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1  Alright coming up now another request                Alright coming up now another request (this one) 1
1  (This one)   1
  This time from the boys down at Anna's Pizza Paradise  This time from the boys down at Anna's Pizza Paradise
  A new arrangement of a great oldie in rhythm and blues  A new arrangement of a great oldie in rhythm and blues
      
1  Verse One: Pete Nice (Prime Minister)1
2      2
  In the heart of the city you was born and bred  In the heart of the city you was born and bred
  You grew up smart or you wound up dead  You grew up smart or you wound up dead
  Things moved fast, but you knew the scoop  Things moved fast, but you knew the scoop
  And your savior was a rhyme and a beat and a rap group  And your savior was a rhyme and a beat and a rap group
2   2
  A modern day production of the city street  A modern day production of the city street
2  You said, ”I didn't have it that I couldn't compete”   You said I didn't have it that I couldn't compete 2
  So the sleeper did sleep but the sleeper shoulda woke up  So the sleeper did sleep but the sleeper shoulda woke up
3  Now you're in my sight, the Buddha sess you smoke up   Now you're in my sight, the buddha sess you smoke up 3
3   3
  That's the element you carry your rhymes on  That's the element you carry your rhymes on
  That style of rhyme won't let you live long  That style of rhyme won't let you live long
4  'Cause a strong song to you is what I sent   Cause a strong song to you is what I sent 4
5  'Cause I'm a product of the environment   Cause I'm a product, of the environment 5
3      3
4  Chorus:4
5      5
6  There it is, black and white (2X)6
      
6  There it is, black and white   Verse Two: MC Serch             6
4  There it is, black and white   4
      
  On the streets of far Rockaway Queens  On the streets of far Rockaway Queens
  Seagram Boulevard, B-17  Seagram Boulevard, B-17
  Redfern houses where no MC would ever go  Redfern houses where no MC would ever go
  Is where I did my very first show  Is where I did my very first show
7                                                               Had the crowd had the rhymes going, I never fess 7
5  Had the crowd, had the rhymes going, I never fess   5
  (His reward, was almost a bullet in his chest)  (His reward, was almost a bullet in his chest)
  And on that stage, is where I first learned  And on that stage, is where I first learned
  Stick out my chest to be a kid and get burned  Stick out my chest to be a kid and get burned
6   6
  You're so foolish, but I think you knew this  You're so foolish, but I think you knew this
  That on the the microphone punk I can do this  That on the the microphone punk I can do this
  And doing this, is what life meant  And doing this, is what life meant
8  'Cause I'm a product, of the environment   Cause I'm a product, of the environment 8
7      7
8  Chorus8
      
9  There it is, black and white   Verse Three: MC Serch, Pete Nice 9
7  There it is, black and white   7
      
  Back in the days when kids were mack daddies  Back in the days when kids were mack daddies
  Striped Lee jeans, playboys and Caddies  Striped Lee jeans, playboys and Caddies
  Long Beach, the M.O.K. center  Long Beach, the M.O.K. center
10  He almost caught a bad one when he tried to enter our way   He almost caught a bad one when he tried to enter           10
11              our way 11
12  Bang, bum rush the back door   Bang!                             12
9  Bum rush the back door9
  Then scatter, onto the dance floor  Then scatter, onto the dance floor
13  Me and my boys, skeezin' the cuties   Me and my boys, skeezin the cuties 13
14  Never had static, 'cuz everybody knew me   Never had static, cuz everybody knew me 14
15                                        Local DJ's, tearin up the wax 15
8  Local DJ's, tearin' up the wax   8
  And out the corner, some kid gets taxed  And out the corner, some kid gets taxed
  After the party, crack open a forty  After the party, crack open a forty
  Vicked it from the store yo the man never caught me  Vicked it from the store yo the man never caught me
9   9
  Went up to the arcade, cranked the bass  Went up to the arcade, cranked the bass
  And then the five-oh chased us from the place  And then the five-oh chased us from the place
  Hop on the railroad, play the conductor  Hop on the railroad, play the conductor
10   10
  Everywhere I went, I always tucked a  Everywhere I went, I always tucked a
16  Marker in my jacket to tag where I went   marker in my jacket to tag where I went 16
17  'Cause we were just products, of the environment   Cause we were just products, of the environment 17
10      10
11  Chorus11
      
