I'm so highhhhh,flying saucer racing on vacation in the sky over top the population
Marijuana, maryjane, whatever you name it
Been smoking for a couple years and got no plan to change it
At 21 I started puffing just in moderation
Now I smoke like I'm Jamaican it's a daily operation
Plus within my occupation it's an obligation
Late night, cloudy room instrumental dominating
I'm so high strung, but I stay calm and patient
When I'm blazing, more focused then when I'm intoxicated
My parents always told me drugs are bad don't you ever take em
You'll be wasted and sedated talking sharp with God and Satan
Life is often changing though, nowadays they smoke a bit
After work "Puff Puff" and don't want no one knowing it
Oops I let the cat out the bag, what a drag
Don't be mad fam here take a drag
I'm a pot smoking pot head, I'm not ashamed to say it
Never hide it like a coke head its way too complicated
I'm laid back feeling good, yea I'm high maintenance
Puffing on a blunt go ahead try taking it
[Chorus]
Rolling my weed another day goes by
I know what I need when I see the sun rise
I wanna beleive I don't need to get high
But I gotta have it, cause I gotta habit, and I keep smokinggg
To maintain my high, smokin'
I need to maintain my high
Rolling my weed another day goes by
I know what I need when I see the sun rise
I wanna beleive I don't need to get high
But I gotta have it, cause I gotta habit, and I keep smokinggg
We got that hashish, dope, weed, however you say it
When it comes to chronic smoke Canada we have the greatest
And all my freinds and peers have been smoking it for years
So it's hard for me to quit but I'm constantly contemplating
And my girls been complaining ever since her ovulating
Turned into her water breaking now she watches what she takes in
Cudo's to my lady, but if im not mistaken
She's the reason I smoke a lot, man she used to smoke a lot
I use to say, damn girl get off the dope, stop
When I tried it though we grew together like a growing op
She means well I know that, I'm not complaining
I'm just colour commenting, stepping back and observating
Shit I love it, but I see the complications
It's hard concentrating when I'm high song creating
Man I hate it, I mean I need it, I mean I hate it, I mean it
Shit im indecisive when I'm weeded
I need some hight maintenance, I know it's long awaited
Plus I feel my tonsil's aching think it's from the pot I take in
[Chorus]
Rolling my weed another day goes by
I know what I need when I see the sun rise
I wanna beleive I don't need to get high
But I gotta have it, cause I gotta habit, and I keep smokinggg
To maintain my high, smokin'
I need to maintain my high
Rolling my weed another day goes by
I know what I need when I see the sun rise
I wanna beleive I don't need to get high
But I gotta have it, cause I gotta habit, and I keep smokinggg
Unusual lyrics - Classified (feat. Joe Budden)
[Chorus - Sample from "Rain" by Uriah Heep]
Now it's raining inside, but that's not unusual
But the way that I'm feeling's, becoming usual
I guess you could say
The clouds are moving away
[Joe Budden - talking over Chorus]
Uh, what up Class?
Joey
Let me talk to 'em (oh!)
[Verse 1 - Joe Budden]
No more runnin from the black cloud, got it all mapped out
I put it in a figure-four until it tap out (yeah)
still there some that rather see me in a crack house
Stick up kids stakin out the block tryin jack Mouse
Newsflash if you thinkin I'm a cash cow
You probably ain't a fan nigga, that ain't what I rap 'bout
I'm on settin goals, tryin to achieve it
I'm such an open book but they don't bother to read it (ha)
The teacher said I would never get ahead (nah)
All I could do is laugh, them threats was all funny
According to her I'd be dead before twenty (uh)
But it's cool, I've been mislead before hunnie (oh)
I'm checkin for more money, you will be disorganized
Use to starin at tortured eyes from my walk of life
Want to let her know I got a lot left to give
It's difficult to understand what you never lived
[Chorus - w/ ad libs]
[Verse 2 - Classified]
Aiyyo, that's how my days go, from rain showers to rainbows
I'm from the place of mayflowers and raincoats
John Smiths and Jane Does
A bunch of nobodies who talk shit out their a-hole
But that's just the way it goes, I pay no mind to banks close
I know it takes two to tango, so I lay low
We brush 'em off age yo (oh!), not a word
We're borderline assholes like immigration officers
Word, it gets better and gets worse
I'm more used to it everyday I'm on this Earth
People think they know me real good (they don't, they don't)
Tryin to pinpoint, judge me? (I know, I know)
Y'all need to look a little deeper than the little whiff of reefer
That I bring into the double feature movie at the theater
I live away the day while you're playin your charades
I could weather out the storm, so rain on my parade (I'm used to it anyway)
[1/2 Chorus - w/ ad libs]
[Verse 3 - Joe Budden]
Uh, my sermon won't be over 'til church end (uh)
My first Benz made me (what?), see I had the worst friends (uh)
Meanwhile thought I was hangin with the same men (uh)
Success ain't never change me but it changed them
Something different about me, you can blame time
It ain't a crime (what?), 'cause your problems ain't mine
I learned quick if they don't care about everything that you bare
Must mean that everything ain't meant to be shared (shared)
[Verse 4 - Classified]
I share the same views
When things are gettin rough, there are few who remain true (ha)
This ain't new (nah), ain't nothin unusual
I don't need you, I'm glad that feels mutual
How can you be so shallow, swimmin in the deep water?
It's a fine line and your walkin on the edge
Yeah I'm used to the rain fallin on my head
But this weather got we wishin I was crawlin into bed
It's cold, life is snowballin again
[Chorus - w/ ad libs]
Now it's raining inside, but that's not unusual
But the way that I'm feeling's, becoming usual
I guess you could say
The clouds are moving away
[Joe Budden - talking over Chorus]
Uh, what up Class?
Joey
Let me talk to 'em (oh!)
[Verse 1 - Joe Budden]
No more runnin from the black cloud, got it all mapped out
I put it in a figure-four until it tap out (yeah)
still there some that rather see me in a crack house
Stick up kids stakin out the block tryin jack Mouse
Newsflash if you thinkin I'm a cash cow
You probably ain't a fan nigga, that ain't what I rap 'bout
I'm on settin goals, tryin to achieve it
I'm such an open book but they don't bother to read it (ha)
The teacher said I would never get ahead (nah)
All I could do is laugh, them threats was all funny
According to her I'd be dead before twenty (uh)
But it's cool, I've been mislead before hunnie (oh)
I'm checkin for more money, you will be disorganized
Use to starin at tortured eyes from my walk of life
Want to let her know I got a lot left to give
It's difficult to understand what you never lived
[Chorus - w/ ad libs]
[Verse 2 - Classified]
Aiyyo, that's how my days go, from rain showers to rainbows
I'm from the place of mayflowers and raincoats
John Smiths and Jane Does
A bunch of nobodies who talk shit out their a-hole
But that's just the way it goes, I pay no mind to banks close
I know it takes two to tango, so I lay low
We brush 'em off age yo (oh!), not a word
We're borderline assholes like immigration officers
Word, it gets better and gets worse
I'm more used to it everyday I'm on this Earth
People think they know me real good (they don't, they don't)
Tryin to pinpoint, judge me? (I know, I know)
Y'all need to look a little deeper than the little whiff of reefer
That I bring into the double feature movie at the theater
I live away the day while you're playin your charades
I could weather out the storm, so rain on my parade (I'm used to it anyway)
[1/2 Chorus - w/ ad libs]
[Verse 3 - Joe Budden]
Uh, my sermon won't be over 'til church end (uh)
My first Benz made me (what?), see I had the worst friends (uh)
Meanwhile thought I was hangin with the same men (uh)
Success ain't never change me but it changed them
Something different about me, you can blame time
It ain't a crime (what?), 'cause your problems ain't mine
I learned quick if they don't care about everything that you bare
Must mean that everything ain't meant to be shared (shared)
[Verse 4 - Classified]
I share the same views
When things are gettin rough, there are few who remain true (ha)
This ain't new (nah), ain't nothin unusual
I don't need you, I'm glad that feels mutual
How can you be so shallow, swimmin in the deep water?
It's a fine line and your walkin on the edge
Yeah I'm used to the rain fallin on my head
But this weather got we wishin I was crawlin into bed
It's cold, life is snowballin again
[Chorus - w/ ad libs]
Danger Bay lyrics - Classified
It Goes..
Welcome to DANGER BAY!
where everybody acts up in the strangest ways
in this place when it pours
it rains for days
Ain't no love left only that hate remains
walk with me..escape or face the flames
type of place you don't even know your neighbours name
and in danger bay there aint no hereos
naw they only wanna kill em and be the villain like scarecrow
it's a place where the athletes and entertainers
are more valued then the doctors and educators
and they all lost faith in their lord
and the ones who haven't they don't go to church, they go to war
it's a place where the wicked are rewarded, and money in the power's too important
the skies turning grey and the ocean turned black, i think we in too far and we can't turn back
Welcome to danger bay!
ooh ohh ohhhhh
(Don't wanna go back) (Don't wanna go back)
Welcome To Danger Bay
How will You survive through the fires and the winds of change?
