Nice & Smooth - Down The Line Lyrics
f/ Preacher Earl, Melo T, Bass Blaster, Asu, Guru[ Greg Nice ]Check it out, check it outI got my whole crew in the houseand we gon' turn this house into a homestraight up and downI got my man Melo T in the houseI got my man Preacher Earl in the houseI got my man Asu in the houseI got my man Gang Starr in the houseand to my brother Smooth B is in the houseand I'm Greg N-i-c-e, I'm in the houseSo peep it[ VERSE 1: Greg Nice ]I got a shitload of story tales in my sackPlease come in, hang your coat on the ragWhile you at it, make my coffee blackSo I can get the monkey from off my back15 cents minus 5 is a dimeSexy young ladies, let's intertwineGreg N-i-c-e ran it down the line-line[ VERSE 2: Preacher Earl ]I'm the P-r-e-a-c-h-e-r, uhPreacher Earl and I'm considered a superstarPick up the microphone and I proceed to rock 'n rollBy the time I sweat I'm out of controlI'm like a locomotive goin expressMy lyrics written in spraypaint on the wall (ssss...) defI'm from Uptown, I'm a gangster from the projectsEither or, take it all, get much respectDestined for fame when I'm goin for mineThis, this is how I run it down the line[ VERSE 3: Melo T ]Hey yo, beats, styles, mics I be flashinIf you step up step in a orderly fashionSee, I collect the dough for the show and then I'm dashinHouse parties I'm crashin, pool parties I'm splashinEatin candy yams, drinkin Baby Sham, breakin down ( ? )Got the masterplan, glance at the Melo stanceArms are crisscrossed, posture rastaWhen I wanna go to the mall, I need a helicopterRrrrring - I think that's my timeYo, (this is how we run it down the line)[ VERSE 4: Bass Blaster ]The biggeda-Bass Blaster with a tongue-twistin rhyme(This is how we run it down the line)Yo, literally, literary literatureSix slippery Seals slippin silently ashoreSally sold seashells down by the seashoreSold two shells but couldn't see to sell no moreBeautiful babblin brooks bubba between blossom and banksBrothers above the Brooks take a punch off the plankA big black bug bit a big black bear, bit him on the rearThe bear was big but the bug didn't care, he had no fearHow much would could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?Yo, I don't know, all I know is I say it goodAsu, you got the funky, funky rhymesYo my brother, run it down the line[ VERSE 5: Asu ]Yo, rhymes is rippin and the mic is passed to meIt was too young so they got me for statuatoryDon't take me for granted, punk, yeah, and think I'm worthless***** movin mountains I move planets and you'll be earthlessYou don't wanna battle Asu, all I leave is fossilsLethal Weapons Die Harder cause the Mission's ImpossibleAnd my rhymes is riper, I'm ready to come crisperOld jacks know that so they go back and whisperTakin surveys, gettin nervous, I'm just too worthyThey can't stand me and say, "He can't be from Jersey"[ VERSE 6: Guru ]Mad, mad response I'm catchin just as soon as I step into the placeThat's why a smile's on my faceI got styles that you trace with haste but I'm too deepLots of the ladies I meet, I must be sweetSo I say hold up and wait up and then listen hereMy rhymes come crisp and clear, but bewareMy format is all that, my concept's refinedThe Gang to the S-t-a-double r shinesChumps be losin it, abusin it, not gaininSo there my gain is they vanish while I'm remaininAnd twice as Nice with a Smooth groove I end my rhymeAnd yo (this is how we run it down the line)[ VERSE 7: Smooth B ]Yeah, lyrical, financial and spiritualA dream of touchin my style would take a miracleYou didn't know how deadly was my flow as I growAnd bumrush and crush any foeBut I prefer to have a good time when I rhymeBut lately I have had to refine and be sublimeCause sometimes some people don't understandThat I'm a man with ambitious plans and I stand to live grandAnd they fight with all their money invested to hold me backBut now I'm featuring the mack packSmooth B, you know I'm feelin fine(This is how we run it down the line)[ Greg Nice ]As I go onthe Bass Blaster's in the houseto my man [name] in the houseto my man [name] in the houseto my man Slick Nickto my man Vance Wright in the houseand Premier, you'se a muthaUhm-uhm
