Broken Records

I'm preparing to do a Rhymes Illustrated post for the Broken Language track on my new album Reinventing the Wheel. In the meantime, I decided to compile other versions from the 20 year history of this song concept. Did I miss one of your favorites? Leave a comment!

The original "Broken Language"

Smoothe da Hustler ft. Trigger tha Gambler - Broken Language (1995)

My 2015 version 

Alternate title was "Broken Record (The 100 Bar Challenge)"

Other versions that influenced me

The Palmer Squares - Broken LANGUAGE (2012)



Method Man and Redman - Broken Language 08 (2008)



Cruger and Eurgh - Broken Language (2012)



Trigger Tha Gambler - Broken Language Pt 2 (1996)

All other good versions I could find

Juelz Santana - Broken Language (2004)



Papoose feat. Vein - Broken Language 06 (2006)



Azillion Records - BROKEN LANGUAGE 09



Cassidy ft. Larsiny - Broken Language (2009?)



FOKN BOIS - Brkn Lngwjz (2011?)



ODB Hot 97 Broken Language Freestyle (1995)



Dro Pesci & Infamous Haze feat. Ruste Juxx - Broken Language 2K13



Samy Deluxe und Curse - Broken Language Reloaded (???)

Shotty Horroh - Fire In The Booth (first verse)

Yo, they say that I'm so cold I'm freezin
I say that I'm so cold I'm stone cold I'm Steven
I roll with some Kimbos and Lyoto Machidas
They'll squeeze a choke hold and theres no hope for breathin
 
We will need Goldberg, Joe Rogan speakin
A replay roll then a slow motion sequence
But we don't go for the promos and speeches
Nah they know it's straight beers when the logos are featured

My flows strong enough that you dont throw parisian
Punch lines that punch a big old hole through Liban
I'm the one that there's no coaches teachin
I approach the whole scene with my own goals and reasons
 
Ima show your whole team that there's no hopes this season
My regime are all champs and we hold trophies even
Muhammad Ali, show ropes to weaklings
I'm the king of the ring in my own throne I'm seated
 
Im Akuma using numerous hadoukens you could try it
Try infusin Guku Gyu Ryu Ken and Byson
I ain't lying you are losing if you choose to fight a lightening
Human you are chewed if I am in the mood for dinin'

I am deep and you will need a suit thats used for scuba diving
Try and breath and lose the use of them two lungs that's fused inside ya
Like a nuke and two bazookas boomin through the mic
Every trooper you are using wants to move onto my side

Cuz I am Leonidas, Goliath leader of the giants
With a piece of midas / I am deeper than Poseidon
In my eagle eye, I spy them speakin on the snidy
I ain't high or paranoid / Back up boy don't wanna try it
 
That's alright, I don't mind, I want the number one head band
Never measure a man off his cheddar or his chest band
I kick it, my punch lines dump like lead hands
My only path's forward / Block it you're a dead man

More than a large fraction, forced in the game
With a force of a train on course into four other cars crashing
Of course man I'm barbaric, something from the olden days
Pull rappers' skulls off and stuff em in a trophy case

Mayday mayday, everyday is pay day
Watch me eff this bitch up like Ray Jay, ey mate
Swag is immaculate so they jack it like spray way
You man are actors like you got me laughin like day day

High rise don't be leavin' us round your lay day
We'll pick her up ey ey, And battery her like AA
You heard the funny stuff that they say
They're tryna catch up, they're still buzzin off the Dre day
 
Ey

Asher Roth & Chuck Inglish - In The Kitchen

You're in deep water now pal don't foul out Pau
Pow pow down south how now brown cow
Loud mouth shout shout had to knock him out, Ciao
Bail him out now just put it on my Loud account
Steve Riff needs this, never will I back down
Sleep this, breathe this, never wear me out, clown
Read lips, she licks, try to pull my trous' down
Weed lit, need Clipse playin' in the background
How how, I don't get it, should've got em out already
Little Greg Maddux mixed in with Roy Halladay
Andale, andale, arriba, arriba
Ash-Roth coming through your speakers
Yippeeya yeeah, about time we re'ed up
I was in the out crowd playing with some D cups
Ah now gee shucks, didn't mean to keep ya
They just need a little TLC every 3 months

[Hook x2]
Me and Chuck, we made this in the kitchen
I'm not bullshittin, really made this in the kitchen
Hook the mic up, MPC on the table
Wrote a couple rhymes, so check what I'm saying..

Now I got my feet up without any sneakers
But if I did, they'd probably be some beat Chucks
Beat Chuck's beats up, beats up the knees bump
Bass be mean, make you lean like the Pisa
Meet the Grim Reaper, killin em in FIFA
Kick it in the back yard, sip a margarita
Eat the dark meat, pepper on the paprika
Could've kept East, but I had to see the sea cuz
Fievel knows freedom, kiddo don't be dumb
Me won't leave 215 in my green blood
Need bud, need bud, please only live once
Read a couple books while I'm soaking up the heat sun
We've only begun, beguns are beguns
Speak on you sheep, the Dos Equis He Man
Recon in Sweden, la vie European
Get up out of bed, turn my chi on

[Hook x2]

The Palmer Squares - Boost The Levels (Acumental Verse)

Flicking butts in my neighbor's yard
A gitty lush with a cup full of maker's mark
Hit it once then I break your heart
My game is hard, but it's a must that you play your part

I'm a guard like a Saint Bernard
Oh my God I'm a card aren't I? Call me a darn barfly
Vituperate clowns, I lucubrate nouns
Hit the whip and roll out like Luda say "wow"

We set the world ablaze, hot with the turn of phrase
Term and Acumental run a spot like commercial breaks
My pen pouring with dopeness, stentorian vocals
While you jokers been corny and hopeless

Oh-ver achievers split flows with a fever
Stone Age demeanor, code name The Cleaner
Ac sip Jose Tequila till both legs are feeble
Goddamn we got the whole place believing

From their brand new EP, Square Tactics.

