Make-Make-Make-em-Make-em clap to this To show our appreciation for your support Make-Make-Make-em-Make-em clap to this Thank you DJs
Dilated! Clap your hands! (x6)
[Evidence] Yo, first up, I stay updated Stay in the zone, and no question, stay "Dilated" Understand, I exercise patience (right, right) Respect my path, 'cause the road, these cats paved it (set it off) Now that we've got that straight, it's time to move on I don't train for sprints, I train for marathons A long haul, we're built for this It's proven, every year, more people cop our shit The point I'm getting at, we're building an army Couldn't thank 'em enough, for real, I feel strongly Right now, we're parked in a comfortable spot By 2004, we're out to own the whole lot (Out for the top!) To settle for less, the short change So we keep our heads with us, as there's more to gain And with, war is pain, so we roll the dice It's all for the love, but some pay the ultimate price (check it out y'all)
Chorus: [Group of singers] Yo, they go off when they go on On and on, on and on (Evidence: Marathon) Pace yourself so you can face yourself Run hard, you really only race yourself Yo, they go off when they go on On and on, on and on (Evidence: Marathon) But we don't run from shit, we run to it Might run over your shit or run through it
[Rakaa] I crack my own tooth, man, rap's a tool Just to spit, crowns will leave your head wrapped with jewels Respect that, even if you don't respect that Label politics are just a minor setback As long as we're willing and the heart is still in it In the marathon, the artists will win it Even though they want me to bite my tongue Where I'm comin' from it's like "Fuck that, I'll still win it" The long run separates the weak and strong one Never underestimate how deep the songs run [Rakaa and Group of singers] Pace yourself so you can face yourself Run hard, you really only race yourself, yo [Rakaa] Clap your hands, your hands you clap Expansion Team rap then expand the map With endurance, intellect, cardiovascular Stamina, Rakaa's a party flow master like this!
Chorus
[Rakaa] I'm like Axel when they kill Mike for the bearer bonds (???) Driven to fight, livin' in the marathon Some can't carry on, they're tired or feel ill But in the end, real soldiers are still will Sometimes, it's just spectators and gladiators Same party, next year, haters congratulate us To Buddy Princess and Jalen, congratulations This year, there's less funerals than graduations
[Evidence] Yo, pace myself, 'cause sagas continue Standing ovations, Dilated blows up every venue A new era, placed first, style pursuing The shoe fits? (Wear it), it's based on you and Your off beat DJ Anything he play Sounds like Babu pulled the plug with no delay This homestretch I've saved my last breath (breathing noise) I push full throttle, no rest till nothing's left It's the marathon
Chorus
Clap your hands (x5)
Check it Expansion Team forever and the, Alchemist
No questions I pledge resistance to the grass That hides the snakes of America So they watch it, now I walk with caution More careful put more thought to options Is the opposite of progress Congress From the school to the street we're beyond stress But I fight for peace, that's what the problem is War is big biz, ask an economist Speak in volumes callin' anti-war and anti-American synonymous Back in the day I would've gotten black listed just for speakin' up Hoover probably would've screamed Communist I want black and brown unity But cats get out to bring the jail to the community Fightin's nothin' new to me I even corrected what the public school system tried to do to me Here's a spark encoded in rhyme and love for everyone of the devoted in line We call it art, some call it a crime It's the rap Michael Moore, like Bowling for Columbine On drums, Fahrenheit, 9-1-1 Al Queda hit the Apple and the world was stunned The villain trained by the hero for the killing Now you twist $20 bills to see buildings Under heavy surveillance They might call you a traitor if you want something greater Don't get me wrong, America's a great place to live Just listen to the knowledge I give If more than half the budget goes to military spending Less than half goes to whatever it's defending One nation, many gods, individuals with liberties And justice for all who are miserable
Voice in Spanish escuscha la verdad en la musica Yeah Babu, Dilated Peoples Neighborhood Watch, worldwide Expansion, Iriscience Evidence, Babu
[Chorus] Just tryin' to breathe Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe ("I'm just tryin' to breathe")
[Iriscience] The summer felt like the winter, and I ain't talkin' bout weather I see a "Cold World" like the GZA It's a blizzard out here - you holdin', twist up But don't sneak tobacco in my rizzla I'm from where they jack cats for their turkish links Swatch watches, Fila and (?) They took Jordan 1 and 2's right off your feet If you fought back and warranted you caught more beef The '80s was so crazy, cats are still afraid Of Daryl Gates, the chokehold, crack and gangs I hustled but I made it through a crack in the game While a lot of homies got trapped back in the day From where ugly polution brings a beautiful haze Sunset rays, orange-lavender fase Tryin' to keep my chips up and protect my plate But the police watch every breath I take
[Chorus] Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe ("I'm just tryin' to breathe")
