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Jam on it

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  To all my people in the back jam on it {Right}  To all my people in the back jam on it {Right}
  To all my people in the front jam on it {ha ha, ha ha}  To all my people in the front jam on it {ha ha, ha ha}
  To all my people on the side jam on  To all my people on the side jam on
  it {he he, he he, right}  it {he he, he he, right}
  So jam on it, say what  So jam on it, say what
      
  [Mos Def]  [Mos Def]
  The sweet old beats my speech radiates  The sweet old beats my speech radiates
1  I grab the mic my voice resonates and penetrates   I grab the mic my voice resulates and penetrates 1
  I make the "B-Boy" emulate  I make the "B-Boy" emulate
  A buck-fifty still swinging like a heavyweight  A buck-fifty still swinging like a heavyweight
2  Me in the lounge about to levitate   Me and the lounge about to levitate 2
  You don't believe let me demonstrate  You don't believe let me demonstrate
  The way we make cats disintegrate  The way we make cats disintegrate
      
  [Voice]  [Voice]
  Well hold up you got to stop the tape  Well hold up you got to stop the tape
  You got to prove you can rock the bricks  You got to prove you can rock the bricks
  Me and my man going to investigate  Me and my man going to investigate
  The whole way that you operate, cooperate  The whole way that you operate, cooperate
  And what's your name? {Mos Def}  And what's your name? {Mos Def}
  And where you from? {Brooklyn}  And where you from? {Brooklyn}
  And how you living {Very well, very well}  And how you living {Very well, very well}
  Damn you had to say it twice? {That's right}  Damn you had to say it twice? {That's right}
  So you nice? {Damn right}  So you nice? {Damn right}
      
  [Mos Def]  [Mos Def]
  I rock the party all night all night  I rock the party all night all night
  {All right, all right}  {All right, all right}
  So why you over here ripping with me?  So why you over here ripping with me?
  Trying to prove you position to me?  Trying to prove you position to me?
  {Some cats ain't equiped to MC}  {Some cats ain't equiped to MC}
  But you can see I'm different "G"  But you can see I'm different "G"
  The universal magnificently  The universal magnificently
  I rock the party eficiently  I rock the party eficiently
3  From the Brooklyn vi-ci-ni-t-y                      From the Brooklyn but centered to (?) 3
  And I do it so lyrically  And I do it so lyrically
  That you got to give it to me  That you got to give it to me
  Like Rick James, I kick game and spit flame  Like Rick James, I kick game and spit flame
  Burning rappers all up out their frame  Burning rappers all up out their frame
  We get into this vein  We get into this vein
  From Brownsville all the way down to Brisbean  From Brownsville all the way down to Brisbean
  {Damn this brother's flow is insane}  {Damn this brother's flow is insane}
  That's what I've been trying to explain  That's what I've been trying to explain
  Got no time to play games  Got no time to play games
  Keep it coming like the next train  Keep it coming like the next train
  Make the party people exclaim  Make the party people exclaim
  Whenever they hear my name  Whenever they hear my name
  They go "Mos Def"  They go "Mos Def"
  Oh yes my style is so fresh  Oh yes my style is so fresh
  Guranteed to win any MC contest  Guranteed to win any MC contest
  Old school like the eighty-four fresh dress  Old school like the eighty-four fresh dress
  You spend you assets to get my cassette  You spend you assets to get my cassette
  Now that's fresh, the red hook address  Now that's fresh, the red hook address
  Make a cop jealous swell like abscess  Make a cop jealous swell like abscess
4  I'm shoutin' big love to Medina and the rest   I'm shoutin' bigs up to Medina and the rest 4
5  Bout' to drop it on your block like it's hot off the press   Bout' to drop it on your block a high on      the press 5
      
  [Chorus with singing in backround]  [Chorus with singing in backround]
  I said people in the front jam on  I said people in the front jam on
  it {Say what, say what}  it {Say what, say what}
  To all my people in the back jam on  To all my people in the back jam on
  it {Say what, say what}  it {Say what, say what}
  To all my people on the side jam on it {Ha ha, ha ha}  To all my people on the side jam on it {Ha ha, ha ha}
  Jam on it, Ha ha, ha ha  Jam on it, Ha ha, ha ha
      
  To all my people in the front jam on it  To all my people in the front jam on it
  To all my people in the back jam on it  To all my people in the back jam on it
  To all my people on the side jam on it  To all my people on the side jam on it
  So jam on it, ha ha, ha ha  So jam on it, ha ha, ha ha
      
  [Mos Def]  [Mos Def]
  You see my name is Mos Def and my style will never pest  You see my name is Mos Def and my style will never pest
  Brown skinned body-rocking MC  Brown skinned body-rocking MC
  I got the black zodiac and you know it's never whack  I got the black zodiac and you know it's never whack
  Sagitarius definatley  Sagitarius definatley
  You see it's me and lyricist and  You see it's me and lyricist and
  we're getting serious about to make  we're getting serious about to make
  another hit  another hit
6  So tell your homeboy chill cuz' his   I tell your homeboy chill cuz' his 6
7  style ain't ill and it's straight   style ain't ill but it's straight 7
  up counterfeit  up counterfeit
8  You see I'm faster than a speedin bullet         You see I'm fast or bent or sweet then 8
9          and when I'm on the set   bullet and when I'm on the set 9
  All the hip-hop fans just raise  All the hip-hop fans just raise
  they hands because the one and only  they hands because the one and only
  mighty Mos Def  mighty Mos Def
  You see I come into the party in  You see I come into the party in
  a "B-Boy" stance I rock the mic  a "B-Boy" stance I rock the mic
  so viciously  so viciously
  So all the real "B-boys" and  So all the real "B-boys" and
10  real "B-Girls"        know there's no others   real "B-Girls" never know              others 10
  better than me  better than me
      