Welcome To Danger Bay
you better change directions or count your blessings
You ever been to a place like this? where they have no shame and they show no sorrow?
You ever been to a place like this? where to laugh at another man's pain is normal?
it's hard to believe what it used to be, a beautiful scene for the human being.
Then they started pollutin the streets, abusin the land and log grooming the green
and the earthquakes rumbled and the gods rained down as the winds and the hurricanes blew from the sea
the buildings crumbled and the fires spread while the wild tornadoes uprooted the trees
SO MUCH HATE!..SO LITTLE LOVE!...is it the apocalypse we in the middle of?
will this world burn? freeze? or will it flood? shit i dunno i'm trying to stay afloat in
DANGER BAY
ooh ohh ohhhhh
(Don't wanna go back) (Don't wanna go back)
Welcome To Danger Bay
How will You survive through the fires and the winds of change?
Welcome To Danger Bay
you better change directions or count your blessings
Shit We Livin in Danger Bay!
ooh ohh ohhhhh
(Don't wanna go back) (Don't wanna go back)
yeah we livin in Danger Bay
Welcome To Danger Bay
How will You survive through the fires and the winds of change?
Welcome To Danger Bay
you better change directions or count your blessings
Welcome to DANGER BAY!
where everybody acts up in the strangest ways
in this place when it pours
it rains for days
Ain't no love left only that hate remains
walk with me..escape or face the flames
type of place you don't even know your neighbours name
and in danger bay there aint no hereos
naw they only wanna kill em and be the villain like scarecrow
it's a place where the athletes and entertainers
are more valued then the doctors and educators
and they all lost faith in their lord
and the ones who haven't they don't go to church, they go to war
it's a place where the wicked are rewarded, and money in the power's too important
the skies turning grey and the ocean turned black, i think we in too far and we can't turn back
Welcome to danger bay!
ooh ohh ohhhhh
(Don't wanna go back) (Don't wanna go back)
Welcome To Danger Bay
How will You survive through the fires and the winds of change?
Welcome To Danger Bay
you better change directions or count your blessings
You ever been to a place like this? where they have no shame and they show no sorrow?
You ever been to a place like this? where to laugh at another man's pain is normal?
it's hard to believe what it used to be, a beautiful scene for the human being.
Then they started pollutin the streets, abusin the land and log grooming the green
and the earthquakes rumbled and the gods rained down as the winds and the hurricanes blew from the sea
the buildings crumbled and the fires spread while the wild tornadoes uprooted the trees
SO MUCH HATE!..SO LITTLE LOVE!...is it the apocalypse we in the middle of?
will this world burn? freeze? or will it flood? shit i dunno i'm trying to stay afloat in
DANGER BAY
ooh ohh ohhhhh
(Don't wanna go back) (Don't wanna go back)
Welcome To Danger Bay
How will You survive through the fires and the winds of change?
Welcome To Danger Bay
you better change directions or count your blessings
Shit We Livin in Danger Bay!
ooh ohh ohhhhh
(Don't wanna go back) (Don't wanna go back)
yeah we livin in Danger Bay
Welcome To Danger Bay
How will You survive through the fires and the winds of change?
Welcome To Danger Bay
you better change directions or count your blessings
Stay Cool lyrics - Classified
[Intro:]
Ahhh, damn it's hot in here... but you know what?
[Refrain:]
I stay cool (yes I will)
I stay cool (oh yes I will)
I stay cool
[Verse 1:]
Yeah, I need to unwind and loosen up
Lay back and chill out
Cause I don't feel like doing much
I need to calm down, take a break
Kick back, relax, let the day just fade away
And yeah I guess it is the weekend
And my boy wants to club hop
But I can barely stay awake
I'll lay in bed, give me a hammock and a sandwich and I'm chilling
Plus I don't play the dating game
Nah I'm staying home playing crazy eights
Maybe blaze a J
Play some old Jay-Z tapes (uhh)
Or I can play a lil Babyface
Get my lady in the mood
And bang her with my babycakes
The world is running at a dangerous pace
To keep up we've got these Red Bulls and Gatorades
I'm trying to slow down and walk this amazing race
Oh life is such a crazy place
[Refrain]
[Hook:]
And when you're on your last nerve, stay cool
When the heat's on, chill
Under pressure, calm down, breathe to the beat
Stay cool under pressure
Chill when the heat's on
Calm down, breathe to the beat
[Verse 2:]
Now can you hear the calmness of my voice
The coolness of my flow
The relaxed attitude
When I choose to let it go
Everybody's too excited
Worried, getting amped up
Feeling like a prisoner
Handcuffed with their hands up (get em up)
Nah bring it down a bit
I like the energy
But in the right amount of it
I'm trying to stay cool and calm
When we're living in express mode
Trying to hustle hard
And turn our shack into the penthouse
Puddle to a lake, canoe into the love boat
Upgrade your life but without sunshine it's sunstroke
It's too hot and I realize Ì got a way to go
And all I need to get me there is water and a way to float
If you ain't happy broke, you won't be happy rich
Don't spend your whole life unhappy trying to capture it
Relax a bit, loosen up your suit and tie
And your collar quick before you call it quits
[Refrain]
[Hook]
[Verse 3:]
And I don't need no stunner shades
I keep it cool like a rain shower
On a hot summer's day
Sweating in the running race
Push on (and on)
When it's hard for you to go on
Cause life's tough and life's fucked
And so on and so on
The bills don't stop, the rent's not paid
The baby's crying, mamma's yell
Another hot day and when you sweating
And you bought to blow ya top through the roof
Take a breath and breathe man don't lose your cool (I stay cool)
[Refrain]
[Hook]
Ahhh, damn it's hot in here... but you know what?
[Refrain:]
I stay cool (yes I will)
I stay cool (oh yes I will)
I stay cool
[Verse 1:]
Yeah, I need to unwind and loosen up
Lay back and chill out
Cause I don't feel like doing much
I need to calm down, take a break
Kick back, relax, let the day just fade away
And yeah I guess it is the weekend
And my boy wants to club hop
But I can barely stay awake
I'll lay in bed, give me a hammock and a sandwich and I'm chilling
Plus I don't play the dating game
Nah I'm staying home playing crazy eights
Maybe blaze a J
Play some old Jay-Z tapes (uhh)
Or I can play a lil Babyface
Get my lady in the mood
And bang her with my babycakes
The world is running at a dangerous pace
To keep up we've got these Red Bulls and Gatorades
I'm trying to slow down and walk this amazing race
Oh life is such a crazy place
[Refrain]
[Hook:]
And when you're on your last nerve, stay cool
When the heat's on, chill
Under pressure, calm down, breathe to the beat
Stay cool under pressure
Chill when the heat's on
Calm down, breathe to the beat
[Verse 2:]
Now can you hear the calmness of my voice
The coolness of my flow
The relaxed attitude
When I choose to let it go
Everybody's too excited
Worried, getting amped up
Feeling like a prisoner
Handcuffed with their hands up (get em up)
Nah bring it down a bit
I like the energy
But in the right amount of it
I'm trying to stay cool and calm
When we're living in express mode
Trying to hustle hard
And turn our shack into the penthouse
Puddle to a lake, canoe into the love boat
Upgrade your life but without sunshine it's sunstroke
It's too hot and I realize Ì got a way to go
And all I need to get me there is water and a way to float
If you ain't happy broke, you won't be happy rich
Don't spend your whole life unhappy trying to capture it
Relax a bit, loosen up your suit and tie
And your collar quick before you call it quits
[Refrain]
[Hook]
[Verse 3:]
And I don't need no stunner shades
I keep it cool like a rain shower
On a hot summer's day
Sweating in the running race
Push on (and on)
When it's hard for you to go on
Cause life's tough and life's fucked
And so on and so on
The bills don't stop, the rent's not paid
The baby's crying, mamma's yell
Another hot day and when you sweating
And you bought to blow ya top through the roof
Take a breath and breathe man don't lose your cool (I stay cool)
[Refrain]
[Hook]
Passion lyrics - Classified
Classified! (Classified)
Where you at?! (Where you at)
I'm right here.
Can you feel that passion (can you feel that passion)
Uh
Can you feel that passion (can you feel that passion)
Uh
Yeah
Inside the place, with all the bass
With all all the bass
With all all the bass
Yeah
Inside the place, with all the bass (I feel like a rap star)
With all all the bass
With all all the bass
Yeah
I go to sleep, every night with a couple of girls (huh?!)
