Foundation - Brand Nubian: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Foundation

939

Hip-Hop/Rap

Foundation was released on September 29, 1998 by Arista as a part of the album Foundation

Song Details

AlbumFoundation

Release DateSeptember 29, 1998

LabelArista

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM82

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Brand Nubian

Programming, Vocals

Diamond D

Programming

Grand Puba

Programming

Alamo

Programming

Buck Wild

Programming

O. Gee

Programming

Chris "Suga" Liggio

Chris "Suga" Liggio

Programming

Lord Finesse

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Miles Davis

Composer, Lyrics

Lorenzo Dechalus

Lorenzo Dechalus

Composer, Lyrics

Willie Dixon

Composer, Lyrics

J. Kirkland

Composer, Lyrics

Derek Murphy

Composer, Lyrics

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Brand Nubian

Mixing Engineer, Executive Producer

Diamond D

Producer, Mixing Engineer

Drew Dixon

Executive Producer

Jeff Dixon

Executive Producer

Jim Albert

Recording Engineer

Brian Garten

Recording Engineer

Dave Hyman

Recording Engineer

Tom Leinbach

Recording Engineer

Eddie Sancho

Recording Engineer

Kirk Yano

Recording Engineer

Andrew Blakelock

Andrew Blakelock

Mixing Engineer

DJ Premier

Mixing Engineer

Jason Goldstein

Jason Goldstein

Mixing Engineer

Ken "Duro" Ifill

Ken "Duro" Ifill

Mixing Engineer

Matt Stein

Mixing Engineer

Patrick Viala

Mixing Engineer

Fred Hedemark

Assistant Engineer

Bill Importico

Assistant Engineer

Jason Stasium

Assistant Engineer

Dexter Thibou

Assistant Engineer

Grand Puba

Assistant Engineer

Artese Williams

Artese Williams

Assistant Engineer

Tom Coyne

Mastering Engineer

Anthony Harrison Jr.

Anthony Harrison Jr.

Art Director

Lyrics

Brand Nubian baby, here to flip it again

And you know it don't stop until the party ends

So get your hands up high, if you feel me reply

Cause you know these brothers here, we keep it extra tight

Look, listen and observe it took precision to connect

The words of dialect within a rhythm you never heard

Forbidden fruit, take a bite, you could lose your life

Like how they crucified Christ, Musa's hair was white

Lord Jamar, Sadat X and Puba's here tonight

We got next on the court, I don't know what you thought

This flow can't be bought, only sold in exchange

For platinum and gold, you've been told

Open up the manifold, only to reveal scrolls and scrolls

Premeditated to be dedicated to lost souls

Properly educated, never sloppily operated

Playing the beats for all my people incarcerated

We stay in the streets and find new ways to eat

Crime wave, I remember wetting my feet

In my blind days, now these cats is getting they heat

From under they seat, I wonder when the guns'll deplete

Brand Nubian brothers, here to flip it again

And you know we don't stop until your party ends

So get your hands up high, if you feel me reply

Cause you know these brothers here, we keep it extra tight

The foundation, as we hit you with a brand new creation

New millenium, we don't mess around

Do the knowledge as we blaze the situation

So just feel me now

I'm in a rush, who got the keys to my truck?

Who am I? I just might be a spy

I drop a tear at the sight, of the blue NY

I'm a threat just like Garnett

Pick a play out my set like Marbury

Serve me sherry with a cherry, always eat, what?

You think I ain't got no shoes on my feet?

I'm from down the street

Now catch a ride around New York with the slick hot rods

Some late model usually pushing full throttle

Hangin' illegal, usually staying with the gleaming shoes

Riding one deep, back to back to back

Forget a buzz, it's gon' happen just because

Sure I was with a was, now I don't know what she does

Big dime hit me everytime, like it's a crime

My prime will steadily climb

I can't release nothing to y'all before it's time

Brand Nubian baby, here to flip it again

And you know it don't stop until the party ends

So get your hands up high, if you feel me reply

Cause you know these brothers here, we keep it extra tight

The foundation, as we hit you with a brand new creation

New millenium, we don't mess around

Do the knowledge as we blaze the situation

So just feel me now

Now my verbal illustration graphic more than Playstation

Microphone occupation, apparation, save the nation

Black crusader, persuader, educator, knowledge detonator

None greater, leave a hater stuck like a project elevator

Oh we jammin' it air tight like a laminate, you can't contaminate

Go-getters, we be superb like Justin's catfish fritters

Now I got two thousand flows only for less than all my hoes

Whoops, I mean my bros but I'm just keeping y'all on your toes

Excitement, free enlightenment, spitting novels, getting bravos

Tear it up like El Nino, keeping it hotter than jalapeños

Microphone holders doing more damage than rolling boulders

Rhyme style shortens, folds ya, nods

Your head right off your shoulders

See my intention, block on block prevention, break the tension

Teach the seeds, tell 'em what they need and then collect my pension

Brand Nubian baby, born more flows than a test tube valve

Your radio really ain't on if Brand Nubian ain't on your dial

Yeah, as we do it like this, 2000

Brand Nubian coming at ya, one time

New millennium style

Written by: Derek Murphy, J. Kirkland, Lorenzo Dechalus, Miles Davis, Willie Dixon

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