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by Funky DL

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1.
Falling Up 04:16
Intro: Yeah… come on… baseline… classic… let’s go!! Chorus: I can’t stop, won’t stop, never stop No time for regretting all the things I never got Aim high look ahead trust in my own way Stay fly keep believing love is the only Stand tall anything negative I pass it One word to describe everything CLASSIC I’m falling up, I’m falling up, I’m falling up, falling Verse One: I must a’ (what?) cut the mustard (yeah) Certified as a champion hustler (true dat’) I made em’ wait like a bus stop (pow, pow) Know how to pack a punch like a bust up (yeah) Dirty MC’s I had to dust up (yo now I’m back) Now I’m back saying what’s up? You wanna stay close show me your crust na’ (show me your crust) That’s what it takes for me to trust ya (run it) Classic, Heartfelt, One Another, (4th album) When Love, Black Jazz, then I’m on ta’ (6th album) Fantasy, Seven, Seven with my brother Street Love, Street Swagger white cover (Latin love) Latin Love, Red Pill, 4th Quarter (the interview) The Interview, So Sexy, Gods Daughter This is so hot and it’s only just the warm up Other rappers choose to fall down but I fall up! Chorus: Verse Two: Obama made it blacks celebrated worldwide (Barak) Then MJ Died, (MJ died) and then the world cried (and then the world cried) It’s like you win one (win one) and then you lose one So if God gave me 2 hands why use one? (I’m trying to leave) I’m trying to leave behind a legacy Leave behind them haters formulating with their jealousy (it’s very easy) It’s very easy making enemies All you gotta do is raise your name to celebrity (yo) So get this and don’t get it twisted (ah-ha) Most gifted kid from my district (yo) And all your research won’t change the facts (no, no) Times changed so I chose to adapt (to adapt) I’m not a young boy (uh), I’m a young man (young man) Look at everything I’ve done and I’m one man (one man) So you know who to call up When other cats choose to fall down but I’m falling up! Chorus: Verse Three: My track record speaks volumes So don’t try take this for cartoons (cartoons) They say I’m the producer that has hits (yo) I say I’m just a dude that’s classic (classic) And I’m also sick wid it (uh) Tried it, had it, got it, already did? (so you can call this a re-run) So you can call this a re-run Critics wanna critic but I don’t need a reason (and I speak for myself) And I speak for myself Aint no thing making beats for myself (yo) Rappers go crazy for my beats on the shelf If I don’t feel the same then I leave em’ on the shelf (true dat’) Confidence up (confidence), self esteem up (self esteem) Got the tracks to make a DJ wheel up (come again) Come again and just tear the dancehall up I could never fall down so I’mma fall up! Chorus: X2
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Intro: Now you listen to this song Verse One: Uh yo, for those who thought I got stuck Funky DL is back and I’m ready to ruck Nobody carried me like a tow truck I didn’t talk grit and didn’t give a Joe Buck Others disappeared while I was laying in the cut So sick like regurgitation swaying in your gut I released a lot of albums “and what?” Keeping it moving until every record store shuts (curtains) ¬And I’ll be very upfront Although I can be bashful and be like “haahh shucks” My flow can make you choke like you ate a bag of nuts Or flow down smoothly like the liquid in a cup I’m just heating up like a fleece So lukewarm rappers better pray and get a Priest Young smart black brother coming from the East Same streets as K-Lash, I tussle with the beast And I aint never been the least Look out for my youngers like a nephew or a niece And I don’t roll tight with police But understand their purpose when they try and keep the peace I’m kinda slick like grease And strike while the iron’s hot taking out the crease I’m close to my pals like Preach and Cochise And got the momentum that probably won’t cease Recess: That probably wont… yeah, they probably won’t cease Hey, they probably won’t cease Verse Two: I flow so immaculate Don’t go flowing against the Captain of the showboat savages This aint’ no average Joe flowing average Leave em’ like the bear you see stone cold damaging No holds barred you’re like “Oh Gosh how does he oversee rapping And singing so casually?” A masterpiece every time they come after me Cos after me they’re guaranteed no arteries You can come armed to the teeth, it don’t bother me You can be better than you with just half of me I’m so cold you can see your breath Step closer you see your death But not really cos I’m not really inner all of that All I really wanna do is put the music on the map How I do this on the track is amusing to my Dad and family Don’t really understand what I’m doing, doing rap see I used to work in a hotel You can tell hoes cleaned up like a wholesale Some sell drugs while I’m on my Mac Book Pro Laptop Mixing all these tracks in Pro-tools Who’s on a next level? Neck bezel Weigh down your head pebble You could be a dead rebel Mr Alemay will grab the Alize You can watch cartoons; I’ll watch the Anime, hai! (hai!)