[Evidence] Yeah, tryin' to live, tryin' to eat I stay up, sometimes it's hard, try to sleep I'm a livewire in a cold world I'm no liar, just try to bend the truth to girls So far doin' my job, gettin' it done Up before the sun, try to come home before the sun Shit repeats, days turn to weeks The object, try to have doe to show for them beats I was told the world gets colder Colorado air is thin, sold-out in Boulder Much more in control gettin' older
And much music love if you cross the border Once the coast is clear we smokefest in here Clouds so thick you can see the glare Peace to reef, we got blessed on the beat West to East, we share the same air, tryin' to breathe
[Chorus] Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe ("I'm just tryin' to breathe")
[Evidence] Prepare for the worst, expect the best Haven't pulled the heat but still wear the vest Expansion Team's like the firm 'til death They want last laugh, we want last breath We all Stereo, T-H-X On the radio, station gets respect It's love and war, we accomodate those We could both breathe or step up, you're next to go
[Iriscience] Some breath control, watch 'em get exposed at shows A lot of cats are born in studios, it shows I inhale and exhale magical flows Jump off stage, hit the booth to capture the globe Accurate, spectacular though I feel like the industry is tryin' to capture my soul I feel like Muhammad goin' at it with Joe For fresh air we bring it to you live on the road
[Chorus] Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe It's my world 'til it's time to leave Just tryin' to breathe ("I'm just tryin' to breathe")
Yeah, play for keeps, I've to tell you my name, here we go
Yo, I got twenty-four bars to heal these scars I'm an underground cat but still like money and cars I'll introduce myself, check it out, ladies and gentlemen The one and only Evidence, servin' up your medicine
Varsity letterman 'E' on my coat Every time I touch the paper, it's murder he wrote I'm from a real big city called 'Watch where you go' A place you think you know only to find out you don't
Born in L.A., it's hard to get star struck Born in L.A., so I always keep my guard up Born in L.A., plus deal where I stay Everyday cats like Julio G pave the way
My crews thick, all sharp, take a pick All ready to spit or sit down and write a hit We learn both from the best on both coasts Couldn't stress enough for the times, we kill chose
Problem here, problem there, got through 'em Label here, label there, politics and bullshit, we rip The mic's cocked back, a full clip I don't preach, I rap, I'm on stage, this ain't a bull pit
This is it, we're up and running, torch is lit Prepare for marathons, we don't sprint I save my crew's name for last, injections lethal It's L.A.'s finest y'all, it's Dilated Peoples
And y'all can't sleep now, play for keeps We play for keeps now, y'all can't sleep And y'all can't sleep now, play for keeps We play for keeps now and y'all can't sleep
There's people you know, there's people you don't There's people involved that shouldn't be, you gotta keep close There's people you know, there's people you don't There's people involved that shouldn't be, you gotta keep close
I got that flow for the street Stay ahead of the time, stay behind the beat It's not what you know, but what you can prove Everyday they keep chasing me down with little clues
It's Dilated from Los Angels You didn't know friends make better music than strangers So far, I've been misunderstood Wherever I fall, I make the category look good
Twenty-six years young when I wrote this down My whole life ahead of me, I was known in my town Things started to change and started to stretch The farther away I went the closer to home I started to get
My actions cause reactions Some love and hate shit, I don't ask, it just happens Either or we came to get it started Before the show find me at the bar drinkin' Bicardi
This is it, the cats worked hard to have things Here to keep the party up, I rap caffeine I save my crew's name for last, injections lethal It's L.A.'s finest, it's Dilated Peoples
And y'all can't sleep now, play for keeps We play for keeps now, y'all can't sleep And y'all can't sleep now, play for keeps We play for keeps now and y'all can't sleep
There's people you know, there's people you don't There's people involved that shouldn't be, you gotta keep close There's people you know, there's people you don't There's people involved that shouldn't be, you gotta keep close
There's people you know, there's people you don't There's people involved that shouldn't be, you gotta keep close There's people you know, there's people you don't There's people involved that shouldn't be, you gotta keep close
Check it, yo! She loves me not, she loves me, loves me not But I don't let it bug me the clubs be hot Hugs at the listed you should become a surgeon It's never too hot just like open up the curtains We toasted the second round coming right up We be VIP we got new ways to light up I don't pay the mack or pay the MAC for access Charge it to the gate save receipts for taxes
Evidence, back on the case, i'm hyped up 100,000 watts, my set list typed up Dilated, wherever we go we might just Blow the show and turn the party to a nightclub Ladies, our thirteenth star of the game I rap caffeine, next LP spit cocaine After that we might clear the lane Blackout come back and do this shit again
Is it you, or you, or you, or you, or them? Party people what we tryin' to do We see y'all, what you tryin' to do? Who's who, what you tryin' to do?
