Extended wordplay in Desperation

[DetroitSkills]

mmlp2 goat.

[brady50]

I think that his word play on MMLP2 wasn't over thought when he was writing it. They're all very seamless and when you see how he does them it's almost like, "Well that's not very complicated but it works so nicely".

I really enjoy the first verse on "Rhyme Or Reason" where he sort of intertwines the references of famous artists (painters/sculptors) and the Star Wars references.

Michelangelo/Yoda/Picasso/Luke Skywalker/Chewbacca

I also wonder if anyone has suspected the Picasso line is a diss to Jay Z (lol).

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I'm an idiot, I just noticed this bit in the same RoR verse:

Full of such blind rage I need a seein' eye dog
Can't even find the page I was writing this rhyme on
Oh it's on the ram-page, couldn't see what I wrote I write small

When he says 'I need a seeing eye dog' it also sounds like 'I need to see an eye doc'

[Mr Change]

Very pleased with the results of this thread, very great stuff!

I always thought Desperation had clever lines, did not notice this because I didn't really give it much thought.

Desperation is way too underrated, the hook could've been better but it's a dope ass song either way.

I agree, I love Desperation myself. It's pretty entertaining.

I like all of it except for the "motherfreaking -- DEEP END" part.

Isn't anyone gonna point out to Mr.DGAF that this line is from Beautiful Pain, not Desperation?

[Kangol]

Listening to the album again recently I noticed a pun from Asshole that I never heard before.
"Been a gold digger since you were a minor (miner)"

Dunno if its obvious but w/e

[DetroitSkills]

Listening to the album again recently I noticed a pun from Asshole that I never heard before.
"Been a gold digger since you were a minor (miner)"

Dunno if its obvious but w/e

it is, but its good

[Solace]

Another one that I like is that Recovery was so highly coveted part...What's the point of a recovery if I fumble it, 'cause I'mma drop the ball if I don't get a grip, something something

[Emadyville]

Another one that I like is that Recovery was so highly coveted part...What's the point of a recovery if I fumble it, 'cause I'mma drop the ball if I don't get a grip, something something

There's a ton of football references on the album

yeah i noticed that too, here its all over these lines and the third verse of legacy, off the top of my head. o the very end of desperation too.

[Solace]

Speaking of which, I was pretty excited when he started to do that flow at the very end of his last verse on Desperation but then the verse finishes and I was like aw

[Mathers]

Good catch.

[Eedee]

Isn't anyone gonna point out to Mr.DGAF that this line is from Beautiful Pain, not Desperation?

What a fucking jizz-stain. :')

[shadyblogger]

Desperation had some pretty dope flows going on particularly in the 2nd verse.

[Mr Change]

I like how he says "vault" "safe" and "uncrackable" together in Asshole.

true this is a great example of what I was talking about in the op

[sbolli1]

A little less seamless/more contrived:
Finish this stitch so you can reap (rip) what you sow (sew), nit (knit) wit.

Really good one in So Far:

"A creature of habit, feel like i'm trapped in an animal shelter with all these pet peeves"