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Feel the vibe (Repeat 7x) |
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Feel the vibe, everybody gather round |
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I pull the plug, still my sound's profound |
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I had to take hip-hop back to the essence |
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Try to go commercial, gotta learn a lesson |
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You gotta get your fingers dusty (word) |
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And keep your ear to the street so you won't get rusty |
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Concentrate on the funk vibe (Funk vibe) |
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Learn your roots, put on your Timberland boots |
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I'm true to my art, I never fake a move |
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I keep your head bobbing to the psychotic groove |
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I vibe is erotic, contagious, and sporotic |
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I love beats so much I'm damn near neurotic |
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I shoot the gift like a Mack 10 |
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And sample beats we used to cut way back then |
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But now the game has changed |
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Artist selling out just to make a name |
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The underground hip-hop fans can't stand it |
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So play like Chuck Connors, because now you're branded a sellout |
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So yo, get the hell out |
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We took a dive because you couldn't feel the vibe |
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Is this the vibe you desire? (Diamond running down the line) |
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Is this the vibe you desire? (You know you're on time) |
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Well let me continue with what's on the menu |
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I dug in the crate (Now it's time to get the papes) (Repeat 2x) |
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You know I feel the vibe, my name is Show B-I-Z |
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I used to cut at jams when I was 4 foot 3 |
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Early in the morning listen to beats |
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And back then I was the shorty (With the Nikes on his feet) |
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Back to a brother who sold out (Did he?) |
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He aimed for a name and some fame without any doubt |
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He was my man so he let me hear a taste |
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But he dissed his face because the shit ain't have no bass |
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His beats was clogged, he needed Liquid Plumber |
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Damn I wonder why he sound like Donna Summers? |
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Or Nat King Cole, that style is old |
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100 G's up front you've just been sold |
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They kidnap your creative control |
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No chance of going platinum or even gold |
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It wouldn't happen to me (Why not?) |
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I got the skills that's ill and I'm real cause I feel the beat |
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Is this the vibe you desire? (Show running down the line) |
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Is this the vibe you desire? (You know you're on time) |
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Well let me continue with what's on the menu |
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I dug in the crate (Now it's time to get the papes) (Repeat 2x) |
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Yeah, I knew a kid who was nice on the mic |
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Had a record deal but the deal wasn't real |
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Cause the record label wouldn't spend any loot |
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But he had a deal and my man got souped |
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He knew a lot of old beats but it didn't matter |
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The label had other ideas for the platter |
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I heard the song and I had to scream |
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The had him rhyming over hype drum machines |
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He didn't like it but he had no say |
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And now he's out of here today |
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Try to fake the funk, it couldn't shake a rump |
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But the radio played the junk anyway |
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But the song wouldn't budge |
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Now against the ex-label he holds a grudge |
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Looking for a deal because the song took a dive |
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Cause he couldn't feel the vibe |
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But who's to blame in the world of the rap game |
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Stick to your roots like a troop and let me know |
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Is this the vibe you desire? (Diamond running down the line) |
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Is this the vibe you desire? (You know you're on time) |
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Well let me continue with what's on the menu |
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I dug in the crate (Now it's time to get the papes) (Repeat 2x) |
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