Platform dropped in May 2G (2001) Next year came Expansion Team (2 and 3) we toured and we hit the scene It's '04 we're back to drink for free Cheers! My team got the bombest green Smell-proof bag so we don't cause a scene Readin' TV, magazines and diplo schemes Big smoke out the sunroof of limousines See 'em come see 'em go it's our turn next to blow We see it all turn to burn think fast talk slow She got ass I might speak my flow Stay on top of our game and I'm here to squash the pros The whole place is packed of course the bar's flooded Rappers and actors and money, the star-studded Beat junkies mixin' and rip it apart cousin Shorty's doing hard on the floor, they all love it
Is it you, or you, or you, or you, or them? Party people what we tryin' to do Dilated what you tryin' to do? Who's who, what you tryin' to do?
Oh oh oh yeah! Keep it movin'
Zulu gestopo metropolitan tropical International local the family's unstoppable Y'all ready to move? Rock's ready too? B-boys an b-girls, this is rock steady crew Cool earth lit breaks out the crates You took it from the top rockin' out the real estate It's the LA breakers and i have to stay Peace out to Grand Wizard Petey and DJ Jazzy Jay
Once again we hit the nail on the head Dedicated to the ladies and my so-called friends Smile in my face and behind me for a trash Mad is what, tryin' to get where i'm at Stay active, batting it, target practice Blast off and kill, we trap tapped the matress Who's who? That's your friends? That's my crew We all dilated he's back and he's Babu
You, or you or them? Party people what we tryin' to do Dilated what you tryin' to do? Who's who, what you tryin' to do?
Your like .. Whats ya name ma Should of run from her The girls poisonous You made a bad move Shes from a bad crew There all poisonous
[chorus - x2] She aint the one to trust She'll treat your heart like toys R us She's dangerous to touch Stay away shes poisonous (poisonous)
The chick in the club you cant trust Front like they fans only out for you bucks Front like they don't have a man and such You start holdin hands that's when the van pulls up It's tight situations like this You know the risk .. Roll the dice hit a miss She feelin me? Well, she got different motives A candy shell to cover up the poison I don't have to pretend You know the type to fuck around with a mans best friend You know the type out to do you wrong cuz you don't spend Enough time or enough bread (poisonous) Its the Chicks that I let on the bus I took one in the back The other stole my stuff It's the season of the vict That night I got picked Im telling you now there dangerous to touch (poisonous)
[chorus - x2] She aint the one to trust She'll treat your heart like toys R us She's dangerous to touch Stay away shes poisonous(poisonous)
Shes poison Can Cause serious harm Just one trouch Play with your heart Like she was in toys R us Ignore your trust Shes poisonous
You thinkin? its love but that's lust You fein like shes a drug with that touch She breaks hearts cuz her heart got crushed She loves cash but she loves credit cards as much She like the creol, forreal Maybe Puerto Rico No self-esteem But fronts the biggest ego Never knew her father Her mother used to drink tho Her step-father had a peep show threw every keyhole Sweet and holesome He stole her innocence Now hes up in Folesome And shes the vinnomese She hates men.. She dates them to rape them For payback.. To pay bills she breaks them Catch her at the bar Vanilla coke and stoneys Now she throwin bait Realin them in slowly She wants celebrities Cuz she can hustle that A cat from the mav's of the cav's double back They threw a couple back They Had a couple laughs He was in trouble when he offered her a bubble bath He didn't strap up She bout to make him splash Plan B was the get the hat up out the trash And get the turkey baister Shes thinking tall paper She cracked a smile when he told her that he뭗 call her later Shes gonna hit the lotto She wants them all to pay her Especially all them entertainers and ball players
[chorus - x2] She aint the one to trust She'll treat your heart like toys R us She's dangerous to touch Stay away shes poisonous (poisonous)
Dilated, dilated, dilated.. Yo I kill ciphers That's how I went from good to God I ain't perfect, yet n' still the hood is ours And it's worthy, good people here work good and hard But the news really only shows crooks and stops It hold you for commercials and talk you into buyin shit I was taught to learn from life and learn from my environment Rocka walks the street as the son of a preacher Who's the son of a preacher with people tryin to reach ya I visualize the rise and realize the falling High as time flies I recognize the calling Went from lavish life to savage life back to lavish life But never average, might be caught like Christ for the sacrifice I still roll up my trees For ? I meditate to roll up my sleeves We adjusting readjust I said I touch the world and the world said
Reach us Reach us Open up the world people ?
