It’s been well documented that 2016 was a good year for rap. Damn near every major star in the game dropped a project, newcomers burst onto the scene en masse, and much of the output was excellent in quality. Hip-hop was vibrant, which means one simple thing: there was some really, really good rapping. We kept track of the best verses of every month, and now it’s time to look back at what lasted. These are the best verses of 2016.
“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z
“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”
“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”
“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”
“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”
“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”
“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”
“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”
