If you were worried ’bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don’t worry you know that you got me
(Black Thought) Somebody told me that this planet was small we use to live in the same building on the same floor and never met before until I’m overseas on tour and peep this ethiopian queen from philly taking classes abroad she studying film and photo flash focus record said she workin on a flick and could my click do the score she said she loved my show in paris at Elysee Montmartre and that I stepped off the stage and took a piece of her heart we knew from the start that things fall apart, intentions shatter she like that shit don’t matter when I get home get at her through letter, phone, whatever let’s link, let’s get together shit you think not, think the Thought went home and forgot time passed, we back in philly now she up in my spa tellin me the things I’m tellin her is makin her hot startin buildin with her constantly round the clock now she in my world like hip-hop and keep tellin me
Chorus
[Black Thought] Yo, I’m the type that’s always catchin a flight and sometimes I gotta be out at the height of the night and that’s when she flip and get on some ’ol
[Eve] Another lonely night seems like I’m on the side you only loving your mic I know you gotta get that paper daddy keep that shit tight but yo I need some sort of love in my life, you dig me while politicin with my sister from new york city she said she know this ball player and he think I’m pretty Psych, I’m playin boo, you know it’s just wit you I’m stayin boo and when cats be poppin game I don’t hear what they sayin boo when you out there in the world, I’m still your girl with all my classes I don’t have the time for life’s thrills so when you sweatin on stage think of me when you rhyme and don’t be listenin to your homies they be leavin you blind
[Black] Yeah, so what you sayin I can trust you? [Eve] Is you crazy, you my king for real [Both] But sometimes relationships get ill [Eve] No doubt
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[Black Thought] Thet snake could be that chick and that rat could be that cool cat that’s whispering ″she tryin to play you for the fool Black″ if something’s on your chest then let it be known see I’m not your every five minutes all on the phone and on the topic of trust, it’s just a matter of fact that people bite back and fracture what’s intact and they’ll forever be I ain’t on some ″oh I’m a celebrity″ I deal with the real so if it’s artificial let it be I’ve seen people caught in love like whirlwinds listening to they squads and listening to girlfriends that’s exactly the point where they whole world ends lies come in, that’s where that drama begins, she like
You were my sun You were my earth But you didn′t know all the ways I loved you, no So you took a chance And made other plans But I bet you didn′t think your thing would come crashing down, no
You don′t have to say, what you did, I already know, I found out from him Now there′s just no chance, for you and me, there′ll never be And don′t it make you sad about it
You told me you loved me Why did you leave me, all alone Now you tell me you need me When you call me, on the phone Girl I refuse, you must have me confused With some other guy Your bridges were burned, and now it′s your turn To cry, cry me a river Cry me a river-er Cry me a river Cry me a river-er, yea yea
I know that they say That somethings are better left unsaid It wasn′t like you only talked to him and you know it (Don′t act like you don′t know it) All of these things people told me Keep messing with my head (Messing with my head) You should′ve picked honesty Then you may not have blown it (Yea)
You don′t have to say, what you did, (Don′t have to say, what you did) I already know, I found out from him (I already know, uh) Now there′s just no chance, for you and me, there′ll never be (No chance, you and me) And don′t it make you sad about it
You told me you loved me Why did you leave me, all alone (All alone) Now you tell me you need me When you call me, on the phone (When you call me on the phone) Girl I refuse, you must have me confused With some other guy (I′m not like them baby) Your bridges were burned, and now it′s your turn (It′s your turn) To cry, cry me a river (Go on and just) Cry me a river-er (Go on and just) Cry me a river (Baby go on and just) Cry me a river-er, yea yea
Oh (Oh) The damage is done So I guess I be leaving Oh (Oh) The damage is done So I guess I be leaving Oh (Oh) The damage is done So I guess I be leaving Oh (Oh) The damage is done So I guess I be leaving
You don′t have to say, what you did, (Don′t have to say, what you did) I already know, I found out from him (I already know, uh) Now there′s just no chance, for you and me, there′ll never be (No chance, you and me) And don′t it make you sad about it
Cry me a river (Go on and just) Cry me a river-er (Baby go on and just) Cry me a river (You can go on and just) Cry me a river-er, yea yea
Cry me a river (Baby go on and just) Cry me a river-er (Go on and just) Cry me a river (Cause I′ve already cried) Cry me a river-er, yea yea (Ain′t gonna cry no more, yea-yea)
Cry me a river Cry me a river, oh Cry me a river, oh Cry me a river, oh
Cry me a river, oh (Cry me, cry me) Cry me a river, oh (Cry me, cry me) Cry me a river, oh (Cry me, cry me) Cry me a river, oh (Cry me, cry me)
Cry me a river, oh (Cry me, cry me) Cry me a river, oh (Cry me, cry me) Cry me a river (Cry me, cry me)
Man I'm gonna do my thing, it's crazy in the club when I'm in there, man trust me homie, I'm not playin' the dance floor of the chain I say (Get Up!)
I came to bring you that California Love in the middle of New York, haters all of the above. I'm not playin' I said I'm off the chain you niggers better follow instructions, I say (Get up!)
I ball 'till I fall I stunt 'till I drop I'm off the showroom floor, not the used car lot.
You buy a bottle, I but the bar. I make any other week feel like Mardi Gras.
