《Questions And Answers》歌词

[00:00:00] Questions And Answers (问题与答案) - A-Drift/Asheru/F.T./J-Live

[00:00:08] Aight little man let me tell you 'bout the days

[00:00:10] When your favorite MC's had no major airplay (What )

[00:00:14] No video car crib or large deals (Huh )

[00:00:16] Only a single got you city-wide appeal (Damn )

[00:00:19] Showin your skill upon the mic originality was key

[00:00:21] And the law was not to bite in the highest degree (I hear that)

[00:00:25] Plus you had to battle cats for respect

[00:00:26] (Like Moe Dee Busy Bee MC Shan and KRS )

[00:00:29] Yeah kid it goes deeper but you get the picture

[00:00:32] You had to have lyrics and plus hot beats to get the mixture

[00:00:34] As always you had to have the ill DJ

[00:00:37] Technician with precision switch the fader all day

[00:00:40] A must to have these additives to smash and battle kids

[00:00:43] (Well yo that's like today's cats ) Nah that's a negative

[00:00:45] Today's MC's don't possess these qualities

[00:00:48] So I put you to the test on this musical quest

[00:00:51] What's the question

[00:00:52] What made the music change through the time

[00:00:54] What's the answer

[00:00:55] They started gettin paid to rhyme

[00:00:56] What's the question

[00:00:57] What happened to the culture as a whole

[00:00:59] What's the answer

[00:01:00] Too many MC's sold their soul

[00:01:02] What's the question

[00:01:03] What happened to the MC's from the past

[00:01:06] What's the answer

[00:01:06] Not enough fans and no cash

[00:01:07] What's the question

[00:01:08] How do we get it back like before

[00:01:10] What's the answer

[00:01:11] More skills and niggas gotta be raw

[00:01:13] What's the question

[00:01:13] How so many groups fall apart

[00:01:15] What's the answer

[00:01:16] They in it but it's not from the heart

[00:01:21] Look at the records in this store know the faces and the names

[00:01:24] All the places that they come from and staked it as their claim

[00:01:26] Acclaimed writers like Kane G Rap Doug and the Biz

[00:01:29] DJ's like Cool V Mister Cee in the mix

[00:01:32] (Yo I heard this one kid who made beats and rhymed correct)

[00:01:35] You must be talkin 'bout this man here his name is Lord Finesse

[00:01:37] It was another cat too yo this ni**a beats was hot

[00:01:40] He was down with CL Smooth The Soul Brother Pete Rock

[00:01:42] Plenty others I could name but the most by far

[00:01:45] These pioneers most revered group named Gang Starr

[00:01:48] Put it down through the years most respected by the peers

[00:01:51] For Primo's hot beats Guru's voice so clear

[00:01:54] Yeah I know about them "Hard to Earn" one of the best

[00:01:57] What about the Cella Dwellas Special Ed and Das EFX

[00:02:00] Ah sh*t you got some history you're buildin on your lessons

[00:02:02] When you see me next time be refined for your confession

[00:02:04] Yo I'ma cop this word up

[00:02:07] Yeah yo do that you do that

[00:02:08] I heard this on "Future Flavas" the other night

[00:02:10] Okay okay

[00:02:10] I'ma get two of them

[00:02:11] What's the question

[00:02:11] How long can it last like this

[00:02:13] What's the answer

[00:02:13] When all MC's are gone and they're missed

[00:02:15] What's the question

[00:02:16] What happened to the sound of the East

[00:02:18] What's the answer

[00:02:19] Niggas went south to tryin to eat

[00:02:21] What's the question

[00:02:21] When the niggas gonna dig back in the crates

[00:02:24] What's the answer

[00:02:24] When certain niggas stop tryin to hate

[00:02:26] What's the question

[00:02:27] When will all the b******t stop

[00:02:28] What's the answer

[00:02:30] When your top MC's stop gettin dropped

[00:02:31] What's the question

[00:02:32] What you say your name was again kid

[00:02:35] Yo El Da Sensei man Artifacts man

[00:02:36] Aight peace

[00:02:38] Yeah we comin from the Bricks

[00:02:39] Hold up

[00:02:39] "Wrong Side of da Tracks"

[00:02:40] Yeah man

[00:02:41] Yo that's you on this cover

[00:02:42] That's me

[00:02:42] You didn't tell me you had joints out

[00:02:43] I know I'm doin work I'm workin yo

[00:02:45] I knew you'd get that like that yo

[00:02:47] Always workin

[00:02:47] Peace yo

[00:02:48] No doubt

[00:02:48] I check you on the re

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