State Your Name

Lyrics

[Intro] Going out to the Essentials The time is 03:00 hours South London base The year 3005 [Chorus: Remerdee & K Dot Kidman] State your name (K Dot) Where you from? (South London) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah!) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah!) State your name (K Dot) Where you from? (South London) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah!) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah!) [Verse 1: K Dot Kidman] My name's Kidman and K Dot's my alias Pounce on the set spontaneous Brainiest kid, smokes on the haziest Far from the laziest; in my crew, I'm the craziest Kid that you don't wanna move to Get rude to Essentials leave holes in your FUBU We don't care about your crew or who's who And it's North D-dot, d-dot, South D-dot, d-dot East D-dot, d-dot, West D-dot, d-dot All around town, it's K D-dot, d-dot Touch mic, we spray (D-dot, d-dot) And it's North D-dot, d-dot, South D-dot, d-dot East D-dot, d-dot, West D-dot, d-dot All around town, it's K D-dot, d-dot Touch mic, we spray [Chorus: Remerdee & J2K] State your name (J2K) Where you from? (East London) You gonna hold it down? (Yes, man) You gonna hold it down? (Yes, man) State your name (J2K) Where you from? (East London) You gonna hold it down? (Yes, sir) You gonna hold it down? (For sure) [Verse 2: J2K] Don't get it twisted, this ain't the same I'm J, listen, this ain't a game Been here for a little while, nuttin' changed Just more same of the same of the same '04, I pushed my boat in the game Now you can put a face to the name Flipped my shit from hip-hop, then moved to each spot They came round and still sound the same I rep the east side of the L-O-N No confusion, I'm moving; tell a friend Move up many men, not ones and twos Rudeboy, I'm talking 'bout regiments E boy, I spit them bars easy One take in and out the booth, I'm greazy Straight from E3, and now I make 'em say Bow That's right, 'cause yeah, the world needs me [Bridge: Remerdee] You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) On your marks, get set [Chorus: Remerdee, Marci Phonix & Hypa Fenn] State your name (Marci Phonix) Where you from? (West London) You gonna hold it down? (You know me) You gonna hold it down? (The don) State your name (Hypa Fenn) Where you from? (West London) You gonna hold it down? (Well, alright then) You gonna hold it down? (It's merkage) [Verse 3: Marci Phonix & Hypa Fenn] Who's not ready for the merkage, merkage? They're not ready for the merkage, merkage They can't say merkage, they can't touch merkage They can't murk merkage, merkage Who's not ready for the merkage, merkage? They're not ready for the merkage, merkage They can't say merkage, they can't touch merkage They can't murk merkage, merkage Nah, nah, you're not a dan MC Nah, you ain't a thug, you're just tryna be You're walking around [?] prime MC Nah, you've not boxed once, stop lying to me Nah, nah, you're not a dan MC Nah, you ain't a thug, you're just tryna be You're walking around [?] prime MC Nah, you've not boxed once, stop lying to me [Chorus: Remerdee & Jendor] State your name (Hollowman Jendor) Where you from? (South East London) You gonna hold it down? (woof) You gonna hold it down? State your name (Hollowman Jendor) Where you from? (South East London) You gonna hold it down? (woof) You gonna hold it down? [Verse 4: Jendor] Bullets I'm sending, riddim I'm bending Too heavy on track, ain't no mending In society, Jen don't blend in Girls I'm sexing, weed I'm smoking If I wile out then it's n****s I'm smoking Just like Harry, toke 'em, toke 'em Collect your items like tokens Don't wanna get caught slipping with both goods Don't wanna get caught open Big shells that leave your torso open Nowadays, coffins will never be opened Your mouth should have been closed, not open I'll leave your headpiece open On your doorstep with your front door open That's how the omen's going Paramedics wanna know how you're coping [Bridge: Remerdee] You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) On your marks, get set [Bridge: Remerdee] You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah) You gonna hold it down? (Yeah) On your marks, get set