Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Boogie Down Productions
Performer
Scott La Rock
Performer
D-Nice
Performer
KRS-One
Performer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Boogie Down Productions
Mixing Engineer
Scott La Rock
Producer
KRS-One
Producer
James Leonard
Engineer
Ray Wilson
Executive Producer
Lyrics
Uh, bad self
Uh, bad self
D-Nice rocks the house
Uh, bad self
D-Nice rocks the house
Uh, bad self
Now it's time to listen to me and my rhymes
But keep in your mind, and then you will find
That this is all live, but first listen
Just because I come from the Bronx, I'm not dissin'
'Cause my name is D-Nice, although I hate to admit it
Takin' out you suckers and you don't know how I did it
See, every episode remains in this mode
Very cool, very calm, there's no sweat in my palm
I just pick up the mic and proceed with a song
I get right to the point, my composition's not long
Or short, it's like a sport, hangin' somewhere in the middle
But now, if you're puzzled, let me kick the whole riddle
That my name is Derrick, and if I didn't mention
D-Nice is just a description
It describes the kid on the mic
I'm the TR-808, but just call me D-Nice
Rocks the house
Bad self
D-Nice rocks the house
Bad self
D-Nice rocks the house
Bad self
D-Nice rocks the house
Bad self
I start to think of everything conscious all around me
Who would be the sucker MC to try to down me?
Is it you, or you, or maybe him?
But I'm like a tree and every lyric is a limb
You throw it on the turntables, very unstable
But you gamble because you need that example
There's a thousand MC's on the planet Earth
Now, what is the word? Say it, get heard
Some like to explain, to talk educated
Some like D-Nice, I'm X-rated
I like to think of myself as a pure rebel
A radical thinker on a musical level
'Cause suckers wanna stop me and girls wanna kiss
Wherever I go, yo, it seem I can't be dissed
'Cause my name is D-Nice, but all the girls call me Derrick
It ran through my groups, so I guess I've inherit
The job of explainin' and also maintainin'
The fact D-Nice is remainin'
Not as king nor prince, but as a teacher
With dope beats like this, I know I'm gonna reach ya
So now I don't think you should all despise
This fact, D-Nice is on the rise
Straight to the top like a bubble of water
It's a slaughter, so I think you oughta
Think realistically, not egotistically
It's suicide if you even think of dissin' me
'Cause if you try, I'ma make you wait
To learn the reason I'm the 808, but just call me D-Nice
Rocks the house
Bad self
D-Nice rocks the house
Bad self
D-Nice rocks the house
Bad self
D-Nice rocks the house
Bad self
Written by: Boogie Down Productions, Lawrence Parker, Scott Larock

