(Boon):
I used to listen to the Sex Pistols, bumped em in the tape deck
Same with Op Ivy and the Rancid mix
Thanks to the bigger brother turn me on to music
I swear I'll never abuse it, unless I'm on my battle tip
Started with the Dr. Octagon, the paramedic fetus of the East
Until I bumped Tribe with some Biggie beats
I tried Snoop, the capital S oh yes, so fresh
N-double-O-P D-O-double-G
And now I just flex when I grab my own mic
Yeah I hold that shit tight
cause they just some men that's on the mic, right?
While Warren G was regulating, & Pac was wearing chains
While Dre was speculating that you fools are perpetrating
I never tried the purp, Bun B knew its worth
and that's why hip-hop will have ruined this earth
(Ocho):
Well it was just my imagination;
Running away with me;
And if it wasn't for
The soul, the punk, the jam, the funk!
Then we would never be one big family
(Osc):
He said don't push me cause I'm close; Grandmaster
"What would you like to order?", she was asking,
I said, "Ba ba ba, I want to be sedated!"
They had us hammer dancing in the play pen
The first rap cd that I had was Mobb Deep (Infamous)
But it was my father who brought hip-hop to me
My mother loved Bonnie Raitt
in the bar at the jukebox, looking for a song to play
What was I looking at? Girls
I'm just a poor boy,
enamorated with the sound of your voice
Alicia Keys really speak to me
Peep the frequency, 313 ask about a sweet emcee
California girl with a Pekinese travel to Albuquerque
to flirt with me and Grieves
Can't devy Rhymesayers inspired majors
Get your ice cream high, 5 flavors!
(Ocho):
Well it was just my imagination;
Running away with me;
And if it wasn't for
The soul, the punk, the jam, the funk!
Then we would never be one big family
Two dozen 12-string acoustic improvisations that feel undeniably haunting, like lost transmissions from ancient Appalachia, rediscovered. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 17, 2022