(Do my thing) --andgt; Erick Sermonandlt;br /andgt;
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To the beat, to the beat, to the beat y'allandlt;br /andgt;
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Old school jams the party people used to dance to I recallandlt;br /andgt;
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Summertime in Philly, my age about a dozenandlt;br /andgt;
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Got excited when invited to block parties with my cousinsandlt;br /andgt;
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Tapin every rap jam that slammed on the radioandlt;br /andgt;
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School time came, on the plane back to the Oandlt;br /andgt;
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Grandmaster Flash, Spoonie G and the Treach' Threeandlt;br /andgt;
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Fearless 4, spirit of hip-hop was etched in meandlt;br /andgt;
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See, I was down, brah, but let me get down toandlt;br /andgt;
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?????? V-Town I was down witchaandlt;br /andgt;
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Back at the high, '84, '85andlt;br /andgt;
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Lunch time at the break, hip-hop kid liveandlt;br /andgt;
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No jive, I see Boogie B and Commandoandlt;br /andgt;
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Valentino D, we all had plans toandlt;br /andgt;
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(Shock the house) (until the break of dawn)andlt;br /andgt;
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I was down with the Funky Fresh 8 when I jumped onandlt;br /andgt;
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Stage, I got played when I entered the talent showandlt;br /andgt;
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I ripped it (you ripped it, Mon') but I still didn't win it, thoughandlt;br /andgt;
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But now the people know me as Money Bandlt;br /andgt;
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Not just a freckle-faced short lille wanna-beandlt;br /andgt;
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Breakdance, shell-toe-Adidas and leather-hat-wearinandlt;br /andgt;
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Now the girls was starin and the props was ffffatandlt;br /andgt;
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Now at the parties when the bass would pound outandlt;br /andgt;
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The mic was passed and that's when I found out..andlt;br /andgt;
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[ CHORUS ]andlt;br /andgt;
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(People from everywhere watchin the show) --andgt; ????andlt;br /andgt;
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(You're intrigued by the way I do my thing) --andgt; Erick Sermonandlt;br /andgt;
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(People from everywhere watchin the show)andlt;br /andgt;
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(Mi come to rock ya whether you're black or you're white) --andgt; KRS-Oneandlt;br /andgt;
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(People from everywhere watchin the show)andlt;br /andgt;
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(You're intrigued by the way I do my thing)andlt;br /andgt;
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(People from everywhere watchin the show)andlt;br /andgt;
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(Now when we rock upon the mic,
we rock the mic - right) --andgt; Slick Rickandlt;br /andgt;
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[ VERSE 2: Money B ]andlt;br /andgt;
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Well, like I was sayin, I was makin a name for myselfandlt;br /andgt;
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At the same time at the flat where I satandlt;br /andgt;
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With the turntable, tape deck, Stevie Bo and Gregandlt;br /andgt;
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Bet that I can turn pro cause I flow and the day I metandlt;br /andgt;
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The M-a to the c with the dashandlt;br /andgt;
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M-o-n-e cash came fast on the ave, see?andlt;br /andgt;
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(Cars ride by with the boomin systems)andlt;br /andgt;
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With the (funky) (funky, funky, funky) beats in emandlt;br /andgt;
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And there was no need to look that way or this wayandlt;br /andgt;
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You want a cassette, then you step to the six-treyandlt;br /andgt;
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And that's where you'll find me, Mone to the side of meandlt;br /andgt;
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Tryin to get paid in those days sho' was fly to meandlt;br /andgt;
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But lookin back just like a quarterback days pastandlt;br /andgt;
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I gotta give a shout out to C.J. Flashandlt;br /andgt;
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For hookin me up with Fuze, oh, excuse meandlt;br /andgt;
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One more ingredient, Sleuth, yeah, we needed himandlt;br /andgt;
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For management, but what did I say, oh, we'da beenandlt;br /andgt;
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Stuck, but we hooked up like handle-bar mustacheandlt;br /andgt;
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MGM was the name that we used thenandlt;br /andgt;
