현재 대중음악계의 화두는 누가 뭐래도 흑인음악이다. 과거 노동요의 시대를 지나 블루스, 재즈, 가스펠 등으로 뻗어나가던 흑인음악은 60년대 소울 음악을 기점으로 장족의 발전을 거듭하여 현재 대중음악의 최전선에 포진하게 되었다. 지금의 흑인음악은 과거의 음악을 자양분으로, 보다 발전적인 형태를 띄며 현재까지 오게 되었는데, 지금 소개하는 이 앨범은 바로 현재의 흑인음악의 단면을 볼 수 있는 편집 음반이다.
소니뮤직을 대표하는 컴필레이션인 <WITH..> 시리즈 중 하나인 본작은 'H' 즉 HIPHOP을 소재로 꾸며진 앨범인데, 비단 랩 음악뿐 아니라, URBAN, NEO SOUL, RHYTHM & BLUES 등 흑인음악을 총망라 한 가치있는 편집음반이다. 비교적 잘 알려진 NAS, MOBB DEEP, BIG PUNISHER와 같은 랩 뮤지션에서부터, JENNIFER LOPEZ, MACY GRAY, LAURYN HILL 과 같은 URBAN, RHYTHM & BLUES 여성 뮤지션, 인지도는 이들에 비해서 낮지만 실력으로 인정받고 있는 SARAI, SARAH CONNOR와 같은 신진 뮤지션, 그리고 TURNTABLISM의 최고봉인 X-ECUTIONERS 등 다양한 스타일의 훌륭한 음악들로 채워져 있는 이 앨범은 'H' 의 참 의미를 일깨워줄 좋은 기회가 될 것이다.
01. LAURYN HILL / DOO WOP THAT THING - FUGEES의 여성 멤버인 LAURYN HILL은 솔로 데뷔 앨범 <THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL>으로 1998년 그래미 시상식에서 4개 부분을 휩쓸면서 최고의 여성 가수로 발돋움 하게 되었다. 빌보드 앨범 차트 넘버 원은 당연한 일이었고, 첫 싱글 'DOO WOP THAT THING'은 싱글 차트까지 정상에 오르는 기염을 토했다. 다양한 스타일이 혼재되어 있는 신나는 트랙 'DOO WOP'은 왜 LAURYN HILL이 흑인 음악의 미래를 책임질 스타인지 여실히 보여주는 명곡이다.
02. FUGEES / NO WOMAN NO CRY - 발군의 실력을 가진 WYCLEF JEAN, 개성 넘치는 래퍼 PRAS, 그리고 홍일점이자 그룹의 마스코트인 LAURYN HILL 이렇게 3명이 모여 만든 그룹이 FUGEES이다. 리더인 WYCLEF의 능력은 힙합은 물론이거니와 여타 다른 흑인 음악 스타일, 그리고 락 분야에서까지 그 능력이 탁월한 관계로 FUGEES의 음악은 한 마디로 정의하기 힘든 성질이라고 할 수 있다. 그들의 데뷔 앨범 <THE SCORE>는 발매와 동시에 음악계에 큰 반향을 일으키며 엄청난 판매고를 올렸고, 수록곡인 'FUGEE-LA', 'KILLING ME SOFTLY' 등이 많은 사랑을 받았다. 익히 주지하는대로, 'NO WOMAN, NO CRY'는 레게의 아버지 BOB MARLEY 의 히트곡을 리메이크 한 곡인데, 원곡과 비교해도 전혀 손색이 없는 완성도를 보여준다.
03. BONE THUGS N HARMONY / THA CROSSROADS - 웨스트코스트 힙합의 전설인 EAZY-E에 의해 발굴된 클리블랜드 출신의 4인조 그룹 BONE THUGS N HARMONY는 그들만의 독특한 스타일로 많은 사랑을 받았던 그룹이다. 그들의 멜로디 감각 넘치는 스피디한 랩은 미 본토 뿐 아니라 국내에서도 많은 추종자들을 거느리며 힙합의 강자로 군림할 수 있는 토대였다. ISLEY BROTHERS의 'MAKE ME SAY IT AGAIN, GIRL'을 샘플링 한 'THA CROSSROADS'는 빌보드 싱글차트 8주간 1위를 차지하며 그래미의 영광까지 가져다 준 BONE THUGS N HARMONY 최고의 히트곡이다. 현재는 그룹의 활동보다 솔로 활동에 더 주력하는 듯한 인상이지만 BONE THUGS N HARMONY로 뭉쳤을 때가 가장 시너지 효과를 얻어냈다는 것을 생각하면 언젠가는 다시 뭉쳐 활동하리란 기대를 가져도 좋을 듯하다.
