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A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime (Official HD Video) Hotney 6 Streams • 3 years ago

Official HD music video for "Check the Rhime" by A Tribe Called Quest
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"Check the Rhime" is the first single from A Tribe Called Quest's second album The Low End Theory. In 1991, it was ranked number 29 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

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Lyrics:
'Q-Tip: Back in the days on the boulevard of Linden
We used to kick routines and presence was fittin
It was I, The Abstract
'Phife Dawg: And me the five footer
I kicks the mad style so step off the frankfurter
Yo, Phife, you remember that routine
That we used to make spiffy like Mr. Clean?
Um um, a tidbit, um, a smidgen
I don't get the message so you gots to run the pigeon
You on point Phife?
All the time, Tip
You on point Phife?
All the time, Tip
You on point Phife?
All the time, Tip
Well, then grab the microphone and let your words rip
Now here's a funky introduction of how nice I am
Tell your mother, tell your father, send a telegram
I'm like an energizer 'cause, you see, I last long
My crew is never ever wack because we stand strong
Now if you say my style is wack that's where you're dead wrong
I slayed that body in El Segundo then +Push it Along+
You'd be a fool to reply that Phife is not the man
'cause you know and I know that you know who I am
A special shot of peace goes out to all my pals, you see
And a middle finger goes for all you punk MC's
'Cause I love it when you wack MC's despise me
They get vexed, I roll next, can't none contest me
I'm just a fly MC who's five foot three and very brave
On job remaining, no I'm chaining cause I misbehave
I come correct in full effect have all my hoes in check
And before I get the butt the jim must be erect
You see, my aura's positive I don't promote no junk
See, I'm far from a bully and I ain't a punk
Extremity in rhythm, yeah that's what you heard
So just clean out your ears and just check the word
Check the rhyme y'all Check the rhyme y'all
Check the rhyme y'all Check the rhyme y'all
Check the rhyme y'all Check the rhyme y'all
Check it out Check it out
Check the rhyme y'all Check the rhyme y'all
Check the rhyme y'all Play tapes y'all
Check the rhyme y'all Check the rhyme y'all
Check it out Check it out
Back in days on the boulevard of Linden
We used to kick routines and the presence was fitting
It was I the Phifer
And me The Abstract
The rhymes were so rumping that the brothers rode the 'zack
Yo Tip you recall when we used to rock
Those fly routines on your cousin's block
Um, let me see, damn I can't remember
I receive the message and you will play the sender
You on point Tip?
All the time Phife
You on point Tip?
Yeah, all the time Phife
You on point Tip?
Yo, all the time Phife
So play the resurrector and give the dead some life
Okay, if knowledge is the key then just show me the lock
Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Lou Brock
With speed. I'm agile plus I'm worth your while
One hundred percent intelligent black child
My optic presentation sizzles the retina
How far must I go to gain respect? Um
Well, it's kind of simple, just remain your own
Or you'll be crazy sad and alone
Industry rule number four thousand and eighty
Record company people are shady
So kids watch your back 'cause I think they smoke crack
I don't doubt it. Look at how they act
Off to better things like a hip-hop forum
Pass me the rock and I'll storm with the crew and
Proper. What you say Hammer? Proper
Rap is not pop, if you call it that then stop
NC, y'all check the rhyme y'all
SC, y'all check it out y'all
Virginia, check the rhyme y'all
Check it out. Out
In London

Mic Geronimo - Shit's Real (It's Real) Hotney 2 Streams • 3 years ago

First released early 1994 on 12". Song also appeared on the 1995 Album: "The Natural".....