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Verse One: Uh, yo, now I’ve been doing my thing since Lord knows when Might as well keep it moving cos it’s all gonna end some time But for now it’s just a beat and a rhyme so “c’mon” yo, “c’mon” huh! Let me start from the beginning I’m at the bar chilling with Tequila and Lemon Lemon was Lemonade and Tequila was a women And the Music was alright til’ I heard the bass come in Bam!! (so ill) Tequila grabbed my arm said “c’mon” And so I hit the dance floor, it was on! I did about ten minutes so far Until she wanna get more drinks from the bar So she told me “c’mon” and then repeated “c’mon” So I’m heading to the bar to get me more drinks Accidently I scuffed this dudes kicks (not good) I apologized really polite But that wasn’t enough and he wanted to fight All up in my face like “c’mon” Are you really serious? Come on!! But with some that’s what you get They always wanna be someone to start it But life’s too short so enjoy the song You don’t need to know the words just to join along See all you have to do is “c’mon” everybody “c’mon” everybody, “c’mon” everybody, “c’mon” Chorus: “c’mon” everybody, “c’mon” “c’mon” everybody, “c’mon” “c’mon” everybody, “c’mon” “c’mon” everybody, “c’mon” “c’mon” everybody, “c’mon” everybody “c’mon” everybody, “c’mon” “c’mon”, “c’mon”, “c’mon”, “c’mon” “c’mon” Verse Two: Now I’ve been doing my thing since Lord knows when Might as well keep it moving cos it’s all gonna end some time But for now it’s just a beat and a rhyme so “c’mon” yo “c’mon” Yo, to all my peoples de-motivated Acting like they never been educated want everything but no cash to pay with “c’mon” do something “c’mon” Step it up and “c’mon” Huh, you got time on your hands? Make sure it doesn’t turn to crime on your hands Put some diligence and grind in your hands Then in time you will find in your hands Something that’s worth it We all got flaws nobodies perfect Some of us have found, some are still searching But when your friends call you up on the phone to do bad And they tell you “c’mon” You shouldn’t then reply with “c’mon” That’s not sensible That’s not really something good friends would do But these kids don’t wanna have it like vegetables But take a close look at whose next to you see Life’s too short so enjoy the song You don’t need to know the words just to join along See all you have to do is “c’mon” everybody “c’mon” everybody, “c’mon” everybody Chorus:
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Intro: X4 To the beat ya’ll, you don’t stop To the beat ya’ll, it’s your night girl Verse One: She had the long brown hair pretty black pumps A unique smile and some thump in the trunk French finger tips and cute beauty spot Five feet eight she exactly what I want She said “What’s your name?” Nice to meet you I said I was D’ from the WashFam crew, I normally rhyme, make beats and produce But right now baby girl it’s all about you So lets you and me go grab a Latte Or even Frappucino you can have it your way Then you can tell me all about your day I’ll sit and listen “oh yeah’ by the way” Do you have a man in your life? Not right now! I’m thinking alright!! Them Dolce Gabbana jeans is so tight And I’ll be the one to make this your night (come on) Chorus: It’s your night, your night, baby listen I want you by my side, don’t wanna stop this vibe So it’s your night, your night, baby listen Do what I’ve got to say, I’m glad you are this way Verse Two: Tell me how you feel about me and you Combining our love and a lifestyle too Or maybe just for now we can sit back cool Or hit the dance floor, I’ll show you my moves Excuse me if I am upfront But don’t blame me I know what I want It’s you girl, it probably sounds played out But its true girl… this how I do ¬ Now may I have your celly number? And serenade you like Stevie Wonder? And Serve you an ace like it be one love? And pay you the compliments I think of Let me be the man in your life And I’ll guarantee I’ll treat you so right Like best friends we will be so tight Just give me the chance to make this your night (come on) Chorus: Refrain: X4 To the beat ya’ll, you don’t stop To the beat ya’ll, it’s