[00:00.46]Feel the vibe (Repeat 7x)
[00:10.61]Feel the vibe, everybody gather round
[00:12.06]I pull the plug, still my sound's profound
[00:14.40]I had to take hip-hop back to the essence
[00:16.95]Try to go commercial, gotta learn a lesson
[00:19.42]You gotta get your fingers dusty (word)
[00:21.64]And keep your ear to the street so you won't get rusty
[00:24.20]Concentrate on the funk vibe (Funk vibe)
[00:26.82]Learn your roots, put on your Timberland boots
[00:29.19]I'm true to my art, I never fake a move
[00:31.51]I keep your head bobbing to the psychotic groove
[00:34.06]I vibe is erotic, contagious, and sporotic
[00:36.47]I love beats so much I'm damn near neurotic
[00:38.95]I shoot the gift like a Mack 10
[00:41.21]And sample beats we used to cut way back then
[00:44.01]But now the game has changed
[00:46.42]Artist selling out just to make a name
[00:48.77]The underground hip-hop fans can't stand it
[00:51.35]So play like Chuck Connors, because now you're branded a sellout
[00:53.71]So yo, get the hell out
[00:56.25]We took a dive because you couldn't feel the vibe
[00:58.54]Is this the vibe you desire? (Diamond running down the line)
[01:01.04]Is this the vibe you desire? (You know you're on time)
[01:03.53]Well let me continue with what's on the menu
[01:05.96]I dug in the crate (Now it's time to get the papes) (Repeat 2x)
[01:19.07]You know I feel the vibe, my name is Show B-I-Z
[01:21.39]I used to cut at jams when I was 4 foot 3
[01:23.96]Early in the morning listen to beats
[01:26.12]And back then I was the shorty (With the Nikes on his feet)
[01:28.87]Back to a brother who sold out (Did he?)
[01:31.25]He aimed for a name and some fame without any doubt
[01:33.81]He was my man so he let me hear a taste
[01:36.21]But he dissed his face because the shit ain't have no bass
[01:38.63]His beats was clogged, he needed Liquid Plumber
[01:41.20]Damn I wonder why he sound like Donna Summers?
[01:43.52]Or Nat King Cole, that style is old
[01:45.97]100 G's up front you've just been sold
[01:48.42]They kidnap your creative control
[01:50.79]No chance of going platinum or even gold
[01:53.34]It wouldn't happen to me (Why not?)
[01:55.70]I got the skills that's ill and I'm real cause I feel the beat
[01:58.47]Is this the vibe you desire? (Show running down the line)
[02:00.78]Is this the vibe you desire? (You know you're on time)
[02:03.14]Well let me continue with what's on the menu
[02:05.78]I dug in the crate (Now it's time to get the papes) (Repeat 2x)
[02:17.93]Yeah, I knew a kid who was nice on the mic
[02:20.81]Had a record deal but the deal wasn't real
[02:23.34]Cause the record label wouldn't spend any loot
[02:25.80]But he had a deal and my man got souped
[02:28.20]He knew a lot of old beats but it didn't matter
[02:30.67]The label had other ideas for the platter
[02:33.08]I heard the song and I had to scream
[02:35.40]The had him rhyming over hype drum machines
[02:37.89]He didn't like it but he had no say
[02:40.18]And now he's out of here today
[02:42.60]Try to fake the funk, it couldn't shake a rump
[02:44.92]But the radio played the junk anyway
[02:47.78]But the song wouldn't budge
[02:49.78]Now against the ex-label he holds a grudge
[02:52.24]Looking for a deal because the song took a dive
[02:55.18]Cause he couldn't feel the vibe
[02:56.90]But who's to blame in the world of the rap game
[02:59.78]Stick to your roots like a troop and let me know
[03:01.95]Is this the vibe you desire? (Diamond running down the line)
[03:04.41]Is this the vibe you desire? (You know you're on time)
[03:06.77]Well let me continue with what's on the menu
[03:09.32]I dug in the crate (Now it's time to get the papes) (Repeat 2x)
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