Verses from the Abstract-A Tribe Called Quest

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[00:00.00]Verses from the Abstract - A Tribe Called Quest/Vinia Mojica/Ron Carter
[00:00.20]Written by：Kamaal Fareed/A Tribe Called Quest
[00:00.47]I had a dream about my man last night
[00:02.65]And my man came by the studio
[00:07.43]And his name is
[00:08.81]Busta Rhymes in effect
[00:11.48]Shaheed is in effect
[00:14.25]Phife Did-awg is in effect
[00:16.99]Check it out and give me my 'spect
[00:19.93]I'm moving yes I'm grooving cause my mouth is on the motor
[00:22.74]Use the Coast in the morning to avoid the funky odor
[00:25.37]Can't help being funky I'm the funky Abstract brother
[00:28.12]Funky in a sense but I play the undercover
[00:30.83]Once had a fetish fetish for some booty
[00:33.66]Now I'm getting funky in my rap and that's my duty
[00:36.36]Brothers tend to jock on the style in particular
[00:39.10]If you got the ego like some brothers then I'll get with ya
[00:41.79]But if I don't pursue then I just don't give a f**k
[00:44.50]My motto in the 90's is be happy making bucks
[00:47.29]Girls love the Jim cos it causes crazy friction
[00:50.06]When it goes up in and fluctuates the diction
[00:52.72]I still understand the oomph cause that's what I met her for
[00:55.35]I'm hooked on the swing so just call me the music whore
[00:58.21]Women love the voice brothers dig the lyrics
[01:01.09]Quest the people's choice we driving for the spirit
[01:03.69]If you can't hear it then get the wax utensil
[01:06.52]Write my rhymes straight up don't give it no fancy stencil
[01:09.15]The rhymes be getting sweet we stay away from tart
[01:11.71]A perfectionist at work perking up the art
[01:14.63]If you want to battle I suggest you check your clock
[01:17.30]Your demise is coming up and I want your man to watch
[01:20.15]Be the prime example or deeper still the sample
[01:22.91]Insignificance here I'll place you on the mantle
[01:25.68]Born up in Harlem reside down in Jamaica
[01:28.25]The girl I used to rock her moms was a Quaker
[01:31.10]Now what does that make her
[01:32.53]The evil money taker
[01:33.82]The crazy move faker I use that to break her
[01:36.69]Phife is in the house ooohh you know you got going on
[01:39.42]Uncle Mike is in the house this ain't a R&B song
[01:42.11]Bob Power is in the house you got it going on
[01:44.95]Tim Latham is in the house and on and on and on
[01:47.95]Wise Men is in the house
[01:50.00]The Brand Nubes is in the house
[01:52.74]The J Beez they in the house
[01:55.23]And De La they in the house
[01:58.43]I must regroup my thoughts and kick the next ones for my people
[02:01.30]Please don't be deceived by the ugly slice of evil
[02:03.95]The world is kinda cold and the rhythm is my blanket
[02:06.78]Wrap yourself up in it if you love it then you'll thank it
[02:09.41]Don't move to rebuttal wave your hand for action
[02:11.95]Some women in the 90's want more than satisfaction
[02:14.55]They want keys and Gs and all those illy things
[02:17.61]If you want to I'll show you just what the Ab can bring
[02:20.07]I keep a tight net with my brothers Ken and Kenny
[02:22.88]If the question is of rhymes then I'll tell ya I got plenty
[02:25.79]The thing that men and women need to do is stick together
[02:28.60]Progressions can't be made if we're separate forever
[02:31.28]I hooked this funky beat with the loop and the feature
[02:34.12]This the funky singing by Miss Vinia Mojica
[02:36.72]So listen because the Quest is led through the underground
[02:39.49]My people have been oppressed too long no more will we be down
[02:42.28]People tend to riff cause they don't know the mental
[02:45.02]People tend to bug cause the beats are hard but gentle
[02:47.85]Africano lurks through the body of this youngun'
[02:50.57]Play like Bobby Byrd on your back and you're coming to
[02:53.24]The house of the jazz of the funk of the rhythm
[02:55.98]All the goods are welcome but if you're a villain
[02:58.37]I'll just wait and debate contemplate your arrival
[03:01.42]If flexing is your motive then you don't like survival
[03:04.14]The Abstract is speaking the hard beats is reaching
[03:06.97]To Black and Puerto Ricans cause they're butt naked streaking
[03:09.35]Through the ever murky streets of the urbanized areas
[03:12.40]Blasting out the speakers is the hip hop hysteria
[03:15.18]Craig is in the house ooohh you know you got going on
[03:18.10]Pete Rock is in the house this ain't a R&B song
[03:20.63]CL is in the house you got it going on
[03:23.56]Ultramag is in the house and on and on and on
[03:26.23]Nice and Smooth is in the house
[03:28.35]Big Daddy Kane is in the house
[03:31.54]Beatnuts is in the house
[03:34.02]Special Ed is in the house
[03:37.51]Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[03:39.58]And this one goes out to my man
[03:41.61]Thanks a lot Ron Carter on the bass
[03:44.37]Yes my man Ron Carter is on the bass
[03:47.71]And check it out going into the '91 decade
[03:51.01]Up in until the 2000 decade
[03:53.18]You gotta say the Quest is on
[03:55.75]And goddamn it yes the Quest is on
[03:58.02]And we out