04. MACY GRAY / LOVE IS GONNA GET YA - 자신의 콤플렉스였던 이상한 목소리를 오히려 장점으로 승화시켜 대중들에게 보여준 MACY GRAY는 1999년 <ON HOW LIFE IS>를 발매하며 본격적으로 음악계에 뛰어들었다. 찬사를 받은 1집에 비해 두 번째 앨범인 <ID>나 세 번째 앨범 <THE TROUBLE WITH BEING MYSELF>은 그다지 신통한 반응을 보이지 못했는데, 그 이유는 첫 데뷔 앨범의 강렬함이 오히려 후속작들을 가리는 역효과가 났기 때문일 것이다. 'LOVE IS GONNA GET YA'는 좀 이른감이 있는 그녀의 베스트 앨범에만 수록되어 있는 곡인데, 호소력 있는 MACY GRAY의 목소리가 흥겨운 리듬과 함께 맞물려 듣는 이의 기분을 상쾌하게 해준다.
05. B2K / UH HUH - 현재는 잠정 해체상태인 B2K는 흑인 소년 4명으로 구성된 팝 그룹이다. 리듬 앤 블루스를 기조로, 세련된 댄스팝을 구사하여 많은 또래 소녀팬들의 사랑을 듬뿍 받았던 이들의 첫 번째 싱글인 'UH UHH' 는 B2K의 첫 TOP 40 싱글이며 이들을 세상에 알린 데뷔곡이다. 트렌디한 리듬과 멜로디, 다듬어지지 않은 미성이 매력적인 이 곡은 'BUMP BUMP BUMP'과 함께 이들을 대표하는 곡이라 할 수 있다. 비록 완벽한 기획으로 만들어진 스타라는 혹평이 없지 않았지만 이들의 엔터테이너로써의 능력은 쉽게 폄하할 수 없는 무언가가 있다는 것에는 아무런 토를 달 수 없을 것이다.
06. BUCKSHOT LEFONQUE / ANOTHER DAY - 변화무쌍한 것으로 따지면 둘째 가라면 서러워할 인물인 BRANFORD MARSALIS의 그룹 BUCKSHOT LEFONQUE는 재즈를 기반으로 힙합, 리듬 앤 블루스, 레게 등을 적절하게 퓨전한 음악 스타일로 많은 관심을 끌었던 그룹이다. 'ANOTHER DAY'는 이들의 두 번째 앨범인 <MUSIC EVOLUTION>에서 가장 큰 사랑을 받았던 곡이며, 국내 모 CF에도 삽입되어서 더 큰 관심을 받기도 했다. FRANK MCCOMB의 감미로운 목소리가 일품인 이 곡은 수려한 멜로디 라인과 여린 색소폰 소리가 잘 조화된 명곡으로 꼽힌다.
07. SARAH CONNOR FEAT. TQ / LET'S GET BACK TO BED BOY - <GREEN EYED SOUL>이라는 데뷔 앨범을 들고 독일의 팝 음악계를 술렁이게 했던 SARAH CONNOR와 'WESTSIDE'로 유명한 알앤비 보컬리스트 TQ가 만난 'LET'S GET BACK TO BED BOY'는 SARAH의 미국 데뷔 앨범 <SARAH CONNOR>에 수록되어 있는 곡이다. 이 앨범은 미국 진출을 위한 앨범으로, 좋은 평가를 받았던 데뷔 앨범 <GREEN EYED SOUL>과 2집 <UNBELIEVABLE>에 수록되어 있는 히트곡들과 신곡을 더해 만든 앨범인데 이전 스타일에 비해 훨씬 더 흑인 음악쪽에 가까운 모양새를 지니고 있으며 선곡도 이에 맞추어 진 듯한 느낌이다. 이는 그녀가 꿈꿔왔던 흑인음악에의 열 .... ....