your night girl Verse Three: Now do you mind if I walk you home? There aint’ no need for you to go alone And even though I know that you grown I’m kind of old fashioned girl, yeah you know Now all I ask is just for one chance So come to my crib and chill to some Jazz Cos girl ever since the time you walked past I knew that you were built for romance How long will it be before our first kiss? Strolls in the park expensive purses? Yeah, and at times like this I’m glad I took the time to write a rhyme like this Cos I wanna be the man in your life And I just know that you’ll be alright Arm in arm I’ll hold you so tight I’ll do my very best to make this your night (come on) Chorus: Outro: X4 To the beat ya’ll, you don’t stop To the beat ya’ll, it’s your night girl
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My 20 03:24
Chorus: My favourite 20 (Echo) Verse One: De La, that’s Plug One, Plug Two, and Plug Three the Stakes have been high ever since I heard three feet Nas, that chipped tooth cat from Queens Matically ill since the first LP Slum Vill, Elzhi and T3 Baatin, Jay Dee, Rest in peace J Dilla, the illest beat maker in the mix Missed you ever since 2006 Gangstarr, DJ Premier and Guru Every time I listen it’s a moment of truth Snoop Dogg, the laid back dude from Long Beach S.N double O. P. D. O double G Q-Tip, the high pitched voice of the Tribe Renaissance man keeping hip-hop alive Rakim, one of the best to ever rhyme I call him a veteran it’s been a long time Ghostface, Tony Starks on the track wilin’ Wu-Tang, Ghost Dini from Staten Island Biggie Smalls, had Bad Boy music so lets Party and Bullshit and… These are the Artists that I grew up listening They gave us music filled with fun and wisdom And I know that there’s much more artists plenty But I chose to impose on my favourite 20 Chorus: Verse Two: Pete Rock, he chopped breaks yo a trendsetter The Main Ingredient since the return of the Mecca Phife Dawg, the Quest Five Footer Yo he got the crazy game and yo he smooth like butter Jay-Z, (Jigga Man) co-founder of the Roc Went straight to the top since it’s a hard knock KRS, to hip-hop he aint no stranger From blunts getting smoked to Rapperz are in danger Black Sheep, but for the moment I won’t speak Upon this, I mean that, I mean those, I mean them I mean… there, I mean… here... Damn!! Yo what you trying say D? Yo let me try this again Black Sheep, Dres and Mr Lawnge one time With the engine, engine number nine Busta Rhymes, and they call him Bus-a-Bus Lyrically untouched since the Leaders The Beatnuts, from intoxicated demons to “no one’s ready to deal with us” Redman, “whoo! whoo!” the Funk Doctor Spock You could swear Reggie Noble was inside the trunk Black Thought and the legendary roots crew Is Philly Representing from the two, one, fifth Slick Rick, aka MC Ricky D Brought us Mona Lisa and Children’s Story These are the artists that I grew up listening They gave us music filled with fun and wisdom And I know that there’s much more artists plenty But I chose to impose on my favourite 20 Chorus:
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Copy & Paste 03:27
Copy & Paste N. Newman Chorus: Oh my days and… Damn I’m trying to let her know that… I’m so ready to give her space And so I wrote a letter to her that I keep on my computer I just copy and paste Verse One: I used to call her babe she used to call me Mr. But now it’s not the same like Windows Vista She’s such a conscious sister OH MY DAYS AND I needed help and support Cos everything I did was wrong like an error report I’m always coming up short OH MY She got a great memory and won’t forget the history between us But she won’t connect It’s like I got a virus threat OH MY DAYS I search for her, I browser I’m an explorer trying to surround her I never found her GIVE HER SPACE Maybe I should send a messenger discretely I get the feeling that she’s trying to delete me She aint trying to keep me OH MY DAYS AND She had to escape And didn’t think the relationship was worth trying to save I can’t undo my mistakes OH MY DAYS AND Yeah she was gone in a flash And for something not working she moves real fast And I cannot restore to