'Cause my daughters won't sleep in their own bed
Not what you think, I don't do it for the chicks, or the kicks
I'm a do it for myself, and my homestead.
Going hard, and I do it from afar
While I'm shooting for the stars, like a telescope lens.
I ain't talking 'bout rap, I'm talking 'bout where I'm at in my life,
Accelerate until the road ends.
(Keep it real) Used to be the sayin'
Now it's fake it and see who can make it, I'm just sayin'
My fan base changed, but my sounds still classic,
Show me anybody else this passionate
I'm a no cast, a blast from the past,
I'm pasty as hell, and my fashion is trash.
Ain't nobody matchin' the passion of Class
So I don't need your props, or the pats on the back
I'm good
[Chorus:]
Some get high, and some get low,
I give you my heart and soul
I give you passion, my passion
I give you my pa-pa-passion!
Some get high, and some get low,
I give you my heart and soul
I give you my everything
Until I lose control
And then I gotta let, GO!
Too the left then, too the right and,
Too the left then, too the right and...
I've never felt this way before (yeah)
I've never felt this way before
Uh
Yeah
Now every morning when I wake up, I wake up ahead
Aches and pains, I break the chains
Split personality, razor cane
And I don't get your reality, David Blaine.
You gotta go hard, or go home, feel the pressure
But every now and then, get away, go adventure
Drink that spiced rum, smoke 'til the nights done
But don't say where you got the advice from
Yeah, I'm a great role model, 'cause I don't quit shit,
I'm a sip the whole bottle
I'm so thirsty, I'm hungry, my belly keeps rumblin'
Tryin' to make something out of nothing.
The mix master, made it in the game,
Never had to dis rappers or had the it factor
I pull the plug on your misconception
And I ain't even talkin 'bout my skin complexion
[Chorus]
I had this kid ask me if I really write my rhymes (wa-WHAT?!)
I guess it's just a sign of the times.
Lemme check (one-two) Yeah these rhymes is mine
It's the life of the party kid, we wine and dine.
Get your hands to the sky, high, rise and shine
And keep your eyes wide open 'til the blinds recline
Half man and an animal, designed to grind
I'm a mix of Dude Love and Mankind combined (I'm a beast!)
And the passions, coming from the sunnn
Yeah, I'm the compulsive obsessive,
With a small touch of OC
Always on the go so, watch as we proceed
And I will never OD
But my flow leaves slow from my soul,
Like a nose bleed
No sleep late nights gettin crows feet,
I can't quit it man,
This passion controls me
[Chorus]
I never, I never...
Yeah
Inside the place, with all the bass
With all all the bass
With all all the bass
Where you at?! (Where you at)
I'm right here.
Can you feel that passion (can you feel that passion)
Uh
Can you feel that passion (can you feel that passion)
Uh
Yeah
Inside the place, with all the bass
With all all the bass
With all all the bass
Yeah
Inside the place, with all the bass (I feel like a rap star)
With all all the bass
With all all the bass
Yeah
I go to sleep, every night with a couple of girls (huh?!)
'Cause my daughters won't sleep in their own bed
Not what you think, I don't do it for the chicks, or the kicks
I'm a do it for myself, and my homestead.
Going hard, and I do it from afar
While I'm shooting for the stars, like a telescope lens.
I ain't talking 'bout rap, I'm talking 'bout where I'm at in my life,
Accelerate until the road ends.
(Keep it real) Used to be the sayin'
Now it's fake it and see who can make it, I'm just sayin'
My fan base changed, but my sounds still classic,
Show me anybody else this passionate
I'm a no cast, a blast from the past,
I'm pasty as hell, and my fashion is trash.
Ain't nobody matchin' the passion of Class
So I don't need your props, or the pats on the back
I'm good
[Chorus:]
Some get high, and some get low,
I give you my heart and soul
I give you passion, my passion
I give you my pa-pa-passion!
Some get high, and some get low,
I give you my heart and soul
I give you my everything
Until I lose control
And then I gotta let, GO!
Too the left then, too the right and,
Too the left then, too the right and...
I've never felt this way before (yeah)
I've never felt this way before
Uh
Yeah
Now every morning when I wake up, I wake up ahead
Aches and pains, I break the chains
Split personality, razor cane
And I don't get your reality, David Blaine.
You gotta go hard, or go home, feel the pressure
But every now and then, get away, go adventure
Drink that spiced rum, smoke 'til the nights done
But don't say where you got the advice from
Yeah, I'm a great role model, 'cause I don't quit shit,
I'm a sip the whole bottle
I'm so thirsty, I'm hungry, my belly keeps rumblin'
Tryin' to make something out of nothing.
The mix master, made it in the game,
Never had to dis rappers or had the it factor
I pull the plug on your misconception
And I ain't even talkin 'bout my skin complexion
[Chorus]
I had this kid ask me if I really write my rhymes (wa-WHAT?!)
I guess it's just a sign of the times.
Lemme check (one-two) Yeah these rhymes is mine
It's the life of the party kid, we wine and dine.
Get your hands to the sky, high, rise and shine
And keep your eyes wide open 'til the blinds recline
Half man and an animal, designed to grind
I'm a mix of Dude Love and Mankind combined (I'm a beast!)
And the passions, coming from the sunnn
Yeah, I'm the compulsive obsessive,
With a small touch of OC
Always on the go so, watch as we proceed
And I will never OD
But my flow leaves slow from my soul,
Like a nose bleed
No sleep late nights gettin crows feet,
I can't quit it man,
This passion controls me
[Chorus]
I never, I never...
Yeah
Inside the place, with all the bass
With all all the bass
With all all the bass
Maybe It's Just Me lyrics - Classified (feat. Brother Ali)
[Intro - Classified - talking]
Hey, let me spit something
Just give me that flute beat
Yeah, give me that one
Uh, yeah
[Verse 1 - Classified]
All I need's a flute beat and two sheets of loose leaf to move me
A two piece on Toony Tuesday and I'm groovy
Never needed much but papers and a few trees
To get the song flowin like the blue sea
Yeah I smoke doobies with groupies, whose breath smelled like blue cheese or sushi
Jeez, give me a few feet please
I could have these floozies naked like a nude beach
And I don't need to slip 'em any roofies (shit is too easy)
Huh, I ain't into cougars, Judge Judy
I'm truly unique, too young to "Love Lucy"
Raised on the Goonies and Bruce Lee movies
My defense is excellent, no one's gettin to me
I'm callin the shots, QB like Doug Flutie
I'm reckless, unruly, respect this you newbie
From the East coast, reppin Scotians and Newfies
I keep it fresh like the ocean and cool breeze
[Chorus - Brother Ali]
Maybe it's just me
I keep, movin this pen like it'll set me free
Best believe, I'm a flow on endlessly, let it be
I feel the love every breath I breathe, yes indeed
[Break - scratched samples - w/ ad libs]
"Give it to 'em, show you, it's hot"
"Watch ya blow up, block up your box"
"Wait-Wait-Wait to hear a slammin track"
"By popular demand, I'm back"
[Verse 2 - Classified]
Uh, now every shirt that's in my closet got vomit
Chocolate and baby food on it and none of it comes out when I wash it
So now you think I give a damn what I'm rockin?