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Coming out of Queens in 94 as Irv Gotti's first artist Mic Geronimo burst on to the seen with his classic "Shit's Real". The songs buzz lead to Irv and Mic landing a deal at Blunt/TVT Records as their first rap artist to be released. Mic than began work on his first album. Titled "The Natural", the album was a collection of deeply crafted street chronicles accompanied with production from some of that eras greatest producers. Buc Wild, Irv Gotti, Da Beatminerz, Marc Sparxx, and Havoc of Mobb Deep all contributed powerful beats to the lp. Mic also shared the company of such artist as Ja Rule, DMX, OC, Royal Flush and Jay-Z. The album instantly became a certified street classic. Taking a brief hiatus after touring Mic then began work on his 1996 follow up sop****re lp. This time, Mic teamed up with Diddy(formerly Puff Daddy) for the first single "Nothing Move But the Money". A mainstream hit at radio, the song was one of 15 bullets in his second effort "Vendetta". Vendetta was a transition lp, featuring the likes of The Lox, Ja Rule, DMX, Kelly Price, Jay-Z, and Monifah. For production, Mic turned to Buc Wild, Derrick "D.Dot" Angelitte, Pete Rock, Irv Gotti, and newcomers Kaysahn, and Father Time. Again solidifying himself as a thorough lyrisist, and even compared to such greats as Nas, Big L, and even Rakim, Vendetta became Mic's second classic. Deciding to part ways with TVT Records in 2000, Mic went on to establish his own label Rebellious Music. Distributed by Warlock/Red/Sony Rebellious Music was the home that would release Mic's third lp "The Long Road Back". The 2003 independent release was viewed by many as Mic's most personal album to date. A collection of pent of emotion put to music, Long Road was a dark journey at a dark time states Mic. Returning to his roots Mic worked again with Ja Rule, and DMX. With production duties handled mainly by in house producer Jimi Kendrix, and newcomers Needles, and Dat Nigga Reb, the lp was a low key success. Collabo's included Tyrese Gibson, DMX, and Ja Rule, along with Mics artist Virginia's own Blade Brown. Mic also has appeared on MTV's reality series "Sex in the 90's" and Marc Levine's cult film "Whiteboyz". As of present, Mic is working on his 4th release and pursuing a career in television and film. Selwyn Turner

Puff Daddy [feat. Faith Evans & 112] - I'll Be Missing You (Official Music Video) Hotney 4 Streams • 3 years ago

Official Music Video for Puff Daddy [feat. Faith Evans & 112] - "I'll Be Missing You" directed by Hype Williams from 'No Way Out' (1997)
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Naughty by Nature - O.P.P. (Official Music Video) Hotney 3 Streams • 3 years ago

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Lyrics:
Arm me with harmony
Dave, drop a load on 'em
O.P.P., how can I explain it
I'll take it frame by frame it
To have y'all all jumping, shouting, saying it
O is for other, P is for peoples', scratch your temple
The last P, well that's not that simple
It's sort of like, well, another way to call a cat a kitten
It's five little letters that are missing here
You get on occasion if the other party isn't gaming
It seems I gotta start the explaining, bust it
You ever had a girl and met her on a nice hello
You get her name and number and then left feeling real mellow
You get home, wait a day she's what you wanna know about
Then you call up and it’s her girlfriend’s or her cousin’s house?!
It’s not a front, a F to the R to the O to the N to the T;
It's just her boyfriend's at her house
(Oh that’s why she’s scary)
It's OPP, time other people's what you get it
There's no room for relationship there's just room to hit it
How many brothers out there know just what I'm getting at
Who think it's wrong cause I was splitting and co-hitting that
Well if you do, that's O.P.P. and you're not down with it
But if you don't, here's your membership
You down with O.P.P.? (Yeah, you know me) [x3]
Who’s down with O.P.P.? (Every last homey)
You down with O.P.P.? (Yeah, you know me) [x3]
Who’s down with O.P.P.? (All the homies)
Well, for the ladies O.P.P. means something different
The first two letters' the same but the last is something different
It's the longest, loveliest, lean, I call it the leanest
It's another five letter word rhyming with "cleanness" or "meanness"
I won't get into that, I'll do it ah sorta properly
I'll say the last P hmmm stands for property
Now lady here comes a kiss, blow a kiss back to me
Now tell me exactly
Have you ever known a brother who had another like a girl or wife
And you just had to stop a toast cause he looked just that nice?
You looked at him, he looked at you and you knew right away
He had someone but he was gonna be yours anyway!
You couldn't be seen with him at all and still you didn't care
Cause in a room behind a door no one but y'all are there
When y'all are finished, y'all can leave and only y'all would know
And then y'all could throw that skeleton bone right in the closet do'.
Now don't be shocked cause if you're down I want your hands up high
Say O.P.P. (O.P.P.) I like to say with pride
Now when you do it, do it well and make sure that it counts
You're now down with a discount
You down with O.P.P.? (Yeah, you know me!) [x3]
Who’s down with O.P.P.? (Every last lady!)
You down with O.P.P.? (Yeah, you know me!) [x3]
Who’s down with O.P.P.? (All the ladies!)
A scab tried to O.P.P. me
I had a girl and she knew that. Matter-of-fact her and my girl was partners that
Had a fall out, disagreement, yeah an argument
She tried to do me so we did it in my apartment
Bust it
That wasn't the thing it must have been the way she hit the ceiling
Cause after that she kept on coming back and catching feelings
I said, "Let's go, my girl is coming so you gotta leave."
She said, "Oh no, I love you, Treach!" I said, "Now, child, please!
"You gots to leave, come grab your coat, right now you gotta go!"
I said, "Now look you chooses stairs or chooses the window
This was a thing, a little thing, you shouldn't have brought your heart
Cause you know I was OPP, hell from the very start!"
Come on, come on, now let me tell you what it's all about
When you get down, you can't go 'round running off at the mouth
That's rule number one in this O.P.P. establishment
You keep your mouth shut and it won't get back to her or him!
Exciting isn't it, a special kinda business
Many of you will catch the same sorta O.P.P. messing with
Him or her for sure ain't going to admit it
When O.P.P. comes, damn skippy I'm with it
You down with O.P.P.? (Yeah you know me!) [x3]
Who’s down with O.P.P.? (This whole party!)
[x2]

