制作
出演艺人
De La Soul
表演者
作曲和作词
Kelvin Mercer
作曲
David Jude Jolicoeur
作曲
Vincent Mason
作曲
卡尔・詹金斯
作曲
James Jason Poyser
作曲
Malik Smart
作曲
Ahmir Thompson
作曲
Tariq Trotter
作曲
James Brown
作曲
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown Jr
作曲
Jason Hunter
作曲
Peter Phillips
作曲
Leroy Roosevelt Bonner
作曲
Marshall Eugene Jones
作曲
Ralph Middlebrooks
作曲
Walter Morrison
作曲
Norman Napier
作曲
Andrew Noland
作曲
Marvin R Pierce
作曲
Leo Nocentelli
作曲
Arthur Lanon Neville
作曲
Joseph Modeliste
作曲
George Porter, Jr.
作曲
Joseff Smith Parrish
作曲
Erick Sermon
作曲
Albert Johnson
作曲
Kejuan Muchita
作曲
William Griffin
作曲
Tajuan Akeom Perry
作曲
制作和工程
De La Soul
制作人
Hightower
混音工程师
歌词
[Intro]
Yo
This girl called me the other day and said I'm back in style, yo
Hi Pos, heard your shit, back in style, baby
Ha
[Chorus]
You need to stop
I declare that only live **** rap this year
Jam's off the meter, yo, this shit is hot
There's always one
One
Wonder why
Amateurs get hung with they own gold chains
There it is
I declare that only live **** rap this year
[Verse 1]
The average MC sells terror, we nail terror up against the wall for target practice
Not one of your top five MCs, but I see clearly with ease, you lack this
Coast to coast, we pop up on your scene like toast, playin' host to your regiment
Who rally to boast, but now boast no more, they got floored by the sight of my ledger print
I came specifically to fracture your ability to grandstand anywhere next to me
This is the year when the true better man keeps the cheddar and writes to his destiny (Word)
Timeless episodes of talent got me nominated by the ones who hated me on spittin' tighter
Salute these super MCs for bein' clever and never usin' weed as a ghostwriter
[Chorus]
I declare that only live **** rap this year (Come on)
Jam's off the meter, yo, this shit is hot
Run a rapper through a maze like an experiment
Yeah, word up
I declare that only live **** rap this year
[Verse 2]
Contrary to popular truth, these youth are runnin' scared, so in one stare, they gettin' strapped
Cash rules nothin' from below the belt, the dick choose to melt, askin' where them dollars at (Where them dollars at?)
Must've been bitten by a rabbit actin' silly like that, your pop culture need a diaper change
I'm snatchin' the mic like I'm lootin' with a whole lot of shootin' while you're keepin' out of sniper range
Your aim's to please, my aim's to freeze you dead center in your tracks with your hands high
Ain't no tricks, we set it to fire like Hendrix, all the hard rocks are liquefied
All over the scene, makin' it messy, so we make a clean getaway to a better day
Can't say the same for them cats who left the game 'cause they couldn't claim the better pay
This ain't no masquerade, so the mass parade of people need to stop frontin' (Stop frontin')
There's truly a few makin' them hits, while us, we got our mitts closed 'cause you on the field buntin'
Make it to third base, but never reach home, the word is, your whereabouts is unknown
While we're that point of view that you never really knew with the stitch to keep the cut sewn (De La)
[Chorus]
I declare that only live **** rap this year
Jam's off the meter, yo, this shit is hot
[Outro]
Rock-a-bye, baby, on the tree top
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock, rock
Written by: Ahmir Thompson, Albert Johnson, Andrew Noland, Arthur Lanon Neville, David Jude Jolicoeur, Erick Sermon, George Porter, Jr., James Brown, James Jason Poyser, Jason Hunter, Joseff Smith Parrish, Joseph Modeliste, Karl Jenkins, Kejuan Muchita, Kelvin Mercer, Leo Nocentelli, Leroy Roosevelt Bonner, Malik Smart, Marshall Eugene Jones, Marvin R Pierce, Norman Napier, Peter Phillips, Ralph Middlebrooks, Ricardo Emmanuel Brown Jr, Tajuan Akeom Perry, Tarik L Collins, Tariq Trotter, Vincent Mason, Walter Morrison, William Griffin

