Lyrical Breakdown of Hip Hop Lives - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

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

• Lyric Overview: Witness how KRS-One weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "Hip Hop Lives" 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 KRS-One 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 KRS-One's narrative.

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I come back, every year I get newer I'm the dust on the moon, I'm the trash in the sewer Let's go, I come back, every year I get brighter If you thinkin' hip hop is alive, hold up your lighter Let's go, I come back, every year I'm expandin' Talkin' to developers about this city we plannin', c'mon I come back through any endeavor This is hip hop, we gon' last forever Hip means to know, it's a form of intelligence To be hip is to be update and relevant Hop is a form of movement You can't just observe a hop, you gotta hop up and do it Hip and hop is more than music Hip is the knowledge, hop is the movement Hip and Hop is intelligent movement Or relevant movement we sellin' the music So write this down on your black books and journals Hip hop culture is eternal Run and tell all your friends An ancient civilization has bee born again, it's a fact I come back, every year I'm the strongest KRS-One, Marley Marl, yup, we last the longest Let's go, I come back 'cause I'm not in the physical I create myself, man, I live in the spiritual I come back through the cycles of life If you been here once you gon' be here twice So I tell you, I come back 'cause you must learn too Hip hop culture is eternal Hip hop, her infinite power Helpin' oppressed people, we are unique and unequaled Hip hop, holy integrated people Havin' omnipresent power, the watchman's in the tower of Hip hop, hydrogen iodine phosphorous Hydrogen oxygen phosphorous, that's called Hip hop, the response of cosmic consciousness To our condition as hip hop We gotta think about the children we bringin' up When hip and hop means intelligence springin' up We singin' what? Sickness, hatred, ignorance and poverty Or health, love, awareness and health, follow me I come back, every year I get newer I'm the dust on the moon, I'm the trash in the sewer, that's right I come back, every year I get brighter If you think hip hop is alive hold up your lighter, let's go I come back, every year I'm expandin' Talkin' to developers about this city we plannin' I come back through any endeavor This hip hop we gon' last forever We will be here forever We will still be here forever Get what I'm sayin' forever Marley I come back, every year I get newer That's that, that's that I come back, every year I get newer That's that, that's that