[kid giggles]
[Kid 1 (Kid 2):]
We...just gonna get our sh** together...[?]
(Man, get yo stuff, man c'mon) Yo, don't RUSH me, man!
Man, it's startin man, yo...you heard me, right?
(n***a, what?!) Don't rush me that's what!
(Yo hurry up, sh**!) [smacks lips] What's the rush, man?
What's the big - (Forget all that man, c'mon!)
Naw, man I need to make sure my sh** is dope
(n***a, the album is startin! Man look, he's right there, look!) [applause]
Aight, aight..
[J-Live (Kid 1) {crowd}:]
PEACE! (Ha ha!)
Ladies and gentlemen {Shhhh!}
Gods and earths
Brothers and sisters
Kings and queens (Yeah, that's right) {SHH!}
(HA HA!)
Players and workers {Quiet, please!}
Pimps and hoes (Word, no doubt)
Reaper and sowers (Dey pimpin, what!)
Cutters and flow-ers
Friends...
New Yorkers and countrymen
True school alumni and children of alllll ages
(He's buggin)
"Bust the Crowd" (I never heard that one)
"Braggin' Writes" (Naw, I ain't like that song)
Hopefully this album reach it's destination on time (uh-huh)
Without any major drama... (Bootleggin' and what-not)
We've got a wonderful program for you this evening
Or this morning (mornin?), or whenever you happen to be listening
We've got a wonderful program for you this NOW (wha?)
Cause it's always now (I get it)
Whether it's live through your walkman, turntable
Car stereo , computer (Oh man, I'ma start stutterin)
Or straight through your own home system (aight)
So just sit back, relax; or stand up and get busy
DO what you feel, (aight) feel what you DO (true)
And enjoy... [applause]
[J-Live proceeds: to cut and scratch]
"Live on the fader" "J-Live on the fader"
"All of the above'll be, caused by me"
(..is what this album is all about...)
"Bust this..."
[J-Live rhymes: while cutting]
"Once upon a time there was a brother named" "J-Live"
"Had a little problem with his" "Record contracts"
"That which the world has never seen before"
"But I didn't care" "I'm never coming back" ("Worrrrrd up!")
"Lookin back on the moment, I'm surprised to find"
"I lay low" "yet still" "I'm gettin' mine"
"Rock sh** like this" "just for fun!"
"Because" "two/too" "many" "wack-a**" "records" "get" "done"
[J-Live: x3]
PEACE, Y'ALL! (PEACE Y'ALL)
PEACE, Y'ALL! (PEACE Y'ALL)
PE-DA-DEE-DA-DEE-DA-DEE-DA-DEECE, Y'ALL! (PEACE Y'ALL)
PE, DA-DEE, PE-PE, DA-DEE
PE-DA-DEE-DA-DEE-DA-DEE-DA-DEECE, Y'ALL!
First things first, I just - got through, goin through
This ordeal, dealin with deals, you know the deal
I've dealt with, bein dealt dirty, downsized
And duped, done double-paid my dues, for real
I just - know today's degree, C lesson
Not nowadays, can a record label fool me
So the understanding'll be 'The Best Part'
No need to guess how this rocky road was meant to be
I just - got home from a long tour
Seashore to seashore, J-Live up the party
So, even if I'm unknown back home (say what)
Step out of the time zone, these folks came to see me!
I just - grab the mic, jump on the stage
Soak up the crowd, hittin 'em with page after page of
Blood, sweat, tears, saliva, s**m, snot
sh**, piss, throw-up, everything I GOT!
I just - let it all out, give it all back
Like I got it, why? Cause I got it like that
I've been spotted by those that recognize the fact that
God is still black and bullsh** is still wack! (wack!)
[J-Live: x3]
PEACE, Y'ALL! (PEACE Y'ALL)
PEACE, Y'ALL! (PEACE Y'ALL)
PE-DA-DEE-DA-DEE-DA-DEE-DA-DEECE, Y'ALL! (PEACE Y'ALL)
PE, DA-DEE, PE-PE, DA-DEE
PE-DA-DEE-DA-DEE-DA-DEE-DA-DEECE, Y'ALL!