The Beat Change

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Sadat X] Somebody went gold in the Billboard, it was a X, but it was Mia Young boys ran to me in the local pizzeria He said, "You, Jamar, and Haji, man – y'all hot to death Can y'all save what's left? Or at least make a claim?" Shorty remind me of myself when I started in this game And through years, I'm basically the same, as are my brothers I'm the 8-track flashback, before the days of crack Is it real or an act? Fuck it, let's save the kids Yeah, you all about a war – why you tryin' to die for? Yeah, them niggas real raw, but you sleepin' on the floor Yeah, I walk through the Valley with my man Spark and Allie Days of money, in Harlem Week '85 With the Captain's hats, and my father's old guns Before I had a daughter, and before they had sons I stay the hypnotizer, style's a tranquilizer Got you feelin' all loose, wettin' up the goose The great Datty X and I'm hear to say You can always find me around the way [Verse 2: Lord Jamar] Uhh, I be that kid with the dreads That remember when I hid from the Feds Plus, I always did what I said I was gonna do Talk shit, right in front of you Never forfeit, on top, we do it non-stop Remember when we let the bomb drop With more jewels than a pawn shop From the school of the hard knocks Straight off the Now Rule blocks Powerful aftershocks with the strength of Master Locks We got you in a paradox, between a rock and a hard place We got the hard bass And erybody's gon' get a taste, get your plate First, we had to let it marinate, now we straight, uhh Five mics is how we rate, stand with us And stand amongst the likes of the great scandalous Cats, try they best to decipher the tape What we manifest still gets blessed in every state [Verse 3: Grand Puba] Hey, listen here, dog – a nigga keep it spicy hot Rhyme flow stay straighter than 6 o'clock Hustle rhymes like a nigga hustle shit on the block The shit is work and got a 4.6 in the lot I hustle knowledge, charge tuition like a college My Wisdom hold me down in town, like Jackie Brown I teach Dangerous Minds, like that chick Michelle Pfeiffer That's why the God's check got at least 6 ciphers My Justice Cipher Born, I ain't no helpless-type nigga Like a gat without a trigga, I got the figure to make figures For years, I've been doing this thing I do Since Ralph McDaniel's video show was on Channel U Station 31, vice grip channel changer, son The show was the banger, came in clear with a hanger Top notch status, watch the God get it flamin' Herbal with the verbal, drop-top twin turbo Blazin' for the year, Born build to 2 G's Flow like these, help the God stack cheese Summer jet ski's, trucks with TV's Sitting under tropic trees with iced teas Mind stay positive, Black – guaranteed To grab the top dollar More pull than a Rottweiler