I don't wear this Cincinnati hat 'cause I watch 'em
You don't need to worry what I do, what I think
when your girl gets around/a round like she just bought us drinks
You got your own problems, back to the basics
There's no touchin me like I just ejaculated
Nope, I don't say "no homo"
I don't need to reinsure myself like I crashed up the Volvo
I only like pussy, sorry to be blunt but I got to make it clear
When my tongue is in your - ear (ya ear)
I lock it down like Shawshank
I love writin rhymes but hate when I draw blanks
I feel like I'm repeatin myself, I'm overworked
And about to go berserk if I don't get this off my shoulders first
[Break - scratched samples - w/ ad libs]
"I think I ought to tell you, better get warned"
"Th-Th-There's no need for alarmin, 'cause right now"
"On the microphone"
"The elements are airborne, I smell the success"
"Get busy on 'em"
"And my word is bond"
"Th-Th-There's no need for alarmin, 'cause right now"
"On the microphone"
"What you need to do is smell the success"
[Verse 3 - Brother Ali]
You know me, I'm a '70's baby, yet '80's boy
I never had no love for the swings or playin with toys
I was on the mic doin my thing, just makin some noise
I don't need to read no magazine, I'm straight from The Source
You know I always had a dream, one day I'd step on
stage and the ladies all scream like David Lee Roth
Teenager in the '90's, things are changin all around me
You can hate me if you want but I escaped, you got to find me
Hit the Minneapol', I had my whole city baffled
Soon as they see you advancin, then they all want to attack you
Rhymesayers massive, we built us a little castle
Eyedea won every battle, we should've built him a statue
Every single week we slayed, anywhere we seen a stage
Even with the weak DJ, we rapped over every beat they played
Chewin 'em up, spittin 'em out, you never seen nobody this devout
We just want to spit and shout, they literally would kick us out
the spot, two o'clock when they closed off
We took it to the block, ears throbbin, our throats soar
Hit the bus stop because we still got to flow more
Frozen cold blocks, swear to God we were so raw, oh Lord
[Chorus - w/ ad libs]
[Outro - scratched samples]
"Give it to 'em, show you, it's hot"
"Watch ya blow up, block up your box"
"Feelin satisfaction, from the crowd reaction"
Hey, let me spit something
Just give me that flute beat
Yeah, give me that one
Uh, yeah
[Verse 1 - Classified]
All I need's a flute beat and two sheets of loose leaf to move me
A two piece on Toony Tuesday and I'm groovy
Never needed much but papers and a few trees
To get the song flowin like the blue sea
Yeah I smoke doobies with groupies, whose breath smelled like blue cheese or sushi
Jeez, give me a few feet please
I could have these floozies naked like a nude beach
And I don't need to slip 'em any roofies (shit is too easy)
Huh, I ain't into cougars, Judge Judy
I'm truly unique, too young to "Love Lucy"
Raised on the Goonies and Bruce Lee movies
My defense is excellent, no one's gettin to me
I'm callin the shots, QB like Doug Flutie
I'm reckless, unruly, respect this you newbie
From the East coast, reppin Scotians and Newfies
I keep it fresh like the ocean and cool breeze
[Chorus - Brother Ali]
Maybe it's just me
I keep, movin this pen like it'll set me free
Best believe, I'm a flow on endlessly, let it be
I feel the love every breath I breathe, yes indeed
[Break - scratched samples - w/ ad libs]
"Give it to 'em, show you, it's hot"
"Watch ya blow up, block up your box"
"Wait-Wait-Wait to hear a slammin track"
"By popular demand, I'm back"
[Verse 2 - Classified]
Uh, now every shirt that's in my closet got vomit
Chocolate and baby food on it and none of it comes out when I wash it
So now you think I give a damn what I'm rockin?
I don't wear this Cincinnati hat 'cause I watch 'em
You don't need to worry what I do, what I think
when your girl gets around/a round like she just bought us drinks
You got your own problems, back to the basics
There's no touchin me like I just ejaculated
Nope, I don't say "no homo"
I don't need to reinsure myself like I crashed up the Volvo
I only like pussy, sorry to be blunt but I got to make it clear
When my tongue is in your - ear (ya ear)
I lock it down like Shawshank
I love writin rhymes but hate when I draw blanks
I feel like I'm repeatin myself, I'm overworked
And about to go berserk if I don't get this off my shoulders first
[Break - scratched samples - w/ ad libs]
"I think I ought to tell you, better get warned"
"Th-Th-There's no need for alarmin, 'cause right now"
"On the microphone"
"The elements are airborne, I smell the success"
"Get busy on 'em"
"And my word is bond"
"Th-Th-There's no need for alarmin, 'cause right now"
"On the microphone"
"What you need to do is smell the success"
[Verse 3 - Brother Ali]
You know me, I'm a '70's baby, yet '80's boy
I never had no love for the swings or playin with toys
I was on the mic doin my thing, just makin some noise
I don't need to read no magazine, I'm straight from The Source
You know I always had a dream, one day I'd step on
stage and the ladies all scream like David Lee Roth
Teenager in the '90's, things are changin all around me
You can hate me if you want but I escaped, you got to find me
Hit the Minneapol', I had my whole city baffled
Soon as they see you advancin, then they all want to attack you
Rhymesayers massive, we built us a little castle
Eyedea won every battle, we should've built him a statue
Every single week we slayed, anywhere we seen a stage
Even with the weak DJ, we rapped over every beat they played
Chewin 'em up, spittin 'em out, you never seen nobody this devout
We just want to spit and shout, they literally would kick us out
the spot, two o'clock when they closed off
We took it to the block, ears throbbin, our throats soar
Hit the bus stop because we still got to flow more
Frozen cold blocks, swear to God we were so raw, oh Lord
[Chorus - w/ ad libs]
[Outro - scratched samples]
"Give it to 'em, show you, it's hot"
"Watch ya blow up, block up your box"
"Feelin satisfaction, from the crowd reaction"
Young Soul lyrics - Classified
[Intro:]
(Memories in the corner of my mind, flashbacks I was laughing all the time) [x3]
You're getting older. Glass is half full or half empty
[Verse 1:]
I turn the page on my calendar
Oh how the months fly
Another day passed, another sunrise
Another cloudy day feels like I'm out of shape
Worn down, out of place, choked up and tongue tied
The weather's getting colder
The furnace doesn't heat me it's harsh growing older
My grandmothers both passed
And the year before last, my grandfather never woke up from his nap
I used to hang around with my crew everyday
Now, we might have a drink like every other week
Life changes in a blink
Shit, my eyelids are sore
I still can't believe my aunt and uncle got divorced
Got me feeling nauseous
Too many times I almost lost it
Gotta stay responsible but I feel exhausted
And when my man Shane Jackson died
He had my eyes leaking like the kitchen faucet
I'm drained out
I wish I never had to grow up
The baggage is too heavy for anybody to hold up
I used to never have a care in the world
And it changed, and I thought am I prepared for this world?
I don't know
[Hook:]
Just let it go, let it go now
Just let it go, let it go now
And you will learn how to run
And you will always be
The one who found your way, young
The sun that made the day, young
And you will walk away
Number one, one, one, run, run...
[Verse 2:]
Every night we lay to rest
So every morning is a rebirth
I walked so many paths that my ankles and my feet hurt
I was always hands on, always wanted to be first
I'm glad I've grown strong and did my research
They try to tell me things get better with time
And every morning is a new day, open your blinds
I always think about the yesterdays
And the things I used to stress and be depressed about
I'm glad I axed 'em out
I'm glad I've grown
It's good to be alive
Enjoy it cause when the wind blows the years breeze by
These lines on my face and bags under my eyes
A proof that I've been living and experienced a life
I know I lost some old friends and my grandmothers' gone
But I made more new friends and my daughter was born
Everything I got excited about that grew old
I get more joy watching her experience unfold
I've seen it all
The fakeness, the greatness
I'm smarter, I'm sharper, I'm confident and patient
I'm more at peace and comfortable with my identity
A lot of shit I went through as a kid can stay a memory
Let it be
[Hook]
[Outro:]
(Memories in the corner of my mind, flashbacks I was laughing all the time) [x2]
I turn the page on my calendar
Oh how the months fly
Another day passed, another sunrise
Another cloudy day feels like I'm out of shape
Worn down, out of place, choked up and tongue tied
Just let it go, let it go now...
(Memories in the corner of my mind, flashbacks I was laughing all the time) [x3]
You're getting older. Glass is half full or half empty
[Verse 1:]
I turn the page on my calendar
Oh how the months fly
Another day passed, another sunrise
Another cloudy day feels like I'm out of shape
Worn down, out of place, choked up and tongue tied
The weather's getting colder
The furnace doesn't heat me it's harsh growing older
My grandmothers both passed
And the year before last, my grandfather never woke up from his nap
I used to hang around with my crew everyday
Now, we might have a drink like every other week
Life changes in a blink
Shit, my eyelids are sore
I still can't believe my aunt and uncle got divorced
Got me feeling nauseous
Too many times I almost lost it
Gotta stay responsible but I feel exhausted
And when my man Shane Jackson died
He had my eyes leaking like the kitchen faucet
I'm drained out
I wish I never had to grow up
The baggage is too heavy for anybody to hold up
I used to never have a care in the world
And it changed, and I thought am I prepared for this world?
I don't know
[Hook:]
Just let it go, let it go now
Just let it go, let it go now
And you will learn how to run
And you will always be
The one who found your way, young
The sun that made the day, young
And you will walk away
Number one, one, one, run, run...
[Verse 2:]
Every night we lay to rest
So every morning is a rebirth
I walked so many paths that my ankles and my feet hurt
I was always hands on, always wanted to be first
I'm glad I've grown strong and did my research
They try to tell me things get better with time
And every morning is a new day, open your blinds
I always think about the yesterdays
And the things I used to stress and be depressed about
I'm glad I axed 'em out
I'm glad I've grown
It's good to be alive
Enjoy it cause when the wind blows the years breeze by
These lines on my face and bags under my eyes
A proof that I've been living and experienced a life
I know I lost some old friends and my grandmothers' gone
But I made more new friends and my daughter was born
Everything I got excited about that grew old
I get more joy watching her experience unfold
I've seen it all
The fakeness, the greatness
I'm smarter, I'm sharper, I'm confident and patient
I'm more at peace and comfortable with my identity
A lot of shit I went through as a kid can stay a memory
Let it be
[Hook]
[Outro:]
(Memories in the corner of my mind, flashbacks I was laughing all the time) [x2]
I turn the page on my calendar
Oh how the months fly
Another day passed, another sunrise
Another cloudy day feels like I'm out of shape
Worn down, out of place, choked up and tongue tied
Just let it go, let it go now...