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And here comes Shock and Chopmaster Jandlt;br /andgt;
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Some weeks passed away, yo Jim, pass the jayandlt;br /andgt;
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But then out of nowhere came the sound of Digital Undergroundandlt;br /andgt;
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And we was ready to get downandlt;br /andgt;
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On the local circus, rockin the small crowdsandlt;br /andgt;
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Doin work with crews like K Cloudandlt;br /andgt;
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Capital Tax, [Name], Red, Black and Greenandlt;br /andgt;
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Benny B and Davey D know what I meanandlt;br /andgt;
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You seeandlt;br /andgt;
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[ VERSE 3: Money B ]andlt;br /andgt;
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1989 'Doowutchyalike' droppedandlt;br /andgt;
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The US wasn't pleased, overseas it went popandlt;br /andgt;
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But we finished the LP, attitude healthyandlt;br /andgt;
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Shit, the earthquake hit, Lord please help meandlt;br /andgt;
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The bridge collapsed, people had to find means and ways andlt;br /andgt;
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To cross, we was off to Europe in a few daysandlt;br /andgt;
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A two-months tour and I sure won't forget thatandlt;br /andgt;
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Denmark, Finland, we almost froze, blackandlt;br /andgt;
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Sweden was cool, in Holland we kicked itandlt;br /andgt;
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London shows was safe, we was wickedandlt;br /andgt;
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Peace to Mell'O, good lookin out, geeandlt;br /andgt;
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And everyone else when we came to your countryandlt;br /andgt;
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Movin right along and back to the homefrontandlt;br /andgt;
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In no time everybody's doin the Humpandlt;br /andgt;
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Puttin the funk in the trunks and back in the boom boxandlt;br /andgt;
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We took the road show straight to the nine-oandlt;br /andgt;
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( *backstage preparations* )andlt;br /andgt;
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Well, if you was there, then you know that we got buckandlt;br /andgt;
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So now you know, I gotta say what's upandlt;br /andgt;
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To Big Daddy Kane, 3rd Bass and KMDandlt;br /andgt;
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MC Lyte, 2 Live and the D.O.C.andlt;br /andgt;
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Michel'le, Def Jef saw the first showandlt;br /andgt;
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Cheeba was down, peace out to the Afrosandlt;br /andgt;
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Latifah like a sis away from homeandlt;br /andgt;
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With AD never leavin the girls aloneandlt;br /andgt;
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45 King, Chill Rob and Apache, Flavor Uandlt;br /andgt;
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Peace to [Name] and the Naughty By Nature crewandlt;br /andgt;
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My brothers in PE worked it outandlt;br /andgt;
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Kwamé, Kid'n Play, Young and the Restless know what I'm talkin boutandlt;br /andgt;
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Silk Tymes, [Name], Special Ed, Heavy Dandlt;br /andgt;
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T-Roy, you're rockin wherever you beandlt;br /andgt;
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Geto Boys, parents should doin the jobandlt;br /andgt;
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Yo's to Yo-Yo and Ice Cube rollin with the Lench Mobandlt;br /andgt;
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Shouts out to EMPD and Twin Hypeandlt;br /andgt;
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Mellow Man Ace and the Cypress Hill Tribeandlt;br /andgt;
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ATL, De La, J.Beez, Questandlt;br /andgt;
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Body 'n Soul and Felicia the Poetessandlt;br /andgt;
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Too $hort and the homies from Oaktownandlt;br /andgt;
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Tony! Toni! Tonë! - we're reignin in Northern California nowandlt;br /andgt;
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Peace out from DU and Raw Fusionandlt;br /andgt;
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If you seen it, you know what I meanandlt;br /andgt;
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[ CHORUS ]andlt;br /andgt;
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Yeahandlt;br /andgt;
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And and this one is goin out to my man 2Pacalypseandlt;br /andgt;
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Cause we been all around the worldandlt;br /andgt;
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And it's still the same songandlt;br /andgt;
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(Do my thing)
