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There shouldn't be service in the booth for "rappers" that spit lyrics at a high bar
When cell service meets rap bars and every word communicated can be a metaphor or simile take it to the limit.
Films Dee
May 23, 2025
Your phone is more than a device—it’s a lifeline, a weapon, a witness. And in hip-hop, where every rapper keeps lyrics on their phone, a cell tower might as well be the new street corner.
From Boost mobile SIM card struggles to social media clout chasers, rappers have turned telecom and social media into an ultimate flex with a money phone -- a metaphor for the hustle -- a way to diss their peers or drop albums guerilla style the way 2Pac once planned for his first album under the alias Makaveli.
The new drive-by? It should only be the next hit playing from Apple AirPlay or a bluetooth enabled phone as seen in the visuals at the end of the first song released by Joey BadA$$ in 2025, The Ruler's Back, where he says, there's too much west coast d*** licking." You probably missed the subtle track playing in the background, too busy dissecting the bars and screening the message like the Black man who invented caller ID.
So let’s break it down with a curated selection by Lucky Lawrence, an e-communication expert with a keen eye for art and modern communication. Lawrence has carefully chosen twenty standout bars—not the best lyrically, but thematic to the topics and articles shared on this site. They range from the high lines, the low blows, the rap bars, the trigger fingers turned Twitter fingers—and they all are written in responses to Joey Bada$$’s dynamic first track of 2025.
Here’s the list:
20
They said Lyt could be the best if he had the numbers...they want to call now I blocked the number."
19
I hope this message reaches you well. And Tory you should be ashamed of yourself."
18
Like not today Satan, in fact, me and God been having great conversation."
17
Still got love for my dawgs on the west of the map...have some respect when you address, we from the mecca of rap."
16
All we get is typing in these comment sections, insta fingers, get back to the rhyming section."
15
Made $200M before I had a deal off a 20k email list, that's buying steals."
14
Call the Air Force, they still waitin' on my reply. So I went, "You sendin' shots direct, you make sure he die"
13
Help people out of emotions while I bottle my own. You disrespect them, call 'em out once the logic is gone. Since I was nine I been watching the throne. The Dollar Menu just dropped, b****, get Top on the phone."
12
Been flipping out in this b**** since it was camera phones. Know you great when you uncomfortable in your comfort zone."
11
Told you I would let you shine, give you space to coexist. 'Cause when I plan, it aligns, now Daylyt gettin' eclipsed. Supernova aura, know I gotta keep it lit. Made the conversations shift every time I talk my s***."
10
How you on TV and your homie using a CapCut."
09
I bet you ain't even got his number. You need me to buzz, I'm like years beyond."
08
Popped out, went straight to the booth. Ninja Reas', where you been? What the f***, I ain't spooked Ninja, satellite dishes, we'll put it on your roof."
07
The block keep on calling I'm probably going to spend it"
06
Y'all n**** still tweeting b**** get in the booth."
05
Thinking I ain't got his number n**** he authorized the hit"
04
Get 50 on the phone / Ain't talking IG verifying for a blue check."
03
Born in 1993, try and scrub the Wikipedia. Say you twenty-eight, Top didn't want to market "thirty-two-year-old breakout rapper" on social media."
02
Random DM on Twitter. Joe made America was blocked from all of the algorithms."
01
All of the bloggers balling, calling each other. All of the podcasters mobbin' for supper. All off our hard work, look how God work. We fed the streets when they needed that the most."
The Final Call: A lot can be said from one bar of rap—setting up drops for albums, launching rap battles tracks and responses that spiral into months of digital output and improve outcomes. It can mint media stars overnight, and it can also expose the fakes interested in perpetuating a legacy of old. So next time a rapper drops a line about Boost Mobile, blocked numbers, or Twitter fingers, remember: it’s not just a bar—it’s a status update for the game is to be sold, not told.