Free Diamonds - 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 effect Check it out and give me my 'spectI'm movin, yes I'm groovin cuz my mouth is on the motorUse the Coast in the mornin to avoid the funky odorCan't help bein funky, I'm the funky Abstract brothaFunky in a sense, but I play the undacovaOnce had a fettish, fettish for some bootyNow I'm gettin funky and my rappin, that's my dutyBrothas tend to jock on the style in particularIf you got the ego like some brothas, then I'll get with yaBut if I don't pursue, then I just don't give a (*****)My motto in the 90's 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 that's what I met her forI'm hooked on the swings, so just call me the music whoreWomen love the voice, brothas dig the lyricsQuest the people's choice, we thrive it for the spiritIf you can't hear it, then get the wax utensilsWrite my rhymes straight up, don't 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 I'll 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 don't 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 you'll thank itDon't move to rebuttal, wave your hand for actionThe ladies of the '90's want more than satisfactionThey want keys and Gs, and all those illy thingsIf you want to, I'll show you, just what the Ab can bringI keep a tight net with my brothas Ken and Kenny If the question is of rhymes, then I'll tell ya, I got plentyThe thing that men and women need to do is stick togetherProgressions can't be made if we're 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 don't know the mentalPeople tend to bug cuz their beats are hard but gentleAfro kinda lurks through the body of this youngun'Play like Bobby Byrd on your back and your comin to The house of the jazz, of the funk, of the rhythmAll the goods are welcome, but if you're a villainI'll just wait and debate, contemplate your arrivalIf flexin is your motive, then you don't like survivalThe Abstract is speakin, the hard beats is reachinThe Black and Puerto RicansCuz their butt *****, streakin through the ever murky streets Of 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!For more information visit fanclub of A Tribe Called Quest http://brainstormlive.com/d/pg/groups/78817/a-tribe-called-quest/.
