Well, here's a little something for my people in the house I'm gonna tell you what my crew is all about We like raw rhythm fusion, real rhyme producin' songs for the world's men, women and children Armed and equipped with much confidence and this is how we're gonna make our living Some are known for bein' biters non-creative and wack rhyme-writers Yo, they soup you up but can't rock the jam known to the world as a one-hit band Easy come, easy go, yo you had your turn temporary niggas touchin' up your perm You see a rapper is a kid that brags and acts big A rhymer is a nigga that can handle his biz Yo, A rapper is a kid that's tryin' to be the shit An entertainer ain't tryin' cause he already is
*Welcome to the wonderful world of entertainment where life imitate art and people get famous Welcome to the world of showbiz arrangement where lights, camera, action is the language (x2)
We was rockin a jam the other night J5 was on the mic so the people was hype Yo, we like to rock the party with adrenalin and passion the crowd started screamin "Action Satisfaction" Numark dropped the beat and the heat from the fire We brought the energy and streetcar named desire We was flippin, they was trippin, how we was old schoolin' needle to the groove, hands in the air movin' and we said to the crowd "This is the place to be, whether you paid a fee or you got in free" So when you step through the door, the music gets loud Manuever through the crowd to get a better view now
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To be an MC, you got to be so fresh to have style and finesse way above the rest With the strong delivery, vocal chemistry street poetry in tune with the beat So if you think you got the skills come take a test microphone check if you truly are blessed If you can flow like water and can comprehend you need longevity in this game to win Now if you want to be the best you got to move and motivate Watch the money that you make in the industry stakes Cause some of these people ain't got no class and some of these folks'll make you beat they ass If you can believe then you can achieve get the loot, live the dream, be on top of the scene To keep the people in it, and accumulate fans to be dope in the studio and slam at the jams, so
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Welcome party people, while we got your attention There's a few things we'd like to mention The name is Jurassic, but they call us J5 we rock bonafide fly rhymes fortified We got 2 DJs controlling the beat and vocal harmonies make it sound so sweet We're the four horsemen, with words to caution expressed and flipped in an orderly fashion With the rhymin', designin' the music on time and the fellas saying "ho" and the ladies losin' they mind and the breakin', the scratchin', this thing called rappin' the cultivated music that keeps your hands clappin The passion, reaction, the street satisfaction Brothers using no tactics to make it happen the rhythm, the spirit, you love it when you hear it Nowadays when you're samplin' shit, you gotta clear it
Now I'ma say this once again open up your mind Shot heard around the world came from our fresh rhymes The contribution to showbiz, mixed with entertainment Resurrected rhymes, not the same old same Now if you like what we came with And you feel you can sang wit it Peep the verbal language and the way we arranged it Now entertainment to make the people applaud I'm not trying to say my style is better than yours
I'm from the graduating class of one-nine-eight-eight L.A. Unified School M A H A gangbanger from the streets taught me how to break In South Central L.A., ay yo, can you relate?
I'm Chali 2na The one who puff the buddha keep the Snapple in the cooler Used to go to junior high with Son Doola Old skoola - a permanent, element, in ya tournament Tellin it prevalent never delicate when we burnin it
Now from L.A. to the U.K. we attempt to rock a party The rhyme and the music you don't hear that no more hardly I can say it's partly, all our faults smarty J5'll bring you more than the shakin of a body
Ay yo a child is born but no state of mind But when I first heard it, put words to rhymes I went from hypercars, to powder blue All-Stars To hangin on monkey bars catchin spiders in jelly jars
*So uh, let's take it back to the concrete streets Original beats with real live MC's Playground tactics, no rabbit-in-a-hat tricks Just that classic, rappin from Jurassic
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I bring the noise plus the funk, entertainin like a dunk From a snotty-nosed prima donna millionaire punk But uh, I heard a hunch, that somebody might munch Cause J5 go together just like parties and spiked punch Your crew's captain crunch, and I'm the seven seas Bombin on MC's, crushin crews with ease Brother please you know my steez is 100 degrees With no era bring it live like the Trio of Terror
Trio of Terror no mascara, at last your brass surpass pleasure We the last treasure set to entice the cash bearer Mask wearers who bite my reflection like glass mirrors Be trash pickers who need to consider the past clearer
Now what you thought was old and out of date We brought it back alive and changed the shape We put it on wax for those who think that The 5 we energize has been extinct
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We takin it back like battles in hallways and bathrooms And battles in the back of the classroom And in the bungalows game of death with flows Lunchtime rhymes you had to prove and show
Never the school type, couldn't pronounce the words right The class jester, I was flunkin every semester The summer hit, had it burnin in '86 Class cuttin and runnin wit all the neighborhood derelicts
Within the concrete jungle [huh!] we remain humble Akil and Akir, bounce, flip and tumble Uh, we never fumble, break down or stumble Hot mumbo jumbo, just bring it when we rumble
We push it like the Daytona Fresh rhymes we blaze on yas Strictly from California old skool public diplomas We spittin from every corner we flippin it when we wanna Beneath the concrete be street word on ya
[Brick & Lace] You want sexy I give you sexy heh-he it's brick and lace and Jurassic 5 and I like that
Mercy yeah! Mercy yeah!