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Busta Rhymes ft. Janet Jackson - What's It Gonna Be?! (Official Video) [Explicit] Hotney 1 Streams • 3 years ago

Official music video for Busta Rhymes ft. Janet Jackson - What's It Gonna Be?! [Explicit] from the album 'Extinction Level Event - The Final World Front' (1998)

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Lyrics:

[Intro]
Busta Rhymes, Janet Jackson
Here we go, one time

[Verse 1]
Baby just tell me just how you feel, how you feel
We living it I'm just giving it to you real, baby c'mon
Ev-erytime we crossing the borderline
Be giving it to you making you feel fine, turn the heat up
Better believe we gon' shine, make your body wind
Baby the pleasure is all mine, to my people
Who be regulating the dance floor
Better step to your business and handle yours, how we do it
Making your people just wanna bounce and get busy
Because you know that we always'll hit you off, what you say
You wondering why you feeling the force
And don't you worry cause yo we ready to floss
Mohicans'll always a put you on
And blow the spot til the very second I'm gone, get your groove on
Now that you tired I hope your body recouping
Because we keeping you moving that's what we doing and you know we're gonna

[Chorus]
Gonna make, gonna make, gonna make your body wet
Gonna make, gonna make your body scream out yes
Gonna make, gonna make you think of naughty things
Like me on you and you on me
What's it gonna be
Gonna make, gonna make, gonna make your body wet
Gonna make, gonna make your body scream out yes
Gonna make, gonna make your body cream, make you have wet dreams
What's it gonna be

[Verse 2]
What what, what, party people
Seeing you waving your hand high
Hot shit, burning you making your ass fry, baby c'mon
Give you the shit what that make you quiver while I deliver
The shit that'll hit you right in your liver
Always SoundScan'n, we never leaving you hanging
I'm always doing my thang and my music always be banging so check it
You know we be always movin the crowd
Type of feeling that make you wanna go play it loud whattup
When, we, come and hit you
Best believe, we really gon' get you
Light up whatever you wanna flaunt
Cause we be dipping it baby, so what you want, here we go
Paintin the picture we keep it hot in the winter
Now big up my people you know I'm always wit'cha (Flipmode)
We blowing and taking over the planet - full blast
Hitting with Busta Rhymes and Janet and you know we're gonna

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
We gonna make your body feel wet
We gonna make your body say yeah
I wanna know where my road dawgs is it
I wanna know where my live women is at - Where you at?
We gonna make your body feel wet
We gonna make your body say yeah
Now everybody wave your hand real high, real high
And let me see you all put em up in the sky, c'mon
Making my niggas just say ho, word up
And making you women just say ahh, baby c'mon
Bringing it to you in many ways
We making and taking you people right through another phase, c'mon
We rocking it baby that's how we dropping it baby
There ain't no stopping it baby I know we driving you crazy
And then we hit with the greatest of all times
No matter what you do baby, we gon' shine and you know we're gonna

[Chorus]

[Outro]
What wha-what, what, what what it's gon' be
Busta Rhymes, Janet Jackson
Finally, Flipmode baby what
Yeah yeah, what it's gonna be
What it's gon' be
What it's gon' be
What's it gonna be
What what what, wha-what, what
Uh uh uh, ah ah, ah ah, ah, ah-ah
Close the door nigga

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Busta Rhymes’ ability to combine the musical lineage of ragga with brilliantly original lyrics makes him one of the most respected MCs in hip hop history. After breaking with the group, Leaders of the New School, Rhymes released his first solo studio album “The Coming” (1996), which featured the hit single “Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check”.

