A Tribe Called Quest - Verses From The Abstract Lyrics
Q-tip:I had a dream about my man last nightAnd my man came by the studioAnd his name is...Busta rhymes in effect, shaheed is in effectPhife did-awg is in effectCheck it out and give me my spectIm movin, yes Im groovin cuz my mouth is on the motorUse the coast in the mornin to avoid the funky odorCant help bein funky, Im the funky abstract brothaFunky in a sense, but I play the undacovaOnce had a fettish, fettish for some bootyNow Im gettin funky and my rappin, thats my dutyBrothas tend to jock on the style in particularIf you got the ego like some brothas, then Ill get with yaBut if I dont pursue, then I just dont give a (*****)My motto in the 90s is be happy makin bucksGirls love the jim, cuz it causes crazy frictionWhen it goes up in and fluctuates the dictionI still understand the (uh!) cuz thats what I met her forIm hooked on the swings, so just call me the music whoreWomen love the voice, brothas dig the lyricsQuest the peoples choice, we thrive it for the spiritIf you cant hear it, then get the wax utensilsWrite my rhymes straight up, dont get with no fancy stensilsThe rhymes we get is sweet, we stay away from tartOur perfection is at work, perkin up the artIf you want to battle, I suggest you check your clockYour demise is comin up and I want your man to watchBe the prime example, I deep instilled the sampleInsignificance, here Ill place you on the mantleBorn up in harlem, reside down in jamaicaThe girl I used to rock, her moms was a clakerNow what does that make her? the evil money taker?The crazy move faker, I used that to break her(vinia mojica singing in the background)Phife is in the house, uncle mike is in the houseBob power is in the house, tim latham is in the houseWise men is in the house, brand nubs is in the houseThe j beez, they in the house and de la, they in the houseI must regroup my thoughts and kick the next ones for my peoplePlease dont be deceived by ugly slice of evilThe world is kinda cold and the rhythm is my blanketWrap yourself up in it, if you love it, then youll thank itDont move to rebuttal, wave your hand for actionThe ladies of the 90s want more than satisfactionThey want keys and gs, and all those illy thingsIf you want to, Ill show you, just what the ab can bringI keep a tight net with my brothas ken and kennyIf the question is of rhymes, then Ill tell ya, I got plentyThe thing that men and women need to do is stick togetherProgressions cant be made if were separate foreverI hooked this funky beat with the loop and the featureWith the funky singin by miss vinia mojicaSo listen because the quest is led through the undergroundMy people been up on quest to long, no more will we be downPeople tend to riff cuz they dont know the mentalPeople tend to bug cuz their beats are hard but gentleAfro kinda lurks through the body of this youngunPlay like bobby byrd on your back and your comin toThe house of the jazz, of the funk, of the rhythmAll the goods are welcome, but if youre a villainIll just wait and debate, contemplate your arrivalIf flexin is your motive, then you dont like survivalThe abstract is speakin, the hard beats is reachinThe black and puerto ricansCuz their butt *****, streakin through the ever murky streetsOf the urbanized areasBlastin out the speakers is the hip hop hysteriaCraig is in the house, pete rock is in the houseCl is in the house, ultra mag is in the houseNice and smooth is in the house, big daddy kane is in the houseBeatnuts is in the house, special ed is in the houseYeah(7x)This one goes out to my manThanks alot ron carter on the bassYes my man ron carter is on the bassNow check it outBorn into the 91 decadeYou gotta say the quest is onAnd goddamn it, yes the quest is onAnd we out!