There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
[Jurassic 5] yeah You're too cute too resist and you'll probably wanna mention that you are not used to this hope I don't seem hard pressed can a brother get your number email address i'mma keep my eyes glued and hate on any brother you that talks to you cuz anytime another comes around harder than i put it on paper this is what i would describe intelligent the fly female perfume smell even if its not from Chanel hair and fingernails the fly debutante is what I want and you can trust me plus give me props when you discuss me its about to be super ugly but tonight's the night that's gonna make your love it's in the pocket
[Chorus: Brick & Lace] There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
[Jurassic 5] yo what it look like she look like we, my ticket at the end of the night ugh, she my type tall just my height tall brown skin african decent so decent world wide princess get down to business ain't by the bullshit (mmm-hmm) y'all know stand up tall queen of the bar nah, she ain't a pimp y'all
[Jurassic 5: Chali 2na] back and forth forth and back with your back support got your back we gonna have a laugh 'lil chat some food after that have a pack bake a crack take a step back (there's a) push it with a burst of air will it work will i thurt will i persevere till the dirt im a flirt first one with dear im afraid when the worst is near
[Chorus: Brick & Lace] There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
[Jurassic 5] her day starts with a bus and backpack half burn cigarette study and some black facts baby got it gonna on in the her own hood all the fellas on the ride know it's all good is it really tho? ask me how i figure tho give me just a second and i'mma tell you what a brothers know she was 15 following her for-scene you know flossin' moe when tossin' baby had dreams but she put em off often she'd rather slow one and grow a damn high living in the hood is like walkin' on a landmine yeah, come on
[Brick & Lace] watch me shake it to the left and copy it up on the right me gots the goods to deliver i got the mind to shiver come for rockin' come for rockin' it's in the pocket no one can stop it, yeah
[Chorus: Brick & Lace] There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
Show me emotion Tra-la-la-la Show me emotion Tra-la-la-la Show me emotion Tra-la-la-la He looks like a sugar in a plum plum plum
[Brick & Lace] You want sexy I give you sexy heh-he it's brick and lace and Jurassic 5 and I like that
Mercy yeah! Mercy yeah!
There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
[Jurassic 5] yeah You're too cute too resist and you'll probably wanna mention that you are not used to this hope I don't seem hard pressed can a brother get your number email address i'mma keep my eyes glued and hate on any brother you that talks to you cuz anytime another comes around harder than i put it on paper this is what i would describe intelligent the fly female perfume smell even if its not from Chanel hair and fingernails the fly debutante is what I want and you can trust me plus give me props when you discuss me its about to be super ugly but tonight's the night that's gonna make your love it's in the pocket
[Chorus: Brick & Lace] There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
[Jurassic 5] yo what it look like she look like we, my ticket at the end of the night ugh, she my type tall just my height tall brown skin african decent so decent world wide princess get down to business ain't by the bullshit (mmm-hmm) y'all know stand up tall queen of the bar nah, she ain't a pimp y'all
[Jurassic 5: Chali 2na] back and forth forth and back with your back support got your back we gonna have a laugh 'lil chat some food after that have a pack bake a crack take a step back (there's a) push it with a burst of air will it work will i thurt will i persevere till the dirt im a flirt first one with dear im afraid when the worst is near
[Chorus: Brick & Lace] There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
[Jurassic 5] her day starts with a bus and backpack half burn cigarette study and some black facts baby got it gonna on in the her own hood all the fellas on the ride know it's all good is it really tho? ask me how i figure tho give me just a second and i'mma tell you what a brothers know she was 15 following her for-scene you know flossin' moe when tossin' baby had dreams but she put em off often she'd rather slow one and grow a damn high living in the hood is like walkin' on a landmine yeah, come on
[Brick & Lace] watch me shake it to the left and copy it up on the right me gots the goods to deliver i got the mind to shiver come for rockin' come for rockin' it's in the pocket no one can stop it, yeah
[Chorus: Brick & Lace] There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
Show me emotion Tra-la-la-la Show me emotion Tra-la-la-la Show me emotion Tra-la-la-la He looks like a sugar in a plum plum plum
Check this out Real quick I don't know if everbody know us personally as individuals So what I want to do right know is Is I want to take this timeout just to introduce everybody So let me just introduce everybody
I need from the people up top From the people on the bottom And the people in the back on both sides To give it up when I say
(When the music is the soul) (And the soul is the music)
So what I want to do right now Is I just want to go back a little bit with y'all Check this out
[Zaakir] Yo, dressed in indiginous garb sittin abroad The words that I use to be awed people aplaud Now watch how the brother adapt fill in the gaps perhaps I play the block until the curb collapse Now check the method and put the message on record Promote the effort and change the neighorhood preference And keep'em guessin from the old to the adolescent It's J5 and it ain't no half steppin
[Chali 2na]
The word play we display Can only convey the vibe when they dj Colonial rep but far from the empecee Feel sorry for those who bystand innocently The menace in me divides men's courage in half I murdered my staff Demolished every nerd in my path The verbal giraffe ....jive We do play live Ask the people who they fly The crew J5
[Mark 7even] We ride right into the night Words that we write We're calm then a settle your site Come to the light The word play we display Kept us movin from Tokyo to LA Catch the feelin as we move on Follow the groove and steadily soothe Gotch you all comin in two Follow the crew No mean thing cause we tied like shoe strings When we sing you hear buzz like bee stings
(thank you...thank you)
[Chali 2na] This is a, uh, very historical moment for us as Jurassic 5 man for real man I feel like, uh you know, we have some serious support out here...
