Roots - What They Do Lyrics
Chorus: (saadiq)Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...Verse one:Yo, lost generation, fast pace nationWorld population confront their frustrationThe principles of true hip-hop have been forsakenIts all contractual, and about money makingPretend-to-be cats dont seem to know their limitationsExact replication and false representationYou wanna be a man, then stand your ownTo mc requires skills, I demand some shownI let the frauds keep frontinAnd roam like a celluar phone far from homeGiving crowds what they wantedOffical hip-hop consumption, the 5th dumpinKeepin ya party jumpin wit an original somethinYo, I dedicate this to the one dimension-alNo imagination, excuse for perpetrationMy man came over and saidYo we thought we heard youJokes for youWe heard your bitin ass crew but uhChorus: raphael saadiqNever do, what they do when they do what they do(repeat 2x)Verse two: black thoughtThin is the line of between love and hatredThe game is ill-natured, its nothing sacredHey yo, its funny when I see some rap niggaz do the makingOf you would blow up or go as far as they can take itMy nine to five is just to hit ya get the party liveIm black thought, used to rap for sportNow the rhymes need life supportI take it very seriously within this industryIts various crews that try to touch meBut I come wit the beautiful thingAnd I bless the track plushlyAround the world the crowds love me from doing toursRecepient of applause from you and yoursCreator of original sounds to send to stores you take homeTo absorb and sweat it out your poresNow who can stop the music runnin through these veinsInfinitely go against the grainThats why my mottos toChorusVerse three:Livin the life of limos and lightsAirplanes and trainsShort days and long nightsKeyboards and micsBass chords and drum kicksAnd my mental thick to hit my head like brickAs I embark on a mission welcoming to the darkWhen I first spark the arts, whens the listening startOpen your head wide and let the thought insideMy style fortified by all of philladel-phyIve dealt more stealth than all the wicked weal-thyMentality undetectable by the ***** eyeThen I get paid when the record is playedTo put it short I want it made like ed, nuff saidThen after that, Im puttin on the ___Let the ladies blend with the darkskin devil bred and discoverMy level is that of no otherAnd roots crew bring offical and trueWhile Im continuin to...Chorus: repeat 4x
