“Peace to Mimi, I know you see me”

If they ever held the nooses over ya, producing phobia
Should be holding nothing holier than roots in obeah

no sleep, go deep til i emerge a floater
and i survived tides with more birds than Noah

I have Ka in my top 15 all-time.

May I know who the other 14 are sir?

Black Thought, Nas, Common, Raekwon, Busta Rhymes, Rakim, KRS-One, Lupe, Kendrick, Mach-Hommy, Roc Marci, Ka, Biggie, DOOM, Pusha T

Flawless list.

Making music or any type of art you want to make in your 40s and beyond after you retire is a goated way to spend the second half of your life.

Ka was living the dream

Go to his spotify page and check his related artists

Gave up on rapping and got a real job. But he still had that itch to scratch and got it out the f***in mud while working that real job and became a master of the craft and man of the people.

The realistic rap dream.

If them crackas will blitz and catch the package I pitch
You can quote me, it won't be a slap on the wrist

Whole album is a masterpiece but the last three songs on HKTS are some of my favorite music ever

Thanks again for this, seeing/talking about lyrics has a highlighter effect for me and you posting this has had it living in my head every time I've listened to Orpheus this week

From what I survive live is the moniker

true holy water has to be the weirdest, most uncomfortable beat he’s ever rapped on

I'd say Pray is

Dope list

Except Busta

The beauty of these lists are putting ppl who you wouldn't expect in them. Busta is in my top 15 as well. He's at least top 15 minimum.

Loved the tribute raps @marcusg

sunmundi.bandcamp.com/track/a-thousand-salutes-rhyme-in-power-prod-klwn-cat

Much love man ➕

I ain't make this environment, just painting the pictures

If you ain't spread love you painting with sickness

I think Ka, Ye and Mach-Hommy have the best choruses in the genre

Knew this was gonna be Jungle even before I clicked

Ka's hooks and choruses >>>

Another crazy one is “Up against Goliath, to bring butter home / I’m David on pavement, sling another stone”…

Amazing song