Gangstarr

I'm 2 deep and yes much too complicated my lines when stated are quite often underrated so consider it a privilege to hear this those weak-minded opinions could never come near this for my outlook on life is a profound view whil the suckers act down thinking t...

[Guru] Chumps tryin me, but when they eyein me I build in skills, and to enhance my chances I'm thrilled, to be involved with solvin all the problems, with the way that the sound has gone down, so I frown at the scene where you be takin it, and like the winds...

";It has come to our attention that a mysterious force is LOOSE.. somewhere in outer space."; ";The mysteries of creation are there."; ";Up in the sky?"; ";Up in the sky."; ";The moon and the planets are there. And new hopes for knowledge and peace are ther...

It has come to our attention that a mysterious force is LOOSE.. somewhere in outer space." "The mysteries of creation are there." "Up in the sky?" "Up in the sky." "The moon and the planets are there. And new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And...

Take the money never have to run" (3X) "Here's how it goes.." [Guru] All for the cash man, niggaz'll be ready to blast man Mad hoes, 'll be quick, to give up the ass man Traitors, they'll be robbing your stash man Don't wanna end up like the last man If th...

(Phife from ";Check the Rhime";)Now here's a funky introduction (scratching) Guru: chorus 1(2X): It's ALONGWAYTOGO, when you don't know where you're going You don't know where you're going when you're lost (lost) Guru: What you need is more direction and get...

[Guru] Parahraphs, portraying my viewpoint So stay attentive, cause this is a new joint From the G-A-N-G with the info Lyrical elements emerge from the intro Forming a poetic mass over pathetic trash Other writers are outclassed Surpassed by the words and the...

[Guru] It's like, a friendship, and a business partnership And, we have to always be concious of the difference between em; because y'know, some things can happen that'll ruin one or the other, so we alwa-we always stay concious of those things Those obstacles...

I'm like a sniper rhymes'll strike ya when I'm rockin mad chicks be jockin' when the G Starr's talking And that's because my word is bond I get much fan mail and I always respond So tell your hon to write me too make sure she puts attention Mr. Guru Brothers k...

{*scratched: "What? You wanna battle ME {*scratched: "Yo man, how much money you got {*scratched: "What? You wanna battle ME {*scratched: "Yo man, how much money you got [Guru] I used to guzzle 40's, and own a beat up Caddy Since the hood still love me, I'll...

Intro(phone conversation): Yo what up son? -Yo what up kid? Yo, you holdin your head up? -I'm tryin to man, but the system is shady Word man they always man, they always tryin to keep a good brother down, but I'm sayin We still, you know we got love for you so...

Expanding the depth of your brainpower Ours is a better gift, not to be bragging nor lolligagging I can see dimensions of sound and light around my mic Transmitting lyrics like teletype Reacting to a beat in a whisper And like a transistor, I'm sounding dope w...

[Guru] Ah so now ya got me pissed off, blast off lift off Time for me to twist off a vocal fist off into your domepiece, Homepeace, I heard your chick wants to bone me I get, wild like rugby, respected like Bugsy Don't even ask me, cause I'm livin lovely Born...

[Guru] Ah so now ya got me pissed off, blast off lift off Time for me to twist off a vocal fist off into your domepiece, Homepeace, I heard your chick wants to bone me I get, wild like rugby, respected like Bugsy Don't even ask me, cause I'm livin lovely Born...

[Guru] One two checka, get, down and dirty and my sounds are worthy of respect So I'ma flex my text just like a, major takeover Chumps pass the mic over Growin more and more nervous when I serve this ass whoopin Comin straight out of Brooklyn, baldhead from th...

(Militia Pt. 3) [DJ Premier] "Give a nigga pain" -> Big Shug "Listen to a brother who knows" -> Guru "Give a nigga pain" -> Big Shug "It's the real...it's the Militia" [Big Shug] First name vete-, last name -ran I drop bombs hit you with the curse...

[Guru] You ain't livin right punk, I'll have to school you Not rule you, but I'll say yo you fool yourself When you try to deny and defy written laws This means your cause has lost Think about it, take the time, and even ponder longer Then let your mind start...

[Guru] You puny protozoa, you're so minute you didn't know the Gang has been watchin but instead of just squashin you I'm scoopin you up out of the muck you wallow in like a cheif chemist, other scientists are followin Plannin to examine you, on a petrie dish...

Here we come, here we come, here we kiddy-come-come" --> Run-D.M.C. [Guru] I hit the chicks with the nice round heinies Play a hoe like a hoe, play a sucka like stymied Try me, and you'll descend into your end Never thought it could be you well think again...