You know these days ain't gettin any longer Now, it's do or die Now or never, time to hit the street We on the move Ride out with shit to prove Everywhere we go they like... It's a green light for you Got lyrics about pleasure some about pain From Southern Cali where they say it never rains It's different dames that make me count blessings We burn for our peeps that ain't here as we sing Reach us In God we trust no doubt that's a must A hundred times see us but still catch the rush And when we fly bless the sky Let your mission unfold You in the car we in the bus bless the road How could I reach you if I wasn't real Might have to go before you really studied the flow And understand the deal This year fuck before mad, loud and clear You know that's the truth they can't
Reach us Reach us Say this cause I mean it from the heart Reach us
Yo What happened to me, nah what happened to you The crew ain't changed the numbers the sames The lack and the fools, the check for Cali dimes down to Georgia peaches At our shows to book us, ? is how you reach us Got ho's girls I see got queens Got friends got enemies and in-betweens Teacher are students, students are teachers Low key or prestigious I reach you, you reach us I see lines around the block in the snow it's cold now I see people gettin hot when the shot is sold out I see dime pieces to the front to rap along To every word, word for word to every song I raise every head and every arm In every jam from every stage we stand on People climbin over barricades and still I tell security chill, they only tryin to
no questions I pledge resistance to the grass that hides the snakes of America so they watch it, now I walk with caution more careful put more thought to options Is the opposite of progress Congress? From the school to the street we're beyond stress but I fight for peace, that's what the problem is war is big biz, ask an economist speak in volumes callin' anti-war and anti-American synonymous Back in the day I would've gotten black listed just for speakin' up Hoover probably would've screamed Communist! I want black and brown unity but cats get out to bring the jail to the community Fightin's nothin' new to me I even corrected what the public school system tried to do to me Here's a spark encoded in rhyme and love for everyone of the devoted in line: We call it art, some call it a crime it's the rap Michael Moore, like Bowling for Columbine on drums, Fahrenheit, 9-1-1 Al Queda hit the Apple and the world was stunned the villain trained by the hero for the killing now you twist $20 bills to see buildings Under heavy surveillance they might call you a traitor if you want something greater Don't get me wrong, America's a great place to live just listen to the knowledge I give if more than half the budget goes to military spending less than half goes to whatever it's defending One nation, many gods, individuals with liberties and justice for all who are miserable
[Sample and scratch over Mobb Deep - Give Up The Goods]: "I got lots of love for my crew that is" x 3
[Evidence] Young buck in the game started off hardheaded stuck in my way but things change, and days turn to nights and the nights are cold if your people ain't right I'll squad it straight, split up the cake in three ways my partners down, I'm feeling the pain and when we up, find us out trying to live "I got lots of love for my crew that is"
[Iriscience] Old sold. in the game I grew up stressed out trying to hold in the pain but kept my mind right, sketched the highlights I assure life, but fight for my rights and your right to fight for yours I fight through four toungues of spikes and swords the days of thunder the night of tours its dope to fight the illness that fight the cures
[Chorus] If it ain't family, I ain't sure Love is love, war is war they want theirs, they want yours
"I got lots of love for my crew that is" Love is love, war is war
[Cuts] "I got lots of love for my crew that is" x 3
[Iriscience]' For the love of god for the love of cats scrambling to beat the odds hustling and ducking in between the lots for the love of my family, the streets are ours the Dj's ripping these beats apart we got futher spread love, like Peter Tosh (with magic) classic, we group that shit "I got lots of love for my crew that is"
[Evidence] I gotta swallow blood in pride between love and war is a thin line its a dangerous time you better go for yours, cuz I'm going for mine I'm out to chip in, no doubt before I leave the grind till then ?? - how your gonna win and how to turn your buds over to our next king and how your gonna stay focused to read the game and how your gonna see if you try to stop the bang
<i>[Verse 1]</i> Yo I grew up in Mid-City near World on Wheels After Reaganomics crack came and more blood spill I gotta tell shorties now I don't pop pills The only ecstacy I fuck with rolls with Jalil No grip, straight line rhymes Like the grand concourse on 149 In LA the riders ridge was Fairfax and Olympic ?? On the block the Ethiopians kick it (salaam) You'll learn Angel City'll test you I move through giving respect where respect's due Ducking these cops who say they serve to protect you And handlin my biz so I ain't tryin to impress you It's mind over matter, crew over money I do strategy, I don't act sporadically I contemplate, cat I move mathematically It's Alchemist with Dilated, that's family
<i>[Chorus]</i> Still a couple lessons I can teach How the real fiends cop two each The game is keeping dope in the streets So look the world on wheels Still a couple lessons I can teach How the real heads rock real beats Bangin out the illest rides on the streets Look at the world on wheels
