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PERFORMING ARTISTS
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
Performer
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
DJ
Consequence
Consequence
Vocals
Phife Dawg
Phife Dawg
Vocals
Q-Tip
Q-Tip
Vocals
The Ummah
The Ummah
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kamaal Fareed
Kamaal Fareed
Lyrics
James Yancey
James Yancey
Songwriter
Dexter Mills
Dexter Mills
Lyrics
Malik Izaak Taylor
Malik Izaak Taylor
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Ummah
The Ummah
Producer
Tim Latham
Tim Latham
Recording Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
Tony Smalios
Tony Smalios
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Uh, one, two, whatcha wanna do Three, four, 'cause we gonna give you more Five, six, and we ain't the tricks Seven, eight, and we got it straight Nine, ten, 'cause we make it blend 11, 12, never ever goin' for self Tribe Called Quest situation, check it out Power, people really get caught up with this On different levels power controls your life Money, the companion of the first Some people tend to worship and we know this ain't right Attitude (attitude) that's how I get my point across You can't call yourself a emcee if you know that you're soft Agressive is how the stage is approached, I burn emcees like toast 'Cause I'm the host with the most Illin' (illin') that's what you do when you're assin' Whether it be you or all up in your fashion Cashin', it turned your peoples corrupt It's six o'clock, girl, you gotta get your weight up Sex (sex) either a man or a woman This is gender, but when lovers get down Froggin' when niggas try to play roles But when they really need to put that shit background Miserable (miserable) is what your whole crew will be If you're not original and you show no strategy Heavenly is how the track tends to flow And if you don't know, tell 'em Diggy said so We livin' this 'cause it's deep in our bones A Tribe Called Quest with this hip-hop jones So sit and analyze the lyrical spray 'Cause all it really is is word play (word play, word) Willie that's what I kick to get this millie on a lilly Now, I'm baggin' dimes like Chilli Stress (stress) that's what I always go through 'Cause it's survival of the fittest on the one-nine-two Knowledge, when the mind accept facts On this plane of livin', knowledge be the key, black Understandin', gettin' a grip on what's revealed When shit be real, can't give understandin' back Analyze that's what I do to emcees That be talkin' 'bout they this and that, money please Ego, I'm on my own jock skill 'Cause if I don't say I'm the best, tell me who the hell will Cheeba smoke y'all, that's what I use to get high When I'm in a rut and I don't know why Try, yo try again my friend 'Cause you can't see this emcee representin' Linden Freestyle (freestyle) a true emcee trait And when you do it ill, niggas respect it as great Yo, I gotta (I gotta) We livin' this 'cause it's deep in our bones A Tribe Called Quest with the hip-hop jones So sit and analyze the lyrical spray 'Cause all it really is is word play (word play)
Writer(s): Malik Izaak Taylor, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, James Dewitt Yancey, Dexter Raymond Jr. Mills Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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