  [Voice]  [Voice]
  I said hey Mos Def you can't steal the show  I said hey Mos Def you can't steal the show
  You ain't the only MC out here with flow  You ain't the only MC out here with flow
11  I'm the Pro-Cosmo and I'm letting you know   I'm the Pro-Castro and I'm letting you know 11
12  We finna get     the mic and go toe to toe   That I get on the mic and go toe to toe 12
      
  [Mos Def]  [Mos Def]
13  Well cool down young brother,      just slow you role   Well cool       young brother and just slow you role 13
14  Cuz' your arm's to short to have mic control   Cuz' your arm's to shook to have mic control 14
15  See I get on the mic and jump on your case   See I get on the mic and jump off your case 15
  You best get out my face and stay in a child's place  You best get out my face and stay in a child's place
      
  [Voice]  [Voice]
  See I get on the mic because I know I can  See I get on the mic because I know I can
  And I'm fresher than you because I know I am  And I'm fresher than you because I know I am
  So when I jump on the stage you better step back  So when I jump on the stage you better step back
  Because your name is Mos Def but your really Mos Whack  Because your name is Mos Def but your really Mos Whack
      
  [Mos Def]  [Mos Def]
  Uh listen up little brother you ain't grown  Uh listen up little brother you ain't grown
  The sun is going down you need to take you butt home  The sun is going down you need to take you butt home
16  Ya come outside with your whack freestylin'   And come outside with your whack freestylin' 16
  You should have kept it in the house like Debbie Galler  You should have kept it in the house like Debbie Galler
  When I grab the microphone people scream my name  When I grab the microphone people scream my name
17  This ain't no sesame street this is a grown-man's lane   The ain't no sesame street this is a grown-man's lane 17
  See you best heed my words and listen up  See you best heed my words and listen up
  Or I'm a tell your momma to whip your butt  Or I'm a tell your momma to whip your butt
      
  [Voice]  [Voice]
  Well you ain't my daddy and I'm letting you know  Well you ain't my daddy and I'm letting you know
  That you can't tell me when it's time to go  That you can't tell me when it's time to go
  See I get on the mic and show you what it's about  See I get on the mic and show you what it's about
  Cuz' even my momma said knock you out  Cuz' even my momma said knock you out
      
  [Mos Def]  [Mos Def]
  Well if you didn't know baby boy I'm a tell ya'  Well if you didn't know baby boy I'm a tell ya'
  You need to learn to respect your elders  You need to learn to respect your elders
  But since you here and you think you got skill  But since you here and you think you got skill
  Then get on the mic and show your real  Then get on the mic and show your real
      
  [Voice]  [Voice]
  Well I'm the devastatin' never fakin'  Well I'm the devastatin' never fakin'
18  Always keep the party shakin'   Always keep your body shakin' 18
  Steady rockin' never stoppin'  Steady rockin' never stoppin'
19  Keep the party people jockin'   Keep your body always jockin' 19
  Rock the beat, shock the beat  Rock the beat, shock the beat
  Till' it's time to stop the beat  Till' it's time to stop the beat
20  Steady movin', show improvin'   Steady moving show improvement 20
21  Keep the party people     groovin'   Keep the party keep on groovin' 21
      
  [Mos Def]  [Mos Def]
  Well hey young blood that was fresh  Well hey young blood that was fresh
  You just got one hundred on your MC test  You just got one hundred on your MC test
22  You got a soul-shocking body-rocking sound you see   You got a soul-shocking body-rocking set you see 22
  You need to pack up your bags and get down with me  You need to pack up your bags and get down with me
      
  [Chorus with singing in backround]  [Chorus with singing in backround]
  So jam on it, so jam on it  So jam on it, so jam on it
  I said jam j-jam j-jam on it  I said jam j-jam j-jam on it
  I said were rocking to the bright early morning  I said were rocking to the bright early morning
  I said jam j-jam j-jam on it  I said jam j-jam j-jam on it
      
  This is the one to keep inside the jam  This is the one to keep inside the jam
  And make you get up and just do that dance  And make you get up and just do that dance
  This is the one to keep inside the jam  This is the one to keep inside the jam
  And make you get up and just clap your hands  And make you get up and just clap your hands
  New York you got to jam on it  New York you got to jam on it
  And Atlanta got to jam on it  And Atlanta got to jam on it
  And BK you got to jam on it  And BK you got to jam on it
  Got to jam on it, you got to jam on it  Got to jam on it, you got to jam on it
  And Miami you got to jam on it  And Miami you got to jam on it
  And California you got to jam on it  And California you got to jam on it
  (?) got to jam on it  (?) got to jam on it
  Got to jam on it, got to jam on it  Got to jam on it, got to jam on it
  Chicago got to jam on it  Chicago got to jam on it
  And Detroit cuz' they got to jam on it  And Detroit cuz' they got to jam on it
  And St. Louis got to jam on it  And St. Louis got to jam on it
  Got to jam on it, got to jam on it  Got to jam on it, got to jam on it
  The whole world you got to jam on it  The whole world you got to jam on it
  And Brooklyn yes we got to jam on it  And Brooklyn yes we got to jam on it
  The "Lyricist" just to make you jam on it  The "Lyricist" just to make you jam on it
  Make you jam on it, make you jam on it  Make you jam on it, make you jam on it
      
  {And don't you hear the sound...}  {And don't you hear the sound...}
  {Mos Def and Lyricist Lounge...}  {Mos Def and Lyricist Lounge...}
      


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