[[ UMM..**JAY-Z'S FUNKMASTER FLEX "GRAMMY FAMILY (FREESTYLE)" APPRECATION** ]]

[slrs]

LISTEN NOWWWWWWWWWWWW!

This Nword..

Seriously though.. this man's flow is ridiculous.

After listening to it again today a line that flew over my head the fist time:

"Alias Superstition, like Stevie.."

"The Writing's On The Wall like my lady.. right BB"

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Wow....You picked the two most obvious lines......

j/k

But, this is definitely appreciated....

 

[ak nako]

you really did pick the two most obvious lines in that free though

the whole session changed the way I myself as a rapper put words together and flow though. it's weird that such an arbitrary freestyle would have such abig effect/impact on me but I switched my whole flow up after I heard that and started fooling around more with onomatopoeia etc.

The line that always gets me is "I seen it all before, so they say I'm crazy // like a fox maybe, I'm cagey (KG) -- ahh ahh"

 

[the wizard]

That freestyle is fire.. That and the one where he first throws out Dear Summer on the Can I Live Black Rob beat

 

[roback1991]

anyone got a link to the lyrics?

 

[x Buddha Bless x]

The verse is dope

 

[slrs]

Originally Posted by dreClark

Wow....You picked the two most obvious lines......

j/k

But, this is definitely appreciated....

Word..

 

[Original Playa Records]

So independent I may #%@% I may buy KOCH.

 

[avitale8]

here's the lyrics I had from a blog on my myspace...

I been crushin the buildin since Izod socks
I'm so independent sh.. i might buy Koch
I might not stop
Places to cop, 76 floors you can call me the Doc

Inspired by Boesky, got my chariots of fire
Everybody took shots, hit my body up, I'm tired
Build me up break me down to build me up again
They like "Hov we need you back so we can kill ya as. again"
Hov got flow, though he's no Big and Pac, but he's close
How I'm 'posed to win? They got me fighting ghosts...

Same sword the knight you they gon' good night you with
Sh.., Thats only half if they like you
That aint even the half what they might do
Dont believe me ask Michael
See Martin, see Malcolm
You See Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome
See Jesus, see Judas, see Caesar, see Brutus
See success is like suicide
Suicide is a suicide
If you succeed, prepare to be crucified
Media meddles, ni..as sue you, you settle
Every step you take, they remind you, you ghetto
So its tough being Bobby Brown
To be Bobby then, you gotta be Bobby now
Now the question is, "Is to have had and lost
Better than not having at [all]?"

Everybody wanna be the King then shots ring
You layin on your balcony with holes in your dream
Or you Malcolm X'd out, get distracted by screams
Everybody get your hand off my jeans!
Everybody look at you strange say you changed
Uhh! Like you work that hard to stay the same
Uhh! Game stays the same the name changes
So its best for those to not overdose on being famous
Most kings get driven so insane
That they try to hit the same vein that Kurt Cobain did
??No dangers, so shameless??
Invited to the intersanctum of yo chambers
??Low chained em as the enemies approach??
So raise ya draw bridge and drown em in the moat
And the Spirit I'm evokin
**Mumbles some BS** Hold on...

Everybody screamin they want the old Hov
But the new improved Hov hit like Albert Pujols
Everybody wanna hear me talk that money like Phil Rizzuto
But my mind is on Pluto
Bills that I do fold, i now invest on
Tryna find some loopholes in the IRS
As where I used to have a few bi..hes I am just
Concentratin on makin a new Hov through sex
I've awaken just in time to school those putos
Tryna follow in my shoes wit jewels froze
Better adhere to this tax 'fore you go
Broke, spendin more than you've accrued on silly baguettes
I know silly baguettes, silly you'll learn on your own
At least my conscience is clear, I'm no longer steering you wrong
Aint nothing wrong with baguettes after you get a home
Take care of your home, you can go back and **Ugh!**

I'm getting courted by the bosses,
The Edgars And Doug Morris-es-es
Jimmy I's and Lyors-es its
Gotta be more than the choruses
They respecting my mind now
Just a matter of time now
Operation: Takeover Corporate
Makeover offices-es-es then takeover all of it
Please may these words be recorded
To serve as testimony that i saw it all before it
Came to fruition, sort of a preminition
Uncontrollable, hustler's ambition
Alias, SUPERSTITION, like Stevie
THE WRITINGS ON THE WALL, like my lady, right BB
Saw it all before some of yall thought I was crazy maybe
Like a fox I'm cagey, Ah Ah!
The more successful, the more stressful
The more and more I transform to Gordan Gekko
In the race to a billion got my face to the ceiling
Got my knees on the floor plz Lord forgive him
Has he lost his religion, is the greed gon' get him?
He's having heaven on earth, will his wings still fit him?
I got the Forbes on my living room floor
And I'm still talkin to the poor, ni..a I want more
TIME's most influential, was impressive
'Specially since, I wasnt in the artist section
Had me with the builders and the titans
Had me right with Rupie Murdoch
Billionaire Boys and some dudes you never heard of
Word up on Madison Ave, is I'm a Cash cow
Word down on Wall Street homie, you get the cash out
IPO Hov no need for reverse merger
The boy money talk no need to converse further
The baby blue Maybach like I own Gerber
Boardroom I'm liftin ya skirt up

my favorite part...