";Here we come, here we come, here we kiddy-come- come"; --> Run-D.M.C. [Guru] I hit the chicks with the nice round heinies Play a hoe like a hoe, play a sucka like stymied Try me, and you'll descend into your end Never thought it could be you well think a...

[Guru] All, all.. let's get together now This is the time for gettin fresh for the weather now Seek the sheik speakin, and those keepin the faith We won't have to hesitate We just skate, straight, into the heart of it This is the scene and I'm the Dean and her...

You can't tell me life was meant to be like this a black man in a world dominated by whiteness Ever since the declaration of independence we've been easily brainwashed by just one sentence It goes: all men are created equal that's why corrupt governments kill...

[Guru] Now I'm about to get funky.. to somethin that Premier plays Funky.. we gonna do it this way I'm gettin funky.. to somethin that Premier plays I'm the Guru and we'll do it this way Now give the credit.. where it is due Give the credit y'all.. where it's...

[Guru] Yeah, bout to talk about some serious shit Deadly habits, you know everybody's got 'em Just that some niggaz try to front, try to cover shit up But fuck that, I be wylin sometimes - you know why? Cause suckers be thinkin that shit is sweet Niggaz be thi...

[Total] Mmm You gotta hold your head up.. Oahh-eahh-oh-ahh, oahh-eahh-oh-ahh Oahh-eahh ahh-ahh Oahh-eahh-oh-ahh-oh-ahh-oh-ahh-ahhhh Oahh-eahh-oh-ahh, oahh-eahh-oh-ahh Oahh-eahh-oh-ahh [Guru] Yo.. just because I want to it don't mean I will And just because I'...

Intro: Greg Nice Ah yeah, here's another Gangstarr sure shot, featuring the one and only, uh heh heh heh handly handly boy, Nice & Smooth, hey, hey, HEY, HEY!!!! Ganstarr has got to be da sure shot Nice & Smooth has got to be da sure shot (Repeat 2X)...

You know I used to be a player, fly girl layer and a heartbreaker, lovemaker, backbreaker but then I made a mistake yes I fell in love with this ill chick sweatin' me for money, my name and the dilsnick my homeboys told me to drop her for it would be to my...

I knew this chump see... he tried to play me He was my right hand man, but he betrayed me I let him chill at my crib, cause we were down and I went to work everyday while he was loungin He tried to backstab, he kept on jokin He didn't know he could've got his...

Fuck Around, Lay Around, do or die (3X) "You figgedy fuck around, you lay around" --> Das EFX [Big Shug] Word to Joe Frazier, got ta do what pays ya Give a nigga pain, like displasure But close your hips in, nigga you can't win I walk around, with a scowl...

Brave is the knave who steps up to be slayed by the one who forgave him for his first mistakes He'd best behave, or I'ma send him a wave of some shocking volts, he doesn't know what he's talkin about He's kickin a bunch of crap so I'll be the judge of that The...

(Guru) Tell me, do you have a clue of what to do Can you groove to this smooth tune, you must presume it's important, for you to follow this creation And hey Son, life is more than having fun So run and get some help with the problems that you face Take a tast...

[DJ Premier] Big L, Rest In Peace [Intro] samples --Feel the realness-- --In this business of rep-- --Go ahead-- [Guru] Fresh out the gate again, time to raise the stakes again Fatten my plate again, y'all cats know we always play to win G-A-N-G, to the S...

[Guru] Here's the jam I slam to make it known that I diagram, write out my own rap Cast the line, watch me shine, I'll assign you to do this, you can review this convention that comes from, combining sums from equations or phrases, cause I begun some explorato...

Shit, it ain't go hold me back, I gotta go all out to get mine A tech nine might come in handy for the next time I'm frustrated, chumps are making me mad Don't seem to understand that I'm just that bad Too gold, too bold, too fly for them to stop The man to re...

Keith E.E. emcee on a spree I'm goin for this cause draws applause, yes I adore this I'll reteach with speech, I can accomplish I've got to flaunt this, I'm not a pessimist Yo I'm an optimist, that's why I'm droppin this I'm good I got style, cause I've stood...

Now I got you looking stiff you numbskull, you're at a stand still Still faking that you're hard with your rhymes and got no hand skills so I'll easily drop you and stop you from rhyming Send you home to moms all bruised up and crying Then if you want you can...

Many MC's are mislead Mislead by the lies that they pump in their heads The money and the fame that they're hoping to find Will never come close to the scope of my rhyme Now some have been succesful but really And yo, these MC's are clearly not nearly Up to th...

