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3.6 ( 32 total votes )
DJ Kay Slay - The Last Lyricists ft. Big Lou, Papoose & Busta Rhymes
Artist: DJ Kay Slay
Featuring: Papoose , Busta Rhymes
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Album: The Soul Controller
Label: Streetsweepers
Since 2005, most of the hip-hop played on radio and TV has had a gimmick of some kind, leaving longtime fans wondering “Where the lyricists at?” Well, DJ Kay Slay feels your pain, prompting him to scoop up “The Last Lyricists” on the first single from his upcoming album, The Soul Controller. Busta Rhymes leads off with a memorable Leaders of the New School-style energy on the hook, setting the stage for both Camden’s Big Lou and mixtape legend Papoose to give a clinic on “true lyricism.” To add some hip-hop history, the powerful beat is a sample from Bill Conti‘s Going The Distance (also sampled on Puff and Biggie’s Victory). The Last Lyricists is a reminder that hip-hop will live forever in the hearts of true MCs and DJs, but will consumers care?
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on January 14, 2008
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 90 |
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yea
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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Nice lyrics and pretty tight beat, give it a 5
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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This is why the mainstream can't handle true lyricists. Their poetic genius and word play are just too much to handle. Hip-hop lives in the underground and I'm perfectly fine with that. I wouldn't want poser rap fans listening to this stuff on the radio anyway.
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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this is proper nice!
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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nice ass hell
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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radio ish, sounds too much like B.I.G
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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Damn, that's wack...How many times are they going to reuse this beat, and how many times in the last 10 years does Busta-Rhymes have to do the same Chorus? Big Lou is not a very good rapper and he doesn't have a good delivery on this track. I was definitely waiting for a new Papoose track and he SERIOUSLY delivers on this one. It's too bad we might never see a true Papoose album. He is one of the best spitters, but can he make songs? Not sure yet. I have to give papoose credit on this one and it is the only reason it gets 2-stars. He saved this track.
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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yh im feelin this tune. this is top sick beat. if any1 knows wht this beat is called let me know :) definite banger
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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Does nothing for me...Oh boy touched on this above...I really want to see if Pap can put out a decent single....
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 66 |
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this whole beat was taken from the Rocky Balboa movies...love the movies, not this song.
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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yh thats it rocky i thought i heard it from somewhere lol
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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banger
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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Get em Pap.
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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Call me crazy, I'm feeling this! It reminds me of early Lost Boyz mix tapes....I dig the vibe and the verses.
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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I knew I heard this beat from somewhere else, I didn't really like Busta on the hook. The rest of the song was solid though.
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 44 |
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cool
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 272 |
i was really hoping busta would flow. disappointed...
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| Posted on Jan 07, 2008 |
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not really my kind of music. can't rate it cuz it's not something i would want listen to
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| Posted on Jan 08, 2008 |
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Starts off hard in the beginning. Nice lyrics and flows. Great song overall.
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| Posted on Jan 08, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 908 |
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The Last Lyricists, huh.. The minute I read that, I thought Chamillionaire, The Game, Nas, Common & Lupe. Any others people wanna add to that list?
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| Posted on Jan 08, 2008 |
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wake me up wen its done..
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| Posted on Jan 08, 2008 |
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| Posted on Jan 08, 2008 |
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i would change a few things on this song to make it a whole lot better.. the chorus (it seems too old already),, the beat (they could've come up wit something A LOT better) and the fact that busta doesn't spit.. papoose is one of my favorites.. he did his thing on this one.. so i give HIM a 5,, but the SONG a 4..
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| Posted on Jan 08, 2008 |
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papoose murked da track big lou just tried to find the biggest words he can find and put them together. Thats dont make ya a lyricist. You can tell the difference when pap spits his shit actually stays on subject through out the bars. this fiya minus busta and other dude
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| Posted on Jan 08, 2008 |
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Big lou From Camden, NJ??
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| Posted on Jan 08, 2008 |
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DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMN!!!!!!!!! SPEECHLESS!!!!!
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| Posted on Jan 08, 2008 |
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i cant believe muzzie boy would put chamillionaire as a top lyricist..no offence to you muzzie.. papoose IS this song, big lou didnt stay with the beat at all, but pap can fit his flow into any beat tempo and make it sound good i love listening to that guy's flow.
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| Posted on Jan 09, 2008 |
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papoose is the best lyricist out there...he needs to get an album out that has beats that can match his lyrics...
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| Posted on Jan 09, 2008 |
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i agree wit muzzie boy i think all of them shouldve got on there i think talib kweli should b in dat list 2 but dat would b sick if all of them would b on da remix....but yea pap killed as usual and i kinda likd big lou FIRE
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| Posted on Jan 10, 2008 |
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Straight Fire!!!!! Hip Hop
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| Posted on Jan 10, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 272 |
papoose is NOT the best lyricists. good but no where near the best. that shit can stop right there. just because the radio is all you have access to doesn't mean so do everyone else. still won't vote for this
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| Posted on Jan 10, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 45 |
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damn this is so raw damn i can't even speak
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| Posted on Jan 12, 2008 |
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Hot.
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| Posted on Jan 15, 2008 |
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i like it
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| Posted on Jan 18, 2008 |
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@C.Spivack; Listen to the song "Ultimate Victory", then come back.
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| Posted on Jan 20, 2008 |
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Yep its that Diddy beat from awile back....Every Lyric in this song tight...then they mixed tha beat up wit Papoose beat..that was hot
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| Posted on Jan 22, 2008 |
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this shits ill
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| Posted on Jan 30, 2008 |
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can't believe a few people could give this only a 1? It's clearly not the best song, and i wouldnt say these guys are the Last Lyricists, but i mean it's still a pretty good track!
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| Posted on Feb 02, 2008 |
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this wats up
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| Posted on Nov 16, 2009 |
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