Girls you know you'd better watch out Some guys some guys are only about That thing that thing that thing That thing that thing that thing
It's been three weeks since you were looking for your friend The one you let hit it and never called you again Remember when he told you he was about the benjamins You act like you ain't here him but gave him a little trim To begin how you think you're really going to pretend Like you wasn't down and you called him again Plus when you give it up so easy you ain't even foolin him If you did it then then you'd probably do it again Talking out your neck saying you're a Christian A Muslim sleeping with the Gin Now that was the sin that did Jezebel in Who're you going to tell when the repercussions spin Showing off your a because your thinking it's a trend Girlfriend, let me break it down for you again You know I only say it because i'm truly genuine Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem Baby girl Respect is just the minimum brothas creepin and you still defending him Now Lauryn is only human Don't think I haven't been through the same predicament Let it sit inside your head like a million women in Philly been It's silly when girls sell their souls because it's in Look at what you be in hair weaves like Europeans Fake nails up out Koreans Yo A When when come again Yeah Yeah When when come again Yeah Yeah My friend come again Yeah Yeah Girls you know you'd better watch out Some guys are only about That thing that thing that thing That thing that thing that thing The second verse is dedicated to the men More concerned with his rims and his Tim's than his women Him and his men come in the club like houligans Don't care who they offend Popping game Like you got yen Let's stop pretend the ones that pissed out by they waste men Cristall by the case men still living in his Mother's basement The pretty face men claiming that they be the big men Need to take care of their three and four kids But they face a court case when the child support's late Money taking and heart breaking Now you wonder why women hate men The sleepy silent men The punk domestic violence men Quick to shoot the scene stop acting like boys and be men How you gonna win when you ain't right within How you gonna win when you ain't right within How you gonna win when you ain't right within Unh Unhh Come Again Unh Unhh Come Again Bro Straight come again Sit straight come again Watch out watch out Look out look out Watch out watch out Look out look out Watch out watch out Look out look out Watch out watch out Look out look out Girls you know you'd better watch out Some guys some guys are only about That thing that thing that thing That thing that thing that thing Girls you know you'd better watch out Some guys some guys are only about That thing that thing that thing That thing that thing that thing Girls you know you'd better watch out Some guys some guys are only about That thing that thing
A dedication to all the refugees worldwide One time say, say, say I remember when we used to sit In the government yard in Brooklyn Oba-Observing the crookedness As it mingled with the good people we meet Good friends we had, oh Good friends we've lost along the way In this great future you can't forget your past So dry your tears I say And to my peeps who passed away
No woman, no cry No woman no cry, say say say Hey little sister, don't shed no tears No woman no cry, say say say
I remember when we used to rock In a project yard in Jersey And little Georgie would make the firelight As stolen cars passed through the night And then we'd hit the corner store For roots, paper, and brew brew My drinks my only remedy For pain of losing family But while I'm gone Shorty Everything's gonna be alright Everything's gonna be alright Fugees come to the dance tonight Everything's gonna be alright O everything's gonna be alright The gun man's in the house tonight But everything's gonna be alright
No woman no cry, no woman no cry Hey, little sister, don't shed no tears No woman no cry say say say
I remember when we used to sit In a government yard in Trenchtown Oba-Observing the hypocrites As they mingled with the good people we meet Good friends we had Oh Good friends we've lost Along the way hey In this great future you can't forget your past So dry your tears I say
And no woman no cry. No woman no cry say say say Hey, little sistser, don't shed no tears No woman no cry and to my peeps who passed away
I want too much to be with you But I'm working night and day I came all this way to see you And you tell me you need space Everyone I know is compatible with somebody I know I can never get it right And I don't know where to go Stay away from me don't you ever leave me alone, no
Love is gonna get you baby Someday, one day, it will be A good love that gets me Love is gonna get ya baby Someday, one day, I will find Somebody for me