His subsequent work has been met with cultural,critical, and commercial acclaim. His Elektra solo albums “When Disaster Strikes…” (1997), “Genesis” (2001), and “The Big Bang,” which debuted at No. 1 in 2006, represent just a portion of the prodigious artistic output that charted Busta Rhymes path to certified hip hop royalty.

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Busta Rhymes - Dangerous (Official Video) (HD Remaster) [Explicit] Hotney 1 Streams • 3 years ago

Official music video for Busta Rhymes - Dangerous (HD Remaster) [Explicit] from the album 'When Disaster Strikes...' (1997)

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Lyrics:

[Intro]
Hey, another one of them Flipmode joints
Busta Rhymes y'all, word mother y'all, check it out y'all
Just swing to the left, swing to the right
Make ya feel good, feel alright
One time, feel good yeah y'all
Busta Rhymes in the place y'all
Makin you feel real good y'all
Flipmode is the Squad in the place y'all

[Verse 1]
Buckwild to all of my niggas who don’t care
Floss like a bunch of young black millionaires
Makin ya run, me and my Dunn, stackin my ones
Floss a lil', invest up in a mutual fund
Blowin the horn, a sense of every day I was born
Never dream I see a nigga landscaping my lawn
Dangerous, my nigga shit be accurate
Have to get, the flow be so immaculate
Ayo, ayo, watchin my dough, sippin my Moe'
Slippin in slow, them pretty bitches sayin hello
Anyway go ‘head and diss, play your Oil of Olay
Little honeydip within a little Cariola
I don’t mean to hold you up but I got somethin to say
Swear to only give you hot shit everyday
Afraid of us, you know this ain’t no game to us
You strange to us, that’s when we gettin dangerous, come on

[Chorus]
This, is, serious
We could make you delirious
You should have a healthy fear of us
'Cause too much of us is dangerous
So dangerous, we so dangerous
My Flipmode Squad is dangerous
So dangerous, we so dangerous
My whole entire unit is dangerous

[Verse 2]
Hold your breath, we swingin it from right to left
Word to Wyclef, nigga shit be hot to death
Stayin Alive, you know only the stronger survive
Holdin my heat, under my seat, whippin my five
Bassline for all of my people movin around
Give me a pound, all of my niggas holdin it down
Cuttin you up, the new shit, ruckin you up
Fuckin you up, my black hole, suckin you up
Back in the days, a nigga used to be ass out
Now a nigga holdin several money market accounts
Blaze the street, and then I would just like to announce
Feelin my groove, my jigga jigga makin you bounce
Others is fair, me and my niggas breakin the bread
Straight gettin it, we got you niggas holdin your head
Afraid of us, you know this ain’t no game to us
You strange to us, that’s when we gettin dangerous, come on

[Chorus]
This, is, serious
We could make you delirious
You should have a healthy fear of us
'Cause too much of us is dangerous
So dangerous, we so dangerous
My Flipmode Squad is dangerous
So dangerous, we so dangerous
My whole entire unit is dangerous

[Bridge]
Throw your hands real high y'all
Yea, get down y'all
Let me see you all y'all
Busta Rhymes, Flipmode y'all
Nineteen ninety eight y'all
Ha, get down ya’ll
Let’s have a ball y'all

[Verse 3]
Feelin the heat up in the street rockin the beat
Step up in the club, take me to my reserved seat
Comin around, all of my niggas surround me
So much bottles of liquor, y'all niggas’ll drown me
Makin ya drunk, feelin the funk, blazin the skunk
Stay hittin with the shit that blow a hole in ya trunk
Afraid of us, you know this ain’t no game to us
You strange to us that’s when we gettin dangerous, come on

[Chorus]
This, is, serious
We could make you delirious
You should have a healthy fear of us
'Cause too much of us is dangerous
So dangerous, we so dangerous
My Flipmode Squad is dangerous
So dangerous, we so dangerous
My whole entire unit is dangerous

*******************

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His subsequent work has been met with cultural,critical, and commercial acclaim. His Elektra solo albums “When Disaster Strikes…” (1997), “Genesis” (2001), and “The Big Bang,” which debuted at No. 1 in 2006, represent just a portion of the prodigious artistic output that charted Busta Rhymes path to certified hip hop royalty.

