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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
DJ
Q-Tip
Q-Tip
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kamaal Fareed
Kamaal Fareed
Songwriter
Malik Izaak Taylor
Malik Izaak Taylor
Songwriter
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
Producer
Bob Power
Bob Power
Mixing Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Babies babble on, they lookin' for excuses Game for the buzzer who kicked it to the mooses Lame as a brain, could be, golly gee If you see a shrink he'll charge you a fee If you see me, ya see, the fee is nothing Fee will be for patience, all backs no fronting What is a party if it doesn't really rock? What is a poet? All balls, no cock What is a war if it doesn't have a general? What's Channel 9 if it doesn't have Arsenio? What is life if you don't have fun? What is a "What?" if you ain't got a gun? What's Ali without Shaheed Muhammad? Nothing, Kapelka makes you vomit What is a Quest if the players ain't willing? What is a pence if you don't have a shilling? Excuse me if I'm chillin', hey what, say what What's a fat man without food in his gut? What's a child birth, without the umbilical? What's United Parcels, without the deliverer? What's momma-san, without poppa-san? What's martial arts without Daniel-San? What's Rasheed without Tonya, Tamika? What's Oran Juice and Doug E. Doug without Shaniqua? Nada, nada, nada, not a damn thing What's Duke Ellington without that swing? What's Alex Haley if it doesn't have Roots? What's a weekend if you ain't knockin' boots? What's a black nation, without black unity? What is a child who doesn't know puberty? What is my label when I exit womb status? What's menage a trois, or, that is What is sex when you have three people? What are laws if they ain't fair and equal? What's Clark Kent without a telephone booth? What is a liquor if it ain't 80 proof? What are the youth if they ain't rebellin'? What's Ralph Kramden, if he ain't yellin' At Ed Norton, what is coke snortin'? What is position if there is no contortin'? What is hip-hop if it doesn't have violence? Chill for a minute, Doug E. Fresh said, "Silence!" What is a Glock if you don't have a clip? What's a lollipop without the Good Ship? What's S&M if you don't have chains? What's a con artist if he doesn't have brains? What's America without greed and glamour? What's an MC if he doesn't have stamina? What's music factory without Mr. Walt? What's Trugoy without a phrase called talk? What's Chris Lighty if he wasn't such a baby? What is a woman if she didn't say maybe? Baby, laid down, I removed the frown What would be my penal cord if it wasn't brown? What is a paper without a president? What is a compound without a element? What is a jam if you don't spike the punch? What's a brewski if you don't bite brunch? Ooh-ooh, it's like that you keep goin' Freak, freak, y'all 'cause you know that we showin' What tigga, what tigga, what tigga, what tigga What tigga, what tigga, what tigga (what!)
Writer(s): Malik Izaak Taylor, Ali Shaheed Jones-muhammad, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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