When I get into, I get into it Everybody can't do it the way I do it
I make it rain, then the sun comes out. A nigger playin' then the guns come out, now
My question is who they goin' to blame when I' back number one on that billboard again. Shit chip now The Game don't change. Since Mike made Triller and Prince made Purple Rain.
I guess I make they kids want slangin, then N.W.A. made the West Coast bangin' Nah, It's just music Man it's just music Now get your ass on the dance floor and move it
I have the savoir-faire I'm the reason everybody here I say (Get Up!) I make it hot I make it hot in here your feet hurting I really don't care I say (Get up!) I wanna see, I wanna see you move and get on a little groove I said (Get up!) I'm getting money man I really don't care now lemme see you put your hands in the air I say (Get Up!)
You look good, I want to get to know you better you look good in them jeans and them red stilletos You got a Bentley Coup booty baby I wanna drive See I tell you what your mileage is just when I'm inside I wanna take you for a spin, you know round and round switch gears until your love come down I take you to the point of no return, if you listen you learn, just how a nigger earn I got money to burn. While The Game ban bitched she dropped the bomb on me she suck it down and up and down, gracefully
Rick James would have said she a brick house But 50 you should go ahead and see what that bitch bout'. I found out she like hard I like it huh back it up and get you some I know how to get you sprung tune you up pierce your tongue under the hood it's so good she said so good god damn I'm so good Nigga what up?
I have the savoir-faire I'm the reason everybody here I say (Get Up!) I make it hot I make it hot in here your feet hurting I really don't care I say (Get up!) I wanna see, I wanna see you move and get on a little groove I said (Get up!) I'm getting money man I really don't care now lemme see you put your hands in the air I say (Get Up!)
and get into it you now rock the building you know that I said (Get Up!) and get into it Imma show you just how we do it I said (Get Up!) Aftermath, still Shady aftermath I said (Get Up!) aftermath, still Shady aftermath
Eve: Uh, uh, uh, huh Yo, yo Drop your glasses, shake your asses Face screwed up like you havin' hot flashes Which one, pick one, this one, classic Red from blonde, yeah bitch I'm drastic Why this, why that, lips stop askin Listen to me baby, relax and start passin' Expressway, head back, weavin' through the traffic This one strong should be labeled as a hazard Some of y'all niggas hot, sike I'm gassin' Clowns I spot em and I can't stop laughin' Easy come, easy go, E-V gon' be lastin' Jealousy, let it go, results could be tragic Some of y'all aint writin well, too concerned with fashion None of you aint Gisell, cat walk and imagine Alotta y'all Hollywood, drama, passed it Cut bitch, camera off, real shit, blast it
Gwen Stefani: And if I had to give you more, It's only been a year Now I got my foot through the door And I aint goin' nowhere It took a while to get me here And I'm gonna take my time Don't fight that good shit in your ear Now let me blow ya mind
Eve: They wanna bank up, crank up, makes me dizzy Shank up, haters wanna come after me You aint a ganster, prankster, too much to eat Snakes in my path wanna smile up at me
Now why you grittin your teeth? Frustration, baby, you gotta breathe Take a lot more than you to get rid of me You see I do what they can't do, I just do me Aint no stress when it comes to sayin' "Get what you see" Meet me in the lab, pen and pad, don't believe? Huh, sixteens mine, create my own lines Love for my wordplay that's hard to find Sophomore, I aint scared, one of a kind All I do is contemplate ways to make your fans mine Eyes bloodshot, stressin', chills up your spine Huh, sick to your stomach, wishin I wrote your rhymes
Gwen Stefani: And if I had to give you more, It's only been a year Now I got my foot through the door And I aint goin' nowhere It took a while to get me here And I'm gonna take my time Don't fight that good shit in your ear Now let me blow ya mind
Eve: Let your bones crack Your back pop, I can't stop Excitement, block shots from your stash box Fuck it, thugged out, I respect the cash route Locked down, blastin, sets while I mash out Yeah nigga, mash out, D-R-E Back track, think back, E-V-E Do you like that (ooooh), you got to I know you Had you in a trance first glance from the floor too Don't believe I'll show you, take you with me Turn you on, pension gone, give you relief Put your trust in a bomb when you listen to me Damn she much thinner know now I'm complete(Uh-huh) Still stallion, brick house, pile it on Ryde or Die bitch, double R, came strong Beware, cuz I crush anything I land on Me here, aint no mistake, nigga, it was planned on
Gwen Stefani: And if I had to give you more, It's only been a year Now I got my foot through the door And I aint goin' nowhere It took a while to get me here And I'm gonna take my time Don't fight that good shit in your ear Now let me blow ya mind
[Intro: Snoop Dogg] Yeah nigga, I'm still fuckin' wit ya Still waters run deep. Still Snoop Dogg & D.R.E. '99 nigga.
[Dr. Dre:] Guess who's back?
[Snoop Dogg:] Still, still doin' that shit, huh Dre?
[Dr. Dre:] Oh for show.
[Snoop Dogg:] Yeah.
[Dr. Dre:] Check me out.
[Verse 1: Dr. Dre] It's still Dre Day nigga, AK nigga Though I've grown alot, can't keep it home alot 'Cause when I frequent the spots that I'm known to rock You hear the bass from the truck when I'm on the block Ladies, they pay homage, but haters say Dre fell off. How nigga? My last album was The Chronic They want to know if he still got it They say rap's changed, they want to know how I feel about it.