I have talked to all the experts all the psychics...I've loved I have prayed for all the answers To the game of love above They all say it's unanimous There's somebody for me But none of them will tell me When it is, where he might be I want to be with you, I just won't to be alone Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah
Love is gonna get you baby Someday, one day, it will be A good love that gets me Love is gonna get ya baby Someday, one day, I will find Somebody for me
I believe in destiny I believe it sets me free Come and save me with your kiss Been on my best behavior Friends say I'm looking greater Won't you, won't you, just save me with your kiss Save me with your kiss Won't you just save me with your kiss
Love is gonna get you baby Someday, one day, it will be A good love that gets me Love is gonna get you baby Someday, one day, it will be A good love that gets me Love is gonna get ya baby Someday, one day, I will find Somebody for me
Another day Staring out of my window Thinkin' 'bout tomorrow Wishing things would clear
No nee to rush I ain't gonna worry Any moment my sorrow Is bound to disappear
Chorus: Sometimes I tell myself I'm better off without you And then I have to face the emptiness I feel inside without you And find a way to make it through another day
I need a way to find the truth within me Accept the fact that I love you My blue eternity
I hear they say What doesn't kill you makes you stronger I must have the heart of a lion Sifting through love's remains
Chorus: Sometimes I tell myself I'm better off without you And then I have to face the emptiness I feel inside without you And find a way to make it through another day
My love for you is etched Forever in my memory Now I realize that life goes on Even though you're not here with me I wake up looking forward to another day A day of living without you I can't stand to live without you Just another day
This one's goin' out to the strip joints Yo, meet me at Suzy's Rendez-vous For every Go-Go Bar I'ma send this one out to the gentlemen's clubs Magic City, New York dogs, Rolex I be seeing y'all up in there late at night I understand when your girl is stressing you out (Crazy girls) Know what I'm saying? Don't let the ladies fool y'all now, fellas They be doin' the same thing y'all be doin' Turn up my symphony, man. Turn up my symphony Drop a BEAT
Just 'cuz she dances go-go It don't make her a ho, no Maxine, put your dance shoes on We going to the disco We gonna eeeelope to Meeeexico Called up my mama said I'm in love with a stripper, yo
Ten grand, let me see you shake it like you got no bones in your body and you was made to be a celebrity Twenty grand, know it's a sin, but before me you show me a little more skin it would fulfill my fantasy Thirty grand, to the highest bidder but Chris Rock said, 'There's no sex in the champaigne room' Forty grand, looked into her eyes, I saw tears falling down, type of tears that money couldn't buy
Just 'cuz she dances go-go It don't make her a ho, no Maxine, put your dance shoes on We going to the disco We gonna eeeelope to Meeeexico Called up my mama said I'm in love with a stripper, yo Just 'cuz she dances go-go It don't make her a ho, no Maxine, put your dance shoes on We going to the disco We gonna eeeelope to Meeeexico Called up my mama Excuse me, what is your name? said I'm in love with a stripper, yo Uh, my name is Hope, yo I was blessed with the body of the Goddesses Have you any idea how hard this is? I could flex in 25 positions But I only work here to pay my tuition Yo, tantalizing teaser Table-top pleaser Give me what I need a Mastercard a Visa Lap dance fantasy Picture us on and on white canopy Wyclef extended his hand to me Like Billy D. said he's feelin me Take me away from here, so far Where they ride horses, no cars No more stripping in bars Me and you 'Clef, against the odds Just 'cuz she dances go-go It don't make her a ho, no Maxine, put your dance shoes on We going to the disco We gonna eeeelope to Meeeexico Called up my mama said I'm in love with a stripper, yo Just 'cuz she dances go-go It don't make her a ho, no Maxine, put your dance shoes on We going to the disco We gonna eeeelope to Meeeexico Called up my mama said I'm in love with a stripper, yo Yo a lot of y'all sitting with y'all girls fronting like the budweiser commercial Talking bout, 'IIIIIII, I don't be going to the strip joints' You lying man! You'd be surprised who you see up in there man. I got one question for you liars, man
Shot callers, Wasn't you a preacher? You calling her a hooker? He without sin cast the first stone. I met her on the subway, she gave me that VIP card And told me if I ever have problems, Don't hesitate to come by, yeah, yeah, yeah Just 'cuz she dances go-go It don't make her a ho, no Maxine, put your dance shoes on We going to the disco We gonna eeeelope to Meeeexico Called up my mama said I'm in love with a stripper, yo Just 'cuz she dances go-go It don't make her a ho, no Maxine, put your dance shoes on We going to the disco Yo baby, can I get another lap dance? I tell you I got nothing but funny money, man. New York