Nah you know what we gotta do? We gotta do - HINEY! The bitch said, "Pants stand behind me And put that monster in my hiney," HI-NEY! My dick about killin, never been about game When there wasn't pussy, there was always my haind Nine and a half-'ll get you in...

Verse 1: [Guru] I say people people come on and check it out now You see the mic in my hand now watch me wreck it now what is a party if the crew ain't there? [what's your name?] call me Guru that's my man Premier now many attempts have been made to hold us ba...

Mami Mary, Mary Coleman that is I love you, rest in peace You still here though Word up This goes out to you Mary Parker, Loretta Randall Grandfather Bill Runy Manuel, Robert N'Blangio Uncle C, Alicia Elon Giovanni [Guru] To my man G.O.V., I rememb...

[DJ Premier] Word up Aiyyo Rome' (yo) Yo life ain't what it's cracked up to be these days, y'knahmean? [Rome] Word! Knahmsayin? Life hard out this muh'fucker, y'knahmsayin? [DJ Premier] So you gotta make the best of a bad situation, and hold your head [R...

";We got news for ya"; --> scratched by DJ Premier Chorus: Guru and Hannibal [Guru] While they devise our demise, we grow wise [Hann] Upset the set up, the element of surprise [both] IT'Z A SET UP [Guru] It's time to upset the set up Verse One: Guru Tho...

[Guru] The music started in the hearts and drums, from another land Played for everyone, by sons, of the motherland Sendin out a message of peace, to everybody and came across the oceans in chains and shame Easing the pain, and it was without name Until some m...

[Guru] It's roots are in the sounds of the African or should I say the mother.. bringin us back again From the drummin on the Congo, we came with a strong flow and continue to grow Feet move, to the beat of the t'balo Now dig the story and follow For then it l...

Yo Yo Premier? Yeah whassup G? That trip to L.A., may be delayed Why whassup I'm on my way to the airport now Yeah well your boy Guru got knocked WHAT?! I don't know what this is about, sounds crazy man Somethin about a gun "The court calls Keith Elam to the...

Stick up kids is out to tax (2x) And this is how the story goes Brothers are amused by others brother's reps But the thing they know best is where the gun is kept 'Cause in the night, you'll feel fright And at the sight of a 4-5th, I guess you just might...

[Guru] Take your time, recline and make your mind up I feel fine, so I'm gonna wind up Here's the pitch, check the switch, now watch me hit you right to this, while I pursue this desire, to get you, on up to step to rhythms and rhymes, cause I respect you Unle...

Strangely enough I've been struck Affected by her smile And yo, her style is worthwhile And knowing that I'm deep like a river I feel I should give her Things that those others can't deliver Contrary to what I had wished it seems that I've been dissed But hey,...

[Guru] First and foremost, some rappers are sweet like fructose When I cock back these lyrics, y'all punks best be ghost I be the seven twenty-one, eighteen twenty-one The illest one, I'm almost doper than anyone Straight out the late nights of Bed-Stuy Steppi...

I profess and I don't jest cause the words I manifest they will take you, sedate you, and I will stress upon you the need for, you all to feed your mind and soul, so you can lead your-self to keep, I got a real objective here I am effective here, cause I selec...

Verse One: Guru No way you'll never make it Come with the weak shit, I break kids Step into my zone, mad rhymes will stifle ya Lines like rifles go blast when I kick some ass A lot of rappers be like one time wonders Couldn't say a fly rhyme if there was one r...

"Here's a bulletin from state police, Princeton Junction." "The militia... Certain individuals of unidentified nature Is now under complete control" "Hip-hop is not, what it is today.." "It's the real *echoes*... it's the (militia)" [Verse 1: Big Shug] If...

No matta wat we fyace We mus face de moment of trut baybe Chorus: Guru They say it's lonely at the top, in whatever you do You always gotta watch motherfuckers around you Nobody's invincible, no plan is foolproof We all must meet our moment of truth Verse O...

Refrain: It's mostly tha voice, that gets you up It's mostly tha voice, that makes you buck A lot of rappers got flavor, and some got skills But if your voice ain't dope then you need to [chill... chill... ] Up steps one, and he gets done Then up steps anoth...

Other MCs in the place know I'm much too much and I'll bust 'em all up without even cussing all wannabe's are never ever gonna be nothin' Gang Starr's in the house and we're crushing so suckers better be up on their p's and q's and competition come against me...

Yo yo Gu-rizzi, yo Yo whassup son? Yo man, youknowhatImean? I need this money man Get up out in these, in these streets man Yo, so what's the deal God? I'm sayin, what you need though? Yo let me have like, two or three, three G's man I'm sayin, I'm sayin son m...

