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One, two, what'cha wanna do
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Three, four, cuz we're gonna give you more
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Five, six, and we ain't the tricks
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Seven, eight, and we got it straight
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Nine, ten, cuz we make it blend
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Eleven, twelve, never ever goin for self
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Tribe called quest situation
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Check it out
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Power. people really get caught with this on different levels
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Power controls your life
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Money. the companion of the first. some people tend to worship
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And we know this ain't right.
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Phife:
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Attitude(attitude) is how i get my point across.
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You can't call yourself an mc if you know that you're soft.
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Agressive...is how the stage is approached. i burn mcs like toast
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Cuz i'm the host with the most.
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Consequence:
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Illin(illin) is what you do when you're assin.
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Whether it be you or all up in your past and...
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Cashin...done turned your people corrupt
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It's six o'clock, girl, you gotta get your weight up
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Sex(sex). either a man or a woman.
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This agenda, but when lovers get down
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Froggin. when niggaz try to play roles
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But when they really need to put that shit background
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Phife:
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Miserable(miserable) is what your whole crew will be
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If you're not original and you show no strategy
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Heavenly...is how the track tends to flow
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And if you don't know, tell em diggy said so
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Q-tip:
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We livin this cuz it's deep in our bones
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A tribe called quest with this hip hop jones
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So sit and analyze the lyrical spray
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Cuz all it really is is word play(word play)(word)
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Consequence:
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Willie. that's what i kick to get this millie on a lilly
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Now, i'm packin dimes like chilli
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Stress(stress). that's what i always go through
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Cuz it's survival of the fittest on the 192
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Knowledge. when the mind accept facts
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On this plane of livin, knowledge be the key, black
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Understanding. gettin a grip on what's revealed
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When shit be real, can't give understanding back
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Phife:
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Analyze. that's what i do to mcs
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That be talkin bout they this and that, money please
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Ego. i'm on my own jock skill
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Cuz if i don't say i'm the best, tell me who the hell will
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Consequence:
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Cheeba smoke y'all. that's what i use to get high
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When i'm in a rut and i don't know why
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Try. yo try again my friend
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Cuz you can't see this mc representin linden
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Freestyle(freestyle). a true mc trait
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And when you do it ill, niggaz respect it as great
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Yo, i gotta...(laughing)
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Phife:
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We livin this cuz it's deep in our bones
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A tribe called quest with the hip hop jones
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So sit and analyze the lyrical spray
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Cuz all it really is is word play(word play)
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Word Play
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| A Tribe Called Quest |