[Chorus] You know we bring this back 4 u So you know we bring this back 4 u So you know we know we know we know we know we So you know we bring this back 4 u
[Akil]
Yeah...What...Yeah When we play you walk this way We walk in faith I hope you feelin great We came here tonight just to celebrate Put ya hands up high you know we're rockin the place If you came here to hate you came way to late Jurassic emcees and came to set shit straight Originality, check the way we originate Style and communicate check the way we demostrate
[Chali 2na] Countdown three two one Some rappers a speak the real And I can see through some I focus my sound I never sellin surplus pounds I'm workin to smash and drown all you circus clowns You try to dis and get your rims crushed like ants eggs Some are fated where my tims touch my pant legs We indestructable plus we's magnificent kings Beat over book by overlooking insignificant things That bullshit that you bring
[Chorus] You know we bring this back 4 u So you know we bring this back 4 u So you know we bring this back 4 u So you know we bring this back 4 u So you know we bring this back 4 u So you know we bring this back 4 u So you know we know we know we know we...
Radio 작곡:B. Bailey,C. Fleming,C. Henderson,C. Stewart,D. Calloway,Dante Lamar Givens,G. Belton,L. Miller,M Potsic,Marc F. Stuart,Reginald Payne,S. Gibbs
(Announcer) Many, many moons ago Jurassic 5 Began their quest To put real hip hop on the radio
(Akil) Now here's a little story that must be heard About the brother with the word sounds so superb It started way back with these emcees Now here's a little somethin on the history
(Zaakir) I'm a H-I-P H-O-P H-E A-D, been since one-nine-eight-three R to the A-P-P-I-N Eighty-four was the year I picked up the pen At the same time breakin tryin' to come on in But I was already in since way back when One-nine-seven-five, the saga began R to the O-B-O-T-I-N Eighty-one I was P-O-P-P-I-N One-nine-eighty-two D-J-in Eighty-three it was all about Run-DMC man A gangbanger taught me how to break dance then The same year I picked up the pen And wrote my first rhyme and got that feelin And now I'm here in the flesh still dope still death Tryin' to get my song (rockin on the radio)
(Chorus) The summertime yo we would hang out And talk about the new jam that came out And from the way the beat was laid out And all the emcees had turned the place out And we would say our rhymes to the beat Right but we never indulged in the street Life and now we all good to go J5 is rockin on the radio
(Akil) Yo I was an inner-city nigga in my room I'd sit Poppin off quick cause I could sing a little bit with my hi-top fade and matchin outfits But once the record hit it's like listen to this Hip hop is the reason that a brother evolved And I was so involved I ain't gonna lie to none a y'all By the time I started rhymin in the late eighties The drugs in Cali was crazy
(Chali 2na) Nine-teen eighty Nine's the number this is the summer On some get rich come up Quest switch the drum up Invested some of my best years because of Then I repped with some of the best kids that done it My love dates back to show, that's incredible Brothers who lack revenue spent on they back several Times It made me know which way to go And now (Jurassic is rockin on the Radio)
(Chorus) The summertime yo we would hang out And talk about the new jam that came out And from the way the beat was laid out And all the emcees had turned the place out And we would say our rhymes to the beat Right but we never indulged in the street Life and now we all good to go J5 is rockin on the radio
(All Together) I got my mind on back in the day The style a dress and the records they play Reminisce I got somethin to say Check it out cause it went this way cause it went this way
(Mark 7even) The year was eighty-two and the block was froze When I stepped out rockin burgundy shell-toes A fresh mock-neck and some new Lee jeans Add a pair a Gazelles and well you know what I mean DJ Red Alert and Mr. Magic had static Over Kiss FM and BLS which one is the baddest Brothers on the block was doin the Wop While the cars drove by bumpin real hip hop The vibe and the feelin was oh so real We held it oh so dear so brother don't go there Fat Boys Cold Crush Force MCs All showed me how to really be a real emcee From the Yes Yes Y'alls to the Ladies say Ho I can't believe my jam is (rockin on the radio)
(Akil) From the Yes Yes Y'alls to the Ladies say Ho I can't believe my jam (rockin on the radio)
(Chorus) The summertime yo we would hang out And talk about the new jam that came out And from the way the beat was laid out And all the emcees had turned the place out And we would say our rhymes to the beat Right but we never indulged in the street Life and now we all good to go J5 is rockin' on the radio J5 is rockin' on the radio J5 is rockin' on the radio
Brown Girl (Suga Plum) featuring Brick &Amp; Lace작곡:C. Henderson,C. Stewart,Dante Lamar Givens,F. Reuther,M Potsic,Marc F. Stuart,S. Storch
[Brick & Lace] You want sexy I give you sexy heh-he it's brick and lace and Jurassic 5 and I like that
Mercy yeah! Mercy yeah!