Run With Me lyrics - Classified
Back on my day shift, I got my tools and my lunch box
I'm on my grind, full time, but I never punch clocks
I'm more than muscles, not a dumb jock, no tough talk
But I could wipe you cum wads up with just one sock,
That's right.
Ok you said I never had a chance
But I keep proving that this shit is not an accident
Traffic jammed, I've had it man, smashing through like batter rams
Always stay connected like my data plan
I calm your nerves like Lorazepam
Magic man, mesmerizing like my lava lamp
But I could snap like elastic bands
And I can be a real prick like a cactus plant,
Now bring it back again
I got you flocking like the Vatican
Pack em'in, turn the music up and let me rattle em'
[Chorus: x2]
Run Run Run
Run for the hills and try
Try to run with me
Try to take a run at me
I, I run the beat
Still you wanna front on me
But I don't think so, no, I-I don't think so
If ya know what's good for ya, then put your mic down
Ya keep on swimming with the sharks then you might drown
I know you talk a lot of shit you need to pipe down
And I mean right now
And if you know what's good for ya better watch ya mouth
Cause you don't know what you talkin bout.
Eh yo, my parents always told me you can't recycle garbage
But as an artist you proving that's far fetched
And you the hardest... to listen to, trash man
So say good bye to your career jazz hands
Yea, I'm a titty and an ass man
At the cheapest strip club getting a lap dance
Masked man, boner in my track pants
Disappearing in the dark night like I'm batman
Back to my cave in the early morn
Looking run down like those chicks off of Jersey Shore
Dog tired, body all hurt and sore
Please have mercy lord, pick me off the dirty floor
And pick a path we gone run till we collapse
Get the people on their feet and get the haters off their ass
[Chorus:]
Run Run Run
Run for the hills and try
Try to run with me
Try to take a run at me
I, I run the beat
Still you wanna front on me
But I don't think so, no, I-I don't think so
Now don't be mad at my cocky behavior
Or the bragging and boasting it's my competitive nature
I'm an mc
I'm suppose to act like I'm the illest
And I know I ain't the best but I'm comfortable where my skill is
And that makes me the realest be honest, plus
No ones fucking with my catalog of concepts
When it comes to live shows and beats, I'm the complete
Package
Ready for some action now dig in get some traction and
[Chorus: x2]
Run Run Run
Run for the hills and try
Try to run with me
Try to take a run at me
I, I run the beat
Still you wanna front on me
But I don't think so, no, I-I don't think so
If ya know what's good for ya, then put your mic down
Ya keep on swimming with the sharks then you might down
I know you talk a lot of shit you need to pipe down
And I mean right now
And if you know what's good for ya better watch ya mouth
Cause you don't know what you talkin bout.
I'm on my grind, full time, but I never punch clocks
I'm more than muscles, not a dumb jock, no tough talk
But I could wipe you cum wads up with just one sock,
That's right.
Ok you said I never had a chance
But I keep proving that this shit is not an accident
Traffic jammed, I've had it man, smashing through like batter rams
Always stay connected like my data plan
I calm your nerves like Lorazepam
Magic man, mesmerizing like my lava lamp
But I could snap like elastic bands
And I can be a real prick like a cactus plant,
Now bring it back again
I got you flocking like the Vatican
Pack em'in, turn the music up and let me rattle em'
[Chorus: x2]
Run Run Run
Run for the hills and try
Try to run with me
Try to take a run at me
I, I run the beat
Still you wanna front on me
But I don't think so, no, I-I don't think so
If ya know what's good for ya, then put your mic down
Ya keep on swimming with the sharks then you might drown
I know you talk a lot of shit you need to pipe down
And I mean right now
And if you know what's good for ya better watch ya mouth
Cause you don't know what you talkin bout.
Eh yo, my parents always told me you can't recycle garbage
But as an artist you proving that's far fetched
And you the hardest... to listen to, trash man
So say good bye to your career jazz hands
Yea, I'm a titty and an ass man
At the cheapest strip club getting a lap dance
Masked man, boner in my track pants
Disappearing in the dark night like I'm batman
Back to my cave in the early morn
Looking run down like those chicks off of Jersey Shore
Dog tired, body all hurt and sore
Please have mercy lord, pick me off the dirty floor
And pick a path we gone run till we collapse
Get the people on their feet and get the haters off their ass
[Chorus:]
Run Run Run
Run for the hills and try
Try to run with me
Try to take a run at me
I, I run the beat
Still you wanna front on me
But I don't think so, no, I-I don't think so
Now don't be mad at my cocky behavior
Or the bragging and boasting it's my competitive nature
I'm an mc
I'm suppose to act like I'm the illest
And I know I ain't the best but I'm comfortable where my skill is
And that makes me the realest be honest, plus
No ones fucking with my catalog of concepts
When it comes to live shows and beats, I'm the complete
Package
Ready for some action now dig in get some traction and
[Chorus: x2]
Run Run Run
Run for the hills and try
Try to run with me
Try to take a run at me
I, I run the beat
Still you wanna front on me
But I don't think so, no, I-I don't think so
If ya know what's good for ya, then put your mic down
Ya keep on swimming with the sharks then you might down
I know you talk a lot of shit you need to pipe down
And I mean right now
And if you know what's good for ya better watch ya mouth
Cause you don't know what you talkin bout.
The Day Doesn't Die lyrics - Classified
This day doesn't die til... [x9]
Forgive. Forget. That's a lesson that we haven't learned yet.
We try. We cry. But a day doesn't die til the sun is set.
Uh, yeah, night falls, days come and go
No retreat, stubborn, played the role,
Held a grudge, seen it takes it's toll
I guess it proves I still got a way to go
Got to stop being so hard headed and hard nosed
And get rid of the excess cargo, you know
Lighten up my carload cause I keep veeren on back down to her road
Uh [?] I've been lied to and cheated on
I've been shit talked, beat down, treated wrong,
And I won't forgive or forget
But I don't want to live with regret
And so I hope I can let go, move on,
Try to forgive anybody who did Luke wrong
Yeah, right I can hold hope, hoping it'll do but I don't think I got the will to
Forgive. Forget. That's a lesson that we haven't learned yet.
We try. We cry. But a day doesn't die til the sun is set.
He goes, balls to the walls till I drop
Love what I am, hate what I'm not
I no longer talk or text message
Any exgirlfriends or these exbestfriends.
Who left me stress and this neck tension
And who never paid any dues but expect pension
So that's what the friendship is suspended
And if you thought I'd forget guess again.
I don't have it in me. I don't have the discipline
Eye for an eye, the adreneline is kicking in
Burn me once then it's shame on you
If I let it happen twice than it's shame on me
Okay, I get it, this is part of the vicious
Cycle we live in so I'm forgivin
Still gittin heated with anyone who burns us
Dwell in a grudge but I'm still tryin' to learn to
Forgive. Forget. That's a lesson that we haven't learned yet.
We try. We cry. But a day doesn't die til the sun is set.
The day doesn't die... [x5]
Sometimes I think I'm a rebel
But I'm trying to be the bigger man and never sink to your level
I try to stay subtle in all my neighbours drama
They're tellin the police that I'm growing marajuana
Thanks. Ya lyin' punk bitch ass wipe
Pricks come and go every day that's life
And truth be told many other episodes occurred
But you ain't worth my time for a full verse
Shit, I'd forgive, but I never will
Forget. Forget. That's a lesson that we haven't learned yet.
We try. We cry. But a day doesn't die til the sun is set.
Forgive. Forget. That's a lesson that we haven't learned yet.
We try. We cry. But a day doesn't die til the sun is set.
Forgive. Forget. That's a lesson that we haven't learned yet.
We try. We cry. But a day doesn't die til the sun is set.
Uh, yeah, night falls, days come and go
No retreat, stubborn, played the role,
Held a grudge, seen it takes it's toll
I guess it proves I still got a way to go
Got to stop being so hard headed and hard nosed
And get rid of the excess cargo, you know
Lighten up my carload cause I keep veeren on back down to her road
Uh [?] I've been lied to and cheated on
I've been shit talked, beat down, treated wrong,
And I won't forgive or forget
But I don't want to live with regret
And so I hope I can let go, move on,
Try to forgive anybody who did Luke wrong
Yeah, right I can hold hope, hoping it'll do but I don't think I got the will to
Forgive. Forget. That's a lesson that we haven't learned yet.
