Sure, we've all put a foot in our mouth*. It happens, no biggie*. But for some reason, straight rappers—despite all their uber-masculine machismo—seem to be especially prone to slips of the tongue*.
So, for your pleasure* (and ours*), team Complex put our heads together* and dug into the annals* of rap to find the 69* greatest lyrical boners* buried in hip-hop history, retroactively relieving these MCs* from any sensual scrutiny*. For more penetrating* insight, we propositioned* the Twitter sensations known as Pause Police to get behind us* and give us a hand* by issuing stiff* sentences to each MC (Click here to buy Pause Police T-shirts and stickers*, kids!). Read on to find out which rappers are on top*, which ones are on bottom*, and who's in pole position*. We went hard*, so savor our package!*
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#69:
Guru on Gang Starr's "Now You're Mine" (see below for lyrics)
COMPLEX SAYS: Aspiring MCs, consider this the pause blueprint, the Moby Dick of unintentionally gay lyrics. Through the cumulative effect of line after homoerotic line, Guru has crafted the #1 most pause-worthy tour de force in the history of rhymes and beats. Below we've printed the song's full lyrics with annotations of Guru's unplanned double entendres...
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