There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
[Jurassic 5] yeah You're too cute too resist and you'll probably wanna mention that you are not used to this hope I don't seem hard pressed can a brother get your number email address i'mma keep my eyes glued and hate on any brother you that talks to you cuz anytime another comes around harder than i put it on paper this is what i would describe intelligent the fly female perfume smell even if its not from Chanel hair and fingernails the fly debutante is what I want and you can trust me plus give me props when you discuss me its about to be super ugly but tonight's the night that's gonna make your love it's in the pocket
[Chorus: Brick & Lace] There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
[Jurassic 5] yo what it look like she look like we, my ticket at the end of the night ugh, she my type tall just my height tall brown skin african decent so decent world wide princess get down to business ain't by the bullshit (mmm-hmm) y'all know stand up tall queen of the bar nah, she ain't a pimp y'all
[Jurassic 5: Chali 2na] back and forth forth and back with your back support got your back we gonna have a laugh 'lil chat some food after that have a pack bake a crack take a step back (there's a) push it with a burst of air will it work will i thurt will i persevere till the dirt im a flirt first one with dear im afraid when the worst is near
[Chorus: Brick & Lace] There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
[Jurassic 5] her day starts with a bus and backpack half burn cigarette study and some black facts baby got it gonna on in the her own hood all the fellas on the ride know it's all good is it really tho? ask me how i figure tho give me just a second and i'mma tell you what a brothers know she was 15 following her for-scene you know flossin' moe when tossin' baby had dreams but she put em off often she'd rather slow one and grow a damn high living in the hood is like walkin' on a landmine yeah, come on
[Brick & Lace] watch me shake it to the left and copy it up on the right me gots the goods to deliver i got the mind to shiver come for rockin' come for rockin' it's in the pocket no one can stop it, yeah
[Chorus: Brick & Lace] There's Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, Brown Girl in the Ring Tra-la-la-la it, she looks like Sugar and the Plum. plum plum
Show me emotion Tra-la-la-la Show me emotion Tra-la-la-la Show me emotion Tra-la-la-la He looks like a sugar in a plum plum plum
Gotta Understand 작곡:C. Henderson,C. Mayfield,C. Stewart,C. Stocker,Dante Lamar Givens,M Potsic,Marc F. Stuart
{*Soul sample cut*} "You might wanna say it" Testing "O, Ya got to understand"
(Chorus) "what ya gotta" speak the truth for real "you might want to say ?" "you got to understand" We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective The J5 collective will wreck cuz you "You got to understand" keep it together and try "you might want to say ?" but you "you got to understand" We're more than meets the third eye, words fly Reppin' from the bird's eye view
(Akil) I ain't hating I just heard better Up the ante on the game and apply the pressure Understand I was a fan Before I was a member of your favorite rap band Understand that I'm still a fan
(Soup) And you can keep playing after the fact Related to the game and came after crack Cuz every nigga I know is out ta get a plaque So why you wanna go and do that, huh?
(Chali 2na) I don't know man cuz we see fiends who dream c.r.e.a.m Reppin' the west through special effects and green screens And it seems you need to be the one to flash that cannon Or sign the autographs till the last cat's standing
(Marc 7even) Brother pass that action, and your trashin' is real Your only way of coming up is probably inking a deal While your thinking the skills, some are thinking the mills In a never-ending quest ta get the house on the hill AND THAT'S REAL
(Chorus)
(Akil) I need some understanding in this world between me and my girl She want the diamonds and the pearls to be a part of my world Twenty four-sev, but love don't pay the rent So love me when I'm home and cherish the moment
(Chali 2na) Uh-Huh Cuz some of you women are men's mirrors I know some women who dodge balls like Ben Stiller Please understand, it's not to offend or seem bitter But every queen, need a king wit her
(Soup - singing) Ms. Thing I don't know, but ever I leave you ready to go My Momma told me about how it flow But I didn't wanna listen but she told me so Now if it ever came to the bank account Who'd ya pack ya things and get up and bounce These the type of things that I be thinking about To all my other fellas "you got to understand"
(Chorus)
(Chali 2na) And all the times I tried ta do ?what this wanna god do? It's cuz I see the world from the Artist eye view You live life the next part is you die, too And there's no one on this earth it doesn't apply to
(Soup) Now that's true, cuz every single day I live I'm obligated just ta say it like it T-I is And I ain't gon talk about no cat whose decision is poor Trust me man my hand is just as dirty as yours
(Marc 7even) Either they like you, or they hype you, it's a cycle Choices that we make in the vi-tal Cuz in the blink of an eye it can all go awry And the next man will quickly take your title
(Akil) Yeah, between me and myself and all of these things Understanding is a theme when we doing our thing From the job to my queen and chasing my dream The whole world needs a little understanding
(Chorus(w/ad-libs from Akil) *cut sample until fade
In The House 작곡:C. Henderson,C. Stewart,Dante Lamar Givens,G. Grainger,M Potsic,Marc F. Stuart
Uhh Yo, Party people, from right to left just kick off your shoes and enjoy yourself The rec-ipe for rap is to flip the script and we the Jurassic 5 and we bout to rip So ladies and Gentlemen From the music this is farfetched extreme, from the brothers we bring a whole brand new thing, Were in-the-house
Yo, The original ryme-inyl hospital the mic, I spin on the mic, believe it, those believing the hype, my beat in this life, what ever you believe in this light, I'm reading it right, whatever, cant ya sing it you'd like It's like, Could it be hot or could it be cold or could it control I'm leaving it [co, co c, c, c, controldable to the party goers exclusively, and you agree I'm much better than I used to be, because J5 MC were here to rock, rhymes like yours can never be stopped You heard the four of us even though it's six, guaranteed to succeed while were bringing you this. I give J5 uh the recipe, south central MC in the place to be. Common say ho if ya know that my flow get ya out on the floor and make ya sweat for sure, uh Cos we got what you need Stuck on my style and my melody Yeah, lemmie' show you where the party at The rhythm from the jungle with a party hat Party back from the front to back, yeah Party rap and you know that
So just get back now Party with the people when you bust that move Give it up don't stop now Feel the vibe let the music push you
So ladies and Gentlemen For the music this is farfetched extreme, for the brothers we bring a whole brand new thing, Were in-the-house
So ladies and Gentlemen Get on down
Yeah that's what I'm talking about Ya see I'm coming with the healing plan Leaving my enemies running like a ceiling fan Now while the rest assume I let my blesses bloom In a session I take it back like a dressing room and it's a cinch what the tuna do, Turn a roach and you're convinced I'm as dressy as a French quarter filler brew, so that were beautiful music pharmaceutical ladies and gents this events undisputable
Its tuna fish in the house tonight
Were hustling For de money Give us the ends The dividends Yaiah
That hobbadoba shop webe deba he That shit will blow up.