[after DJ Premier intro] It's that wise older brother That mind-moldin brother Still that nine-holdin brother, spittin like no other I smother other rappers as they gasp for air Came to give you exactly what you asked for here I'm like a one man task force her...

[Guru] Yo, it doesn't make sense, for you to compete against this New York vibe that gets your whole body tense Calm down, listen to a brother who knows Cause the rappers out here come up with mad different types of flows Switch-up, change-up, yo pull the rang...

Intro: Guru Word is bond, these cats been on the mic fantasizing a LOT So called MC's, wannabe rappers and all that, whatever You get your knot rocked kid, yo Chorus: Guru You thought you brought your best lines, but they couldn't touch mine I rocked you in...

[Boy Big] Just a nice girl, in the wrong place Just a nice nice girl, in the wrong place [Guru] What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this? You wanna take my chips I wanna take you on trips So you can help me get my won Go ahead try it for me here...

Punks will always scheme to, create a means to take my kindness, for weakness, cause they don't seem to respect my generosity, and what it's costin me is headaches, I don't like fakes, or people bossin me around You clown, it's time I beat you down You tried t...

As I deliver rhymes with ease and walk around with my head up I'm dead up serious so don't be getting too curious Motherfuckers always wanna know what makes me tick I'll pull a phrase out quick cuz I'm dipped and I'm slick You thought that I would slip cuz you...

[Guru] Yo Duke, you're dead wrong; tou'll never have the skills like mine I write the ill type rhymes now I'm reaching my prime 360 dunk in your face You can't compete, you're just a basket case Let's separate the men from the boys And put your money where you...

[DJ Premier] Aiyyo, what the FUCK is this shit that y'all are listenin to nowadays on the radio man? You call that shit hip-hop? THAT'S SOME FAGGOT BITCH SHIT Y'ALL ARE LISTENIN TO! All you DJ's are lettin the program directors handcuff you and sit there and t...

[scratching by Premier] "Y'all cats know we always play to win" -> Guru "Players get your pay up" [Verse One: Guru] For my respect, I just might have to shut you down Hang your punk ass from a limb, they'll have to cut you down See I'm tired of you faggots...

[Guru] Now is the chance to advance and get an outlook Create the circumstance, because I doubt books can relay, words this way, so I'll portray a new image, and let's begin as members who pledge to, look up ahead to a beautiful world, though we've been led to...

[Guru] My subject matter and context are blessed Vocal inflection connects, it's a slugfest Ladies approach to hear quotes from the spokesman Thoughts are like oceans for my lyrics to float in I'm absolutely astute so salute You try to be cute, and you get tos...

It's '89, mine, I'm Keithy E. the Guru Premier is here with the flair, we're running to you Bust your grill with skill, as we build and fulfill I drop the wisom to quiz them, with precision we drill We're kicking wannabes down cause we're gonna be down We're m...

[Premier scratch: "This mic in my hand, I'm rulin!"] [Verse One: Guru] Stupid, you know it's time to sit and think, before we hit the brink Lockerroom, at a prize fight, before he hit the ring Like when I tell these corporate leeches they can't get a thing Or...

[DJ Premier scratching] "I want the public to know.. what goes on" "I mean, look at the situation - be real" [Verse One: Guru] The names have been changed to protect the innocent Each step is intricate, I rep magnificent Knew this kid named Ronnie, used to ma...

* also appears on _The Militia Remix_ 12" and the Belly soundtrack "A special guest" "It's the militia... It's the militia" [Guru] This is a conquest, so I suggest you take a rest Or keep a breath, but definitely keep a vest on that chest Rymes I'm packin, ju...

[Smiley] Aiyyo I got the dimes that I get, I got the dimes that I bring [Preem'] Yo, yo yo [Smiley] Yo Preem', what's good? [Preem'] What's good man - you still fuckin with that shit son? [Smiley] Yo, don't even come at me with that bullshit man, whassup? [Pre...

[Fat Joe] yeah uh, GangStarr Crack Man, M.O.P. uh, BX, Brooknam, haha come on living legends, ya heard me? yeah uh yo uh I got seven Mac 11s about eight .38 Nine nines, Mac 10s man this shit never end Even if the apple won't spin I reach in my back pocket an...

Are you working? What kind of work do you do? Uhh... ("Boy, what is it you want to do when you grow up?") Aiyyo I'm gonna be on ti-dop, that's all my eyes can see Victory is mine, yeah surprisingly I've been laying, waiting for your next mistake I put...