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[00:00.000]The Beat Change - Brand Nubian
[00:03.421]Somebody went gold in the Billboard it was a X but it was Mia
[00:06.851]Young boys ran to me in the local pizzeria
[00:08.791]He said You Jamar and Haji man y'all hot to death
[00:10.971]Can y'all save what's left or at least make a claim
[00:13.101]Shorty remind me of myself when I started in this game
[00:15.971]And through years I'm basically the same as are my brothers
[00:18.401]I'm the eight track flashback before the days of crack
[00:20.711]Is it real or an act f**k it let's save the kids
[00:23.331]Yeah you all about war why you tryin to die for
[00:25.891]Yeah them niggaz real raw but you sleepin on the floor
[00:28.391]Yeah I walk through the Valley with my man Spark and Allie
[00:31.131]Days of money in Harlem Week 85
[00:33.501]With the Captain's hats and my father's old guns
[00:35.931]Before I had a daughter and before they had sons
[00:38.551]I stay the hypnotizer style's a tranquilizer
[00:41.661]Got you feelin all loose wettin up the goose
[00:44.501]The great Datty X and I'm hear to say
[00:46.441]You can always find me around the way
[00:47.991]Uhh I be that kid with the dreads that remember
[00:49.681]When I hid from the Feds plus I always did what I said
[00:51.171]I was gonna do talk sh*t right in front of you
[00:53.911]Never forfeit on top we do it non stop
[00:55.851]Remember when we let the bomb drop
[00:58.021]With more jewels than a pawn shop from the school
[01:01.641]Of the hard knocks straight off the Now Rule block
[01:04.071]Powerful aftershocks with the strength of Master locks
[01:07.071]We got you in a paradox between a rock and a hard place
[01:10.441]We got the hard bass
[01:12.761]And erybody's gon' get a taste get your plate
[01:14.631]First we had to let it marinate now we straight uhh
[01:17.331]Five mics is how we rate stand with us
[01:19.631]And stand amongst the likes of the great scandalous
[01:22.201]Cats try they best to decipher the tape
[01:24.321]What we manifest still gets blessed in every state
[01:27.191]Hey listen here dog a ni**a keep it spicy hot
[01:29.741]Rhyme flow stay straighter than six o'clock
[01:31.991]Hustle rhymes like a ni**a hustle sh*t on the block
[01:34.611]The sh*t is work and got a 4 6 in the lot
[01:37.481]I hustle knowledge charge tuition like a college
[01:39.791]My wisdom hold me down in town like Jackie Brown
[01:42.471]I teach Dangerous Minds like that chick Michelle Pfeffeir
[01:45.031]That's why the Gods check got at least 6 cypher
[01:47.781]My Justice Cypher Born I ain't no helpless type ni**a
[01:50.151]Like a gat without a trigga I got the figure to make figures
[01:52.961]For years I've been doin this thing I do
[01:55.331]Since Ralph McDaniel's video show was on channel U
[01:57.701]Station 31 vice grip channel changer son
[01:59.951]The show was the banger came in clear with a hanger
[02:03.131]Top notch status watch the God get it flamin
[02:05.621]Herbal with the verbal drop top twin turbo
[02:08.251]Blazin for the year born build to 2 G's
[02:10.681]Flow like these help the God stack cheese
[02:13.301]Summer Jet Ski trunk with TV's
[02:15.861]Sittin under tropic trees with iced teas
[02:18.351]Mind stay positive black guaranteed
[02:20.791]To grab the top dollar more pull than the Rottweiler