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Root Down (Free Zone Mix)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch
Vocals
Michael Diamond
Michael Diamond
Vocals
Eric Bobo
Eric Bobo
Percussion
Adam Keefe Horovitz
Adam Keefe Horovitz
Vocals
Money Mark
Money Mark
Keyboards
Terje Rypdal
Terje Rypdal
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Keefe Horovitz
Adam Keefe Horovitz
Songwriter
Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch
Songwriter
Michael Diamond
Michael Diamond
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Producer
Mario Caldato Jr
Mario Caldato Jr
Producer
Lars Nissen
Lars Nissen
Engineer
The Prunes
The Prunes
Mixing Engineer
Tom Baker
Tom Baker
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

It's not a put down, I put my foot down And then I makin' some love, I put my root down I'm like "Sweetie Pie" by the Stone Alliance Everybody know I'm known for dropping science 'Cause I'm electric like Dick Hyman I guess you'd expect to catch the crew rhymin' Never let you down with the stereo sound So, Mike, get on the mic and turn it out We're talkin' root down, I put my boot down And if you want to battle me, you're puttin' loot down I said it's root down, it's time to scoot down I'm-a step up to the mic in my goose down Come up representin' from the Upper West Money Makin' put me to the test Sometimes I feel as though I've been blessed Because I'm doing what I want so I never rest Well, I ain't coming out goofy like the Fruit of the Loom guys Just struttin' like The Meters with the "Look-ka Py Py" Downtown Brooklyn is where I was born But when the snow is fallin' then I am gone You might think that I'm a fanatic A phone call from Utah and I'm throwin' a panic So break it to the root when we kick it on down Jimmy Smith is my man, I wanna give him a pound I kick it root down Kick-kick-kick it Root-root-root down Kick-kick-kick-kick-kick it Root-root-root down Kick-kick-kick-kick-kick it Root down-down-down Kick-kick-kick-kick it Root down Well, Ad-Rock (huh?), don't stop, come on Just get on the mic with the tick and the tock Well, I'll fill you to the fuckin' rim like Brim I'm walking down your block and you say that's him There goes the guy with the funky sound The Beatsie Boys, you know we're gonna get down Because I've got the flow where I grab my dick And say, "Oh my god, that's the funky shit!" So I'm-a pass the mic and cause a panic The original nasal kid is doing damage Every morning I took the train to High Street Station Doing homework on the train, what a fucked up situation On the way back up, hearing battle tapes Through the underground, underneath the sky scrapes It's like Harlem World Battles on the Zulu Beat Show It's Kool Moe Dee vs. Busy Bee, that's one you should know Enough of that, I just want to give some respect due MCA, grab the mic and Ma Bell will connect you Bob Marley was a prophet for the freedom fight Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel alright I'm feelin' good to play a little music Tears runnin' down my face 'cause I love to do it And no one can stop this flow from flowin' on A flow master of disaster with a sound that's gone I'll take a little shout out to my Dad and Mom For bringing me into this world and so on I kick it root down Kick-kick-kick it Root-root-root down Kick-kick-kick it Root-root-root down Kick-kick-kick-kick-kick it Root-root down-down Kick-kick-kick it Root-root-root down
Writer(s): Michael Louis Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Nathaniel Yauch Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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