Give us the ends
Were hustling For de money Give us the ends The dividends Yaiah
Whats the motto for J5 2006?
Were hustling For de money Give us the ends The dividends Yaiah
Give us the ends
Yeah you know when a song is going off its like Were hustling.
Baby Please 작곡:A. Manfredi,C. Henderson,C. Stewart,Dante Lamar Givens,M Potsic,Marc F. Stuart
You know them ladies half amazin' half crazy Baby wanna make a baby baby please what she say to me Yeah
Ain't nutin new up under the sun She want a boy I don't want none Girl just wanna have fun I'm tryin to get my funds count my ones
(Chorus)
Nutin new up under the sun Gotta a brother up under the gun Gotta run cause a girl got a plan to get a man Ain't a ring on my hand All she wants is me and her to be one
Uh, let me tell you how the story begun At first thought she was the one She was chill then so much fun Her uzi weighed a ton Didn't know I was chillin with a loaded gun Can you feel or hear me son Disappear reappear call me hang up Love me hate me quit me date me Baby on the low might Robert Blake me
You want your problem solved holler dog Can't be seen with her in the mall Givin you a piece of my catalogue Never thought you would pull up at a broad But I had it y'all Bagged it y'all Hate it when a girl get mad at y'all I'm a snap at y'all Don't panic nah The reason why a five nigger haven't called
(Chorus)
Ain't nutin new up under the sun No money no car why you call me a bum Cause you got cake and I'm scrapin crumbs Now I'm on the video your face look stunned
(Chorus)
Nutin up under the sun Fellas succumb when they nails and they hair get done It's better for some to tell'em when young Keep'em under space in the place til they head get sprung
I can't mess wit you hoes Out to get my dough Alterior with the mo From my heart the plot is closed You know You thought since I was nice That I was blind like some mice But I'm a man with advice Baby please get it right
All of us used to walk the world Akward, scared to talk to girls Every flavor, even chocolate swirl Can't get a housewife from a stalker girl uh uh Cannot handle a high caliber woman Camera hold steady A blast and I'm a move it around Tryin take advantage and vanish for standing how I'm a get down
(Chorus)
Ain't nutin new up under the sun She want a boy I don't want none Girl just wanna have fun I'm tryin to get my funds count my ones
(Chorus)
Uh, I'm a break it down real real quick Just cause she fine don't mean she fine In the time it took me to write this rhyme Baby done slept with all man kind Don't play me play lotto You can't rev me like no throttle Get yo ass up out that bottle girl Stuff the benz in some model world
Let me spit this man With miss thang Put it in the way just to get this Jane Sorry girlfriend I forgot your name Don't blame me just blame the game
Your claim to fame ain't your brain Without no game her end can't complain She don't wanna make the change She just wanna shake that thing and chase that fame
(Chorus) - 2X
Work It Out featuring Dave Matthews Band작곡:C. Henderson,C. Stewart,D. Matthews,Dante Lamar Givens,M Potsic,Marc F. Stuart,Roland Kovac
(Dave Matthews) A don't stop stop your dreamin' Let yourself float upon the notion We can work it out, we gon' work it out baby Go ahead lose yourself inside this opportunity That we gonna make it right now, make it right now
(Marc 7even) Hey We live and we learn, we crash and we burn Right now my only rhyme is this lesson I learned You talk about trust, I talk about lust It's not appealin' as you truly speak your feelings I'll be lookin' at the ceiling, so concealing I shoulda put my heart on the table Knowin' I was good and able but instead I fed your fables If I could have you back best believe it'd be forever Cause each and every day you would hear those four letters
(Chorus)
(Chali 2na) Hey These are different times but we feel the same pains The blood of mankind runnin' through the same veins We'd like to make it right some which it remain tame Same crimes even though the names changed And we like different minds workin' off the same brain Passengers on different cars steppin' off the same train In the end, makin' it right's the main aim Different parts of the picture highlight the same frame
(Chorus)
(Akil) Yo Now if you know what I know you need to work it out If you ain't happy with yourself you need to work it out You havin' problems with your family then work it out The things we go through just to work it out I work it out when the situation seems unworkable unreversible but God is most merciful Many works, Many men converse With soul searches sweat it out when they tryin' to work it out
(Soup) With the constant complaint, we either gonna make it fly Or we ain't, I already know what some of ya think I'ma talk a hip hop and how bad its got Then tryin' pull a brother, I'm not lookin' for nobody to judge, you said you ain't I never thought you was I'm just tryin' get with ya and pose in the same picture So this mic thing can move the right thing and do the right thing Made for your life gain, plus my man might sing
(Chorus) - 2X
Where We At 작곡:C. Henderson,C. Stewart,Dante Lamar Givens,M Potsic,Marc F. Stuart
Speak my mind Just to reach your mind Tap a tempo off the instrumental Just to get the drum line You know it's my time Reel up and rewind Get off that cheap wine Swingning on my grapevine You heard a brother Worthy to create rhymes I take it further than a murder Or I hate crime Don't hate on me What have you done for me lately Beside to baith me assume and mistakely Too abstract than a backpack To super underground with the beats and rats Cause I refuse to bust gatts And wather down my raps To get me caught up in a trap And set me years back. Fuck that!
