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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Performer
Mix Master Mike
Mix Master Mike
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Diamond
Michael Diamond
Composer
Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch
Composer
Adam Horovitz
Adam Horovitz
Composer
Tony Romeo
Tony Romeo
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Producer
Duro
Duro
Mixing Engineer
Jon Weiner
Jon Weiner
Recording Engineer
Freddie
Freddie
Assistant Recording Engineer
Chris Athens
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Now, get busy! Now once upon a time up on this mic MC's be really workin' on what they write With the sound delight, we rock all night And, yes, we're gonna party for the right to fight We're international like Matt Takei Rock the mic from Munich out to Taipei Still around the way is where we'll stay Say what we mean, mean what we say Trajectories from the past are taking their toll and What we do now is future mouldin' Columbine bowlin', childhood stolen We need a bit more gun controllin' Right (right), now (now), what is goin' on? We (we), gotta (gotta), get it goin' on Be (be), fore (fore), it's too far gone We gotta work together, it's been too long When I get on you scream, "Hoo tight!" Rockin' this flow, I could go all night I'm not here to fight or incite I'm like the beach in the Bahamas, make you feel alright I'm getting kind of tired of the situation The US attacking other nations And narrations, on every station False elation's got me losing my patience Well, I'm a funky-ass Jew and I'm on my way And, yes, I got to say, "Fuck the KKK" And, oh yeah, hey, how about today? If you want to set it off, then let me hear you say Right (right), now (now), what is goin' on? We (we), gotta (gotta), get it goin' on Be (be), fore (fore), it's too far gone We gotta work together, it's been too long I went to get a loan and they asked my race I wrote down human inside the space It's a disgrace how they try to debase It ain't the bank's damn business how my lineage trace Now let me drop a verse that's terse and concise I'm an iron chef when I slice and dice With the rhyme precise, the word is nice Please pass me the Riunite on ice Well, let's go to work and not beserk 'Cause when the time comes, the body goes to dirt Try to smooth it out like Levert I keep the mind alert and not revert Right (right), now (now), what is goin' on? We (we), gotta (gotta), get it goin' on Be (be), fore (fore), it's too far gone We gotta work together, it's been too long
Writer(s): Martin Rackin, Adam Nathaniel Yauch, Tony Romeo, Adam Horovitz, Don Costa, Michael Louis Diamond, Philip Phil Zeller Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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