<i>[Verse 2]</i> Peace King, peace haki, peace queen I only leave em in pieces if they step in the ring They're fumbling and wondering what weapon to bring I'm like Ice-T, I know my lethal weapon'll swing Stop the presses, block the doors Cops oppress us, watch the wolves But all the friendly fire is worse than oppression Pressure more stressin is poured in dead presidents (Rakaa) Fights for your rights is my pleasure But suckers swing rulers like swords that try to measure While Slick Rick the ruler's at war with INS yo I hope the young fly their best yo Hip-hop desert again, it's like Busy Bee's buzzin again My patience is thin though I ventilate em like I cracked the window and air it out like a Hail Mary to the end zone
<i>[Chorus]</i>
When I'm all out, I cause panic (peace summits) When I move stealth (it's mysteries and who-done-its) I made mental notes of who's fam and who frontin Mental notes of who ran shit and who runnin It's mind over matter, crew over money I do strategy, I don't act sporadically I contemplate, cat I move mathematically Create to devastate crew, that's family
Motherfuckers they wanna test me Pull out the blunt nigga I'll wreck your shit I'm out that window with my 44, another fucking hit Don't know who to trust with my shit I'm in this click, you in my hood you better know who you fucking with Who you stepping with, Skandalous fucking dangerous Bitches brains I bust, feel the lust in God we trust Nigga I'm at your door, don't pray to God cause you done lost your grace Been in this game for too long you bout to lose your face I got the mind of a psycho ass ?? As I take another hit on this shit nigga you dead Never ask forgiveness told the Lord to give me grace You talked some shit front your boys and as result you lost your face Blood all over the place I'm counting the fucking bodies dropping I know my destiny cause I can hear the devil knocking I done sent body and soul to my eternal flames you best believe I numb them bodies and play my fucking game I sold my soul at an early age And now my hearts releasing daemons in a rage My eyes in a daze Evertime I close my eyes to go to sleep I see the visions coming Is juices running when ya done in Fear only make me curious, I'll never be afraid But if you slip you pay your life here come the light now nigga they dead Crack scarfs for my fucking glory Talking shit up in my territory Another day another world's sad story
Verse 2 (Steph)
Smoking blunt, smoke a nigga selling dope on the block Pop pop goes the glock I bring more nightmare than Hitchcock Get ?? when them bodies fall hitting them prisoners hard Its your final call bitch I'll smoke you like menthol Fuck all you bitches I'm putting you in them bodybags Tagging toes, nigga drive slow Creeping up out they indo scheming for they cheese Slanging oz's and quarter keys niggas dressed in army fatigues Freeze your whole coalition Strapped with ammunition Infrareds digging ditches for chicken heads This figure from head to toe Labeled as a Jane Doe, leaving bullets in your Lexus door But fuck it I'm through with the fairytales Cause when some shit jump off, all you murder on tape bitches gone bail Who gone prevail when I exhale on you small scale Lyrical laggers, wanna be chrome packers Spit the facts I'm bout the Lex and the Ac My verbal combat will eliminate your whole habitat You hoes ain't fucking with that Or this, cause I piss on competition And have all you hoes in submission Trying to recondition your stilo Lyrical nino I sling rhymes like kilos >From here to Puerto Rico One other sequel from the infamous unseen Scheming for the green smoking bitches and niggas like nicotine
Verse 3 (Mia X)
Cause she up to schemes Tired of chasing apple pie dreams Mint greens is all I fien for straight shit is all this bitch know 50's this nine millimeter berreta leaving you wetter than April showers Followe by your second line of flowers I devour competition, causing complete submissions Cooks more dope in my kitchen Tricking ass niggas be my victims when night falls Ya'll wants to floss but get set-up tied down and tossed Boss chick you don't want to see her Your bitch can either run for the heater or meet the dumb hoe beaters Mia's right and left well known with the clout To wire your mouth, knock your grill out That's what this here be bout So you can doubt what I'm saying and run that lip Or get your whole click engulfed in gangsta shit Too much to deal with I'm still a bitch that' be's designer down stay scheming on the man And taking flights, torsoe taped full of contrabands My flow so grand it make the beats say damn Shit jumps back makes you wanna holler But I sees nothing but dollars Feminist power My lyrics knocking like a KL beat It be that she-devil that below sea level bitch you can't see her Niggas and broads be trying to figure at 5'4 How they still need a ladder to face this hoe For sure, cause I be living for the drama The biggest mama flexing shutting down this motherfucking basement sesion Shop closed
(Kanye West) + (Choir) Now turn it up,(little louder) turn it up (little louder) turn it uuuuup, (little louder)turn it up (little louder) now turn it up (can't live my, I, I can't live my) (I can't live my, I, I can't live) now turn it up, turn it up
(Evidence) I, I can't live my, can't live my yeah, yo I can't live my I, I can't live my life this way, continue really get high instead of runnin 'round, lock one bird down it's a new day gotta do it big just to get right show no respect can't live that way you hold my check can't live that way without my chick on deck, can't live that way they say what they like, but I've been that way Our moves calculated through the limbs, almost here success will be the best revenge man, from Clint East' to Kanye West (whut up, whut up!) the sun cant chill but everyday it sets (everyday!)