[Snoop Dogg:] If you ain't up on things.
[Dr. Dre:] Dr. Dre is the name, I'm ahead of my gang Still puffin' my leafs Still fuck with the beats Still not lovin' police.
[Snoop Dogg:] Uh uh.
[Dr. Dre:] Still rock my khakis with a cuff & a crease.
[Snoop Dogg:] For show.
[Dr. Dre:] Still got love for the streets, reppin' 213.
[Snoop Dogg:] For life.
[Dr. Dre:] Still the beats bang, still doin' my thing Since I left ain't too much changed, still.
(Chorus - twice) [Snoop Dogg:] I'm representin' for them gangsta's all across the world. (Still) Hittin' them corners in them low-low's girl.
[Dr. Dre:] Still takin' my time to perfect a beat & I still got love for the streets, it's the D.R.E.
[2nd Verse: Dr. Dre] Since the last time you heard from me I lost some friends Well, hell, me & Snoop, we dippin' again Kept my ear to the streets, signed Eminem He's triple platinum, doin' 50 a week Still, I stay close to the heat & even when I was close to defeat, I rose to my feet My life's like a soundtrack I wrote to the beat Treat rap like Cali weed, I smoke 'til I sleep Wake up in the AM compose a beat I bring the fire 'til your soakin' in your seat It's not a fluke, it's been tried, I'm the truth Since "Turn Out the Lights" from the World Class Wreckin' Cru I'm still at it, After-mathematics In the home of drive-by's & Akmatics Swap meets, sticky green & bad traffic I dip through then I get skin, D.R.E.
(Chorus - twice) [Snoop Dogg:] I'm representin' for them gangsta's all across the world. (Still) Hittin' them corners in them low-low's girl.
[Dr. Dre:] Still takin' my time to perfect the beat & I still got love for the streets, it's the D.R.E.
[Verse 3: Dr. Dre] It ain't nothin' but more hot shit Another classic CD for y'all to vibe with Whether your coolin' on a corner wit your fly bitch Laid back in the shack, play this track I'm representin' for the gangsta's all across the world. Still...
[Snoop Dogg:] Hittin' them corners in them low-low's girl.
[Dr. Dre:] I'll break your neck, damn near put your face in your lap Niggas try to be the king but the ace is back.
[Snoop Dogg:] So if you ain't up on things.
[Dr. Dre:] Dr. Dre be the name still runnin' the game Still, got it wrapped like a mummy Still ain't trippin' love to see young blacks get money Spend time out the hood, take they mom's out the hood Hit my boys off with jobs, no more livin' hard Barbecue's every day, drivin' fancy cars Still gon' get mine regardless.
(Chorus - 3 times) [Snoop Dogg:] I'm representin' for them gangsta's all across the world (Still) Hittin' them corners in them low-low's girl.
[Dr. Dre:] Still takin' my time to perfect the beat & I still got love for the streets, it's the D.R.E.
[Outro: Snoop Dogg] Right back up in your muthafuckin' ass '95 plus 4 pennies! Add that shit up, D.R.E. right back up on top of things Smoke somethin' wit your dog No stress, no seeds, no stems, no sticks! Some of that real sticky-icky-icky Oooh wee! Put it in the air Oh you's a fool D.R. [laugh]
[ Verse 1 ] Never thought you'd be the one to play games the way you did I gave my heart away to you, never thought you'd leave the way you did. You ment the world to me, how could you just let me breath, Let me go away from you, let me be alone.
[ Chorus ] and you never lied to me baby, you said you'd always be around (be around) now i need more
(Give me more) Ooo what you do for me, Ooo what you do (I want more) Ooo what you do for me and Ooo what you do (I need more) Ooo what you do for me, Ooo what you do (Give me more) Give it to me everyday I need you in everyway
[ Verse 2 ] So don't stop the way you love me (the way you love me) i don't want to look no more (I don't wanna look no more) take me in ur arms, understand I'm all for you untill the end of time (end of time), baby you'll be mine Oooo-ooo-ooo [ Find more Lyrics at www.mp3lyrics.org/bgZ ]
[ Chorus ] and you never lied to me baby, you said you'd always be around (be around) now i need more
(Give me more) Ooo what you do for me, Ooo what you do (I want more) Ooo what you do for me and Ooo what you do (I need more) Ooo what you do for me, Ooo what you do (Give me more) Give it to me everyday I need you in everyway
[ Bridge ] when did you fall when did it all just go away (go away) when you said that we would never ever see the day (see the day) I wouldn't want to be without you and your love (and your love) I thought we'd always be together
[ Chorus ] and you never lied to me baby, you said you'd always be around (be around) now i need more
(Give me more) Ooo what you do for me, Ooo what you do (I want more) Ooo what you do for me and Ooo what you do (I need more) Ooo what you do for me, Ooo what you do (Give me more) Give it to me everyday I need you in everyway
La Di da.....La di da daaa La di daaa...(Give me more) Give it to me everyday, I need you in everyway
Give it all you got shorty make the impacto Give it all you got shorty make the impacto (Welcome to the remix!) Give it all you got mami (Fergie Ferg and Daddy Yankee bitches!) Give it all you got mami Give it all you got mama make the impacto Give it all you got shorty make the impacto (Daddy! Por ahí viene el castigo!) Give it all you got shorty make the impacto (Oh!) Give it all you got mami (Cartel!) Give it all you got mami (The Big Boss!) Give it all you got mami make the impacto
Hey!!! It's about to go down mama? Hey!!! So what? You break it down mama? Do it! I like the way you do it! You like the way I do it? I like the way you do it! Enseña todo lo que tienes, no improvisa lo que ella tiene Este toque es quien lo detiene? Aunque nos tire la ley Salvaje vine rebelde, el leon sale hasta que te muerde Tu sabes que tengo luz verde, no perdamos este break El golpe bien duro te pega! Si es que pega! Yo se que asi te lo vives! El toque es electrico, magnetico, perreo cybernetico (yeah!)