I'm feelin sexy I wanna hear you say my name boy If you can reach me You can feel my burning flame
I'm feelin kind of n-a-s-t-y I might just take you home with me Baby the minute i feel your energy Your vibe's just taken over me Start feelin so crazy babe I feel the funk coming over me I don't know what's gotten into me The rhythm's got me feelin so crazy babe
Tonight I'll be your naughty girl I'm callin all my girls We're gonna turn this party out I know you want my body Tonight I'll be your naughty girl I'm callin all my girls I see you look me up and down And I came to party
You're so sexy, tonight I am all yours boy The way your body moves across the floor You got me feelin n-a-s-t-y I might just take you home with me
Baby the minute I feel your energy The vibe's just taken over me Start feelin so crazy babe I feel the funk coming over me I don't know what's gotten into me The rhythm's got me feelin so crazy babe
Tonight I'll be your naughty girl I'm callin all my girls We're gonna turn this party out I know you want my body Tonight I'll be your naughty girl I'm callin all my girls I see you look me up and down And i came to party
I love to love you baby I love to love you baby I love to love you baby I love to love you baby
Tonight I'll be your naughty girl I'm callin all my girls We're gonna turn this party out I know you want my body Tonight I'll be your naughty girl I'm callin all my girls I see you look me up and down And i came to party
Can you handle this Michelle Can you handle this Beyonce Can you handle this I don't think they can handle this whoooo Better move Cause we've arrived Lookin' sexy Lookin' fly Baddest chick Chick inside Dj Jam tonight Spotted me A tender thang There you are Come on baby Don't you wanna Dance with me Can you handle Handle me You gotta do much better If you're gonna dance with me tonight You gotta work your jelly If you're gonna dance with me tonight Read my lips carefully, if you like what you see Move, groove, prove you can hang with me By the looks I got you shook up and scared of me Buckle your seatbelt, it's time for takeoff I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this 'cause my body's too bootylicious for ya babe I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this 'cause my body's too bootylicious for ya babe Baby can you handle this Baby can you handle this Baby can you handle this I don't think you can handle this I'm about to break you off H-town goin hard Read my hips Slap my thighs Swing my hair Squint my eyes Lookin' hot Smellin' good Groovin' like I'm from the hood Over my shoulder I blow you a kiss Can you handle Handle this I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this 'cause my body's too bootylicious for ya babe I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this 'cause my body's too bootylicious for ya babe Move your body up and down Make your booty touch the ground I can't help but wonder why My vibe's too vibealacious for you babe I shake my jelly at every chance When I whip with my hips you slip into a trance I'm hoping you can handle all this jelly that I have Now let's cut a rug while we scat some jazz I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this 'cause my body's too bootylicious for ya babe I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this 'cause my body's too bootylicious for ya babe I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this 'cause my body's too bootylicious for ya babe I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this 'cause my body's too bootylicious for ya babe I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this 'cause my body's too bootylicious for ya babe I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this 'cause my body's too bootylicious for ya babe
[Nas] Uh, this for you girl Yo, I took you from the projects, put the best clothes in ya closet Like Ginger from "Casino" and now you a pro We was like Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe All ya jealous girlfriends hatin' waitin' So I put the cards in yo hand All I know is Nas was yo man It was so real, boats and sixes Special Japanese chefs makin' home cooked dishes Plenty trips, invisible sets You know what you missin'
[Jennifer Lopez] It's funny coz for a while I Walked around with a smile But... deep inside, I could hear Voices telling me "This ain't right" Don't you know, it's not for you I always knew what I had to do But it's hard to get away Cause I love you I just got to stay
You used to say I couldn't do it but I did it (Yes I did) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (Oh yeah) Though it brings tears to my eyes I can feel it And I know inside that I'm gonna be alright (Gonna be alright) I said I couldn't do it but I did it (Yes I did) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (Oh yeah) Though it brings tears to my eyes I can feel it And that voice inside says I'm gonna be alright (Gonna be alright)
