[Chorus: Gift of Gab and KWEEN]
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Rhyme for rhyme and line for line
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The lyrics from the mind that's prime, arrive on time
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and rip into you fine as wine, sublime the kind
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of spitters who would shine divine
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with rhymes and life, is what you make it
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Rhyme for rhyme and line for line
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The lyrics from the mind that's prime, arrive on time
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They rip into ya night to night, recite the type, of written
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Come inside the light, tonight's the night, we give it to ya
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[Verse One: Gift of Gab]
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Comin' back to stay, when I rap this way
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Blowin' minds wit' these lyrics out my fact-oray
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That are practic-ally, on some maste-ray
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Show you all how a funky record has to be
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Not to toot my horn, I'm from Californ
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It's the +cheese+, not the kind that's grown from cows in barns
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But the kind that meets your needs in like a thousand forms
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As we dance to the ever flowin' masquerade
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Homey, pass the J, homies pass away
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Over pride when another nigga blast a K
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Evil thought hearts chilly, Dickie Dastard-lay
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All his people mourned deeply as the pastor prayed
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Come though from out of town, you wouldn't last a day
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All they know is long money and assassination
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Get it now, not tomorrow, don't procrastinate
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This is my grind, verbal slangin', I'm a master fate
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In a drastic way, this is class so pay
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Close attention, write all night 'til I gasp and faint
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Get my people out this struggle of that Section 8
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If you want it, hey we got it, you don't have to wait because...
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[Chorus]
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[Verse Two: KWEEN]
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Golden voice wit' style, spirit poised for power
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Definition of a goddess, I'm a poster child
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As I boast about, here's a dose fo' trail
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Evil spirits don't concern me, tell the ghost be out!
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Shine my light to dim, all the spite within
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Competition, 'cause at times, I know we frighten them
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All we really wanna do is give some sight to them
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All my people, New York City to the coast of Cal
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I'm the toast of towns, I'm the cat's meow
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Movin' faster than your mind, come and catch me now
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Niggaz see me on stage and wanna ask me out
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I'm the true original never a hand-me-down
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When I flash no doubt, know that ass is out
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Nefertiti, Mama Zulu, try and pass the Nile
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Take your breath away it's like you're catchin' asthma now
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In this verbal marathon, you couldn't last a mile because...
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[Chorus]
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[Verse Three: Lyrics Born]
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Lyrics Born to rap, I put it all on that
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Twelve years deep, my foot ain't comin' off the gas
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We walk the chosen path, close the culture gap
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O.G. like the Figure-Four the Boston Crab
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All across the map, beyond the almanac
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You see the backstage posted lookin' so relaxed
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Lady wit' me, open toe, lil' shoulder bag
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Hat tipped just a bit, ooh she cold like that
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Where my ballers at? If you can call it that
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Potna' both you and me know that shit is boulderdash
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We see right through yo phony ass like youse a holograph
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We so real, when they see us, it's like they pause and gasp
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Cat's lookin' like they see a flyin' saucer pass
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Cross they arms, turn they heads like they was Ultraman
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We gotcha whole clique surrounded in a cul-de-sac
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So baby get ta jump-ropin' over a broken glass because...
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[Chorus]
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"The Craft"
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Give It To You
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| Blackalicious |