Estas calentandote, yo calentandome Me dice que te pasa a ti, eso lo quiero ver Que pasa cuando te pego duro contra la pared? Se produce El Impacto baby just
grind it up! Just grind it up! Just grind it up! Just grind it! (Let's go!) grind you up! 'bout to grind you up! 'bout to grind you up! Baby grind it! (Let's go!)
Hey!!! It's about to go down mama? Hey!!! So what? You break it down mama? Do it! I like the way you do it! You like the way I do it? I like the way you do it!
Give it all you got shorty make the impacto Give it all you got shorty make the impacto Give it all you got mami Give it all you got mami Give it all you got mama make the impacto (Muevelo shorty!) Give it all you got shorty make the impacto Give it all you got shorty make the impacto (Nos fuimos lejo' Ma!) Give it all you got mami Give it all you got mami (Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!) Give it all you got mama make the impacto
No resbalas, cuando te acorralas Tu me das la liga como Dallas Mira si eres mala Que me pega la cintura de hule! Para que me cure dando palos como los azules Raymond Ayala, el que nadie iguala Y no para! La hice que sudara, con esa ropa cara! Estamos dando a la calle el estilo del barrio dale mami just
grind it up! Just grind it up! Just grind it up! Just grind it! (Let's go!) grind you up! 'bout to grind you up! 'bout to grind you up! Baby grind it! (Let's go!)
Hey!!! It's about to go down mama? Hey!!! So what? You break it down mama? Do it! I like the way you do it! You like the way I do it? I like the way you do it!
Give it all you got shorty make the impacto Give it all you got shorty make the impacto Give it all you got mami Give it all you got mami Give it all you got mama make the impacto (Muevelo shorty!) Give it all you got shorty make the impacto Give it all you got shorty make the impacto (Nos fuimos lejo' Ma!) Give it all you got mami Give it all you got mami (Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!) Give it all you got mama make the impacto
(Fergie) You know what happens when I step into the place Fergalicious for the ones who get a taste But they know I ain't promisciuous The way I shake it up in this The ladies don't know real from the fake You got a problem? Come and say it to my face! You got a problem? Come and say it in my face! (say it in my face!) Fergie-Ferg make an impact Imma pull ya wig back Fellas like the way I move my waist
Hey!!! It's about to go down mama? Hey!!! So what? You break it down mama? Do it! I like the way you do it! You like the way I do it? I like the way you do it!
Give it all you got shorty make the impacto Give it all you got shorty make the impacto (Que pasó shorty!) Give it all you got mami (Fergie!) Give it all you got mami (Daddy Yankee!) Give it all you got mama make the impacto Give it all you got shorty make the impacto (Cartel!) Give it all you got shorty make the impacto (Nosotros revolucionamos la música!) Give it all you got mami (You know who's this) Give it all you got mami Give it all you got mama make the impacto Da-ddy Yan-keeeee
[Verse 1 - Black Thought] Yeah! That all mighty amazing, ill, highly contagious Kamikaze south splash like it shot from a gauge Until your body sound clash Head of the Class, Magna Cum Laude Beats bring the beast out me, flagrant - foul rowdy Reed pipe but deed tight, disposition keep on flipping Keep em playing they position Keep making the people listen what I spin Put em out on a limb Got tears, got blood, got sweat, leaking out of the pen Y'all fake niggas not setting a trend We never listen to them It's like trying to take a piss in the wind My home team doing visitors in, yo don't test em They all standing close to the edge, so don't stress em Now who the type built to last? It's no question, the Master! Villain in Black wit no stets in my sound Hitting you hard from - every direction Your head and shoulder, area your midsection dawg!
