4. Drug Ballad (First Verse) The Marshall Mathers LP
Back when Slim Shady used to do great impressions (Im not convinced by the Yoda attempt in MMLP2s Rhyme or Reason), songs like Drug Ballad were the perfect casual party anthem, not one-dimensional dubstep or tacky faulk (my portmanteau of faux and folk a.k.a Mumford). Sleazy beats and an irresistible rhythm are orchestrated by perhaps the most accurate oral depiction of drunkenness in rap history and this first verse is the most solid; the women, swimmin, linen section being a personal favourite. Its riddled with ingenious metaphors and hyperbole which pour into one of Slims smoothest choruses ever. He just doesnt make words and songs like this anymore.
Back when Mark Walhberg was Marky Mark (f*cking f*ggot) This is how we used to make the party start We used to mix Hen with Bacardi Dark And when it, kicks in you can hardly talk And by the, sixth gin you're gon' probably crawl And you'll be, sick then and you'll probably barf And my pre-diction is you're gon' probably fall Either somewhere in the lobby or the hallway wall And every-thing's spinnin', you're beginnin' to think women Are swimmin' in pink linen again in the sink Then in a couple of minutes that bottle of Guinness is finished You are now allowed to officially slap b*tches You have the right to remain violent and start wilin' Start a fight with the same guy that was smart eyein' you Get in your car, start it, and start drivin' Over the island and cause a 42 car pile-up (Earth calling, pilot to co-pilot Looking for life on this planet sir, no sign of it All I can see is a bunch of smoke flyin' And I'm so high that I might die if I go by it Let me outta this place, I'm outta place I'm in outer space, I've just vanished without a trace I'm going to a pretty place now where the flowers grow I'll be back in an hour or so)
A mythical hedonist, a chronic solipsist, a poet armed with a mouth full of adjectives, a brain full of adverbs and a box full of laxatives. Writing words in a language that isn't real to impress people that I invented since The Big Bang.