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AZ ft. Miss Jones - Sugarhill Hotney 2 Streams • 3 years ago

From 1995 Album: "Doe or Die"...[Artist info below].....

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Anthony Cruz (born March 9, 1972, in Brooklyn), better known as AZ is a Grammy-nominated American rapper of Dominican & African American descent. He is known for being a long time and frequent rhyme partner of Nas, and also a member of hip-hop group The Firm alongside Nas, Foxy Brown, Cormega and Nature.

In a countdown of the 10 Most Underappreciated Rappers—Most Underrated Rappers of All Time, the editors of About.com listed AZ as #1 on the list. He was also included on About.com's list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987--2007), where he was described as "arguably the most underrated lyricist ever."

AZ first became known by appearing on Nas' landmark 1994 album Illmatic on the song "Life's a Bitch", as well as featuring vocals on the opening track The Genesis. He was the only guest feature to appear on that album. AZ signed with EMI, and soon released his debut album Doe Or Die in 1995 to critical acclaim, but meager commercial success. The album's lead single, "Sugar Hill", became AZ's only major commercial success as a solo artist, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and achieving Gold status. AZ's EMI contract was transferred to sister label Noo Trybe Records/Virgin Records when the EMI Label Group was shut down. In 1997, he and Nas appeared in a Sprite commercial. Also in 1997 the group The Firm with AZ, Nas, Nature, and Foxy Brown released their only album as a group, The Album. The album featured production from well known producers such as Dr. Dre and the Trackmasters and generated much hype, but was generally viewed as a disappointment. The group disbanded after just this one album. In 1998 AZ released his second solo album, Pieces of a Man. The album fared well but did not chart quite as well as his debut and did not feature a crossover single like "Sugar Hill".

After this album's release, AZ signed with Motown/Universal Records and released 9 Lives. In 2002, he released Aziatic. A single from the album, "The Essence," (featuring Nas) was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

In 2004 AZ was planning on releasing his would-be 4th studio album, Final Call, however, it was eventually scrapped due to heavy leaking and released as Final Call (The Lost Tapes) in 2008. He released his 4th and 5th studio albums A.W.O.L. and The Format in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Then Undeniable and Legendary were released in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

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Double XX Posse - Not Gonna Be Able To Do It Hotney 3 Streams • 3 years ago

Double XX Posse - Not Gonna Be Able To Do It (1992)

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Lyrics:
[ VERSE 1: Sugar Ray ]
Nah baby, I'm not gonna be able to do it
I tried to take you serious before, and you blew it
You figured you was slick, dissin me for the next man
But when you heard he had a wife, it ruined your plans
Now you wanna come back and act like it's all that
But I ain't tryin to hear it, cause you sound real wack
You got it over the first time, but that was the last time
I'll never make the same mistake again in a lifetime
You hooker, no way, no how, you're history
So let's keep it real, cause this ain't no mystery
You had it like a queen, livin lovely and lost me
Your props are at all-time low and you crossed me
I used to treat you good, take you shoppin and feed ya
But now I'm doin fine, and girlfriend, I don't need ya
For you to even ask me that, you must be stupid
Nah, baby, I'm not gonna be able to do it

(Can you do it?)
I'm not gonna be able to do it (8x)

[ VERSE 2: Sugar Ray ]
I'm on a mission, and I need me a new girl
My last girl fronted fakin moves with Earl
But that was in the past, finsihed, over, and done with
Besides, I know this hottie, and she's on my tip
She told me I could call her when I wanted to check her
And all I had to do to knock her down was respect her
To think about it, gee, that would be cool
To have a girl that's independent, with a job and school
So we took it slow, then we started to grow
Without a worry in the world, goin right with the flow
Until she cracked my head when she asked me to marry her
And move into a crib in some suburbian area
I knew that this was just too good to be true
And what you're askin me to do, girl, I cannot do
You told me, "No committments", and you best stick to it
Oh baby, I'm not gonna be able to do it

[ Hook ]

[ VERSE 3: Sugar Ray ]
Now I'm makin money, and it's good to be single
To mingle with the ladies while their earrings jingle
And that's the way it is, cause that's the way that I want it
When I see a pretty mommy lookin good, I'm on it
Checkin out her profile to see if she got style
Cause if she ain't a 10, she ain't worth my while
I'm all about stickin and movin with the quickness
Forget the foreplay, and let's get down to business
(Yeah, is it good? Is it good, baby?) Damn, my jim hat broke!
But still I kept strokin till her boots were smokin
And left her on the bed with her legs wide open
Tryin to kick it to me like she was my girl
But yo, I had to tell her, ain't no way in the world
Maybe it's the way I hit that thing that souped it
But no, I'm not gonna be able to do it

[ Hook ]
(Can you do it?)

