Crime pays no dental, nor medical
Unless you catch retirement, county, state or federal
MF DOOM quotes
- Quotes
- 19
- Lyrics
- 15
- Interviews
- 4
- Blog posts
- 1
Wit dominates: 11 of the 19 lines. Fifteen are lyrics and 4 are interview quotes, including two from Exclaim! (2004) and two from Nerdtorious/Passion of the Weiss (2009). Songs include Rapp Snitch Knishes, Deep Fried Frenz, Kon Queso, Hoe Cakes, Accordion and Rhymes Like Dimes. The jokes come with a point: rap snitches who tell all their business, rhymers who bust guns, and the line that "Crime pays no dental, nor medical". Confidence, identity and wisdom are the supporting themes.
If I had a dime for every rhymer's that bust guns
I'd have a cool mil' for my sons in trust funds
Rap snitches, tellin' all their business
Sit in the court and be their own star witness
Only in America could you find a way to earn a healthy buck
And still keep your attitude on self-destruct
He wears a mask just to cover the raw flesh
A rather ugly brother with flows that's gorgeous
Got faith in the vessel but know when to keep rowin''
Yeah and get up out your own way when deliverin' a poem
I only play the games that I win at
And stay the same, with more rhymes than there's ways to skin cats
Average emcees is like a TV blooper
MF DOOM, he's like D.B. Cooper
DOOM is evil, let’s not forget that, but that doesn’t mean I’m evil
Living off borrowed time, the clock ticks faster
That'd be the hour they knock the slick blaster
Dick Dastardly and Muttley with sick laughter
Some come around when they need some money
Others make us laugh like the Sunday funnies
(Friends) is a term some people use loosely
I'm real choosy on what I choose to let crews see
On Doomsday, ever since the womb
'Til I'm back where my brother went, that's what my tomb will say
Right above my government; Dumile
Either unmarked or engraved; hey, who's to say?
It don't matter what you look like — your race, your style, if you're cute or fucking ugly. None of that shit matter when it comes down to the music
There's too much money floating around; nobody has to be worried about that shit. Everybody can rule their own slot.
Villain here, have 'em shrillin' in fear
And won't stop top illin' 'til he a gazillionaire
I make hip-hop, but use DOOM as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t. You have writers that write about crazy characters but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
Already woke, spared a joke, barely spoke, rarely smoke
Stared at folks when properly provoked, mirror broke
He'd rather eat a sand sandwich salad
It might need salt like your man's bland ballad