(Chorus - Male Choir) + (Female Choir) this time I made up my mind this time I'm back on my grind I know these days in my life that I'ma let go startin tonight (I can't live my, I, I can't live my) (I can't live my, I, I can't live my) I can't live my, I, I can't live my I can't live my life this way (can't live my, I, I can't live my) this way (I can't live my, I, I can't live my) this way, I can't live my, I, I can't live my I can't live my life this way
(Kanye West) yea, yea Kanye to the My favorite girl wanna leave just because I got a girlfriend my freak girl told me "now, she a christian" my white girl wanna move back to Michigan I'm pullin girls off the bench like a "six-man" I'm in the club doin the same ol' two step while omega doin the same ol' Q- step I have my money on my mind I was thinkin green she a pledge A.K.A. "she was pink and green" I wanna a good girl she want a gentleman we sayin' the same thing like a synonym I wasn't really spittin game I was scrimmagein my pimpinship's so hard in this cencorship I'ma Chicagoan till Chicago ends till we blow like Chicago wind I don't know what's better, gettin laid or gettin paid I just know I'ma gettin one, the other's gettin away this way
(Chorus)
(Rakaa Iriscience) Go 'head, flip a coin so the game don't stop believe I know the drama keep name apart I learnt before the hot flame came the spark it's like 'fore the pop fame came the park but this industry'll play with yo' life man they playin with yo' rent, food, water and lights man (yeah) that's why Rakaa puts a ol' tidy G jam?? the veteran, then I'm off to Amsterdam to rest up for strenght to deal with this weight to deal with these deals to deal with this hate I dedicate this Jam Master Jay Run-DMC showed me how to walk, this way
"You've done nothing" 2x (Uh-huh, yeah, the Platform sound)
"Dilated" "Mind created minds"
(We takin this worldwide) "Every word is heat"
"Dilated expand" "That Platform sound"
[Iriscience] Aiyyo The Platform, watch the stormtroopers swarm The Death Star's more than the devilish dawn It's where Evil and The Force manifest their form It's no good without bad and no night without morn It's relativity, balance, stability It's creativity, talents, ability Rakka shift the modes of the wizard and the warrior Hip hop-up and move to strike like a lawyer Quick to be like "Fuck a rapper after what I'm after" Friendly how you front, but behind me talkin backwards Basically I'm down to build but stay ready for battle Plus most of you ? oh, I mean cattle The catalyst, never rock the mic in vain Energy ain't created or destroyed, it's changed The Dilated Peoples hit you wit the Big Bang And theories that the Red Shift couldn't explain Platform
"You wanna front war" "You've done nothing"
[Chorus] 2x Aiyyo The Platform, takes respect to perfect the artform At times a battleground where rappers get their hearts torn "You wanna front war" "You've done nothing"
[Evidence] Cuz when I step off, then step back on Son you'll never catch me preach-ing what I'm not practic-ing Word War II, Platform the illest flows I know my hunger's real, I still get nauseous at shows My motto, I didn't write but this I quote: "It ain't where you put your words, it's where you don't" End quote, and wit this in mind Yo I bring flows more rare than black quarterbacks I never got sacked, or pushed ten yards back We could go rhyme for rhyme, line for line or track for track And after that, the crowd'll react To the future we are the magnetic attract Two-thousand twenty, confusin no doubt I catch the story of your life on VH1 Where Are They Now? And as for mine, I'll be sixty in my prime Still science and theories, and droppin rhymes on time Platform
"You wanna front war"
Chorus 2x
[Iriscience] Aiyyo I seen apathy, met love and know hate I'm heavy on the mic, can you handle the weight? Either you learn to adapt or you're sealin your fate Only brave when you get more dusted than home plate Rockin D&D wit the Alchemist and Babs And after the lab, we send Ev to catch the cab Platform troop, make moves and stay true Rock Steady-Zulu creates a devastate crew
[Evidence] Yo I Platform my strategy, mix words wit alchemy Evidence, I won't get caught shot on the balcony Between you and I, I'll tell you, here's the diff Gun to your head, your dead, pointblank, I shapeshift That's right, study Chemistry like Al Life, use your potential or Steve Howe I'm about to call it quits, like too much weight'll break your rack mount The man'll make you move yo, so make your move a backout
"You wanna front war"
Chorus 2x
"Every word is lethal" "Dilated expand" "That Platform sound" "You've done nothing" "That Platform sound"
"Till the end of...No surrender and no retreat" "No surrender and no retreat" "No surrender and no retreat" "N-N-No surrender and no retreat" "No surrender and no retreat" "No surrender No No surrender no surrender and no retreat" "Y'all ready?"
