all oughta stop talking, start trying to catch up, motherfucker"
"Lauryn said money change the situation Big said it increase the complication Kane said don't step, I ain't the one Chuck said an Uzi weigh a motherfuckin' ton"
"And you think there's not enough love and no one to give it to"
"So hold on, the weight of the world will give you the strength to go"
"This is not the end, this is not the beginning Just a voice like a riot rocking every revision But you listen to the tone and the violent rhythm And though the words sound steady something empty's within them"
"All I wanna do is trade this life for something new holding onto what I haven't got."
"What was left when the fire was gone? I thought I felt right, but the right was wrong"
"You're pushing back down blackout, blood in your eye"
"Fuck it, are you listening?"
"Floating down as colors fill the light We look up from the ground in fields of paper white And floating up you pass us in the night A future gazing out, a past to overwrite"
"Come down far below We've been waiting to collect what you've let go"
"There ain't shit we don't run when the guns unload and no one make a move unless my people say so"
"Steel unload, final blow We the animals take control hear us now, clear and true wretches and kings, we come for you"
"As if the sky had blown the heavens into stars"
"And when I close my eyes tonight to symphonies of blinding light"
"God save us everyone will we burn inside the fire of a thousand suns for the sins of our hands the sins of our tongues the sins of our fathers the sins of our young"
"When life leaves us blind Love keeps us kind"
"Fly me up on a silver wave Past the black where the sirens sang warm me up in a nova's glow and drop me down to the dream below"
"Cause I'm only a crack, in this castle of glass, hardly anything there for you to see, for you to see."
"For you snakes in the grass supplying the venom I ain't scared of your teeth-- I admire what's in 'em"
"Wanna talk about a victim I'mma put you in with 'em"
"Weep not for roads untraveled Weep not for sights unseen May your love never end And if you need a friend there's a seat here alongside me."
"Skin to bone, steel to rust Ash to ashes, dust to dust Let tomorrow have its way With the promises we made Skin to bone, steel to rust"
"My mama taught words My daddy built rockets I put 'em together Now tell me what I got"
"We swim against the rising waves And crash against the shore The body bends until it breaks The early morning sings no more"
"Mama always told me don't you run Don't you run with scissors, son You're gonna hurt someone"
"Sharp edges have consequences, I Guess that I had to find out for myself Sharp edges have consequences, now Every scar is a story I can tell"
"We saw brilliance, when the world, was asleep There are things that we can have, but can't keep"
"Who cares if one more light goes out? In the sky of a million stars It flickers, flickers Who cares when someone's time runs out? If a moment is all we are We're quicker, quicker Who cares if one more light goes out?, Well I do."
"Night gets darkest right before dawn What don't kill you makes you more strong"
"And your voice was all I heard; that I get what I deserve"
"You're guilty all the same; Too sick to be ashamed; You want to point your finger; But there's no one else to blame."