Rap Genius Lines of the Week From Action Bronson, Los, 360 and El-P

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News

Alexander Richter

Rap Genius is supplying The BoomBox with the top lyrics of the week and serving a meaning behind the raps in the process. This past week gave us a ton of long-awaited music. New full-length mixtape projects from Obie Trice, Wiz Khalifa and Action Bronson, among others, joined the usual flood of teaser singles, freestyles and miscellany. Below, Action Bronson reads the paper, Sene pays tribute to a legend, it's all Greek to El-P, Los takes a ride and newcomer 360 gives us cooking tips.

5. "Timbos and yarmulkes/ You ain't in my genre/ Bitch, blow me -- harmonica/ Arts and leisure, peace to Jon Caramanica," -- Action Bronson, 'Arts & Leisure' Lyrics

Action's 'Blue Chips' mixtape was one of this week's biggest releases, and this track is a standout. The rapper shows that he knows what side his critical bread is buttered on, as he shouts out Caramanica, a New York Times music writer who has been very kind to Bronson, including him on year-end lists and in think pieces. The first line, while seeming nonsensical, is actually a sly nod to his Jewish heritage as well as his old school hip-hop sympathies. Timberlands were the meme hip-hop shoe of the era Bronson apes so convincingly, '90s New York City rap.

Source: http://www.theboombox.com/2012/03/16/rap-genius-lines-of-the-week-from-action-bronson-los-360/

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