"The whole country in recession, but Wayne different." To me, that rang out like the boldest note of optimism possible. But if there was one ray of hope, it was Wayne's total defiance of the world around him. I was a senior in college, and the general mood for people graduating was one of despair. In the fall of 2009, the whole country was in recession. "Drop my best shit, like the Cowboys dropped Owens"? Topical. When the beat cuts out for "Stop the track, let me relish in the moment, nigga / now bring that motherfucker back, 'cause I'm goin' in, nigga"? Beautiful. "I'm in the buildin' / you just decoratin'"? Brilliant. The words keep going, like a teleprompter.
You should just read every line in here back to yourself slowly. Is it worth even pointing out all the good stuff here? I mean, sure, why not, even though every line is magic. No Ceilings, goddammit, now the fuckin' sky's showin' I'm the best to ever do it, motherfucker, I know it 'Til the fat lady sing, I come to kill a operaĭrop my best shit, like the Cowboys dropped Owens He stopped running, the bullet holes didn't Still sticking to the script like Nicole Kidman Leave a hole in his chest like a lion bite Now bring that motherfucker back, 'cause I'm goin' in, niggaĪnd if the bitches worth having then I bet we have 'em allĪnd man I'm so high it's like an everlasting fallĪnd I'm charging these hoes like women basketball Stop the track, let me relish in the moment, nigga
Yeah, it's like seven in the morning, nigga I get my ass kissed, I get my dick pulled Whole country in recession, but Wayne different I rock my hat to the side like I paint pictures You can join the salad, I'm splitting your tomata I'll only be smoking the purple out the rainbowĪnd if you stay with him, then y'all in the same boat But this is definitely one of them, just three minutes of pure flames, proof that Wayne is "the best to ever do it, motherfucker, I know it." Seriously, just take this in: I mean, there are a lot of perfect rap verses. I mean, all the other Wayne songs aside, this is perhaps the most perfect rap verse ever written. Day 289: "Banned from TV" – No Ceilings, 2009