[Jennifer Lopez] Friends of mine say to me Say you got control over me You're not alone, I played my part I saw the way you were from the start Could I expect so much from you You had a girl when I first met you Did the best that you could do Now I realize I can't change you
You used to say I couldn't do it but I did it (Yes I did) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (Oh yeah) Though it brings tears to my eyes I can feel it And I know inside that I'm gonna be alright (Gonna be alright) I said I didn't do it but I did it (Yes I did) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (Oh yeah) Though it brings tears to my eyes I can feel it And that voice inside says I'm gonna be alright (Gonna be alright)
[Jennifer Lopez] Said I wouldn't walk away Some days I want to stay (Days I want to stay) But leaving you is what I need to do (Need to do) To be OK (I need to be OK) I never thought it would be true (Would be true) Me living without you (Living without you)
[Nas] Huh, this life is crazy
[Jennifer Lopez] So now it's time for me to make that move
[Nas] Huh check it Yo nobody understands me, I'm dealin' with pressure My peoples is locked in a jail cell with no bail stressin' Guess it's the life of a kingpin Rap Stephen King, rock bling Like neon lights, we gonna be alright But it's like you feelin' lesser Claim I'm actin' like a retard Right me and my boys We start fights, well will I mature You scream I'm in the streets all night Or where was I at, ya found light brown hairs on my hat I'm slow caught
You used to say I couldn't do it but I did it (Yes I did) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (Oh yeah) Though it brings tears to my eyes I can feel it And I know inside that I'm gonna be alright (Gonna be alright) I said I couldn't do it but I did it (Yes I did) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (Oh yeah) Though it brings tears to my eyes I can feel it And that voice inside says I'm gonna be alright (Gonna be alright)
I know I can (I know I can) Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be) If I work hard at it (If I work hard it) I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
Be, B-Boys and girls, listen up You can be anything in the world, in God we trust An architect, doctor, maybe an actress But nothing comes easy it takes much practice Like, I met a woman who's becoming a star She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe Singing songs, Lina Horn, but the younger version Hung with the wrong person Gotta astrung when I heard when Cocaine, sniffing up drugs, all in her nose Coulda died, so young, no looks ugly and old No fun cause when she reaches for hugs people hold they breath Cause she smells of corrosion and death Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring Cause they came to do drugs and you came to sing So if you gonna be the best, I'ma tell you how
I know I can (I know I can) Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be) If I work hard at it (If I work hard it) I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
Be, B-Boys and girls, listen again This is for grown looking girls who's only ten The ones who watch videos and do what they see As cute as can be, up in the club with fake ID Careful, 'fore you meet a man with HIV You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey Whatever you decide, be careful, some men be Rapists, so act your age, don't pretend to be Older than you are, give yourself time to grow You thinking he can give you wealth, but so Young boys, you can use a lot of help, you know You thinkin life's all about smokin weed and ice You don't wanna be my age and can't read and right Begging different women for a place to sleep at night Smart boys turn to men and do whatever they wish If you believe you can achieve, then say it like this
Save the music y'all, save the music y'all Save the music y'all, save the music y'all Save the music
Be, be, 'fore we came to this country We were kings and queens, never porch monkeys It was empires in Africa called Kush Timbuktu, where every race came to get books To learn from black teachers who taught Greeks and Romans Asian Arabs and gave them gold when Gold was converted to money it all changed Money then became empowerment for Europeans The Persian military invaded They learned about the gold, the teachings and everything sacred Africa was almost robbed naked Slavery was money, so they began making slave ships Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went He was so shocked at the mountains with black faces Shot up they nose to impose what basically Still goes on today, you see? If the truth is told, the youth can grow They learn to survive until they gain control Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes Read more learn more, change the globe Ghetto children, do your thing Hold your head up, little man, you're a king Young Prince thats when you get your wedding ring Your man is saying "She's my queen"