[Chorus] Yeah..... Give it here, and don't say nuthin Just give it here, and don't say nuthin .....Cut the check Give it here, and don't say nuthin Nigga, give it here, and don't say nuthin
[Verse 2 - Black Thought] Yeah, Illadel! Home of the original gun clappers Out on the wrong corner your shit'll get spun backwards You got the fool wanting the rules, enter at risk Or your own nana'll keep a gat under the matress Shorties running reckless from Philly to Texas Suprising what niggas willing to do to get a neckless Some emotions felt better left unexpressed at times Niggas' crime record longer than a guest list Yes, I done seen things you wouldn't believe Seen people reach levels thought they'd never achieve Silhouettes waiting in the wings ready to D Thirst decise or need at least a buck to breathe C'mon! Stick up kids, they be out to tax Most times they be sticking you without the gats I'll still be on the grind when it all collapse And if it's my worst bar then I'm a take it right back nigga
[Chorus]
[Verse 3 - Black Thought] Yeah, it ain't nothin like I rush I get, in front of the band On stage wit the planet in the palm of my hand When a brother transform, from aynonomous man To the force, crush whoever might of thought I was playin I'ma flame some, sentence the shit, the cold twist to slang Thicker than big boy baby, mom, sister pain Beyond measure, relaxed under pressure You see the master piece, but to me it's unperfected Give it here Geffen Records, I'm off the handle Cut the check, and yo it better be as heavy as anvil Next joint comin, all bets is cancelled Nigga black ink, red was a G finacial We finna have the whole industry at a stand still See me put the system on lock like can pill So get wit them endorsements, and call reinforcements Cause my click come a full sizeable portions
[Black Thought - amidst ad libbing voices] What the fuck, what what what? Nuttin new, nuttin new.. What? Nuttin new.. check Nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new I represent the legendary Fifth Dynasty crew Nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new Nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin, check shit out It's nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new Nuttin new, nuttin new...
Ghetto related with this hit the whole world awaited Y'all Dorito-head cats that yak and stagnated Black Thought, The Doug E. Most war vete-ran Crown ruler, soul controller of this lyrical land Spliff wizard kid, who is it? Fifth Dinosaur Ghetto, beat detonator Apex my level, NEXT, my complex pattern of speech is like sex I mastered the art of makin you snap the necks And Chase Manhattan endorse my mic checks Upset, poet threat Just collectin my debt, yo I'm overpaid in dues blood tears and sweat, when you fuckin with The Roots that's as good as it get, Ultramagnet We pull you in a Drag-net then brainwash your click and extort your assets, then roadie all your homies on some old school shit, Roots crew represent
[Dice Raw] Life's a gamble, step up and place your bets I drift through space, then make my escape on through the 'net With CD's, cassettes, no C.O.D.'s or checks Straight from the old school, aiyyo Raw's in full effect I'm like, Lex Luthor with rifles filled with kryptonite When you grip the mic it's like -- c'mon kids, let's say goodnight! You don't like me?! But don't even know why should you hate me You scared to face these so I still remain safely confidin, North Phil' where I'm residin Never let an outside nigga slide in This ain't home plate, I dunk on you once inside the paint Flow like this you cain't, take me you out, you ain't!
[Black Thought] Nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new Nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new Nuttin new, nuttin new, tell me what you could do Yo we drop the funk, and do the shit
Yo, head lost, slip in this land, ?big framboix? Spittin it for like whoever demand the answer What's the cure for this hip-hop cancer? Equivalent to this avalanche of black snow, rap flow to get my people thinkin mo', we at the brink of war What does it all mean? What's it all for? With knowledge of yourself, then you're through the first door My people hungry and thirst for more next music explore It's heavenly to your ebony daughter next door So what you think The Roots get the world respect for? The splendid authentic hip-hop that's raw core Severe, world premier, a superior sophomore No doubt, wherever you dwell, that's where the bomb fell Explodin from the imperial en-sem-ble, for real From the ven-ue to the avenue We truly only got respect for a few, y'all ain't sayin nuttin new
[Black Thought] Nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new Represent the legendary Fifth Dynasty crew Roots crew comin through, tell me what you could do Yo you lookin for me? Nah we lookin for you Nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new Represent the legendary.. with nuttin to do For you.. yo, lyrical one two Blow up y'all, it's nuttin new, nuttin new
[Dice Raw] Look at y'all you just a army ant, I'm a gi-ant, arm fist King of my city, runnin this shit, just like a ty-rant Y'all clowns know what I meant, that's if we at war Then my henchmen, will be at your back door, uhh WAITIN, wise at debatin; trippin over Legos Runnin up the steps and lookin for a weapon But you come out wavin a white flag; that's why I just backslap that ass like Shaq did Ostertag Either take me or be taken, you think I'm goin down? PSYCH, the jury, they're still deliberatin I got half of they kids, tied up in a basement Nah I'm just playin yo but that's how I'm playin doe Dig what I'm sayin yo? D-I-C-E Shove a mic in your mouth, like Ted DiBiase When you come sloppy, fuck is y'all tryin to do? Y'all into, some wack shit, and ain't sayin nuttin new
[Black Thought] Nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new Represent the legendary Fifth Dynasty crew Roots crew comin through, tell me what you could do One two, one two, yo.. we lookin for you One two, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new Represent, Fifty Dynasty crew Check it out, what? Well one-two one-two, one-two Knahmsayin yo? It's nuttin new Nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new Represent the legendary.. Fifth Dynasty crew Roots crew, tell me what you could do You lookin for me.. we're lookin for.. one-two, one-two Ha hah HAH! Y'all ain't sayin nuttin new Wha-wha-one-two, one-two Represent the legendary Fifth.. knahmsayin? Blowin your vent, yo, content yo, it's like that
Here's what you want right Here's what you need right We got to give you more Of what you're lookin for
So it's a secret that's been pent up inside for years Exclusive type, only for your eyes and ears You held it in for so long you bursted into tears The letters spilled slowly across the page like a world premiere Well I ain't, the bullshit begins here The obvious cause, the effects is unclear The punishment for crimes of the heart could be severe Though to keep it on the low is a heavy cross to bear You deep now, submerged with no signs of air Still your sunken heart thumpin like the kick in a snare While on the surface it's all turnin to a circus That's why you're nervous, and you got a right to be Cause if somebody woulda done that shit to me I mean my best man hittin my wife-to-be My sentiments exactly would be history Y'know what I'm sayin my peoples in the place let's hit it off one two
[CHORUS]
Yo, it's like nothin changed, it's all the same thang The same characters in a book, with different names It's a lot more to lose than you got to gain You a lot more confused than hip to the game The peep the script of the game the price is pain Men and women get into things, now who's to blame? When everybody whisperin bout whatever took place And how the fact twist a knot with a straight face And lies, hard to swallow from the bitter taste Well that's a point in the past that can't be erased So motivate, though it's hard to let it ride Or set aside true feelings, underhand dealings Our lost trust, I wonder if we lost us It's bigger than me and you, it's monstrous So I'ma, just calm down and try to relax Before I clap ????????