[Evidence] Yo, aiyo potent Straight up with the force to keep fighting Samson, Atlas, Colossus, Ti-tan In the dark night the torch steady lightens I'm strong, cast iron heart of the lion A mighty foundation to a tower of power With the energy needed to turn the seed into a flower Fortified type, sturdy sound constructions make rappers duck down Like I'm Boogie Down Productions (Boop Boop Boop Boop) I can tell they're weak, delicate It ain't hard to sell when I speak Over rock-hard breaks (breaks!) never riddle little beats See me on rap city B-E-T spit graffiti Present a full section of flavors thats robust Dilated Peoples my brother we gon' crush Leave up support, insulate your stage I got self control but can't hold the rage Many ya products, gimmicks wit' time limits I give you what you want plus put my mind in it Rocka Iriscience trained to go the length Finding all terrain thin tanked in full strength
"No surrender and no retreat"
Chorus [Evidence] Stand my ground dig in with both feet No surrender no turning no cheat no retreat Stand my ground dig in with both feet No surrender no turning no cheat no retreat Stand my ground dig in with both feet No surrender no turning no cheat no retreat Stand my ground dig in with both feet "No surrender and no retreat"
[Evidence] Uh, uh, yo, worldwide From great heights we take perish by night And lay by day from sonic doodalay espy tight Twelve hundad tech me sharp cut and free Detonate the drums heat the plastique thats a dangerous man Who can speak with his hands Watered down lyrics on dirty tracks turned to sand To sink in better watch the the X that you inkin' Or on so disrespect and step on my lawn Pass the gate insulate till sound deton's Twelve ten and debt never met chapter eleven My fam's my strength my pops I got my aim from ????????????????????????? One's for breath, the rest as you feel it Fuck what you've done you've got skills reveal it Team with Iriscience pro's with flows I risk my life on flights for hype shows Rest assure vaccines are far from cures And plant some new shit that hit me two weeks into tour But I'll adapt guaranteed make it through Evidence, Iriscience and my man Babuuuu Worldwide
"Dilated" "I told all these corny mothafuckas what a no retreat sound like"
Chorus [Evidence]
[B-Real] Never givin' up never givin' in never holdin' back never runnin' No cowardly acts dumpin' no retreat Constantly moving ahead ??? Psychological diabolical shrimp filleted it eat ya Now I hate it cuz the flavor is gone cater to those Lyrics are bomb savor the shows wait for the pro's Beats made it with flows hated by foe's Never surrender your soul and rope with the cold Others are makin' but sadly mistakin' the straight broke In the end with no cheddar of bacon thats left poked Pictures afloat over remote notes and potent mic's Break you up put you in the pipe light you up To the night, shadows are runnin' around peepin step out of bounds And watch a nigga get put to sleep But never recover never surrender I know you hate it quit us get eliminated Fuckin' with Dilated
"No surrender and no retreat" "No surrender and no retreat" "No surrender and no retreat" "N-N-No surrender and no retreat"
"Ha! Hahaha" "Ha Two Thousand"
Ah HEY, all-- <i>[cut and scratched]</i> "Attention, ladies and gentlemen"
<i>[Evidence (Iriscience)]</i> Expand and Dilate, so by the end of the night When we put down the mic Thinkin D-Dilated Peoples brings heat That's guaranteed heat for sure, a pure mix-ture Some try to do the same but they style ain't pure (A carbon copy) That's right Rak it comes out so sloppy (Plus for from crisp) So I leave you wit this
<i>[Evidence]</i> Yo to me it don't matter how dope you write or look MC's without a voice should write a book You heard me properly, claimin that shit you didn't, oh really? My crew's more dedicated than Rocky training in Philly Put your gloves on, about to get more than can withstand The comp they left baffled coffee shops in Amsterdam I never got redemption from an honorable mention So my lyrics hug the beat wit the tightest suspension (watch out) Don't fear on turns, of course floor the corners Yo, that's my drive, got tracks like beehives You can't pass my gate, a great mistake, you paid the cost You bigger than me? You screaming "Shorty No Mas" Yo, some think I'm clever Others think I'm the one who makes too many references to weather/whether... Or not I'm feelin this beyond words explain Yo you set up a battle outdoors and pray for rain
<i>[cut and scratched]</i> "Attention ladies and gentlemen"
<i>[Evidence (Iriscience)]</i> Expand and Dilate, so by the end of the night When we put down the mic Thinkin D-Dilated Peoples brings heat That's guaranteed heat for sure, a pure mix-ture Some try to do the same but they style ain't pure A carbon copy (That's right Ev, it comes out so sloppy) Plus far from crisp (So I leave you wit this)