Save the music y'all, save the music y'all Save the music y'all, save the music y'all Save the music
(Let's go) Uh huh, uh yeah (uh) Uh huh uh (turn it up) yeah Uh huh, hey J man? (yeah) This one of J.D.'s So So Def hits right here (I know) Get up, get get up (yeah) Uh huh, fo' sho', that's right, get up, get get up The game's in the twist now (is that right) And I'm the blame Lil' shorty wanna rock the twists Cornrows and rep like this, huh, I'm the blame All they do is skip skip when the beat come on Sing the words to every song See they know what it is and who got style Lil Bow Wow be the golden child And I keep ya'll suckas shook up Ya'll shoulda never let me and J.D. hook up That's fo' sho' cause since day one we ain't miss Now don't ya'll wish ya'll could do it like this Of course they do, we keep tearin it up So So Def playa, who hotter than us Name one person wit' a stack like this Gotta track records like this And ya'll know around here homie we ain't playin We demand you respect this afro man That's why I got paper-rock fresh clothes I get the girlies out on the floor Ya'll know me, S.S.D. At the tippy top is where we'll always be So uh Get up, get get up That's the Get up, get get up Affects of Get up, get get up Bow Weezy When I do it I do it like it's for T.V. Call me the big cheese of the C.O. Known for gettin up out the store From here to Rio I'm so irresistible, so in demand So not having it, I hope you understand That means don't step in my rim I'm like Shaq young boy, don't step in my gym I got this here and that's where you standin at So going up against me ain't a good idea You the apartment below, I'm the pent house above And I sparkle 'round the neck like Jackal's club I'm hard not to love-that's what the girl's say Hard not to wanna touch-that's what the girl's say They run up tryna to give me a kiss I said, You can't have me, I'm too young for you miss. They say, No you're not, then they start crying I said I'm fourteen, and they say Stop lying! I got paper-rock fresh clothes I get the girlies out on the floor Ya'll know me, S.S.D. At the tippy top is where we'll always be So uh Get up, get get up That's the Get up, get get up Affects of Get up, get get up Bow Weezy When I do it I do it like it's for T.V. La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la~~ (Skip it up, skip skip it up, do my dance) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la~~ (Skip it up, skip skip it up, ) I got paper-rock fresh clothes I get the girlies out on the floor Ya'll know me, S.S.D. At the tippy top is where we'll always be So uh Get up, get get up That's the Get up, get get up Affects of Get up, get get up Bow Weezy When I do it I do it like it's for T.V. I got paper-rock fresh clothes I get the girlies out on the floor Ya'll know me, S.S.D. At the tippy top is where we'll always be So uh I got paper-rock fresh clothes I get the girlies out on the floor Ya'll know me, S.S.D. At the tippy top is where we'll always be So uh Get up, get get up That's the Get up, get get up Affects of Get up, get get up Bow Weezy When I do it I do it like it's for T.V. I got paper-rock fresh clothes I get the girlies out on the floor Ya'll know me, S.S.D. At the tippy top is where we'll always be So uh
Yea, yea, check it out Now run for your life or you wanna get your heat, whatever We can die together As long as I send your maggot ass to the esscense I don't give a fuk about my prescence I'm lost in the blocks of hate and can't wait For the next crab nigga to step and meet fate I'm lethal when I see you, there is no sequel 24-7. Mac 11 is my people So why you wanna end your little life like this Cuz now you bump head wit kids that's lifeless I live by the day only if I survive the last night Damn, right, I ain't trying to fight We can settle this like some grown men on the concrete floor My slugs will put a stop to your hardcore Ways of action, I grab the gat and Ain't no turning back when I start blasting Pick up the handle and insert the potion Cock the shit back in a calm like motion No signs of anger or fear cuz you the one in danger Never share your plans wit a stranger, word is born
Chorus (x2) :
I put the glock on you kid, now I got you You got the heart to get busy without your crew Let's get it on nigga, do what we gotta do You bucking me, I'm bucking right back at you
[Havoc]Check it out, check it out, check it out now... (x3)
Verse 2 : Havoc
