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[ar:Little Brother]
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[00:00.000]The Listening - Little Brother
[00:30.580]Yo I bought a brand new album today
[00:32.700]Decide to take it home kick off my shoes relax and play
[00:35.580]And spin it for the whole joint 'cause I like to get the whole point
[00:39.500]Music is everything to me and I refuse to rock the piece
[00:42.630]'Cause you're my favorite emcee
[00:44.620]All I want is what you would ask of me hi kwelity
[00:47.550]And some Definition
[00:48.240]Wonder why we bootleg like it's prohibition
[00:51.800]It's difficult it's dismissing
[00:53.170]I got suspicions that your ears to the streets where we're whispering
[00:56.290]Are you listening
[00:57.720]I took your LP to DC where some youngins
[01:00.910]Gave me the LD on how it should be
[01:03.590]Make sure the beat knock till the trunk pop
[01:06.340]And everybody pause when you cruise down the block
[01:08.580]Roll down your window and they ask what you playin'
[01:10.700]But don't nobody care what you're sayin'
[01:12.360]That's what they told me y'all
[01:14.290]This is a message for our people chasing Benjamins
[01:17.040]With real rhymes and skills they believing in
[01:19.190]Keeping them bad tapes rolling like Michelin
[01:21.500]It don't matter 'cause niggaz ain't listening
[01:24.560]They ain't listening they thinkin' 'bout they Timbalands
[01:26.800]They say the sh*t we talk about ain't interestin'
[01:29.860]We got a better chance of blowing up in Switzerland
[01:32.230]Holla if you hear it 'cause niggaz ain't listening
[01:45.850]Music was my sanctuary so I take a long listen
[01:48.850]To hip hop living out my life in songs wishin'
[01:51.100]My parents I could get along with them
[01:52.910]So I would go inside my room and dig deep inside the strong rhythms
[01:55.960]Back when fresh was the word and raw was on prism
[01:58.520]Marley on the boards plus Kane was long livin'
[02:01.200]G rap and A spittin' murderous
[02:03.320]Bought long live the kane sat down and learned every word of it
[02:06.500]Sneakin' my walkman in the homeroom playin' it
[02:08.810]Listen for punchlines delivery and cadences
[02:10.500]But nowadays it's like niggaz wanna play with it
[02:13.870]They hear some good sh*t but don't stop to savor it
[02:17.180]Like one night we was out in my whip
[02:19.240]With some broads just chillin' playin' demos and sh*t
[02:21.420]Asked 'em how I sounded rockin' the mike
[02:23.420]One chick told me all she listened to was beats thank God for ninth
[02:26.730]Trying to get pressed on vinyl 'cause muh'f**kers buy your CD
[02:30.280]But turn around don't even know your song titles
[02:32.540]Like track 2 is hot and track 6 is long
[02:35.100]Ain't even listening I'm hoping I get through to y'all
[02:37.660]This is a message for our people chasing Benjamins
[02:39.910]With real rhymes and skills they believing in
[02:42.810]Keeping them bad tapes rolling like Michelin
[02:45.430]It don't matter 'cause niggaz ain't listening
[02:48.050]They ain't listening they thinkin' 'bout they Timbalands
[02:50.790]They say the sh*t we talk about ain't interestin'
[02:53.410]We got a better chance of blowing up in Switzerland
[02:55.660]Holla if you hear it 'cause niggaz ain't listening
[02:58.660]Fly Motorola diploma style for ice niggaz
[03:00.840]Asparagus rosemary chips for all my nice niggaz
[03:20.400]We roll through niggaz masked in vengeance
[03:22.270]U-Haul emcees chasing Brown Sugars
[03:23.590]And you thought that it would never happen
[03:26.270]Thought that it would never happen
[03:29.890]My clever rappin' keeps my celery growing
[03:32.070]Judy Jetson up in Elroy's thought he was home
[03:34.820]With the Gold Bond Armor-All fatigues on
[03:36.940]Rosey in the pantry with Velma and Shaggy getting they lean on
[03:40.430]He sweeter that a Whitney Hous' track hittin' them high notes
[03:42.990]And Alex Keaton always frontin' like he high post
[03:45.430]Screaming on Justine when he flippin' the script
[03:47.550]Tony Danza left a playa celibate
[03:49.170]Rippin' rhymes for the hell of it
[03:51.040]Check all these b**ches on my Soul Glow city
[03:53.600]Walkin' 'round with Madagascar titties
[03:55.780]Imported for my Cole Train leaves ya elephant niggaz
[03:58.900]Yo peace Jovan the sky be purple and orange
[04:01.210]This is a message for our people chasing Benjamins
[04:33.040]With real rhymes and skills they believing in
[04:34.970]Keeping them bad tapes rolling like Michelin
[04:36.910]It don't matter 'cause niggaz ain't listening
[04:39.650]They ain't listening they thinkin' 'bout they Timbalands
[04:44.910]They say the sh*t we talk about ain't interestin'
[04:47.780]We got a better chance of blowing up in Switzerland
[04:50.660]Holla if you hear it 'cause niggaz ain't listening