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Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell (Official HD Video) Hotney 2 Streams • 3 years ago

Official HD Video for "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas
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Lyrics:
It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail
The mic is contacted, I attract clientele
My mic check is life or death, breathin' a sniper's breath
I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps
Deep like The Shining, sparkle like a diamond
Sneak a Uzi on the island in my army jacket linin'
Hit the Earth like a comet—invasion!
Nas is like the Afrocentric Asian: half-man, half-amazin'
‘Cause in my physical I can express through song
Delete stress like Motrin, then extend strong
I drink Moët with Medusa, give her shotguns in Hell
From the spliff that I lift and inhale; it ain't hard to tell

The buddha monk's in your trunk, turn the bass up
Not stories by Aesop
Place your loot up, parties I shoot up
Nas, I analyze, drop a jew-el, inhale from the L
School a fool well, you feel it like Braille
It ain't hard to tell, I kick a skill, like Shaquille holds a pill
Vocabulary spills, I'm Ill plus Matic
I freak beats, slam it, like Iron Sheik
Jam like a TEC with correct techniques
So analyze me, surprise me, but can't magmatize me
Scannin' while you're plannin' ways to sabotage me
I leave 'em froze, like heroin in your nose
Nas will rock well; it ain't hard to tell

This rhythmatic explosion
Is what your frame of mind has chosen
I'll leave your brain stimulated, niggas is frozen
Speak with criminal slang, begin like a violin
End like Leviathan, it's deep? Well, let me try again
Wisdom be leakin' out my grapefruit, troop
I dominate break loops, givin' mics men-e-strual cycles
Street's disciple, I rock beats that's mega trifle
And groove even smoother than moves by Villanova
You're still a soldier, I'm like Sly Stone in Cobra
Packin' like a Rasta in the weed spot
Vocals will squeeze Glocks
MCs eavesdrop, though they need not to sneak
My poetry's deep, I never fell
Nas' raps should be locked in a cell; it ain't hard to tell

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EPMD - Crossover Hotney 5 Streams • 3 years ago

From 1992 Album: "Business Never Personal".....

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EPMD is an American hip hop group from Brentwood, New York. The group's name is a concatenation of the members' name "E" and "PMD" or an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars" (later "Erick and Parrish Millennium Ducats"), referencing its members, emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith ("PMD"). The group has been active for more than 20 years (1986present), and is one of the most prominent acts in East coast hip hop. Diamond J, DJ K La Boss, and DJ Scratch were DJs for the group.

The word "business" is used in every title of the group's albums. Every album also has a track titled "Jane".

EPMD's first album, Strictly Business, appeared in 1988, which featured the underground hit "Strictly Business," based on a sample of Eric Clapton's version of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff." Many critics cite this first album as the group's most influential.[citation needed] The group's brand of funk-fueled sample-heavy hip-hop proved to be a major force in the genre. Unlike old school hip hop, which was originally based on disco hits but eventually became more electronic, EPMD based its music mainly on lifting funk and rock breaks for samples and helped to popularize their usage, along with Marley Marl and Public Enemy. "You're a Customer" combined snippets of Steve Miller's "Fly Like an Eagle," Kool & the Gang's "Jungle Boogie," and the bass line from ZZ Tops "Cheap Sunglasses." "Jane," about a romantic rendezvous turned bad, would be revisited on no less than five sequels; a first for hip-hop, and, perhaps, rock and roll as well. "You Gots to Chill" used 1980s funk band Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce," which has become one of the most enduring sample sources for hip-hop. "I'm Housin'" was covered some 12 years later by Rage Against the Machine. Managed early on by Russell Simmons' RUSH Management, the group toured with such hip-hop luminaries as Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.
Promotional EPMD t-shirt for their 1990 Business As Usual album