We try. We cry. But a day doesn't die til the sun is set.
He goes, balls to the walls till I drop
Love what I am, hate what I'm not
I no longer talk or text message
Any exgirlfriends or these exbestfriends.
Who left me stress and this neck tension
And who never paid any dues but expect pension
So that's what the friendship is suspended
And if you thought I'd forget guess again.
I don't have it in me. I don't have the discipline
Eye for an eye, the adreneline is kicking in
Burn me once then it's shame on you
If I let it happen twice than it's shame on me
Okay, I get it, this is part of the vicious
Cycle we live in so I'm forgivin
Still gittin heated with anyone who burns us
Dwell in a grudge but I'm still tryin' to learn to
Forgive. Forget. That's a lesson that we haven't learned yet.
We try. We cry. But a day doesn't die til the sun is set.
The day doesn't die... [x5]
Sometimes I think I'm a rebel
But I'm trying to be the bigger man and never sink to your level
I try to stay subtle in all my neighbours drama
They're tellin the police that I'm growing marajuana
Thanks. Ya lyin' punk bitch ass wipe
Pricks come and go every day that's life
And truth be told many other episodes occurred
But you ain't worth my time for a full verse
Shit, I'd forgive, but I never will
Forget. Forget. That's a lesson that we haven't learned yet.
We try. We cry. But a day doesn't die til the sun is set.
Forgive. Forget. That's a lesson that we haven't learned yet.
We try. We cry. But a day doesn't die til the sun is set.
They Don't Know lyrics - Classified (feat. Mic Boyd & White Mic)
(They don't know)
I got these kids in my face like
Now that you found success, what does it taste like
(They don't know)
Honestly it doesn't taste ripe
All of this strife doesn't justify the pay hike
(They don't know)
You really think you figured me out?
I built this up from nothing in my tree house
A kid from the sticks done good
You should be proud but you continually doubt
(They don't know)
We've seen it all before
The young, broke artist finally getting his reward
And the fans he first had were the hardest of hardcore
Now they want to say he's loosing touch with the art form
(They don't know)
They said he changed too much and the other half said he hasn't changed enough
I'm doing me; all my bullshit growing as a man
Take a walk in my shoes and I'm sure you'd understand
[Chorus:]
(They don't know)
Use your mind we're all one of a kind man
(They don't know)
No they don't know nothing, but they gotta stay something
(And they don't know) Why I write, what I'm doing with my life
(And they don't know for they come and they go)
[Mike Boyd:]
You got some nerve
Trying to sum me up with one word
I know some people don't concur
But it's time to come out from that rock that you've been hiding under
(They don't know)
I'm from the land of hateful words and racial slurs
Plus I love hip-hop so it makes it worse
Wasn't sure how to take it at first
Til I realized that the mistake was theirs
I never changed my accent to be down with rap and
Never started acting like I'd pop a cap in your asses
I was just a hip-hop addict, that's all, that's it.
It still makes me sick
To see these racist hicks
Droppin' N bombs like it's still the days of the slave ships
That ignorance still leaves me in amazement
I'm ashamed to share the same skin
[White Mic:]
(And they don't know) what it's like for Mike
In my life, I thought I'd see my name in lights
But (they don't' know) what this game is like
Shot for the stars but I didn't aim it right
I tried to stay in flight
I crave the mic but I don't know what to say at times
Day and night I sit and think about a way to rhyme
With a wooden pencil that doesn't make a flame ignite
(And they don't know) how it feels to fall
When you got no plan B at all
And when I'm seen on the scene people ask how is he involved?
If I wasn't was I ever real dog?
I don't need an album completed
I just getting weeded and spitting
And people peep it and listen
And think that I need an opinion
But if you got one, keep it, secret
I got these kids in my face like
Now that you found success, what does it taste like
(They don't know)
Honestly it doesn't taste ripe
All of this strife doesn't justify the pay hike
(They don't know)
You really think you figured me out?
I built this up from nothing in my tree house
A kid from the sticks done good
You should be proud but you continually doubt
(They don't know)
We've seen it all before
The young, broke artist finally getting his reward
And the fans he first had were the hardest of hardcore
Now they want to say he's loosing touch with the art form
(They don't know)
They said he changed too much and the other half said he hasn't changed enough
I'm doing me; all my bullshit growing as a man
Take a walk in my shoes and I'm sure you'd understand
[Chorus:]
(They don't know)
Use your mind we're all one of a kind man
(They don't know)
No they don't know nothing, but they gotta stay something
(And they don't know) Why I write, what I'm doing with my life
(And they don't know for they come and they go)
[Mike Boyd:]
You got some nerve
Trying to sum me up with one word
I know some people don't concur
But it's time to come out from that rock that you've been hiding under
(They don't know)
I'm from the land of hateful words and racial slurs
Plus I love hip-hop so it makes it worse
Wasn't sure how to take it at first
Til I realized that the mistake was theirs
I never changed my accent to be down with rap and
Never started acting like I'd pop a cap in your asses
I was just a hip-hop addict, that's all, that's it.
It still makes me sick
To see these racist hicks
Droppin' N bombs like it's still the days of the slave ships
That ignorance still leaves me in amazement
I'm ashamed to share the same skin
[White Mic:]
(And they don't know) what it's like for Mike
In my life, I thought I'd see my name in lights
But (they don't' know) what this game is like
Shot for the stars but I didn't aim it right
I tried to stay in flight
I crave the mic but I don't know what to say at times
Day and night I sit and think about a way to rhyme
With a wooden pencil that doesn't make a flame ignite
(And they don't know) how it feels to fall
When you got no plan B at all
And when I'm seen on the scene people ask how is he involved?
If I wasn't was I ever real dog?
I don't need an album completed
I just getting weeded and spitting
And people peep it and listen
And think that I need an opinion
But if you got one, keep it, secret
Step It Up lyrics - Classified
[Intro - Classified - talking]
Uh
Yeah
Nowadays, everybody's always askin me
"Yo Class, what can I do to make it in this music game, man?"
[Chorus - Classified]
(Step 1), get your flow, come out of your shell
(Step 2), learn the game and study it well
(Step 3), go for self, not anyone else
(Step 4), if you wanna be heard (you gotta yell!)
If you wanna make it in the music business
I wrote a couple steps that you all could follow
Gather all around, sit down and listen
And when it's time to go in, kid go all out
[Verse 1 - Classified]
Uh, yeah, a lot of people be hittin me up
Tryin to get into the game and mixin it up
Like, I got a name and I'm livin it up
Don't think I'm livin it up but I guess I'm gettin my cut
(Step 1), always stay faithful
And try to bring somethin new to the table
The game's tough and the world can be hateful
Prepare yourself 'cause that hate might break you
Look, a label won't make you
Just startin off? Don't worry about sendin in your demo
Shit nowadays ain't nobody mail demos anyway
Gotta learn, value every penny saved
(Step 2), make your music timeless
'Cause that'll live on after you gone in silence
Never run out of gas like drivin a Hybrid
You in for the long haul, so mind your mileage
Now to make a record takes real talent
But after that's when you face a real challenge
That's when you see who's got the heart and the valence
And honestly, it's hard to find the right balance
You follow me? Good, now the record is done
And the pressure is on and the lessons to come
Now we separate one from the rest of the bunch
The test has begun (the test has begun)
[Chorus - Classified]
(Step 1), get your flow, come out of your shell
(Step 2), learn the game and study it well
(Step 3), go for self, not anyone else
(Step 4), and if you wanna be heard (you gotta yell!)
If you wanna make it in the music business (yeah)
I wrote a couple steps that you all could follow (ha)
Gather all around, sit down and listen (uh)
And when it's time to go in (yeah), kid go all out
[Verse 2 - Classified]
Alright team, let's huddle in it
We gotta build our own buzz, the hustle begins
I know you write rhymes but can you draw crowds?
That's the key to success, so don't get locked out
You gotta draw hype, everything is fair play
Hit the blog sites, the streets and the airplay
Avoid the negativity, any haters and low lifes
And oh right, get your live show tight
(Step 3), always step up your performance
Nothin more important than doin shows and tourin
Hit the open mics, hit your local promoters
Who are puttin on shows and need a couple local openers
Be the engineer and the manager
And the record label and the janitor
Be a pro in this whole pro-cess
The promoter, the producer and you may progress
(Step 4), and when the real work's done
You know what they say "if you build it, they will come"
The labels come callin but the tables have spun
Now you got the under hand, you can take what you want
You think sellin records, is gonna make you income?
