Entertainment: What's In A Lyric?

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Lyric: "My cow just died, I don't need your bull."

• 'Latifah's Had It Up To Here'
• 'Creep'
• 'Tramp'
• 'My Mic Sounds Nice'
• 'Paper Thin'

Lyric: "It takes a fool to lose twice and start all over again."

• 'Give It Up Turn It Loose'
• 'The Going Ups and the Coming Downs'
• 'Freddie's Dead'
• 'For Your Precious Love'
• 'Love T.K.O.'

Lyric: "Damn, n-words want to stick me for my paper."

• 'Warning'
• 'Get Money'
• 'No Time'
• 'Hard Knock Life'
• 'The 10 Crack Commandments'

Lyric: "You make me want to … have AOL to make my email stop"

• 'No Scrubs'
• 'Pay My Bills'
• 'Independent Woman'
• 'Survivor'
• 'Bug A Boo'

Lyric: "Love is a nagging irritation, causing my heart complication"

• 'Joy & Pain'
• 'Love & Happiness'
• 'Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart'
• 'Where Did Out Love Go?'
• 'You Send Me'

Lyric: 'You work more body than Jane Fonda'

• 'Let's Get Physical'
• 'Working Overtime'
• 'Booty'
• 'I Can Love You'
• 'You're A Whore'

Lyric: "You can comfort a snake, but it's still going to bite"

• 'Taste of Bitter Love'
• 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix'
• 'All The Way Lover'
• Cheatin'
• 'Backstabbers'

Lyric: "How you dope when you paid for your billboard spot?"

• 'How High'
• 'If I Ruled The World'
• 'Ghetto Superstar'
• 'Notorious'
• 'Woo Ha'

Lyric: "In every city you find the same thing going down/Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town."

• 'In Love with a Thug'
• 'What's the 411?'
• 'Across 110th Street'
• 'Harry Hippie'
• 'Uptown's Kicking It'

Lyric: "I've got more than enough to make you drop to your knees"

• 'Red Light Special'
• 'Downtown'
• 'Nobody's Supposed To Be Here'
• 'To Be Real'
• 'Queen of the Night'

Lyric: "If you can't feed your baby, then don't have a baby."

• 'Hard Times'
• 'In The Ghetto'
• 'What’s Going On?'
• 'Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)'
• 'You Wanna Be Starting Something'

Lyric: "Don't like his baggy jeans but I'm a like what's underneath them"

• 'Sex Machine'
• 'Birthday Sex'
• 'American Boy'
• 'Soldier'
• 'What A Man'

Lyric: "Every time we go somewhere, I have to reach down in my purse"

• 'Tyrone'
• 'Pretty Young Thing'
• 'Jimmy'
• 'Independent Woman'
• 'Clever'

Lyric: "Thought I was a donut, you tried to glaze me"

• 'Microphone Fiend'
• 'Roxanne, Roxanne'
• 'Vapors'
• 'Eric B Is For President'
• 'La Di Da Di'

Lyric: "If God one day struck me blind your beauty I'd still see"

• 'Rocket Love'
• 'Adore'
• 'Diamonds and Pearls'
• 'Beautiful'
• 'Love of My Life'

Lyric: "We'll find strength in each tear we cry."

• 'Tears of a Clown'
• 'Through the Tears'
• 'Somewhere over the Rainbow'
• 'For the Love of You'
• 'Ribbon in the Sky'

Lyric: "My cow just died, I don't need your bull."

• 'Latifah's Had It Up To Here'
• 'Creep'
• 'Tramp'
• 'My Mic Sounds Nice'
• 'Paper Thin'

Lyric: "It takes a fool to lose twice and start all over again."

• 'Give It Up Turn It Loose'
• 'The Going Ups and the Coming Downs'
• 'Freddie's Dead'
• 'For Your Precious Love'
• 'Love T.K.O.'

Lyric: "Damn, n-words want to stick me for my paper."

• 'Warning'
• 'Get Money'
• 'No Time'
• 'Hard Knock Life'
• 'The 10 Crack Commandments'

Lyric: "You make me want to … have AOL to make my email stop"

• 'No Scrubs'
• 'Pay My Bills'
• 'Independent Woman'
• 'Survivor'
• 'Bug A Boo'

Lyric: "Love is a nagging irritation, causing my heart complication"

• 'Joy & Pain'
• 'Love & Happiness'
• 'Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart'
• 'Where Did Out Love Go?'
• 'You Send Me'

Lyric: 'You work more body than Jane Fonda'

• 'Let's Get Physical'
• 'Working Overtime'
• 'Booty'
• 'I Can Love You'
• 'You're A Whore'

Lyric: "You can comfort a snake, but it's still going to bite"

• 'Taste of Bitter Love'
• 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix'
• 'All The Way Lover'
• Cheatin'
• 'Backstabbers'

Lyric: "How you dope when you paid for your billboard spot?"

• 'How High'
• 'If I Ruled The World'
• 'Ghetto Superstar'
• 'Notorious'
• 'Woo Ha'

Lyric: "In every city you find the same thing going down/Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town."

• 'In Love with a Thug'
• 'What's the 411?'
• 'Across 110th Street'
• 'Harry Hippie'
• 'Uptown's Kicking It'

Lyric: "I've got more than enough to make you drop to your knees"

• 'Red Light Special'
• 'Downtown'
• 'Nobody's Supposed To Be Here'
• 'To Be Real'
• 'Queen of the Night'

Lyric: "If you can't feed your baby, then don't have a baby."

• 'Hard Times'
• 'In The Ghetto'
• 'What’s Going On?'
• 'Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)'
• 'You Wanna Be Starting Something'

Lyric: "Don't like his baggy jeans but I'm a like what's underneath them"

• 'Sex Machine'
• 'Birthday Sex'
• 'American Boy'
• 'Soldier'
• 'What A Man'

Lyric: "Every time we go somewhere, I have to reach down in my purse"

• 'Tyrone'
• 'Pretty Young Thing'
• 'Jimmy'
• 'Independent Woman'
• 'Clever'

Lyric: "Thought I was a donut, you tried to glaze me"

• 'Microphone Fiend'
• 'Roxanne, Roxanne'
• 'Vapors'
• 'Eric B Is For President'
• 'La Di Da Di'

Lyric: "If God one day struck me blind your beauty I'd still see"

• 'Rocket Love'
• 'Adore'
• 'Diamonds and Pearls'
• 'Beautiful'
• 'Love of My Life'

Lyric: "We'll find strength in each tear we cry."

• 'Tears of a Clown'
• 'Through the Tears'
• 'Somewhere over the Rainbow'
• 'For the Love of You'
• 'Ribbon in the Sky'

Lyric: "You can have my heart or we can share it like the last slice."

• 'Lollipop'
• 'You The Best'
• 'Blame It'
• 'Kiss Me Through The Phone'
• 'Headsprung'

Lyric: "I might date another race or color. That doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brother"

• 'Be Thankful For What You Got'
• 'Black or White'
• 'Free Yourself'
• 'Free Your Mind'
• 'Ebony & Ivory'

Lyric: "Like Martin Luther King, I should overcome."

• 'I Get The Job Done'
• 'Around The Way Girl'
• 'Slavery's Back In Effect'
• 'Let's Talk About Sex'
• 'Wrath of My Madness'

Lyric: "It was more than a concrete Christ, more than a distant land."

• 'True Colors'
• 'In Your Eyes'
• 'Only In A Dream In Rio'
• 'Ask A Woman Who Knows'
• 'Waters of March'