[CHORUS]
If you could only flash back and undo our actions Change what happens, dissect the fractions A time to rewind and be recorded absent For real cause these memories is photographic Pornographic, pushing me close to madness Head heavy like I'm trippin on tablets Yesterday as I recall was all fabulous I thought so But now it feel like shots hittin my torso Spent a lotta time and trust in the wrong place Fought a lotta fights rollin with the wrong ace Love, stronger than pride, we could end disgrace I need, room the think, and space to ventilate Was solid as a rock, shall not disintegrate Thoughts racing like the lunatics on the interstate For real, ya, it's ill, ya, my peoples in the place....
[CHORUS (repeat to end, with Black Thought adlibbing)]
If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don't worry you know that you got me
(Black Thought) Somebody told me that this planet was small we use to live in the same building on the same floor and never met before until I'm overseas on tour and peep this ethiopian queen from philly taking classes abroad she studying film and photo flash focus record said she workin on a flick and could my click do the score she said she loved my show in paris at Elysee Montmartre and that I stepped off the stage and took a piece of her heart we knew from the start that things fall apart, intentions shatter she like that shit don't matter when I get home get at her through letter, phone, whatever let's link, let's get together shit you think not, think the Thought went home and forgot time passed, we back in philly now she up in my spa tellin me the things I'm tellin her is makin her hot startin buildin with her constantly round the clock now she in my world like hip-hop and keep tellin me
Chorus
[Black Thought] Yo, I'm the type that's always catchin a flight and sometimes I gotta be out at the height of the night and that's when she flip and get on some 'ol
[Eve] Another lonely night seems like I'm on the side you only loving your mic I know you gotta get that paper daddy keep that shit tight but yo I need some sort of love in my life, you dig me while politicin with my sister from new york city she said she know this ball player and he think I'm pretty Psych, I'm playin boo, you know it's just wit you I'm stayin boo and when cats be poppin game I don't hear what they sayin boo when you out there in the world, I'm still your girl with all my classes I don't have the time for life's thrills so when you sweatin on stage think of me when you rhyme and don't be listenin to your homies they be leavin you blind
[Black] Yeah, so what you sayin I can trust you? [Eve] Is you crazy, you my king for real [Both] But sometimes relationships get ill [Eve] No doubt
Chorus
[Black Thought] Thet snake could be that chick and that rat could be that cool cat that's whispering "she tryin to play you for the fool Black" if something's on your chest then let it be known see I'm not your every five minutes all on the phone and on the topic of trust, it's just a matter of fact that people bite back and fracture what's intact and they'll forever be I ain't on some "oh I'm a celebrity" I deal with the real so if it's artificial let it be I've seen people caught in love like whirlwinds listening to they squads and listening to girlfriends that's exactly the point where they whole world ends lies come in, that's where that drama begins, she like
Girl you know that you need to stop givin' me the silent.. treatment baby Can't you see what you mean to me? I wanna love you constantly, but you keep neglecting me And treating me silently
Verse One: BlackThought
Yo, I had a Queen named Amina, height 5'7" Caramel-complected, body like heaven Met her through the sister of my man Big Vince Like some shit from out the flicks we been in love ever since She called me her chocolate brotha, I call her my sugar sista Knew Shorty could work it since before I ever kissed her I never dissed her, painted my picture to hit But because sex she wasn't with, she started flippin an' shit Like, "Listen man, I'm Queen Amina, Amina's not no freak and that game is weak and keep tryin to hit I could quit speakin Tariq in fact, you bein BlackThought don't get ya closer I dig ya but won't bone ya because I'm so-called supposed ta Most o' them would, but that couldn't be me, that's not my flava Go home and think about that, maybe later on I'll page ya..." I contemplated, and then concluded she was bluffin Steady pursuin screwin, gettin nothin but the silent treatment
Chorus (+ "Silently bay-bee" at end)
Verse Two: BlackThought
Crazy frustration, about my lovin situation When patience was a virtue, but I wasn't used to waitin I want some Marvin Gaye healin, feelin is real inside I slip and slide, my ride'll keep you occupied, I'd.. love to get wit it like that, but my baby's kitty cat's capped and locked, Love Boat is docked at the shore And what for? Later for groupies on tour Why won't my sugar call me no more? I mean, my Queen gets upset, rejectin and sexually neglect Then sayin I'm more sewer than Das EFX, and closed-minded It's like I'm blinded by the skinnin I'm into women; because of that, this one's into communication Temptation played the vandal, freakin my brain, my mind Rippin the handle on physically scandalous acts Yo! She knew what I wanted, but she fronted ... bust it
Chorus
Verse Three: BlackThought
