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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Rap
Knuckles
Knuckles
Percussion
Dice Raw
Dice Raw
Vocals
Black Thought
Black Thought
Vocals
Jef Lee Johnson
Jef Lee Johnson
Guitar
Kamal Gray
Kamal Gray
Keyboards
Leonard Hubbard
Leonard Hubbard
Bass
Questlove
Questlove
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Gray
James Gray
Songwriter
Tarik Trotter
Tarik Trotter
Songwriter
Kyle Jones
Kyle Jones
Songwriter
Ahmir Thompson
Ahmir Thompson
Songwriter
Karl B. Jenkins
Karl B. Jenkins
Songwriter
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jon Smeltz
Jon Smeltz
Recording Engineer
Vince Dilorenzo
Vince Dilorenzo
Assistant Recording Engineer
Gordon Glass
Gordon Glass
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jason Goldstein
Jason Goldstein
Mixing Engineer
Ahmir Thompson
Ahmir Thompson
Mixing Engineer
Richard Nichols
Richard Nichols
Mixing Engineer
Pablo Arraya
Pablo Arraya
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
The Grand Wizzards
The Grand Wizzards
Producer

Lyrics

Downtown everybody move to the beat Uptown everybody moving the heat Cross town the party where both sides meet Eastside, Westside, there's always beef Downtown everybody move to the beat Uptown everybody moving the heat Cross town the party where both sides meet Eastside, Westside, there's always beef I tattoo the page with the permanent ink Mr. Rourke on your fantasy island The umbrella in your tropical drinks Still run it up it, liquor in your cup Fucking you up Hang over the banister You feel the rush of the blood going straight to your brain Ain't no love, you only love bringing hate to the game Taking my name in vain, mistaking license for freedom He make music for the people, people dying to meet him People We still abuse it, while the rich is made of music He probably driving a Buick and be rocking Van Heusen G U E relevant, see how his man do it Fucking with niggas from Illa Fifth, see how we ran through it The river in the valley The nigga in the alley Rolling with the heat from BK to killer Cali The hands will fake the clapping You'll be collapsing You softer than the land on legs Transforming the landscape Like a sandstorm in the Sahara I am the truest nigga I do more shows than the roots to Carol Lewis Creative artist, never play the targets of game hunters You may want to test this product like cane smugglers Dis disco shit Popping like Crisco Hitting your face Spit in your face like pistol shit My style, wild like Wipple whip I go back like a pistol grip It's pro black, Kweli Downtown everybody move to the beat Uptown everybody moving the heat Cross town the party where both sides meet Eastside, Westside, there's always beef Downtown everybody move to the beat Uptown everybody moving the heat Cross town the party where both sides meet Eastside, Westside, there's always beef I'm a fed like alcohol, tobacco and firearms Willy Gank, spit the killer Dank Dialogue Pyro maniac like Dr. Molotov I knock the bottle off And knock the model off Gots some non believers here Some how I'll save y'all Or stop y'all worries, you makin' me vexed Hit up Gekko, this ain't got gold correct I'll fuck around and hit your body like? 'Cuz you a toy not a soldier yet You better hold your neck You dick smokers get no respect With the blood, ice your watch, rock your rocks Better rock it on the screen and not the blocks 'Cuz them crews don't stop them shots It's so many that fly, they chase down, I just stop and watch I'm from the South side of Philly, it's known to get gruesome Heavy hitter villians these alleyways produce them Heavy hitter on a pocket we find a way to juice them They may as well pay, schmuck Ducing the B to LA see me the King splitter Then analyze this dime, the main thing glitter Then analyze the taste in your mouth, it seem bitter Gangster, valid dick torian, graduate of I dare you If you are paper thin I'm a tear you I'm a come take care of you put a part in your hairdo You barking like I'm a starting to scare you But speak up like a man nigga so your body guards can hear you Downtown everybody move to the beat Uptown everybody moving the heat Cross town the party where both sides meet Eastside, Westside, there's always beef Downtown everybody move to the beat Uptown everybody moving the heat Cross town the party where both sides meet Eastside, Westside, there's always beef
Writer(s): 0, Ahmir K. Thompson, Tarik L. Collins, Carl Jenkins Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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