[Mos Def:] Yeah right from the start Remember that feeling The way the Hip-Hop used to make you feel So real like Getting first signed Then the first time you heard Planet Rock Word is over, the God Staten Island, for real... for real
I heard brother say J5, men them niggas ain't shit Them niggas never slapped no bitch, never inserted a clip They never claimed thug or a pimp Them niggas never made the attempt Hey yo, they ain't all that Men Six members men and four of them black What kind of racist statement is that They need to change their views Start talking about the clubbing they do Thats the reason we ain't fucking with you Today's artist is tough Talking loud, this isn't enough... yeah Let's talk about the guns you bust Nigga, the crack you cut Or all the cars that you bought wholesale Or the niggas rattling your cold tail I've been keeping it real Let's talk about the ash you feel Now thats the way to get mass appeal Ya'll ain't heard that wow The brothers ain't feeling your style You get stoned play over the radio right now
Where we at Wh...Whe...Wher...Where we at (YA) Where we at
Don't deny me, diss or austrsize me Cause it's likely I'm all up in your sight gee It's unreal how you deal and threat us Your bunch of beleivers I can tell just by the way you retreath Cactus is a discreed fact They heat rap beat gaps but stay of the knee rack So you could put your seat back Pick up your feet and bring facts Rhymes and beats that we create can defeat that weak crap Cause your either bling-bliging or your next tails rigning (dring) Either way it goes, fat baby ain't signing The game ain't over until we all get shined I mean you do your thing and I do mine
Get It Together 작곡:B. Strong,C. Henderson,C. Stewart,Dante Lamar Givens,M Potsic,Marc F. Stuart,N. Whitfield,S. Gibbs
(Zaakir) Yeah, I'm tryin' to get it right, live my life right I want the things that come with the fast life but I don't wanna lose my soul, right? pay with my life I just wanna rock ice with my fresh nikes (yeah, yeah) cuz the girls at the school think I dress nice. (yeah) The real thug niggaz cool with a nigga, right? (that's right) 'Til one day after school, wakin' home, right? (Uh Huh) Them same thug niggaz ran up on a brother, right? With three more I never met in my life. (Damn!) Axed me where I'm from, banged on me, right? (Where you from?) The brothers that I knew was up outta sight (Man they made me get it together, now I ack right.) (Let's get it together)
(Mark 7even) Trials and tribulations, both got you accosted Understand I'm not the one, go tap some other resources The road that you travel gon' be paved in some gravel so before you try on jock me understand the shit is rocky I don't mean a boxer, Illy? or Oscar I'm tryin' to spit some game, so your ass can prosper Pay a little dues, do a couple a shows put a mix-tape out, man let's see how it goes My only good advise is to cut your own slice I mean, the world ain't gon' bite, just cause you think you nice How can I be diplomatic when this ain't automatic I'm gonna tell you right, this a roll of the dice (Let's get it together)
(Chali 2na) Hey, being (solid?)silent's the first sign if not, being able to follow my first line I dirt-grind on my first, it works fine I'm alert, but I been caught of guard at the worst time. (worst time) Yeah, I get apparent applause but do these people know my character flaws? I get embarassed and pause, meticulous, but never careless because I might be the one standin' on your terrace that falls And you can laugh, but it's therapeutic, to talk about my faults of a rare acoustic, bangin' dove shit We ain't perfect, to fight just ain't worth it despite a stained surface, we gotta retain purpose (Let's get it together)
(Akil) I was a pick-a-the-litter, when I was a-little-nigga my pops would turn preacher once my voice got deeper than his. For all the times a nigga would vent I had to listen, he was payin' the rent and what he's sayin', he meant. I'll admit, I was tripin' a bit I was hangin' with different chicks and we be wild'n and shit but I had to get a grip before time ran out or pop starts to trip, start puttin' me out but now I kinda see what he was talkin' about you can't live in somebody house and start airin' it out You got to be your own man and handle your biz and later on you can tell 'em what time it is (Let's get it together)
Future Sound 작곡:C. Henderson,C. Stewart,Dante Lamar Givens,H. Nilsson,M Potsic,Marc F. Stuart
(Soup) A 1,2 what cha gonna do 2,3 what's this gonna be... come on now
Akil and Soup (talking over each other) Yea Yea uh, a come on now Let me hear you, Let me hear you
(Akil) Uh yea Provoke emotions when I'm boastin and braggin Just imagine gun clappin' linguistic assassin Bout to shake the world up, slam it to the floor up You heard of us, real niggaz we blow the world up Rip off the planet, take it for granted when I manage With that home team advantage, automatic rhyme bandit Bout to hand it , Cause you cram to understand it When I land it open handed I'm a transatlantic slave, with that old black magic Got to have it from the demo, to the master Some brothers try to strike, but light the fire of disaster I'm the chainsaw massacre, brain ball acid dust Down shift, pump your brakes, ease off the clutch We fuck it up, when we conduct, load your pistol up Put this verbal dick in your mouth, until I bust a nut And let this jam tell you who the fuck I am Original black man from the Billali Sudan
(Chorus: Akil and Soup) It's like that y'all, so go head and get up Sample (Be bad) This is the future sound (Sample) Without further ado, you don't see us, but we see you
(Akil) Either you're here to teach
(Both) Or you're here to be taught
(Akil) If you don't plan to get away
(Both) Then you plan to get caught I was born to lead, that why I run don't walk South-central MC what the fuck you thought
(Soup) I set my first verse up, similar to a stake out The minute that they break out, they send jake out But I'm super laxative and I don't need no practice kid You're probably wondering what track this it
