Too Short - Sample The Funk Lyrics
Intro:Sup?Short dogg back in the house beeyatch!And it dont stop to the beatAint no thang but a chicken wingWe gonna do it like this one mo timeVerse 1:Straight from oakland, california Im back againShort doggs on the mic bout to mack and pimpWe got flavor at the dangerous crew campSave ya money, cant use dem food stampsOther crews like to sample and mixBut our crew, we just play that shitLive, drums, bass, keysNiggas dont like it, you can get beesStuck in the back of your throat*****in with a pimp named sir too $hortWe coulda sampled the luke but we didntId rather treat ya like a ho and start pimpinWhen will you other brothers realise?Cant ***** with my crew better feel your eyesCos you must be blind if you cant seeAnd ima say this shit quite franklyI give a ***** when freestylers step upI dont do it, tell you bout it on the next cutCos right now we gotta feel the flowAnd make sure we keep it real slowJust like the mother*****in dangerous crewWe gettin funky like its 1972Still puffin on them zags, dressed like pimpsAnd axe ohio players once againCan we sample the funk?Yknow we dont wanna wear it outWe just wanna lil piece, yknowhatimsayin?We aint goin loopy, were goin freakyWe gonna funk it track for trackDangerous crew styleAnt banks let me flip this one more timeYa ready?Verse 2:All you brand new rappers got a new flowYou aint samplin james brown no moProbably try to sample cameoParliament funkadelic, you scandalous hoYou stole it, ossie brothers, bark kaysBarry white, isaac hayesHave you heard the term sample clearance?Start the nigga who wrote it, would never hear itNow were suin your ass for sureGotcha spendin all ya money cos you need a lawyerYou got problems and ya need ta solve emYa shouldnt of sampled wouldnt of had dem problemsIf youd have played your own shitYou wouldnt be broke, you woulda made ya long grip, *****But thats irrelevant now, my friendCos they done wiped you clean like ant banks benzSittin on some three-piece amgsBetter find you a sample, you aint playin theseKinda beats, so funky make your fingers popIf you cant find a sample you aint gotNot one damn thing for a nigga to ride toBut I been gettin funky since I was in high schoolGrowin up in that bootsys rubber bandIn 76, seen a mothership landNothin but funk all in your faceI like to slow it way down in ass and bassCos thats how we be layin tracksJust flip the funky rhyme and start sayin rapsGet funky with ant banks, peewee, shorty bFather d, dope d, tony tThe mother*****in dangerous crewAnd thats the drop from the dime, well change the grooveJust to sample the funkBeeyatch!Thats right, peewee friggin the keyboardsTony t on the drums, shorty b on the bassAnt banks on the mixing boards, short dogg on the vocalsVerse 3:Right now you know the story of too $hort babyFirst started rappin in 1980I got more game than monopolyNow Im makin money there aint nobody stoppin meUsed to be local til I signed with jive, manUsed to like to sample now Im rollin with live bandNow that I finally did this shitIm makin one more album and then I quitAnd only one thing could make me say Im notAnd thats one million dollars on the spotUpfront cash, money, no compromiseNo schemes, no scandals, dont front and lieJust pay the man in fullThirty years old, torch the bullAint givin shit up but the funkLet these record companies know what the ***** I wantCos they been *****in black folks right from the startWhen you sign that line tear your ass apartFor every one you get they gettin fiveNiggas gettin paid but it dont seem rightI know where I came from and know where Im atAnd my last two albums dont sound real badIm too $hort baby, I aint no punkIm just askin can I sample the funk?So can we sample the funk?*****!Outro:Yeah, you know what Im sayin?Im talkin to george clinton, bootsy collinsMy nigga suga foot and diamond from the ohio playersIm talkin to james brownWe know where the funk came fromJohnny guitar ? ? ? ?To all yall niggas, yall can sample all you wantHere we go loopty-looCos the dangerous crew goin to get funky like thisFlip it!