Well umm Movin right along with the song, plus the strong feelings on my mind, desire to intertwine Combine and blend, baby bust a message that I send Ain't no need to pretend, cause shit is real til the end I provide a place to hide from crime, hard times and livin trife, while I open ya mind, you're in my life like love, it ain't no way no one can rise above what's real That's why I'm feelin like you're makin me bugged I puff an El on fifty deuce while I walk in the rain Heart feelin killa pain while I hop the train Dial her number to the rest, and ain't no messages left Regardless, my chest thumps from stress, yo it's a mess I don't know what I got to do to make you understand I'm for real and that's no question, no frontin or no guessin Undressin, carressin, in the span, that I contain in my hand could touch and make you say that I'm such a man and call my name, so let me set your body aflame I'll never treat you like a dame or run game Now who's to blame? I know you're not a hoe for niggaz with a lot of dough But I just wanted you to know
Bass check 1-2 Keys check 1-2 Drums check 1-2 Its the roots, Now what we want y'all to do is sit back y'all, and just relax y'all, Sit back y'all, and just relax y'all, Sit back y'all, and just relax y'all, And if you dig it let me hear your mega snap y'all, Gods thought y'all, he on the keys right, Lenoard Hubbard y'all he's on the bass right, y'all, he's on the drums right, Now who I am (beat box) Black thought. (beat box) Everybody say the name of this jam y'all
I'm the (beat box) Rhyme displayer. The vocal (beatbox) Player. (beatbox) I won't chill, (beatbox) So show us some freakin skill. Now, wait a sec, You got a (beatbox) Rep. So, the jam, The name of this jam,
[Chorus]
We got to blah, bring it on, Steve cole is, on the horn. In case you thought my guard was caught, My name is (beatbox) Black thought. I'm from the...roots clan, Say common is my (beatbox) Man. We got to (beatbox) Rock the jam!
[Chorus]
Be-doop get a taste, Of leonard, bang! hubb on the base. He, plays it sweet, He doesnt boom, don't lose the beat. Your words you heard just what I said. So leonard's freakin' with my head, But yo he's boom, bang still my man. Rockin' the (beatbox) The name of this jam
Chorus [Black Thought and Scratch] 2x Once again 'gain Once again 'gain Once again 'gain 'gain ladies and gentlemen Once again 'gain Once again 'gain Once again 'gain 'gain Yo, Adrenaline
[Black Thought] Yo I'm in the eye of the storm, where the pressure's on And MC's is dressed funny like a leprechuan I chop rappers up like chicken seczuan Sells a squads off like a slave auction Aiyyo my zodiac sign read caution On stage, I make your seed to an or-phan Yo, my age an algebraic equation Niggas want some? I hit em wit a portion Son, The Fifth foursome, armed at the door son M-illi-tilla, Dice Raw, quick draw son You don't want no more son? That's when more come And drag a nigga Eerie Avenue to Oregon, you're all done Ladies and gentlemen Select the weapon at the gate upon entering, The Roots instrumentaling Spark shit, them niggas try to talk shit We hit em like the L at 60th and Market South Philly clip a hold into a nigga park it Take sneaks, chains and rings and bracelets Split back this like we the therapist Adrenaline, Fifth mic terrorist, once again
Chorus
[Malik B] Zigga zigga zigga tryin to get a grip but still slip, so lift me up Ever since I was a pup I was designed to errupt You get to know me, you poke me slowly, when caught puzzin Some niggas thought they was, when of course they wasn't Punked em wit a dozen of pellets all in they skelet Transform, from the norm, start to brainstorm Yeah Malik B from The Roots, he ain't gone I took the wrong exit, the sign said Langhorne I'm trapped up in about five worlds wit live pearls Shouts to Armour Akquan who's name is Jalil The moat is deep water so let your hand expand it Demandin, takin you back like Knotts Landing I'm Ralph Cramdon, we out, you'll see in Hampton Yo what the what the what the, what the what the what the Pivot on this concrete earth until I rot Didn't figure how to conquer it yet but still I plot, once again
Chorus
[Dice Raw] Beans passed the mack and we held em, like hostages Rappers see me, hide they face like ostriches Dice'll grind your brain into little sausages Underwater rap, you know who the bosses is North Philly baby, that's where that Raw shit is You'll get blown out the sky once you get talkative A-D devise rise, I fathered it So when you see me on the street, don't bother kid Just be on your merry way, or you might get slit Ask around, wonderin what Dice Raw did Lay you on floors like ya gettin carpeted You need a special kind of mic for retarded kids Me against you's like Kane verse the Partridges You wanna battle, change your name to The Forfeiters Cuz that's what you do, face to face wit raw niggas I give you a bad case of the fucked-up jitters, once again
Chorus
[Beanie Siegal] They used to talk shit, but I'ma quiet them Kick in the door wit my boys stick to riotin First nigga that flinch, I'ma fire em Tape em up, grip his hands, and plyer em Know the bricks is in here, where you hidin em? Don't die in the shit that you lyin in Used to get fronted bricks, now I'm buyin em Used to cop off my man, now I'm supplyin him Paid the front row seat watchin Iverson First class air crafts what I'm flyin in To L.A., Shaq, Eddie, Kobe Bryant and them Save the jokes for Chris Tucker, Richard Pryor and them Used to shotgun in cars, now I'm drivin em Used to hustle 'round bars, y'all was robbin them Ran up in y'all spot wit Rob and them Grew up, two-four, wit Pie and em But do my dirt, 21st, wit Kyle and them Nigga Pop, nigga Buzz, little Mark and them Brother news, nigga schooled Marley Park and them Nigga jump, pull a pump, low sparkin em I know shit right now gettin dark to them Tore they body all up, ain't no chalkin em Too sharp for them, move out in the dark on em These Illadel foul streets what I'm stompin in once again
[4X] I shall, proceed And continue, to rock the mic
