The Tribute

People Give toast to these audio architects Who came here tonight to get your soul right Prepare to be amazed As we perform unbelievable feats With these beats by via satellite So come one, come all Some of y'all are gonna leave here breathless We launching off in about five minutes So make sure you're on the guest list Or catch us the next time we're landing To witness something that's clearly outstanding Yo Colossus bring the band in I need horns that emphasize, rhymes you visualize Give them something until the main course comes He who shall hip-hop brought swift drums See we're about taking the chance You wanna put (?) in a b-boy stance Its all created its just differently dated A combination of time frames Traditional styles with brand new names Whether its Duke, Jazz Nova, or Bob James Man you feel the groove, the love is the same The drum's giving you the essence of our origin A story in itself where all those (?) fully to see your musical self So give a hand to the narrators The personal tour guide that's bringing out your jazz side In fact we raise the bar of orchestration and rap by far 'Cause we study what it means to be authentic Payed a tribute to the ones that invented Sorta like connect the dots Risk for those that'll wreck your spots With a whole lotta swing to it Remind you of something your parents would listen to (yup) But of course with a new school sway to it With a little bit of Cab Calloway to it