Little Brother - Flash and Flare Lyrics
feat. Legacy{sampling "Emerald City Sequence" from The Wiz}[Repeat 4X]You, got to have FLASH, and FLAIR[L.E.G.A.C.Y. - Intro]Hehe, gotta have flash and flareFlamboyant on y'all{This is a Little Brother exclusive}9th, Wonder...L.E.G.A.C.Y...uh, PhonteThese rappers babble on how they time'll come one dayThat shit'll never come like mail on a sundayYou lackin somethin, must be the flash or somethinWe love tainted, pure L.E.G.A.C.Y. and Tay'll get youFrustrated, groups break up like B2KDon't care how you spit nigga, got +Flair+ like Rick niggaCritics thought they sank me but I hold my floatThey tried to hang me but I'm dope-on-a-ropeDoom style, get on stage and boo the crowdFrom my throne patient, hold my own like masturbationI, let off, look on but L.E.G's offReachin for figures, the Feidian chipsI'm diarrhea nigga, you ain't ready for this shitStop you dead in your tracks, what's f'in with dat?I wish a muh'*****er WOULD, shit I'm that *****in goodCome stocked with raps but you gotta have flash[Repeat 4X]You, got to have FLASH, and FLAIR[Phonte - overlapping]Uh, give it to me now..*****ed up, brah...{*imitaing Dave Chappelle playing Rick James*} They never shoulda gave us niggers MONEY!!What about yo' raps Phonte, and, Big Pooh, 9th Wonder and L.E.G.A.C-eeeeeeeey!Uh, excuse me playa, no I don't mean to bother yaBut just in case the beat is hittin too hard for youJust know, Phonte is doin his job, cause IStay on the scene like cinematographersThis is not a game, this a whole 'nother conferenceI done, gree-det and meet and thoughts is sharper nowNiggas got questions like Barbara WaltersWhile the so-called playas pro'lly won't even talk to usPhonte is rap for real, ya MassengillJust thespians in the Screen Actors GuildI really wanna re-lax and chillBut y'all *****ers gon' make me relapse for realAnd take it back to '98 on you niggasWhen I was straight disablin niggasIron Mics, 1st place, Cats-Cradling niggasI ain't got time to play witchu niggasFor now that's all I gotta say to you niggasThis is history in the making and y'all's ain't been made yetThis is the single the radio ain't played yetTay is not a safe bet, Raleigh niggas tried to carry meBut, I'm already at my Apex, holla![Repeat 4X]You, got to have FLASH, and FLAIR[Phonte overlaps]Younahmsayin?Niggas tryna get on the micWith all that goddamn rappity-rappity-rappin-and-rappin and all that shit..With no flash, no emotion, no passion, no conviciton..Nigga, you just a talking head!And meanwhile, I'm holla'n at'cha girl, and she talkin headYanahmsayin, c'mon!"OOOOOOOOOOOOOH, OOOH, OOH, RAHH, AHH!!" [-- Diana Ross