What I make in sales, I make in three shows and then some
Remember this, anyone can sell your music
But they can't sell your live show unless you're gonna do it
You can take this for whatever it's worth, my word
But there's no guarantees it's gonna work for sure
[Chorus - Classified]
(Step 1), don't believe all the shit they say
(Step 2), the industry is a shady place
(Step 3), and everybody is out for self
(Step 4), so if you wanna be heard (you gotta yell!)
If you wanna make it in the music business (yeah)
I wrote a couple steps that you all could follow (ha)
Gather all around, sit down and listen (uh)
And when it's time to go in, kid go all out
[Outro - Sample]
It's a game, at times unrealistic
But a game all the same
Somebody wins and somebody loses
It all depends on whoever chooses
To take it most seriously [fades out]
Uh
Yeah
Nowadays, everybody's always askin me
"Yo Class, what can I do to make it in this music game, man?"
[Chorus - Classified]
(Step 1), get your flow, come out of your shell
(Step 2), learn the game and study it well
(Step 3), go for self, not anyone else
(Step 4), if you wanna be heard (you gotta yell!)
If you wanna make it in the music business
I wrote a couple steps that you all could follow
Gather all around, sit down and listen
And when it's time to go in, kid go all out
[Verse 1 - Classified]
Uh, yeah, a lot of people be hittin me up
Tryin to get into the game and mixin it up
Like, I got a name and I'm livin it up
Don't think I'm livin it up but I guess I'm gettin my cut
(Step 1), always stay faithful
And try to bring somethin new to the table
The game's tough and the world can be hateful
Prepare yourself 'cause that hate might break you
Look, a label won't make you
Just startin off? Don't worry about sendin in your demo
Shit nowadays ain't nobody mail demos anyway
Gotta learn, value every penny saved
(Step 2), make your music timeless
'Cause that'll live on after you gone in silence
Never run out of gas like drivin a Hybrid
You in for the long haul, so mind your mileage
Now to make a record takes real talent
But after that's when you face a real challenge
That's when you see who's got the heart and the valence
And honestly, it's hard to find the right balance
You follow me? Good, now the record is done
And the pressure is on and the lessons to come
Now we separate one from the rest of the bunch
The test has begun (the test has begun)
[Chorus - Classified]
(Step 1), get your flow, come out of your shell
(Step 2), learn the game and study it well
(Step 3), go for self, not anyone else
(Step 4), and if you wanna be heard (you gotta yell!)
If you wanna make it in the music business (yeah)
I wrote a couple steps that you all could follow (ha)
Gather all around, sit down and listen (uh)
And when it's time to go in (yeah), kid go all out
[Verse 2 - Classified]
Alright team, let's huddle in it
We gotta build our own buzz, the hustle begins
I know you write rhymes but can you draw crowds?
That's the key to success, so don't get locked out
You gotta draw hype, everything is fair play
Hit the blog sites, the streets and the airplay
Avoid the negativity, any haters and low lifes
And oh right, get your live show tight
(Step 3), always step up your performance
Nothin more important than doin shows and tourin
Hit the open mics, hit your local promoters
Who are puttin on shows and need a couple local openers
Be the engineer and the manager
And the record label and the janitor
Be a pro in this whole pro-cess
The promoter, the producer and you may progress
(Step 4), and when the real work's done
You know what they say "if you build it, they will come"
The labels come callin but the tables have spun
Now you got the under hand, you can take what you want
You think sellin records, is gonna make you income?
What I make in sales, I make in three shows and then some
Remember this, anyone can sell your music
But they can't sell your live show unless you're gonna do it
You can take this for whatever it's worth, my word
But there's no guarantees it's gonna work for sure
[Chorus - Classified]
(Step 1), don't believe all the shit they say
(Step 2), the industry is a shady place
(Step 3), and everybody is out for self
(Step 4), so if you wanna be heard (you gotta yell!)
If you wanna make it in the music business (yeah)
I wrote a couple steps that you all could follow (ha)
Gather all around, sit down and listen (uh)
And when it's time to go in, kid go all out
[Outro - Sample]
It's a game, at times unrealistic
But a game all the same
Somebody wins and somebody loses
It all depends on whoever chooses
To take it most seriously [fades out]
Desensitized lyrics - Classified
[Intro]
To fully enjoy this recording do not, I repeat do not,
Listen to it on your laptop, cellphone, or any place without bass
[Chorus]
I need to here that (boom, boom) Turn it up
(boom, boom) Turn it up
(boom, boom) yeeaaa, I need to here that
(boom, boom) Turn it up
(boom, boom) Turn it up
[Verse 1]
I've been desensitized, Ive been exposed to the truth and
The lies, reality's part of our demise, look to the sky hands up
Like waah my eyes keep burning as I watch time fly,
Everyday growing up was so sci fi, nothin seemed real now I say bye bye
To the dreams and the fairy tales damn I tried, wish I paid no mind
Oh Oh my my, my lord, my god, I am a little odd, I am off the wall
Old school, yes sir, used to get exited seeing girls in there bra,
Now I'm still soft till I get em out there drawers, awhh, back then I never saw
Any imperfections or flaws on these broads, naah, I feel spoiled gotta pause
Slow down I think I've seen it all I've been desensitized
[Chorus]
I need something I can feel, everything around me used to overwhelm me
Think I've seen it all need to find another grail, everything I see
I gotta feel to believe, I'm desensitized
I've been at the same club way to long (yea),
And I dunno what drink I'm on
1,2,3 shots 4
Doesn't really hit me no more
I've been at the same,
I've been, I've been at the same club way, way to long
And I dunno what drink I'm on
Yea, yea, but drink on, drink on, but drink on, drink on
Drink oooonnnnnn
[Verse 2]
I need to be re-energized, back to the basics
No beginners guide, from my inner child
Never needed internet, no Wi-Fi
I've seen enough porn keep that window minimized
When I was a young guy I would chase your daughter
Never had no honour, cept when I was on her
Now I'm in the real world, dealin with the monsters
Going international, Canada's conquered
Man someone turn the T.V. down
Shit so real, stereo, ace deuce around
I've seen the movies, T.V.s and news clips
Never killed a man, but I know how to do it
It takes a whole lot to shock me now
I've been through the deep waters and the rocky grounds
Now I need the enticement and in need of enlightment
Guess I'm overlooking the excitement, I'm desensitized
[Chorus]
I need something I can feel, everything around me used to overwhelm me
Think I've seen it all need to find another grail, everything I see
I gotta feel to believe, I'm desensitized
I've been at the same club way to long (yea),
And I dunno what drink I'm on
1,2,3 shots 4
Doesn't really hit me no more
I need to here that (boom, boom) Turn it up
(boom, boom) Turn it up
(boom, boom) yeeaaa, I need to here that
(boom, boom) Turn it up
(boom, boom) Turn it up
(Turn it up) uh, yea
[Verse 3]
Now if theres one thing I love about being classified
Its, getting free shit and not having to buy it
I'm getting used to the smiles and the kindness
Never though I would fit in this environment
Back then I was my own worst enemy
Now I'm getting used to this life, a celebrity
Used to have a hard time handling the spotlight
But now I'm numb to it all like frost bite
So repetitive, I feel like I've been injected with
The anaesthetic now it's slowly setting in
I'm drifting off and I wanna rest my eyes
cause now a days nothings a suprise, I'm desensitized
[Chorus]
I need something I can feel, everything around me used to overwhelm me
Think I've seen it all need to find another grail, everything I see
I gotta feel to believe, I'm desensitized
I've been at the same club way to long (yea),
And I dunno what drink I'm on
1,2,3 shots 4
Doesn't really hit me no more
I've been at the same,
I've been, I've been at the same club way, way to long
And I dunno what drink I'm on
Yea, yea, but drink on, drink on, but drink on, drink on
Drink oooonnnnnn
The Hangover lyrics - Classified (feat. Kayo & Jim Cuddy)
[Kayo]
Yeah
I'd like to purpose a toast..
Uh
Dark rum, chased by bad dreams
Intoxicate my soul for these goals and mad schemes
I'm.. alright, it's gon' be a hell of a night again
I'm jus' tryin'a write again 'bout things that are right within
Man, this the life, i don't ever want this night to end
Who am i kidding? I just do this to excite my friends..
See my music's like a voice for my sins,
for my redemption, I'm like fuck it and just.. binge
'cause life's like the best nights and the worst days
Frequent fights 'cause you missed your wifes birthday
Lose friends but gain many acquaintances,
fake as shit, and always up in ya face with it,
but I ain't even see it
Dawg, I'm in that zone
They keep tellin' me, "man, just leave that shit alone"
But naw, dread, see life's a celebration...