a date in the past Chorus: Verse Two: OH MY With very few options I gave her a call, To give her my word, damn a firewall Cos she viewed me small OH MY DAYS I feel like I’m left in a limbo Resorting to stones on her windows I wish this was simple OH MY DAYS All the lights came on I had to run I need to go back to the way we begun For help I press F1 OH MY DAYS I return to say the things I meant ta’ And get back my documents I lent her But she won’t let me enter GIVE HER SPACE She got the power plus she got all the tools she Got the control now I’m so confused My outlook is I lose OH MY DAYS I tried to edit but I can’t compute There’s no safe mode when I’m in pursuit So now I gotta reboot and… Chorus:
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Verse One: (Cancer) I really shouldn’t tell it but yo I knew this shorty who was so angelic So sweet and innocent the most beautifulest creature on this earth Baby girl lets do this (Cancer) Never in my life seen a lady like this She had everything to make me wanna write this Cos back then it was so hard to mention The words of how I felt held me back like detention (Virgo) She was my one true love I didn’t have to charm or pretend to be a thug We just clicked like that Got very close to her I was quick like that (Sagittarius) But I felt I wasn’t in her league Older dudes stepping and I’m only sixteen That means I’m not that mature The first girl I saw with a perfect manicure Chorus: Star signs, remembering this one to that one Star signs, remembering that one to this one Star signs, remembering this one to that one Star signs… Verse Two: (Aquarius) She differed from the rest But is this paranoia telling me I’m second best? Recently I was looking at her picture Thinking what would it be like now to be with her? (Capricorn) I saw our whole lives ahead of us Three kids, five grandchildren that’s ten of us Always there as I should be I tried to be the best man that I could be (Aquarius) Something like a high school sweetheart Got my heart pounding just like when the beat start She used to come see me in the studio And give me sensual looks kind of fruity yo (Virgo) She was my very best friend The one that I saw to the very, very end And I’d take her as mine If I only had the chance to travel back in time Chorus: Verse Three: (Pisces) She was one in a mil[lion] Sat down and told her everything that I feel We became so close And when I think of her my mind just floats (Aquarius) Heard her voice everyday Wanted to take care of her in every way We could have made great partners Sharing a life we describe as marvellous (Pisces) But sometimes we disagreed Is she what I want or she only what I need? And I really did try But we aint always gonna see eye to eye (Gemini) Yo but I wanna take a chance Despite everything yo, I wanted to advance Cos real love can’t waste as I Sit close to her gently stroking her face Chorus:
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Intro: She’s looking for someone (she’s looking for someone) I said she’s looking for someone (she’s looking for someone) She’s looking for someone (she’s looking for someone) Chorus: She’s looking for someone to love (to love) She’s looking for someone to love (to love) She’s looking for someone to love (to love) Looking for someone to love (love) I said she’s looking for someone to love (to love) Looking for someone to love (to love) I said she’s looking for someone to love (to love) Looking for someone to love (love) She’s looking for someone [Simultaneously] For someone, someone, who loves her too [repeats] Verse One: Now what would you do if I told you About a woman who’s about twenty-two and clueless? But she doesn’t think she’s acting foolish She wanna be one of the coolest chicks Who can flick back her long black hair In the face of wisdom And always picks men who have been in prison She never wanna try and get a man with a heart She wanna get a man with a shine to his car And a mind in the stars Plays B-ball or he rhymes with his bars Has a great time drinking wine in his bars Loving other women right down to their bra’s But still he’s perfect, might as well call him L’Oreal He’s worth