| [Intro] Ladies and gentlemen | |
| The greatest stage show you've ever witnessed | |
| Appearing live, from out the 2-1-5, | |
| The Roots crew [Verse 1] | |
| Big respect to the | |
| Get fresh, yes | |
| Have you ever seen a show and fellas on the mic make one minute rhymes that don't come out right (They bite) | |
| Aiyo, they never write (That's not polite) | |
| Word up, am | |
| I lyin? (Nah, you're quite right) | |
| Well tonight on this very mic you're about to hear | |
| We swear, the illest star rappers of the year | |
| So so, cheerio, yell, scream "Bravo" | |
| Also, if you didn't know it's | |
| The Roots | |
| Show [Verse 2] | |
| Yo Rahzel (Wassup?), put your | |
| Wallies on (Yo 'Riq, I was about to but I need a shoehorn) | |
| Why's that? (Cos these shoes always hurt my corn) | |
| Six minutes, six minutes, six minutes | |
| Roots crew, you're on | |
| Uh uh on, uh uh on, uh uh-uh uh-uh uh uh on | |
| Uh uh on, uh uh on, uh uh-uh uh-uh uh uh on | |
| Here we go, (here we go), come on, (come on) | |
| Here we go, (here we go), come on, (come on) (Yo 'Riq, where's Malik?) | |
| Aiyo, the brother is late | |
| Told him the time, oh, | |
| I forgot the date (Man, you did it again) | |
| Oh no! (Here we go), come on (Here we go), come on (Here we go, did we miss the show?) | |
| No, no no nono, no we didn't, w-w-w-word | |
| No nono nono nono, no we didn't, w-w-w-word | |
| No we didn't, (Well don't get us wrong) | |
| Excuse but um, excuse but umm, excuse | |
| Roots crew you're on | |
| Uh uh on.... [Verse 3] | |
| Well it, started on-a | |
| O'Saints Avenue | |
| When we came up with the squad that's called | |
| The Roots crew | |
| It was me, | |
| Qwest Kemal, | |
| Hubbard and my man | |
| Malik- B, and | |
| Rahzel from the | |
| NYC Who used ta, scratch and sing, make sounds and things | |
| For example, check out this telephone ring [telephone ring] | |
| Hello? Hello? | |
| Can I speak to | |
| Rahzel? No, he's not in right now | |
| Well anyway, no more delay | |
| Just peep out the ill my man display | |
| But'cha gotta be (fresh), | |
| Rahzel'll rock (fresh) like | |
| D-O-U-G-I- | |
| E (fresh) | |
| And I'm known for the....... and not for the........ | |
| Rahzel the | |
| Godfather, the entertainer | |
| No other title could fit me plainer | |
| In the past generation, | |
| I am the remainder | |
| And I'm also known as the beatbox trainer | |
| Cashin cheques, makin sound effects | |
| After I finish rockin, | |
| Black Thought is up next | |
| Well here's a lil' sometin that needs to be heard | |
| Rah, I was headin | |
| Uptown, (Word 'Riq), word (Chillin) and all alone, no one to be with | |
| Hopped up on the train headed for 2-5th and saw this pretty girl (what?), so | |
| I sat beside her | |
| Then she went [roar] like she was | |
| Tony the Tiger | |
| I said "Oh no, there's been a mistake Love, my name is Black Thought, not Frostie Flakes" (Oh, golly wally) | |
| Well, she was raisin hell | |
| She said "Aah, my name is Maggie but call me Michelle" [something in reverse] | |
| Check it out, | |
| Roots crew and yeah, we rock the house, y'nah | |
| I'msayin? | |
| And when I'm on the mic, there won't be no delayin | |
| So bust a move, we show and prove | |
| Yo Rahzel, do that record | |
| Jam on the | |
| Groove [Outro] | |
| As you can see, most definitely | |
| The Roots are.... | |
| Come up Rahzel, come up | |
| Illa Del Come up ? | |
| UESTLOVE, and then come on up | |
| Hub Come up | |
| Malik B, and then behind him | |
| D Come up | |
| Dice Raw, the 5th | |
| Dynasty and | |
| Black Thought sendin out a shout to the | |
| Get Fresh | |
| Crew and Doug | |
| E. |
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