Lyrical Breakdown of How Many Mics - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

Welcome to the detailed analysis of "How Many Mics" on Lazyjot. Here, we unravel the lyrical complexity and artistic brilliance that define this iconic song.

  • Lyric Overview: Witness how Fugees weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "How Many Mics" is a testament to masterful songwriting.
  • Rhyme and Rhythm Analysis: Our Lazyjot editor highlights the ingenious use of multi-syllabic rhymes and the rhythm pattern that Fugees employs. Understand the construction of each verse and how it contributes to the song's overall impact.
  • Syllable Pattern Insights: Dive deeper into the structural elements of the lyrics. See how the syllable count varies across the song, adding a unique rhythm and flow to Fugees's narrative.

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Pick up your microphones ha ha Pick up your microphones How many mic's do we rip on the daily Say me say Many moni, Say me say many, many, many How many mic's do we rip on the daily Say me say Many moni, Say me say many, many, many I get mad frustrated when I rhyme Thinking of all them kids who try to do this For all the wrong reasons Seasons change, mad things rearrange But it all stays the same like the love doctor Strange I'm tame like the rapper Get red like a snapper when they do that Got your whole block saying "true dat" If only they knew that It was you who was irregular Sold your soul for some secular Muzak that's wack Plus you use that loop over and over Claiming that you got a new style Your attempts are futile, ooh child Your puerile Brain waves are sterile You can't create, you just wait to take, my tape's Laced with malice Hands get calloused From grippin' microphones from here to Dallas Go ask Alice if you don't believe me I get Inner Visions like Stevie See me, ascend from the chalice like the weed be Indeed be like Khalil Muhammad MC's make me vomit I get controversial Freak your style with no rehearsal Oh, contraire mon frere don't you even go there Me without a mic is like a beat without a snare I dare to tear into your ego We go, way back like some ganja and pelequo Or Coleco, Vision My mind makes incisions in your anatomy And I'll back this with Deuteronomy Or Leviticus, God made this word You can't get with this Sweet like licorice Dangerous like syphillis, yeah How many mic's do we rip on the daily Many moni, say me say many, many, many How many mic's do we rip on the daily Many moni, say me say many, many, many How many mic's do you rip on the daily Many moni, say me say many, many, many How many mic's do we rip on the daily Many moni, say me say many, many, many I used to be underrated Now I take iron, makes my shit constipated I'm more concentrated So on my day off With David Sonnenberg I play golf Run through Crown Heights screaming out Mazel Tov Problem with no man Before black, I'm first human Appetite to write like Frederick douglass with a slave hand Street pressure word to poppa, I ain't goin' under One day I'll have a label and make deals with Tommy Motolla Momma always told me "you're one in a million" Always watch your back, never tangle with Haitian Sicilians Now I got a record deal "how does it feel?" I'm never gonna survive unless I get crazy like Seal Cause the whole world's out of order So at night the fiend's dance on Grease with John Travolta One got slaughtered as he coughed blood from his mouth The other tried to duck and caught a left with my Guinness Stout Brother brother can't you get this through your head It's a set up by the fed's they're scoping us with their Infra - reds How many mic's do you rip on the daily Many moni, say me say many, many, many How many mic's do I rip on the daily Many moni, say me say many, many, many How many mic's do we rip on the daily Many moni, say me say many, many, many Too many MC's not enough Mic's Exit your show like I exit the turnpike Dice and dynamite like dolomite double deuce delight, I don't Dick Van Dyke Startlight to starbrite the freaks come out at night Like my man Wyclef (I wear my sunglasses at night) And my panache will mosh your entourage Squash your squad and hide your body under my garage And when the cops come lookin' I'll be bookin' to Brooklyn Leave the trails broken flippin' tokens to Hoboken A clean getaway like Alec Baldwin Drivin' in my fast car playin' Tracy Chapman How many mic's do we rip on the daily Many moni, say me say many, many, many How many mic's do you rip on the daily Many moni, say me say many, many, many How many mic's do we rip on the daily Many moni, say me say many, many, many How many mic's do we rip on the daily Many moni, Say me say many, many, many, many Many, many, many, moni, many, many, many, many, many, many, moni