EPMD signed with Fresh/Sleeping Bag Records, which eventually released its debut album, Strictly Business, by electro funk pioneer Kurtis Mantronik. Propelled by several strong singles ("You Gots to Chill" and the albums title track), the album was eventually certified gold, selling over 500,000 copies[citation needed], as did 1989's follow-up, Unfinished Business. Financial frustrations followed when Sleeping Bag went under in 1992. The two EPMD albums and Nice & Smooths debut album were acquired by Priority/EMI Records before the label was sold to Warlock Records. The duos Sleeping Bag contract was acquired by Def Jam. EPMD returned in 1990 with Business As Usual and Business Never Personal two years later. By 1992, the group presided over an extended family dubbed the Hit Squad, which included Redman, K-Solo, Das EFX, Hurricane G, and Knucklehedz.

In 1992, EPMD had a hit with its song "Crossover," which lamented rappers making blatant concessions to pop sensibilities in order to get mainstream attention from music audiences.[1] Ironically, the song became a crossover hit itself peaking at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in doing so becoming their biggest hit to date.

The duo split in January 1993, under controversial circumstances. According to interviews in The Source and Rap Pages, in late 1991, Smith's house was burglarized by armed intruders. According to Smith, in the ensuing police investigation, one of the apprehended culprits supposedly gave up Sermon's name as having allegedly paid them to do it. Sermon was arrested and briefly detained for questioning, but no charges were filed. Still, it led to lingering tensions, and by the time of the break-up, Sermon alleged financial impropriety on Smith's part. The duo found itself as solo artists by default: Sermon debuted in 1993 with No Pressure, followed by Double or Nothing (1995), Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis (2000), Music (2001), and React (2002). Smith made his statements on 1994's Shade Business, followed by Business is Business in 1996.

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Audio Two - Top Billin' [Clark Kent Super Mix] (Official Video) Hotney 3 Streams • 3 years ago

Audio Two - Top Billin' (Video) [Explicit] from the 'Top Billin' (Remixes)' EP (1987)

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Lyrics:

[Verse 1: Milk Dee]
MC am I, people call me Milk
When I'm bustin up a party I feel no guilt
Gizmo's cuttin, up for thee
Suckers that's, down with nei-
-ther one of us, that's how I feel
To be down you must appeal
To the Two, we're rated R
We're gifted, and we're going far
Down the road, to the bank
While I'm here I'd like to thank
Mom and dad, they knew the time
Gizmo's scratching, Milk Dee's rhyming

[Chorus: Milk Dee]
Milk is chillin', Giz is chillin'
What more can I say? Top billin'
That's what we get, got it good
Since you understood, would you

[Verse 2: Milk Dee]
Stop scheming, and looking hard
I got a great big bodyguard
So step up if you wanna get hurt
Milk Dee's gonna pull the skirt
I get money, money I got
Stunts call me honey if they feel real hot
That's how it is, you can ask Giz
I stole your girl while you were in prison
Jailed for MC assault
You was jealous it's all your fault

[Chorus: Milk Dee]
Milk is chillin', Giz is chillin'
What more can I say? Top billin'
That's what we get, got it good
And since you understood, would you

[Verse 3: Milk Dee]
Clap your hands, your hands you clap
If your girl's out of place it's your girl I slap
And if you're dumb, you'll ask why
I am from Bed, Do-or-Die
The Audio Two, the Two's Audio
I got a brother and his name's Gizmo

[Chorus: Milk Dee]
Milk is chillin', Gizmo's chillin'
What more can I say? Top billin'
That's what we get, got it good
And since you understood, would you

[Verse 4: Milk Dee]
Bite a rhyme, if you dare
I get the papers so I don't care
My contributions to this jam
Is confusing, because I am
Milk Dee stated all the way
The super easy midas MC okay
Yes I'm down, down by law
I get the girlies out on the floor
G is D, down is G
Two the at the top is where he'll be
The at is us, call us the aud
Girls come in you won't be bored

[Chorus: Milk Dee]
Milk is chillin', Gizmo's chillin'
What more can I say? Top billin'
That's what we get, got it good
And since you understood, would you

[Outro: Milk Dee]
Do a dance, dance the Two
If, you can dance it's easy to do
This dance is on and on and on
Dance until your breath is gone!
What more can I say? Top billin'
What more can I say? Top billin'
What more can I say? Top billin'
What more can I say? Top billin'
What more can I say? Top billin'
What more can I say? Top billin'
What more can I say? Top billin'
What more can I say? Top billin'

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