Roots - The Show lyrics

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Intro:<br />

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Ladies and gentlemen<br />

The greatest stage show you've ever witnessed<br />

Appearing live, from out the 2-1-5, The Roots crew<br />

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Verse 1:<br />

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Big respect to the Get fresh, yes<br />

Have you ever seen a show and fellas on the mic<br />

Make one minute rhymes that don't come out right<br />

(They bite) Aiyo, they never write (That's not polite)<br />

Word up, am I lyin? (Nah, you're quite right)<br />

Well tonight on this very mic you're about to hear<br />

We swear, the illest star rappers of the year<br />

So so, cheerio, yell, scream "Bravo"<br />

Also, if you didn't know it's The Roots Show<br />

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Verse 2:<br />

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Yo Rahzel (Wassup?), put your Wallies on<br />

(Yo 'Riq, I was about to but I need a shoehorn)<br />

Why's that? (Cos these shoes always hurt my corn)<br />

Six minutes, six minutes, six minutes Roots crew, you're on<br />

Uh uh on, uh uh on, uh uh-uh uh-uh uh uh on<br />

Uh uh on, uh uh on, uh uh-uh uh-uh uh uh on<br />

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Here we go, (here we go), come on, (come on)<br />

Here we go, (here we go), come on, (come on)<br />

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(Yo 'Riq, where's Malik?) Aiyo, the brother is late<br />

Told him the time, oh, I forgot the date<br />

(Man, you did it again) Oh no!<br />

(Here we go), come on<br />

(Here we go), come on<br />

(Here we go, did we miss the show?)<br />

No, no no nono, no we didn't, w-w-w-word<br />

No nono nono nono, no we didn't, w-w-w-word<br />

No we didn't, (Well don't get us wrong)<br />

Excuse but um, excuse but umm, excuse Roots crew you're on<br />

Uh uh on....<br />

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Verse 3:<br />

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Well it, started on Osage Avenue<br />

When we came up with the squad that's called The Roots crew<br />

It was me, Qwest Kemal, Hubbard and my man Malik-<br />

B, and Rahzel from the NYC<br />

Who used ta, scratch and sing, make sounds and things<br />

For example, check out this telephone ring<br />

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*telephone ring*<br />

(Hello? Hello? Can I speak to Rahzel?<br />

(No, he's not in right now)<br />

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Well anyway, no more delay<br />

Just peep out the I'll my man display<br />

But'cha gotta be (fresh), Rahzel'll rock (fresh)<br />

Like D-O-U-G-I-E (fresh)<br />

And I'm known for the.......<br />

And not for the........<br />

Rahzel the Godfather, the entertainer<br />

No other title could fit me plainer<br />

In the past generation, I am the remainder<br />

And I'm also known as the beatbox trainer<br />

Cashin cheques, makin sound effects<br />

After I finish rockin, Black Thought is up next<br />

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Well here's a lil' sometin that needs to be heard<br />

Rah, I was headin Uptown, (Word 'Riq), word<br />

(Chillin) and all alone, no one to be with<br />

Hopped up on the train headed for 2-5th<br />

And saw this pretty girl (what?), so I sat beside her<br />

Then she went (*roar*) like she was Tony the Tiger<br />

I said "Oh no, there's been a mistake<br />

Love, my name is Black Thought, not Frostie Flakes"<br />

(Oh, golly wally) Well, she was raisin hell<br />

She said "Aah, my name is Maggie but call me Michelle"<br />

*something in reverse*<br />

Check it out, Roots crew and yeah, we rock the house, y'nahI'msayin?<br />

And when I'm on the mic, there won't be no delayin<br />

So bust a move, we show and prove<br />

Yo Rahzel, do that record Jam on the Groove<br />

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Outro:<br />

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As you can see, most definitely<br />

The Roots are....<br />

Come up Rahzel, come up Illa Del<br />

Come up ?UESTLOVE, and then come on up Hub<br />

Come up Malik B, and then behind him D<br />

Come up Dice Raw, the 5th Dynasty<br />

And Black Thought sendin out a shout to the Get Fresh Crew<br />

And Doug E.