Roll on Up

Lyrics

[Intro: David Essex & Suffa] Well, he used to high fly, but he crashed out the sky In a stardust fling, hey rock 'n' roll king is down Roll on up As we proceed (As we proceed) To give you what you need (Give you what you need) Roll on up As we proceed (As we proceed) We hit the freeway and roll (On up) [Verse 1: Suffa] Shows and flows till the rhyme was felt ([?]) Coast to coast and cut through the Bible belt (Cheah) A tribal yell till the vibe was felt Surviving hell and back, man, on every track, man, saliva spelt Hilltop, we hustled independent It's G.E., the muscle in the emblem We paved roads with our soul and suffering For the stage coach carrying hip-hop to roll on up in (Come on) There's something that's making them nervous The underground's taking these verses and breaking the surface With a brand new cockiness, a brand new confidence Treat 'em like they owe me, man; pay me my compliments No obstacles, the fans and the fam make it possible And G.E. got a roster full of rocket fuel (Come on) So keep an eye out for those out ripping it up What? What? Putting it down, 'cause the fans are now picking it up What? What? What? What? [Chorus: David Essex, Suffa & Pressure] Roll on up, hip-hop's no longer living In rocks shadow, the kids are now spitting, not singing Roll on up and come and see emcees free Their sounds, to the sound of an MPC, it goes Roll on up, hip-hop's no longer living In rocks shadow, the kids are now spitting, not singing Roll on up and see the DJs getting the love From every head that step in the club, we hit the freeway and roll [Verse 2: Pressure] On up with this everyday hustle Ain't nothing overnight, man, it takes struggle to make muscle And half of these kids are under the poverty line The other half confuse skills with gonna be signed But this world doesn't owe you a debt (Nah, man) So don't you expect no handout or me to show you respect I got no regrets (Why?), 'cause really it's proof That makes a good lie better than the hideous truth I don't preach or scream, ain't tryna teach the scene The only guidelines are those you need to read between 'Cause the eighties is gone, it's a crazy biz Nowadays hip-hop's whatever the fuck I say it is The reason I'm down and kept my feet on the ground So I could breathe life back into the street with my sound So from the rappers to the vinyl stores, risking their spinal cord To define a cause, we about to reach our final straw [Chorus: David Essex, Suffa & Pressure] Roll on up, hip-hop's no longer living In rocks shadow, the kids are now spitting, not singing Roll on up and come and see emcees free Their sounds, to the sound of an MPC, it goes Roll on up, hip-hop's no longer living In rocks shadow, the kids are now spitting, not singing Roll on up and see the DJs getting the love From every head that step in the club, we hit the freeway and roll [Verse 3: Suffa & Pressure] Cheah, uh Uh-uh We roll on ripping it 'Cause some of these execs are just soulless lepers (Why?) They'll buy your lunch 'cause they stole your breakfast Now who I'm going to let control these records? (What?) And who's goona hold these weapons, roll independent (Roll up) we owe nothing to no one Got love for Elefant Tracks, and love for the Shogun Got love for Hydrofunk and the homespun 'Cause we a dying breed and this loathsome Industries about the mint, not the plant that dresses lunches, ha Nah, man, it's the plant that presses hundreds We run with each and every rhymer since 'Cause I never been so large that I couldn't read the finer print [Chorus: David Essex, Suffa & Pressure] Roll on up, hip-hop's no longer living In rocks shadow, the kids are now spitting, not singing Roll on up and come and see emcees free Their sounds, to the sound of an MPC, it goes Roll on up, hip-hop's no longer living In rocks shadow, the kids are now spitting, not singing Roll on up and see the DJs getting the love From every head that step in the club, we hit the freeway and roll (Roll on up)