Regurtigating Rhymes

"Now what I look like? Givin a chick half my trap
like she wrote half my raps, yeah, I'm havin that." *

A certain radio station last week played a montage of song clips titled "I'm not a writer I'm a biter." Most music listeners familiar with hip-hop know who is famous for that line. Now, I knew when Nas asked "How many of Biggie's rhymes gonna come out your fat lips?" that Jay-z had more than a handful of songs with the late rapper's lyrics. But my head hit the wheel (I only listen to the radio in the car) when I heard how many other rappers' lines the so-called greatest rapper lifted.

Pac.
Slick Rick.
Snoop.
Nas.

And those are just names I can remember.

Now I'm by no means a rap or hip-hop critic, or even a hip-hop head. But I think there is a definitive separation from using another artist's line as a sign of respect for his game, and being too damn lazy to write your own stuff. That's plagarism set to music, if you ask me.

Thoughts?

*This line, from the song "Who Ya Wit" is just humorus, because during his career, I don't think Jay-z even wrote half of his raps.

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