18  There it is, black and white   Verse Four: MC Serch, Pete Nice 18
11  There it is, black and white   11
      
  I wanna tell you something that gets me kind of mad  I wanna tell you something that gets me kind of mad
19  It's about my dear old dad   ...it's about my dear old dad 19
  He's tired, and worn, and works a nine to five  He's tired, and worn, and works a nine to five
20  Clockin' thirty G's a year to survive   Clockin thirty G's a year to survive 20
12   12
  But I know kids who in a month or so  But I know kids who in a month or so
21  Make that money sellin' ya, yo   Make that money sellin ya-yo     21
22  Pushin' a drug, I can't understand   Pushin a drug, I can't understand 22
23  Destroyin' a life with a buck in the hand   Destroyin a life with a buck in the hand 23
13   13
  Play rotten slum chain, local street hero  Play rotten slum chain, local street hero
  But if you ask Serch, you're just a bunch of zeroes  But if you ask Serch, you're just a bunch of zeroes
24  Too bad 'cause when you're older, you won't have a cent   Too bad cause when you're older, you won't have a cent 24
25  'Cause you're a product, of the environment   Cause you're a product, of the environment 25
      
26  There it is, black and white   Chorus                             26
14  There it is, black and white   14
12  Verse Five: Pete Nice12
      
  You hear it in the strength of my voice and in my rhythm  You hear it in the strength of my voice and in my rhythm
27  Now you know, how I was livin'   Now you know, how I was livin 27
  It happened to me, like it happened to Serch  It happened to me, like it happened to Serch
  Prime Minister Pete Nice'll kick the verse  Prime Minister Pete Nice'll kick the verse
28                                                 in Bed-Stuy with my boy, Kiwai Height 28
15  In Bed-Stuy with my boy, Kiwai Height   15
  The K to A Kingston, Wednesday night  The K to A Kingston, Wednesday night
29  To the Empire, show slammin'   To the Empire, show slammin 29
30  Open for Dana, crew flammin'   Open for Dana, crew flammin 30
16   16
  Mouth open wide, or listening  Mouth open wide, or listening
  Dumb dope with a forty in my system  Dumb dope with a forty in my system
  Unprotected but respected for my own self  Unprotected but respected for my own self
31  'Cause of talent, no shade, or nothin' else   Cause of talent, no shade, or nothin else 31
32                                                 A time of tension, racially fenced in 32
33  A time of tension, racially fenced in, I came off                                                                                          I came off (and all the brothers blessed him) 33
17  (And all the brothers blessed him)   17
  I left more than a mark, I left a dent  I left more than a mark, I left a dent
34  'Cause I'm a product, of the environment   Cause I'm a product, of the environment 34
      
35  Aiyyo Serch, skin is just a color of the mind and the soul   Outro: K.M.D.                                          and Serch       35
18  And a brother ain't a brother if his heart is cold   18
19  You [unverified] what I'm sayin' fellas?   19
20  Word, and I think we need a positive Kause in a much damaged society   20
21  Word up man Nubians killin' Nubians, brothers just don't understand   21
22   22
23  Word maybe it's some of that crime that's stoppin' the growin'   23
24  The drug pollution and all needs to calm down   24
25  Word man, 'cause that's what we need, we need Griff Productions   25
26  We need a KMD man to uplift the race and bring Kause in the beginning   26
      
36  And                         a posse called get yours   Aiyyo Serch, skin is just a color                     36
13  of the mind and the soul13
14  And a brother ain't a brother if his heart is14
15  cold, youknwhatI'msayin fellas?15
16  Word16
17  And I think we need a positive Kause17
18  in a Much Damaged society18
19  Word up man nubians killin nubians,19
20  brothers just don't understand20
21  Word maybe it's some of that crime21
22  that's stoppin the growin22
23  the drug pollution and all needs to calm down23
24  Word man, cause that's what we need,24
25  we need Griff Productions25
26  We need a K.M.D. man to uplift the race and26
27  bring Kause in the beginning27
28  And a Posse called Get Yours28
  There it is, to all y'all bigots who want us to bend  There it is, to all y'all bigots who want us to bend
37  We're just products of the environment, peace hopefully   We're just products of the environment, peace!!            37
29  Hopefully...29
  (There it is, black and white)  (There it is, black and white)
      


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