Just think, what if you could just, just blink yourself away? Just think, what if you could just, just blink yourself away? Jeff X can rock the mic with tooth decay I be the 5 foot 7, residing at the mecca lesson south section Used to cut class in the infinite pursuit of ass Back in eighty-seven Easy with the chics I was a chocolate boy Raised in the cellar with the rhythm like Ella Walking down the streets to the subway where i lay Til the train stop then a nigga hop Used to do the pop dance to the planet rock At the block party everybody jocked [who me?] It's the MC sucka niggaz envy I got my contract in 1993 and I shall proceed
[4X] I shall, proceed And continue, to rock the mic
I wake up early in the morning, I mean early afternoon Break a lyrical hymn of the stem like boom I'm flyer when I'm higher put my shit up on a tomb That nigga represented on the 28th of June I'm representing philly on the 28th of June I can make you feel that i'm a surreal cartoon with my pistol in the face of hip hop, stick in your face Because i'm on a paper chase, yes i'm on a paper chase My Timberlands are fully laced I be the Mr. Boogeyman With records from 125th to Japan I laid them play like Johnny Hathaway and shake a hand, shake a hand Your lady tried to kick it, but I couldn't play my man My niggaz is my niggaz ya see she didn't understand I shake your hand and shit'll hit the fan, just think Just think, what? What if you could, just blink, what? Just blink yourself away?
[4X] I shall, proceed And continue, to rock the mic
Malik B get on the mic yo there's too much on my mind [say what?] Malik get on the mic, there's too much on my mind Johnny on the spot, got the rhythm and the rhyme Fuckin with The Roots you know them niggaz is the dime I can make a hundred yard line start to dash I can make a whole lake of fish start to splash I can make Conan and the Titans clash I can Metallica and guns 'N Roses crash Used to smash crash parties like i was disturbed Used to make plots against the herringbone herb But now, all I do disperse the verb And like a nerd i can make you say, "He's superb" Word is perfect, never ever shall you misinterpret I move styles like bowels so now you know i'm worth it Direct from Philly, the lands where niggas scheme So you know I got the sheen in my gleam
[4X] I shall, proceed And continue, to rock the mic
If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don't worry you know that you got me If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don't worry you know that you got me Somebody told me that this planet was small we use to live in the same building on the same floor and never met before until I'm overseas on tour and peep this ethiopian queen from philly taking classes abroad she studying film and photo flash focus record said she workin on a flick and could my click do the score she said she loved my show in paris at Elysee Montmartre and that I stepped off the stage and took a piece of her heart we knew from the start that things fall apart, intentions shatter she like that shit don't matter when I get home get at her through letter, phone, whatever let's link, let's get together shit you think not, think the Thought went home and forgot time passed, we back in philly now she up in my spa tellin me the things I'm tellin her is makin her hot startin buildin with her constantly round the clock now she in my world like hip-hop and keep tellin me If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don't worry you know that you got me If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don't worry you know that you got me Yo, I'm the type that's always catchin a flight and sometimes I gotta be out at the height of the night and that's when she flip and get on some 'ol Another lonely night seems like I'm on the side you only loving your mic I know you gotta get that paper daddy keep that shit tight but yo I need some sort of love in my life, you dig me while politicin with my sister from new york city she said she know this ball player and he think I'm pretty Psych, I'm playin boo, you know it's just wit you I'm stayin boo and when cats be poppin game I don't hear what they sayin boo when you out there in the world, I'm still your girl with all my classes I don't have the time for life's thrills so when you sweatin on stage think of me when you rhyme and don't be listenin to your homies they be leavin you blind Yeah, so what you sayin I can trust you? Is you crazy, you my king for real But sometimes relationships get ill No doubt If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don't worry you know that you got me If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don't worry you know that you got me Thet snake could be that chick and that rat could be that cool cat that's whispering "she tryin to play you for the fool Black" if something's on your chest then let it be known see I'm not your every five minutes all on the phone and on the topic of trust, it's just a matter of fact that people bite back and fracture what's intact and they'll forever be I ain't on some oh I'm a celebrity I deal with the real so if it's artificial let it be I've seen people caught in love like whirlwinds listening to they squads and listening to girlfriends that's exactly the point where they whole world ends lies come in, that's where that drama begins, she like If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don't worry you know that you got me If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don't worry you know that you got me If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don't worry you know that you got me If you were worried 'bout where I been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies baby don't worry you know that you got me