Blueprint - Feel Me

Get off the internet and make a beat
Stop fuckin' around on Facebook chasin' freaks
You blessed, this is what you get paid to be
But you can't explain why you ain't made a single thang this week

We know you nice. We know the game's mean
The market ain't strong, most of what they make is weak
But they support you, they want you to bring the heat
So complainin' 'bout it ain't about to change a thing

Everybody rap now, your job ain't unique
But the people fuck with you cause what you say is deep
You gon' play the game, you gotta play for keeps
You can't sit still and still chase your dreams

It's a long journey, but it ain't complete
Until you get there, prepare for your chance to speak
That's what the voice inside my head always say to me
So if I'm hard headed there ain't nobody to blame but me

Some was larger now they in the same place as me
Some was smaller now they in the same place as me
Players change, the game's the same to me
Everybody hot, but not to the same degree

Ain't a thang in this world that I can't achieve
Once I'm on track I ain't gotta change the speed
I'mma run rap but first I gotta take the lead
I'm one lap away from takin' everything I need

Might take a day, might take a week
Might take a little hope, might take a dream
Mics ain't lettin' go, knowin' when to let it be
Cause everybody makin' green first had to plant some seeds

I'm cookin' up somethin' that you can believe
While they reality is ruder than that make believe
Make sure that food for thought is safe to eat
Otherwise you might share the same fate as Eve

[Hook]

[Verse Two]
Put the beer down and write some bars
Ain't nothin' gettin' done chillin' up inside the bar
You wanna drink away the pain. Life is hard
You had to drop another grand just to drive your car

It's the same story, we heard it all before
But you a soldier, that's why you got so many scars
It's no coincidence you even got this far
If not you then who else is gonna fight the war?

Other guys got light but not as bright as yours
Even your pops said it, you a shining star
He seen his son bring life to a dying art
But that don't mean you ain't gotta fight for yours

First and foremost make sure your rhyme is raw
Make sure you're on point when it's time to tour
Stay humble cause everybody got a flaw
Now get back in the game cause it's time to score

Watsky - Duke Westlake Cypher

I shot the death star, I'm oh so swaggin'
I'm like Reptar, komodo dragon
And ya'll are Bambis, I'm Samwise Gamgees
Put the game on my back, like it's Frodo Baggins

Holler at your hobbit, fuck your Gollum ways
Follow me to get my ring I'll set it all ablaze
Because I'm saucy, like I'm Hollandaise
But I love rapping, like a grandma at the holidays

I love rapping like most rappers just love dough
They get the Pillsbury like Bill Murray I just flow
And crush the microphone to subatomic quarks and shit
Until it's flung across a bunch of odd coordinates

So if you're talking, put a sock or pop a cork in it
The game is finished man it's over, stick a fork in it
Or have Kavorkian escort it to the morgue and get 
It's organs in the fridge and call the stork to fill the orphanage

I'm in the future chilling with my man Neo
While lames are in the past and play with Sanrio
So damn Vevo, I simply bust better
And beat every ninja turtle ever plus shredder

This nerd is blowing up, it's a phenomenon
That you couldn't copy if you kamikazed Comic-con
Ice Cube would say to come and test Compton
But I'm on a rapping bender like I'm Hunter S. Thompson

I'm on a bender, like a tiny gray antenna
Futurama baby but my tiny lame dilemma
Is that my energy is like a shot of five hour
So I guess that technically it makes me WHITE POWER

I devour every doubter I encounter 
Catch a coward and I sit him on the counter
And I fix his little cowlick and I work with him to try to be
A way less sucky new productive member of society

Cause there's no rivalry
I'm taking a page of the Patriots playbook and making a dynasty
And you could be singing the national anthem as if it's a minor key
I'll give you the win and I promise that I'll even throw in a tune up
I'm doing it moving I'm loving the music I'm looking for truth
I've been rocking a decade and if I get lucky I'll rock it at seventy
If I'm alive I'll be, a fucking sight to see

Andre Mariette - If I..

Seems like every single day is half for stress 
I don’t even wanna find a way to pass the test 
Maybe.. I could walk around, start acting fresh 
Try my luck in women 'til I find a happy mess 

After this, I’mma act like a superstar 
Walk around the bar tryna tell you just how cute you are 
Assuming that you’re beautiful, I’mma start up a funeral 
For my heart I’ll die hard, and if it’s suitable

All my songs are usable, some of them intellectual
Hit em with intuition an issue I find that’s sensible
Instead of a petty rebel I’m starting to make some sense to you
Anyway I’m never gonna change and I'm uncensored too.

The suspense is through, I'm your usual human 
who's got the humor to move into any universe 
Soon Imma be a provable root of what makes this music work 
And I ain't gotta give you any proof to tell you who's the jerk 

So if the mood is workin' lemme stick with it 
Bet it gets you hypocrites out of your seat to twist your hips 
Baby this is it. I'm just a nervous wreck 
who's workin on his person and certain he'll make the worst of it 

Now the verse is writ, gettin' rid of all those 
Bitter indecisions and ridiculed bits of impotence 
But hey since we're friends?! Let's take a second to 
Get together and listen cause I always had a vison that.. 

(CHORUS) 
IF I.. 
Seem to lead a way 
IF I.. 
Need to leave today
IF I.. 
Sing you a song 
Well I hope it does you right 
Cause I'd never do you wrong 
Singin'..