Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Will Smith
Performer
Slick Rick
Performer
Biz Markie
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Will Smith
Composer
Laurindo Almeida
Composer
Jeff Townes
Composer
Rokusuke Ei
Lyrics
Hachidai Nakamura
Composer
James Cason
Composer
Lawrence Goodman
Composer
Darren Henson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeff Townes
Producer
Darren "Limitless" Henson for A Touch Of Jazz Productions
Producer
Rob Chiarelli
Mixing Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
One for the treble, two for the bass
Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince back up in your face
Me and Jeff again, "Oh my" you say
1985 to the Y2K
The new millennium prophecies, I'm fulfillin' 'em
Everywhere I go, people be yelling "Yo, that's Will and them"
I check the rhyme like Quest
Sat and rolled some dope doo-doo rhymes at my rest
The B-I-G, W-I-L-L
King of swing and I rock well
The nail in the coffin of your average rapper
Jeff, do the ditto for your average scratcher
Stature of a rapper slash actor
Back to the future on wax, the future of rap
Tap like Gregory Hines, read the headlines
Hip-hop's number one son still shines
'Cause I'm
[Verse 2]
Big Will is (So fresh)
Jazzy Jeff is (So fresh)
West Philly is (So fresh)
Ladies and gentlemen, Biz Markie
[Verse 3]
Yes, y'all, and to the funky beat and
Every time you hear me rhyme, y'all be freakin'
The B-I-Z will wreck it, R-O-R-O-K it
You're guaranteed to like me for what I am sayin'
To all those other emcees that be tryna get the info
Forget the rest 'cause I'm the best, and I'm a nympho
Maniac, insane-iac, I'll put you in a trance, and
If you party with me, I always keep you dancin'
Always keep you hype, 'cause no matter what type of
Gin , you know I'm fresh and ripe, uh
Yes, that's right, I'm talkin' 'bout me
The, in the place to be
I recognize and hypnotize, every time I tenderize
I specialize the open eyes, to make you realize
That you been rocked with Jeff's plain skills
By the diabolical and my man Will
And we're
[Verse 4]
Big Will is (So fresh)
Biz Mark is (So fresh)
Jazzy Jeff is (So fresh)
Biz, do it
Ladies and gentlemen, Ricky D
[Verse 5]
Well, once upon a time, eccentric head shorty
Where people wore pajamas and went to bed early
There was a little boy, tight clout that might sprout
Tried to help lead black folk the right route
Delayed, negative voices, many hums
In prison for unwise choices that he once made
D Vitamin, gospel sit inside of him
And seein' the good he had within him, let him out again
No longer for the big type ball event
Big willies like Will Smith now call the kid
So check the gift, everything comes negative
What happen when you steer black folk away from negative
Not to mention chasin' charts, killin 'em
Devil, do you 'member uh, the Biz Mark, Will, and Rick?
Demise sent, can't mess with the mindset
Confrontin' us, December 1999 said
[Verse 6]
It's all because of you, I'm feelin' sad and blue
You went away, now my life is filled with rainy days
I love you so, how much, you'll never know
You took your love away from me
You took your love away from me
You took your love, you took your love, you took your love
Yes, you took your love, took your love away from me
[Verse 7]
Slick Rick, Will Smith, Biz Mark (Jazzy Jeff, y'all)
Written by: Darren Henson, Hachidai Nakamura, James Cason, Jeff Townes, Laurindo Almeida, Lawrence Goodman, Rokusuke Ei, Will Smith