Dont believe me ask Michael
See Martin, see Malcolm
You See Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome
See Jesus, see Judas, see Caesar, see Brutus

EDIT: oh yea it reminds me of the interview...
YOU A BUM! YOU A BUM!
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5826024eca91/

 

[DVMNXK]

This track was flames but I was extremely let down after hearing this then hearing the album.

I thought son was back on that RD type flow but on the album it was 'past his prime Hov'... not cool.

 

[jmoneybaggz]

son straight ****ted on the industry...

See Ceasar/See Brutus?

Gordon Gekko...

alot of the *##$ he was saying is over people's heads though...

 

[rocafellayall]

Originally Posted by Illuztrious

This track was flames but I was extremely let down after hearing this then hearing the album.

I thought son was back on that RD type flow but on the album it was 'past his prime Hov'... not cool.

truth

 

[blazinjkid]

best verse(s) of last year...easily.

remember the 15+ page post about this joint? ppl were going nuts

 

[ravagebx]

He bodied that for sure

 

[deuce king]

Freestyle stayed on repeat for me for a minute.

Dont believe me ask Michael
See Martin, see Malcolm
You See Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome
See Jesus, see Judas, see Caesar, see Brutus

By far one of my favorite if not realiest rap lines ever.

 

[mickey moss]

Murked it.

Jadakiss is my all time fav. on Hot 97 freestyles...though

 

[crossisom]

Originally Posted by jmoneybaggz

son straight ****ted on the industry...

See Ceasar/See Brutus?

Gordon Gekko...

alot of the *##$ he was saying is over people's heads though...

Yeah, that's why I .love this@*@@*!

, always on some other #$#%,just so complex.

Hov got flow, though he's no Big and Pac, but he's close
How I'm 'posed to win? They got me fighting ghosts...

This man is the best... and I absolutely can not beconvinced otherwise.

 

[air bonilla 23]

In the race to a billion got my face to the ceiling
Got my knees on the floor plz Lord forgive him
Has he lost his religion, is the greed gon' get him?
He's having heaven on earth, will his wings still fit him?

KC shoulda been like this...

 

[mf doomer]

Why is this my first time hearing this????! He killed that %%%$.

 

[hoopsmusicshoes]

that was just crazy.

KC shoulda been like this...

 

[hypebeast mcstreetwear]

Dont believe me ask Michael
See Martin, see Malcolm
You See Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome
See Jesus, see Judas, see Caesar, see Brutus
: Must supress fanboy ::

But yea

murked it...I really don't see how dude isn't undeniably the best to do it

 

[jomitm]

OH YOU KNOW I HAVE TO BE IN THIS THREAD.

Inspired by Boesky, got my chariots of fire
It's actually Basquiat - as in Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose life was depicted in a movie called "Basquiat / Build a Fort, Set it onFire"

Everybody wanna be the King then shots ring
You layin on your balcony with holes in your dream
filthy

[beans] like....who does that?[/beans]

New dangers, so strangers invited to the inner sanctum of your chambers
Low chain them, the enemy's approaching so raise your draw bridge and
drown him in the moat
was i the only one who visualized that when i heard it

this line be way cooler if he didn't get back at jimmie.
it's like his strategy of just not getting back at those takin' shots at him.
put your defense up and they'll drown by themselves.

I'm getting courted by the bosses, the Edgars and Doug Morrises-sss
Jimmy I's and Lyor's-sss
Gotta be more than choruses-sss
They respected my mind now, just a matter of time now
Operation take over corporate
Make Oval offices-sss
Than take over all of it
Please may these words be recorded
To serve as testimony that I saw it all before it
Came to fruition, sort of a premonition
Uh, uncontrollable hustler's ambition
Alias superstitution
Like Stevie, the writing's on the wall like my lady, right baby?
Saw it all before so they all thought I was crazy
Maybe like a fox I'm cagey
[color= rgb(255, 153, 0)]Ah, ah, the more successful, the more stressful[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 153, 0)]The more and more I transform to Gordon Gekko[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 153, 0)]In the race to a billion, got my face to the ceiling[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 153, 0)]Got my knees on the floor, please Lord forgive him[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 153, 0)]Has he lost his religion, is the greed gonna get him?[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 153, 0)]He's having heaven on earth, will his wings still fit him?[/color]
I got the Forbes on my living room floor
And I'm so dope to the core, ##%* I want more
Time's most influential was impressive
Especially since I wasn't in the artist's section
Had me with the builders and the titans
Had me right with Rubert Murdoch
Billionaire boys and some dudes you never heard of
Word up on Madison Ave is I'm a cash cow
Word down on Wall St. homie you get the cash out
IPO Hov no need for reverse merger
The boy money talks no need to converse further
The baby blue Maybach like I own Gerber
Boardroom I'm lifting your skirt up
The corporate take …."
i was gonna nitpick quotes but f__k it. that whole verse is just

OG thread had a good 100 replies in 5 minutes BEFORE he spit

then it jumped 10 pages when everyone tryna decipher that shhh afterwards

ps. my sig hasn't changed since i heard this

 

[bigavelli]

Best freestyle I've ever heard, sooo many quotables

 

[benfranklinave]

This joint is one of the main reasons i don't pay attention to cats who say Jay is overrated or not a prolific emcee.

LYRICAL GREATNESS sums up this joint.

 

[born to be fly]

Man this thing had me so hyped for KC. I bump this ishhh all the time, it's straight crack rocks.