Fuk where you're at kid, it's where you're from Cuz where I'm from, niggaz pack nuthin but the big guns Around my way, niggaz don't got no remorse for out of towners Come through fronting and get stuffed wit the 3 pounder The loud sounder, ear ringer And I'm a point the finger on all you wannabe gun slingers You got a real ice grill but are you really real Step to the hill and I'm a test your gun skills Cuz real niggaz don't try to profile You just a chump who needs to get drunk to buckwhyle But swing that bullshit this way And I'm a make your visit to the bridge a muthafuking short stay Queensbridge, that's where I'm from The place where stars are born and phony rappers get done 6 blocks and you might not make it through What you gonna do when my whole crew is blazing at you Wit macs and tecs to lend to get your dome crush You thought that you could come around my way, you big stupid fuk What the hell you smoking, what the fuk possessed you To come out your face, now I have to wet you Throw on my tims, black mask and black ?serpent? Twist a nigga cap, then jump in the J-30
Chorus
Verse 3 : Rae & Ghost
Who's the richest nigga in the project, who got it live Rocking Convertibles, frop tops and mad high Peace to that whiz kid and playas on his team Who's organize, all eyeballs is on CREAM And yyour whole clique got nuthin but raw shit Whip after whip, stay flashing your dick on tricks Your whole crew's ravishing, team's untouchable In the jungle, banging Nas, Mobb Deep and Wu There's money out there, guns catch crumbs, those are your sons Jums is in the mailboxes, bitches holding your guns You know what's out there, thousands of gram, wrapped in siran Sealed tight, keep the freshness, that's how we expand Masked Avenger, drop your gun, son, now surrender Get ninjaed on the island, plus the Bridge, boy remember
Verse 4 : Big Noyd
My little thug's selling drugs and he's struggling The game got him bugging, I tried to tell him slow down cousin But he vexed and niggaz getting wet up in the projects But wit no doubt, shorties out for his respect But is his brain insane from the lye From smoking that 118 ?chiny tye? Why, a nigga just died last week As he swore he was growing, he's a thug in the street But it's like that, my crew pump cracks and we pack mac His eyes is wild wit the rezzy monkey on his back But I'm stressed and he need to be blessed Wit a firepack, don't even go there cuz it ain't like that Slow down baby, he said, what, you trying to play me You must be crazy, pulled out the heat and almost blazed me Then he was Swayze, the shot must of dazed me Thug's selling drug, busting slugs, but he ain't crazy
Yo, I got this plan to make some money. I want you to keep this shit to yourself. At 6:15 am the truck pulls out the post office, on Lankershin and Wilsher. Now it makes one stop before it goes to Sacramento, which is a mail drop-off at First Federal Loan and Savings.
I did whatever I could to get by Slang dope jack people hands in the sky
When you livin’ on the edge yeah homie it’s a high You get caught up in the drama and eventually you die
Livin’ in a hard world some are livin’ lies Son you better wise up and open up your eyes
Shit it never easy homie people will connive Better have a hustle if you mean to survive
Why you’re so greedy can you tell us all why Look homie believe me you’re fuckin’ metal ply
For the dollar everybody is a target that’s real Talkin’ is smog you’re fate’s signed and sealed
You could be the next one cross ‘em in the path What maybe if you do the math you can avoid the blood bath
All the money that we stole too weak to take greed Give it to an honest man the money is still deep
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Fiend for the lean green Never get enough is a mother fuckin’ gangs dream
For the love of the cash flow You could live fast and you could die slow
Sure but you can bet your ass you believe it ‘Cause niggas that you know try hard to be schemin’
Work hard as fuck for everything to rock You a dead mother fucker ‘fore I get got
Fools got game floss and drop names My move’s faster than a runaway train
Fuck the world don’t ask me for shit That′s you on your knees and you want some dick
Spot a gold digger with a hairline trigger Each move you make the reputation get bigger
For the love of the money, pussy, drugs Fools change get all twisted up
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Only if ya better keep your eyes peeled ‘Cause you were talkin’ for jacks and that’s real
Whether you rap or do biz or drug deal Homie for the dollar you can get yourself killed
He decided to jet it could happen with no discussions Straps of all pain fools fuckin’ eruptin’
For the green little papers jackin’ your neighbors But what if your neighbor put arms in his favor
Moved up the heater to mash you punk bitches Don’t wanna earn shit you wanna jack for the riches
Nothin’ in life’s for free my nigga learn that You burn someone they might just burn back
Scorchin’ niggas to the third degree Auh y’all triggers deserve to be
Put out of your misery your history son When your body disappears then the mystery come
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