(Akil) Uh, so carry on with that twisted ass street rap I ride for peace, but I will contradict that And bitch slap any rapper that act, uh Like he really want it I'm a have to mishap
(Soup) So act like you want it, but don't get loud And you haven't seen a style this vivid in awhile
(Akil) I rebuild cause I'm a rebel My education and rhythm is on a higher level Smash til the dust settles
(Chorus)
Yes, yes, yes y'all Mic test, test y'all Freestyle lyrics being thrown straight at y'all And we hype so and we might just flow from the get go Hey yo Soup, let 'em know
(Soup) I'm one of the last cats, (That's right) puttin' the flavor back in the rap And make a sun roof straight to your cap Now the original black, now watch how the herbs react I play the block, where I learned to rap (tell em) Ain't nothing to it, I keep the word play fluent And tone will run through like the emperor Jones Now the inventor of poems and lymrics outstanding pitch Regardless if your feeling my shit Yo, I stay prime and plus I'm never outdated In time I break atoms from the way that I rhyme Now I created a line with no miscues, fake no moves So here's the rhyme I couldn't wait to use I represent, and put the pressure on your local event And drop heavy when the vocal commits To hit you with the hits, from the colonial prince The master of the ceremonial It's like that y'all
(Marc 7) Syllable slasher, insurmountable mic gasher Quick to vent with intent, you can't crash us Constant link passers, styles'll skate past ya Beats that we present will make you hate like a slave master(Hardcore) Heated and hot, control the venomous plots We be the cream of the crop, so keep our name out your mouth We'll entertain your brain for three minutes and change Ain't it strange, your fame is three minutes and change Let me finish explainin', break it down like a layman All the stuff that you sayin', Ain't it all entertainin'
(Akil) Uhh, Yea... (Red hot) molten lava Too hot for toddlers Too hot for you and your crew so don't bother I'm the globetrotter, party block rocker Heart and show stopper, break it off proper
(Soup) With lengths to go,Yo The Jacques Cousteau with flow, and underground continental With words that blow The competitions straight to the door We'll rock it, Herbie Hancock it like '84, Fo' sho'
(J5) This jam is red hot
(Chali 2na) A smooth brotha, for real we buckshots like that BlackMoon fella The backroom sellers makin' rap tunes illa The Killa flow spilla, the Chicago killa named 2na
(Marc 7) We come tramplin', your city and stand in We movin' in tandem, your crew couldn't phathom We reppin' the fashion, no mushin' and mashin' I'm through with you has beens Your crew better cash in
(J5) This jam is red hot, when were rockin the spot If you like it or not, this jam is red hoooooot
(Soup) The vangard of art Quick to put pen to the thought And nice from the minute I start, huh Maneuver well, I tell girls that can't tell That say since I don't look like Maxwell They think I can't mack well
(Chali 2na) We them backpack boys, at your backdoor They can catch a cap like a hatch door Givin' the exact score Forever we fight for honor yo Tight since we was lable mates with Mic Geronimoooo!
(Marc 7) Walking, stompin' in my big black boots It be the crew J5 and we're all in cahoots (Soon) to bring it to ya live, yea that's what you paid for With skills much sharper than a Texas Chainsaw
(Akil) Yo, pipin' hot and your mic is not We steam from the pot, you wet like rain drops We fire with the brimstone Heat up your girls erogenous zones with electrified sparks and poems
(J5) This jam is red hot, when were rockin the spot If you like it or not, this jam is red hoooooot
This jam is red hot
(Chali 2na) So let the ash blow We relieve static with a grammatic fiasco
(Marc 7) Don't even start me We rippin' up your party Put us on a marque We clutch without the car keys
(Jurassic 5) This jam is red hot
(Akil) Mind blowa, syllable Sammy Sosa Dap the King's Cobra
(Soup) Huh, we come up to sun up thanks to noon And you can say, I'm on his dick cause you are too, Come On!
(J5) This jam is red hot, when were rockin the spot If you like it or not, this jam is red hoooooot
Turn It Out 작곡:C. Henderson,C. Stewart,Dante Lamar Givens,M Potsic,Marc F. Stuart
[Jurassic 5] Yo, we are no superstars Who wanna be large and forget who we are Don't judge us by bank accounts and big cars No matter how bright we shine we're far from being stars Cause stars fall, and disintigrate before they hit the Asfalt, they incinerate cause we came Not to destroy the law but to fulfill For those who appreciate those with skills And fresh windmills, and graf that kills What is a DJ without the scratch to build? Without the elements, it's all irrelevant Niggas love to Freestyle but hate to Fellowship [Zaakir] Yeah, taste the city's agenda, most of you outta town niggas Get caught up and turn bitter, the city of bullshitters Where hopes are blown, not even money for the phone Now tell me what's the solution, how to get back home? [Charli 2na] Yo, don't get caught up in glamor and glitz and camera tricks The Land of the Dead, before you come examine your set Where drama collects and women use special effects Where amateur stunts can make a nigga damage your fronts [Akil] Uh, the California Sunkist with a twist of limelight Some set trip on the Sunset Strip Belive the Hide Boulevard nice, the glamorous life Many searching for the fame but can't afford the price [Marc 7even] She would turn you out if you wasn't prepared She would tell you the things you wanted to hear She would blur your vision when it once was clear This chick is full of tricks so approach with fear, cause [Jurassic 5] Yo, we are no superstars Who wanna be large and forget who we are Don't judge us by bank accounts and big cars No matter how bright we shine we're far from being stars [Zaakir] You say you love LA, you say the weather is great Plenty sun in your face, you like the