Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide Lyrics
IntroThis is a throw-down, a showdownHell no, i can't slow downIt's gonna go"down""first offence," "on the mix""down, go on and break""down""o.k. party people in the house""may i have your attention please""in a moment the beat will be played in many parts""come on and break""many parts, many""1", "2", "3""come on and break"[maestro fresh wes]This jam is amplified, so just glide (glide)And let your backbone slideYou listen to every word i sayI every verb you heard i play snaps a vertabraeYou try to cover, a hover me, a roast, a fake,A flag, then i run a postToast, i'm the mostD-e-f's how it goesNo x's or o's or tic-tac-toesLtd knows, this ain't a game, i'm on a missionCall me a hip-hop, tip-tac-titionI rap just like a slab of clay that's shapelessJeff ain't no shimmer, no glass is tastelessA universe without light is lightlessThat's why i always take time to write thisI mold it in my hands before i start chiselinCould be a rain, or brainstorm, or drizzlinSun could be shining, sun could be showerinPractice make perfect, and i'm powerin, flowerinMy lyrics are awesomeTunin' from human, bloomin' a blossomBlowing away blockades and barracadesMake ya black and blue from the blast and the blazeIt's a bloodsport, bloods builds up backI make your vision go blurryWhile your brain goes black into oblivionBeats from box to box to batesRocks from blocks and blocksLet your backbone slide[maestro fresh wes]Just let it slide y'all, i don't give a (damn! damn)If ya backbone quiverMan oh man, watch ya swiverWind some twine your spine while your slitherIt's contagious, an epidemicYou try to lift, you're cool, but it fell againRap scholar, soul like a dominicanBut like i said before, i'm not americanIt's who you are, not the way you wentWe all originate from the same descentI make alot of cents, sense, and penceGold (gold), myrrh and frakincenseWhen i'm in france they blow me francsFrank, with your swiss account is the way i bank-pankAt home, i make bills are brown from my soundIn the states green like the grass in the groundWhen i'm in england, they pass me pounds nowI clock cash in every town, so i slide (slide)But nowadays, i'm trapped(why's that?)So many suckers on my sacroiliacIt's like a rap-sack, backpack(wic-wic-whack)Give me some slack jackRap is like a jungleWhere rhyme for rhyme is like a vine to vineSwung line to line of mineI'm collossal, you'se a mosquitoI'mma play tarzan, you play cheetahCheeta, biter, love to forgeBetter yet, i'll call you curious george'cause curiosty cold killed the catCan't hide so black to the sideLet your backbone slide[maestro fresh wes]The keyword is synchronismYo, check out my homeboy dance to the rythmnAnd hey, this hey, oh, this ain't forteI'm coming double-fFortissamo, f-f for funky freshMy dj is ltd, mellow-flexYou listen to the poetry, big jumbo jetVocabulary golden, beats from my rollinStone cold lyrics with the microphone i'm holdinWords i rip, egos i stripI make sucker crews kick, dick van dyke flipsI get busy, they're dizzy, they start to collideThey should've stepped off (stepped off), i let it slideBut now they got brasen, dry like a raisinI glaze like a vase, i smash you like daysUntil they realize, they shouldn't have rippedIt's '89, not beetoven's fifth or sixthIt's a throwdown, i'm conducting itBecause like a highrise, i'm constructing itWas once thoughts, pen, and paperNow it's a tower, a soul, a skyscraperIt's getting out of hand after i've created a monsterMy musical monologue makes you wannaMove with the maestroYou feel hot so you set the blend, the cresendo is nice yoI'm the guy, the rhythm is a ride (the rhythm is a ride)To the fresh side, and let your backbone slideThis is a throwdown
