Jay-Z: I'm a biter not a writer...

[ScarySquirrel]

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[The Notorious LOL]

he flips the verse a bit and its done out of respect.

"all I got for chicks is dick and bubblegum" has been used on countless occasions. Whoever did this has entirely too much time on their hands.

[Rip Round'n Roc]

they forgot that epmd line he used on Change The Game

[mickill]

This shit is still around?

It's not biting. Everybody knows who he's "biggin up".

[ScarySquirrel]

Whoever did this has entirely too much time on their hands.
That would be DJ Bee, I believe.

[The Notorious LOL]

that was fucked up the way dre totally bit that verse that jay-z wrote for him on Still D.R.E.

[beastiedan]

whats the big deal??

the man has spit on what 7-8 albums?? so what if he's "borrowed" 5-10 minutes of lyrics.

props where props are due.

[pshabi]

whats the big deal??

the man has spit on what 7-8 albums?? so what if he's "borrowed" 5-10 minutes of lyrics.

props where props are due.
I wanna break it down to the nitty grit........

Who else bites?

[PaddyBoy]

I wanna break it down to the nitty grit........

Who else bites?

My ex does. Thats why she's my ex.

[Hal9000]

I wanna break it down to the nitty grit........

Who else bites?

If you made some equivalent shit for the Beastie Boys it would be about 3 hours long.

[pshabi]

If you made some equivalent shit for the Beastie Boys it would be about 3 hours long.

Personally, all of my favorite artists "bite" work from others. Beasties, Jay Z, Sublime.

It's part of the appeal for me. I think they all do it in a classy way that is a tribute to their influences.

[mickill]

The Beatles, The Stones, Zeppelin etc. A lot of notable artists have "borrowed" or paid tribute to past/present influences. It's not like Jay's "biting" from some obscure rappers nobody's ever heard of.

[pshabi]

The Beatles, The Stones, Zeppelin etc. A lot of notable artists have "borrowed" or paid tribute to past/present influences. It's not like Jay's "biting" from some obscure rappers nobody's ever heard of.
Not to mention, he's not trying to pass it off like it's his own. A la Vanillla Ice.

Deng, deng, deng, da da deng deng,
Deng, deng, deng, deng, da da deng deng

See it's not the same!

These fucks,
too lazy to make up shit,
they crazy, they don't
paint pictures, they just trace me.............

I'm not a biter, I'm a writer for myself and others, I say a BIG verse I'm only biggin up my brotha.

[EN[i]GMA]

Hip hop is based off of the sampling of other people's music, so how can you criticize people for 'biting' other people's rhymes but praise producers when they make awesome beats using samples?

All rappers do this, as a form of tribute as was said earlier.