Shaheed:
ItÔÇÖs a new decade
The native tongues are about to proceed with the usual lingo
The usual rhythm
Q-tip:
Devoted to...the art of moving butts
The rhythmÔÇÖs happenin, and itÔÇÖs movin up
The tribe has been on hold for much too long
DonÔÇÖt fear the rhythm because itÔÇÖs strong
On the corners, brothas bop their heads
>from the high-tops to the knotty dreads
IÔÇÖm a nubian yÔÇÖall, look what we did
Took the crust away from the third eye lid
Now, itÔÇÖs kinda open, longs to see the site
Rhythms of the tribe which is passed out right
Night after night, day after day
Questin for the rhythms of the native tongue lay
Rhythm is the key as we open up the door
Things a b-boy has never seen before
Polyrhythmatic with a big fat boom
You have an eargasm as you start to consume
The ghetto beat with a ghetto poem
Yeah, itÔÇÖs from the heart, cuz itÔÇÖs from the home
Jarobi, phife, ali shaheed
Call me koala, got what you need
YouÔÇÖre a disc jock, then jock this
Rhythms canÔÇÖt lose, rhythms canÔÇÖt miss
If you feel uptight and you need to freak
ItÔÇÖll be alright once we drop this beat
Chorus:
I got the rhythm, you got the rhythm(8x)
Q-tip:
Ma ma sa ah, ma ma coo sa
Gets hectic, freak a bourgeios
We quest around for the musical hard
On the avenues, streets and boulevard
Not sellin out, thatÔÇÖs a negative
Lovin hip hop, lovin heritage
Got the instinct to travel miles and miles
Gotta whole lot of room for piles and piles
Now, youÔÇÖre kinda with it, wanna get the funk
>from the zulu nation, toppin all the junk
Standin on the top like the temptations said
Rhythms are obese, yeah, you gotta keep ÔÇÖem fed
Read what I read, canÔÇÖt be better said
Tribalic motions dabble in the head
SweetbackÔÇÖs bad, not as bad a beat
ItÔÇÖs a "stone groove baby"
Continue, on the windy road
But, IÔÇÖm luggin, a crazy big load
Will we be on point for the ninety deck
Is it muscle bound and will it flex?
But trudgin, we are used to
You donÔÇÖt quest alone, quest with a crew
WeÔÇÖre four, once more, must make the tracks
You see four fronts, but now you see four backs
Chorus(unti end)