I need that hangover, that's when the pain's over, so..
fuck sober
[Chorus]
[Classified]
I don't wanna deal with the hangover,
I guess I gotta deal with the hangover,
[Jim Cuddy]
I've got the sweetest hangover,
I don't want to get over..
I don't want to get over..
[Classified]
Now on the road to life,
I mean life on the road..
It's hard to wake up every morning and get on the go
but vamanos, get up!
I love the job I chose
We party every night, maybe that's the wrong approach..
but what do I know?
I just know my body's sore,
my head's splittin',
and my driver's at the lobby doors
My crew's waitin' for me, tonight's another town
I just gotta get some rest before I shut it down
Pick it up, show time
Tonight I'll take it easy,
'til I realize how many people came to see me
Don't wanna slack or perform half-ass,
I rock every show like this could be the last Class.. act
and it's hard to party without drinkin',
give me just one,
but I ain't a social drinker, when I start I usually get drunk
Guess I'm goin' all night, continuin' the trend
Then I'll wake up next morning and I'll do it all again
This hangover is settin' in, and...
[Chorus]
[Classified]
I don't wanna deal with the hangover,
I guess I gotta deal with the hangover,
[Jim Cuddy]
I've got the sweetest hangover,
I don't want to get over..
I don't want to get over..
Yeah
I'd like to purpose a toast..
Uh
Dark rum, chased by bad dreams
Intoxicate my soul for these goals and mad schemes
I'm.. alright, it's gon' be a hell of a night again
I'm jus' tryin'a write again 'bout things that are right within
Man, this the life, i don't ever want this night to end
Who am i kidding? I just do this to excite my friends..
See my music's like a voice for my sins,
for my redemption, I'm like fuck it and just.. binge
'cause life's like the best nights and the worst days
Frequent fights 'cause you missed your wifes birthday
Lose friends but gain many acquaintances,
fake as shit, and always up in ya face with it,
but I ain't even see it
Dawg, I'm in that zone
They keep tellin' me, "man, just leave that shit alone"
But naw, dread, see life's a celebration...
I need that hangover, that's when the pain's over, so..
fuck sober
[Chorus]
[Classified]
I don't wanna deal with the hangover,
I guess I gotta deal with the hangover,
[Jim Cuddy]
I've got the sweetest hangover,
I don't want to get over..
I don't want to get over..
[Classified]
Now on the road to life,
I mean life on the road..
It's hard to wake up every morning and get on the go
but vamanos, get up!
I love the job I chose
We party every night, maybe that's the wrong approach..
but what do I know?
I just know my body's sore,
my head's splittin',
and my driver's at the lobby doors
My crew's waitin' for me, tonight's another town
I just gotta get some rest before I shut it down
Pick it up, show time
Tonight I'll take it easy,
'til I realize how many people came to see me
Don't wanna slack or perform half-ass,
I rock every show like this could be the last Class.. act
and it's hard to party without drinkin',
give me just one,
but I ain't a social drinker, when I start I usually get drunk
Guess I'm goin' all night, continuin' the trend
Then I'll wake up next morning and I'll do it all again
This hangover is settin' in, and...
[Chorus]
[Classified]
I don't wanna deal with the hangover,
I guess I gotta deal with the hangover,
[Jim Cuddy]
I've got the sweetest hangover,
I don't want to get over..
I don't want to get over..
Self Explanatory lyrics - Classified
[Chorus 1: Scratched Samples - w/ ad libs]
"We be goin, goin down, diggy diggy down diggy down"
"I'm a give it, as far as you can take-take it"
"Class"
"Throughout the east, south, west and the north"
"We be goin down, diggy diggy down diggy down"
"I'm a give it, as far as you can take-take-take it"
"Class"
"Once again"
[Verse 1: Classified]
Yeah, uh, they call me Class - The MC, refresh the memory
Hands in the sky, with the crowd to a frenzy
Whether it's empty or packed like Wembley
I got a track record athletes would envy
No need for jewels or a Bentley
I'm fresher than Dentyne on a ten speed, shoppin at Frenchie's (Class)
I guess you could say I've been green
Since this hemp weed, hope then condemn me
I don't want to be a God damn rock star
All strung out and beaten down like a stock car
I'll agree I'm a bit of a pessimist
Mad scientist mixed with a perfectionist
I find this rap shit acts therapeutically
Without the hourly rate to abuse a beat
And true indeed, do whatever so beautifully
Ever since puberty but never was musically (Class)
They said I was goin nowhere
But look I'm now here and ain't goin nowhere
Fingers in the crates, still diggin for the breaks
In the flesh, fresh is what I'm bringin to the plate (yes)
[Chorus 2: Scratched Samples - w/ ad libs]
"Goin down, diggy diggy down diggy down"
"I'm a give it, as far as you can take it"
"Get ya head right"
"Class"
"Throughout the east, south, west and the north"
"We be goin down, diggy diggy down diggy down"
"I'm a give it, as far as you can take-take-take it"
"Class"
"Once again"
"Self-self-self explanatory"
[Verse 2: Classified]
Aiyyo, my head held high as I get in position
Real MC, I fit the description
What I'm spittin out needs no encryption
I am conditioned to vibe to the rhythm
I've been sittin in the back with my eyes on the prize
High, tryin to visualize
A game with no strains, stress, no pain
Got me pullin out my hair, yes, pass the Rogaine (Class)
Push wigs back like Davy Crockett
So touch up your front line like Jamie Foxx did
Shit I'm a problem, honorably honest
But all this braggin and talk is exhaustin (uh)
I've had it, rappers always rappin how good they rap
Now what the fuck is the good of that?
I know, you kill the beat like no one else
But me literally the rhyme speak for itself
I never ran to the States tryin to get signed
For me it was never +Get Rich Or Die Tryin'+
Broke tradition and made 'em go the distance
Signed, sealed, delivered but on my own conditions
[Chorus 2]
[Outro: Classified - talking]
And if you don't think I'm the coolest dude, well that's cool too
'Cause what's cool to you, ain't cool to me
And what's cool to me, ain't cool to you
Yeah, Class is in session but school is through
Peace [echo]
"We be goin, goin down, diggy diggy down diggy down"
"I'm a give it, as far as you can take-take it"
"Class"
"Throughout the east, south, west and the north"
"We be goin down, diggy diggy down diggy down"
"I'm a give it, as far as you can take-take-take it"
"Class"
"Once again"
[Verse 1: Classified]
Yeah, uh, they call me Class - The MC, refresh the memory
Hands in the sky, with the crowd to a frenzy
Whether it's empty or packed like Wembley
I got a track record athletes would envy
No need for jewels or a Bentley
I'm fresher than Dentyne on a ten speed, shoppin at Frenchie's (Class)
I guess you could say I've been green
Since this hemp weed, hope then condemn me
I don't want to be a God damn rock star
All strung out and beaten down like a stock car
I'll agree I'm a bit of a pessimist
Mad scientist mixed with a perfectionist
I find this rap shit acts therapeutically
Without the hourly rate to abuse a beat
And true indeed, do whatever so beautifully
Ever since puberty but never was musically (Class)
They said I was goin nowhere
But look I'm now here and ain't goin nowhere
Fingers in the crates, still diggin for the breaks
In the flesh, fresh is what I'm bringin to the plate (yes)
[Chorus 2: Scratched Samples - w/ ad libs]
"Goin down, diggy diggy down diggy down"
"I'm a give it, as far as you can take it"
"Get ya head right"
"Class"
"Throughout the east, south, west and the north"
"We be goin down, diggy diggy down diggy down"
"I'm a give it, as far as you can take-take-take it"
"Class"
"Once again"
"Self-self-self explanatory"
[Verse 2: Classified]
Aiyyo, my head held high as I get in position
Real MC, I fit the description
What I'm spittin out needs no encryption
I am conditioned to vibe to the rhythm
I've been sittin in the back with my eyes on the prize
High, tryin to visualize
A game with no strains, stress, no pain
Got me pullin out my hair, yes, pass the Rogaine (Class)
Push wigs back like Davy Crockett
So touch up your front line like Jamie Foxx did
Shit I'm a problem, honorably honest
But all this braggin and talk is exhaustin (uh)
I've had it, rappers always rappin how good they rap
Now what the fuck is the good of that?
I know, you kill the beat like no one else
But me literally the rhyme speak for itself
I never ran to the States tryin to get signed
For me it was never +Get Rich Or Die Tryin'+
Broke tradition and made 'em go the distance
Signed, sealed, delivered but on my own conditions
[Chorus 2]
[Outro: Classified - talking]
And if you don't think I'm the coolest dude, well that's cool too
'Cause what's cool to you, ain't cool to me
And what's cool to me, ain't cool to you
Yeah, Class is in session but school is through
Peace [echo]
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