cars with bass You like the way we paperchase and the women that shake In the land of earthquakes and high crime rates A lot of people is fake, this is Hollywood We shape the minds of kids in every hood We make your past situation look good The nights filled with Shugs and I wish you would [Marc 7even] Can dance with Alvin Haley and Les Miserables In this century city, you can walk on the stars Sex, money, and murder, yeah it's all 4 to 5 Cause fame and passerby with the name immortalized [Akil] On the avenue of stars, many names are called On the boulevard, known for leaving permanent scars Many dreams get robbed, real movie macabre Young heartthrobs get young heart sobs, cause "Good evenening ladies and gentlemen welcome to Hollywood, California" [Charli 2na] The city of angel's wings represents people's hopes and dreams And the evil that men do that live life close to kings And boast supreme, fancy cars, coats, and cream Material things provoke more folks to scheme Whether you paid your cost, Cali green made your call The smog covers the city like a table cloth Is it fame at fault? Entertainers labeled soft The place where people come to lose their train of thought [Zaakir] Despite the claims of what LA is and what it ain't The picture the city paints that overexaggerates Within the circus, if you're filling this service purpose Some feel it ain't worth it, the city that's got you nervous And make you injure, and get up out of here nigga Cause LA never considered for those that need baby sitters This is the hot bed for singles and newlyweds Some looking for better gigs or fiending to make it big It's the only place where stars are born And we are the only ones that can't be worn Out, by any place regardless of the cost Cause brothers with big dreams, sometimes they get lost cause [Jurassic 5] Yo, we are no superstars Who wanna be large and forget who we are Don't judge us by bank accounts and big cars No matter how bright we shine we're far from being stars Cause stars fall, and disintigrate before they hit the Asfalt, they incinerate cause we came Not to destroy the law but to fulfill For those who appreciate those with skills And..., and... What is a DJ without the (scratching) Without the elements, it's all irrelevant (I represent the real from the beginning to the end of it)
End Up Like This 작곡:A. Gaye,C. Henderson,C. Stewart,Dante Lamar Givens,E. Stover,J. Nyx Jr.,M Potsic,Marc F. Stuart,Marvin Gaye,Salaam Remi
Hey, yo, We used to be young, dumb, full o' cum, Bubble Yum bubble gum, with no funds, But we still had fun. Don't worry, be happy, that's what we was. We was family, caring for loved ones, Blood relatives; first and second cousins. Brothers all from the same mother. Now we act like we don't know each other. We used to play with toy guns, Now we bust real ones. Shoot 'em up Kill Bill style and fashion. Hey, yo, what happened? Hey, yo, what happened?
Na na na na na na na na What if we end up like this?
Na na na na na na na na What if we end up like this?
Da da da da da da da da What if we end up like this?
Da da da da da da da da What if we end up like this?
Hey, yo, The vision that I'm seein' ain't the same no more. We used to tell the girls we love 'em, Now we calling 'em whores Summers of the past was a blast when we cooked out But now we grab the phone, sit alone, and order take out Kids playin' outside, yellin' out names, Now the fun and excitement's in the video games Brothers used to speak "What's up," "How you" Now it's "Homie," "Who the heck" and "Why he lookin' at you?" It really blows my mind how we changed our direction As the years go by, I gotta ask this question:
Na na na na na na na na What if we end up like this?
Na na na na na na na na What if we end up like this?
Da da da da da da da da What if we end up like this?
Da da da da da da da da What if we end up like this?
We-a dire need, but what the empire need When you lyin' to me, it seems so fine to me I got a glass eye that reflects the fast fly Then my acne (???) the latchkey cool I used to want to hit the streets to hide my fault The life at the (???), or the pain I've caused The damage I laid was covered up with praise Cause, Momma, did you know that I had changed my ways? But don't judge me, harass my clique, We only doin' this, cause the neighboorhood permits. So try to explain, just one thing:
What if we end up like this?
Na na na na na na na na What if we end up like this?
Na na na na na na na na What if we end up like this?
Da da da da da da da da What if we end up like this?
Da da da da da da da da What if we end up like this?
Yeah, I'm runnin' muddy and graffiti understudy To switchin' to musician and children across the country Trips to Cuba and tours with Santana Help me not to flip this statement and endure these bad manners, man They ain't chasin' but came to main cause inducing caine is a beast To sustain your brain pressure Tryin not to see the fact that you da man, leave the plan, (???) Cause your choices affect your band members in the air, shit Later for business, what happened to friendship? The rest is just nonsense My natural response is to just to roll up our fists and ask:
What if we end up like this?
Na na na na na na na na What if we end up like this?
Na na na na na na na na What if we end up like this?
Da da da da da da da da What if we end up like this?
Da da da da da da da da What if we end up like this?
Na na na na na na na na What if we end up like this?
Na na na na na na na na What if we end up like this?
Da da da da da da da da What if we end up like this?
Da da da da da da da da What if we end up like this?
동반자 의식의 말소 시점은 과연 언제쯤일까?Jurassic 5의 정규 두 번째 앨범에 해당되는 신보 [Power in Numbers]를 두고서 국내 리스너들 사이에서 오가는 이야기들을 지켜보자니 사뭇 흥미롭다. 뮤지션의 신보가 나왔을 때 앨범의 음악을 두고 말들이 많아지는 것은, 늘 있어왔던, 지극히 당연하고 평범한 일이겠지만 국내 힙합 리스너들이 이 쥬라식 파이브를 두고 지니고 있는 연대의식에 비추어 본다면 신보의 라이센스 발매 이전부터 생성된 담론들에는 다소 색다른 시선으로 바라 볼 수 있는 여지가 생긴다. 사실 이 땅에서, 진정한 힙합 리스너 집단의 형성은 바로 90년대 후반부터였다고 할 수 있다. 그리고 소위 '대박 3만장'이라 불리는 소소한(小少-) 성과가 우리 힙합판에서 나타났던 시기가 대략 2...
