O.G. Style - Listen to the Drum lyrics

[ VERSE 1: The E ] You wanna brag about your DJ, then watch how the Boss play There'll be no hearsay, yo, just a delay From you and your crew cause your crew half-step Always talkin, can't maintain a rep We go measure for measure, metaphors and beat breaks Y'all get hype from all the ba** the drum makes The crowd's in a mix when I grab a microphone Soon as I touch it, the wacks go home The beat gets pumped, the ba**line adds a traction Know you like the drum and I can tell by your reaction You check the tempo, dance with it and flow Then you take a breather to see how the beat go You test it, you took it home and blessed it Went to a nightclub and heard em request it You stay awake at night and tap the beat And put lyrics to it later in your moonlight sleep You told your boys that you made it up, them s**ers bait it up Boss is the maker and all you do is eat it up I'm the kid that's keepin hip-hop spunky So yo Boss, get funky Listen to the drum [ VERSE 2: The E ] Listen up people, I'm glad you're here I brought a funky drum for your ear If you move you lose, they might pick you up And if you rhyme like all the others I wish you luck It's The E in the place and the drum's my sidekick Follow the trail if the fog ain't thick Come on, listen to the drum, it's kinda funky, ain't it I know it is cause you ain't complainin The girls say I'm cool since to rhyme is my type Since I always grab a mic when the beat sounds hype When it's pumped to its potential and Boss says hit it You can bet your bottom dollar The E'll be with it It's somethin funky for all of y'all to dance to Yo, so here is your chance to Listen to the drum [ VERSE 3: The E ] The beat sound funky cause it's a dancing groove Motivated by my lyrics so it makes you move The snare, the ba** kick I had a match with My song that flows on, but this ain't a hat trick I'm teachin the use of a drum cause time is ample You need an audio clue, here's a sample I'm a perfectionist, Boss, drop a beat on Make it funky, somethin biters wanna eat on Huh, then I'ma serve em a plate full of hit songs Why do I say it's a hit? Cause the kick's strong Movin and groovin cause I romance the drum You oughta get with me, chump, cause I'm as smooth as they come I never fess I'm 'bout business, my work is my concert I expect what I get but the drum does the hard work I'm a freelance vocalist, I been known to diss one Hah, you oughta get with this one Listen to the drum