Roots - The Show Lyrics
Intro:Ladies and gentlemenThe greatest stage show youve ever witnessedAppearing live, from out the 2-1-5, the roots crewVerse 1:Big respect to the get fresh, yesHave you ever seen a show and fellas on the micMake one minute rhymes that dont come out right(they bite) aiyo, they never write (thats not polite)Word up, am I lyin? (nah, youre quite right)Well tonight on this very mic youre about to hearWe swear, the illest star rappers of the yearSo so, cheerio, yell, scream bravoAlso, if you didnt know its the roots showVerse 2:Yo rahzel (wassup? ), put your wallies on(yo riq, I was about to but I need a shoehorn)Whys that? (cos these shoes always hurt my corn)Six minutes, six minutes, six minutes roots crew, youre onUh uh on, uh uh on, uh uh-uh uh-uh uh uh onUh uh on, uh uh on, uh uh-uh uh-uh uh uh onHere we go, (here we go), come on, (come on)Here we go, (here we go), come on, (come on)(yo riq, wheres malik? ) aiyo, the brother is lateTold him the time, oh, I forgot the date(man, you did it again) oh no!(here we go), come on(here we go), come on(here we go, did we miss the show? )No, no no nono, no we didnt, w-w-w-wordNo nono nono nono, no we didnt, w-w-w-wordNo we didnt, (well dont get us wrong)Excuse but um, excuse but umm, excuse roots crew youre onUh uh on....Verse 3:Well it, started on osage avenueWhen we came up with the squad thats called the roots crewIt was me, qwest kemal, hubbard and my man malik-B, and rahzel from the nycWho used ta, scratch and sing, make sounds and thingsFor example, check out this telephone ring*telephone ring*(hello? hello? can I speak to rahzel?(no, hes not in right now)Well anyway, no more delayJust peep out the ill my man displayButcha gotta be (fresh), rahzelll rock (fresh)Like d-o-u-g-i-e (fresh)And Im known for the.......And not for the........Rahzel the godfather, the entertainerNo other title could fit me plainerIn the past generation, I am the remainderAnd Im also known as the beatbox trainerCashin cheques, makin sound effectsAfter I finish rockin, black thought is up nextWell heres a lil sometin that needs to be heardRah, I was headin uptown, (word riq), word(chillin) and all alone, no one to be withHopped up on the train headed for 2-5thAnd saw this pretty girl (what? ), so I sat beside herThen she went (*roar*) like she was tony the tigerI said oh no, theres been a mistakeLove, my name is black thought, not frostie flakes(oh, golly wally) well, she was raisin hellShe said aah, my name is maggie but call me michelle*something in reverse*Check it out, roots crew and yeah, we rock the house, ynahimsayin?And when Im on the mic, there wont be no delayinSo bust a move, we show and proveYo rahzel, do that record jam on the grooveOutro:As you can see, most definitelyThe roots are....Come up rahzel, come up illa delCome up ? uestlove, and then come on up hubCome up malik b, and then behind him dCome up dice raw, the 5th dynastyAnd black thought sendin out a shout to the get fresh crewAnd doug e.