<i>[Iriscience]</i> Aiyyo you speak like who you hang wit And piece like who you paint wit Everything is merging, no matter who you bank wit Imagery battle hymns, political poetry Platform show, by now maybe you know Who don't scheme, but knows more lines than coke fiends Closing dark plates, it's hot and smoking Sneaky green slow flow, thought provoking Leaves mics, turntables and stages broken Dilated y'all, Irisciece y'all wide awake Babu revolve while Rakka rocks the break Revolution is a cycle to turn, vital to learn Next time other neighborhoods are liable to burn Toys meet the same fate steppin in range Ain't your folks hollering at you 'bout playin wit flame? Can't be contained, front row's insane Alchemist load the track, Irisci bullet train
"Attention ladies and gentlemen"
<i>[Evidence (Iriscience)]</i> Expand and Dilate, so at the end of the night When we put down the mic Thinkin D-Dilated Peoples brings heat That's guaranteed heat for sure, a pure mix-ture Some try to do the same but they style ain't pure (A carbon copy) That's right Rak it comes out so sloppy Plus far from crisp (Babs leave em wit this)
<i>[DJ Babu scratching]</i>
"Can we do it again" <i>[x2]</i> "My goodness" "Ladies and gentlemen" "Babu's on one's and two's" "HEY"
[J-Ro] Back in the days, my pops said "Right on" (Right on, right on) All the street poets in the house, write on (Write on, write on) Black people, right on, right one (Right on, right on) All my niggas rollin Chevy's on deep-dish chrome, ride on ride on (Ride on, ride on)
I still rock the party till the needle starts skippin I'm trippin like Pippen, Spice Rum sippin We're mentally fastest, head of all our classes You couldn't pass us wit a rocket like NASA We all up in the house like cocky-roaches Snatchin MC's out the game like hockey coaches Fuck it, I'll break you down like a bucket I like the bass hittin like a ? Close Encounters of the Likwit Kind I'm sick wit mine, writin rhymes on picket signs It's the J-R-O, you didn't know? Goin off in your face like a dirty pist-ol You in the house of brews, crime scenes wit no clues You walkin home bruised, confused wit no shoes YOU LOSE! Cuz you got the Dilated blues Here's some news, my DJ rock the mic and the one's and two's And I'm out
[E-Swift] And I'm in My words are like swords cuttin the paper wit the pen Yo, Dilated could never be Annihilated I waited two albums too long , somebody violated We migrated to global positioning All the DJ's listenin, Babu mixin it *Babu Cut* "E-Swift" Yeah, the man, the myth I pass the mic to Evidence for the assist Then I'm ooouuut
[Evidence] And I'm in My Appetite For Destruction will eat you up for dinn Yo only one meal, get sliced to four courses I'd take me serious, collect your man and forces I strictly run off select input Played yourself, don't have to shoot you in the foot Cuz you stepped outta bounds without making your rounds Now you come to my town Ask Rak (Yo you On Deadly Ground) These last four bars, I'ma heal all my scars I'm a underground cat but still like money and cars A Cali classic, that's my word, and my word's my bond Dilated Peoples, Alkaholiks, this joint's Right On
[Tash] My homie King T told me "Big Tash, right on" So I'ma (right on, right on) To all my forty-downin homies in the house tonight (Right on, right on) To all the sexy-ass ladies if you feelin alright (Right on, right on) To my Dilated homies that be rippin the mic (Right on, right on)
[J-Ro] Whether you writin or ridin, right on Fresh MC's must write on Even if you skateboardin, ride on Some of these freestylers need to write on like my homie Tash
[Tash] I got my write on late at night Burst a verse until they flow right My rhymes be action-packed, I wrote these lyrics to a strobe light I'm Tashy, the flashy nigga jumpin out that fast shit Your rhymes won't impress me if you said em doin backflips I crack whips on phones, blow smoke out nose Niggas peepin out the style, hoes peepin the clothes A million flows off the slang, bizz-a-pow, bizz-a-bang Likwit crew is in this bitch, my click be off the chain Rap off the plane while crackin champagne Tash for president, you know my campaign First things first to get ya'll niggas off the street You get twenty-five years if you part wit wack beats You coulda came to Ev, you coulda came to Swift That's why we escalatin while ya'll niggas need a lift So give me two secs while I crack this Beck's And once I drop the mic, my nigga Rak is up next And I'm out
[Iriscience] And I'm in I pick it up for everybody in the house that spins My name is Rakaa, innovator of rhyme communication Wit Data like Star Trek: The Next Generation It's Dilation, fan appreciation Connected nationwide, worldwide Likwidation Cali hard-hitters, we bump like car fenders (It's all chips) We only get boo's from bartenders Better be sure, aim high, we top gunnin When we touch down, we hit the ground runnin Feds pull strings and watch me like Truman But I can't front, I Love L.A. like Randy Newman
[J-Ro] To all the homies locked up writin home, write on c'mon (Write on, write on) Grafiti artists around the world, write on c'mon (Write on, write on) To niggas rollin on Katanas, quickly ride on c'mon (Ride on, ride on) To all the women out there raisin kids alone Right on (right on) right on (right on) Yeah!
"Broadcastin live from Southern California" [E-Swift] Where we at? "Broadcastin live from Southern California" *Cut up by Babs*