it at least she thinks so She always waiting at his feet like plimsolls Ahhh that’s really sweet like Vimto But what she doesn’t know is that this ain’t no love How longs it gonna take before it aint no fun? Plus she never got schooled by her grown Sis Her older Sis doesn’t notice her Now she’s on the wrong track But she know how to make eye contact With a fella when she up in the club Cos she’s looking for someone to love Chorus: Verse Two: Huh yo, now they both home alone He’s fast asleep so she’s going through his phone She sees a message from his ex with X’s Lays next to him but she’s really restless Guess this leaves her feeling jealous Almost rebellious as stressed as stressed is And doesn’t say more than two words at breakfast And then she confronts him about the texts He says baby you the only one for me I love you for the things you’ve done for me You think my ex chasing me is fun for me? My love is only for you and our son to be Those four lines now he’s all forgiven They kiss and make up right there in the kitchen He says I gotta go, gotta make a living But really got appointments with other women And she can’t see the wood for the trees Cos she one of them young ladies Who would do anything Just to please a player taking care of her needs And it’s such a shame Her very next man will probably treat her the same But that’s something that she’d probably never ever think of When she’s looking for some one to love Chorus: X2
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Chorus: X2 Hold on, wait up, stop! I think it’s time you had a look at the watch Cos you’ll never see me give up the ghost You still got a long way to go, oh! Verse One: Yo, it go, hold on, wait I got my coat on Let me take it off and make this fresh like roll on Cruising on the beat like a bike that I rode on Punctuating like an exclamation or a semicolon (echo) Cruising on the beat like a bike that I rode on Punctuating like an exclamation or a semicolon This goes out to the rappers that prolong Then their career is so gone They going down like the Titanic so I’m saying so long Feeling like forever like the movie did go on (echo) Yo, they going down like the Titanic so I’m saying so long Feeling like forever like the movie did go on But crystal clear to us like the big screen it showed on And when it comes to shows yo I charge like a proton And charge like a battery I really do go long Then sit down smug like its kids that I told on (echo) I said I charge like a battery I really do go long then And sit down smug like its kids that I told on… Chorus: X2 Verse Two: Yo, it go wait up, I need you all to wake up Instigating missions endeavour to get my cake up Debut 97 and I opened up the gate up For Rappers from the east and I know they’re really made up (echo) I said debut 97 and I opened up the gate up For Rappers from the east and I know they’re really made up Music long term not a hobby that I take up And fall apart easy like a pop group break up Beautiful like sophisticated make up Change up almost like a record label shake up (echo) Yo, beautiful like sophisticated make up Change up almost like a record label shake up Putting in the time like I’m representing Seiko Working for a peace initiative like N.A.T.O. But don’t ever think that I am soft like play dough I’m banging like a beat that I rock on the table (echo) But don’t ever think that I am soft like play dough Cos I’m banging like a beat that I rock on the table Chorus: X2
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Listen 03:18
Verse One: I’m coming with that realness, fresh like Will Smith Lyrically I kill this, sick like an illness The moment that I wrote this I was thinking dopeness Not like them other jokers who are hopeless MOBO nominee times how much? 3 times Must be these rhymes fallin on the b-line You don’t wanna recline when you press rewind To start the record over you excited in the meantime Whoop there it is, long time in the biz I can say I’m from the street because it’s crazy where I live It’s hard to tell about the futures of these crazy little kids You try and help em’ but they’d rather tell ya mind ya business I got you stuck like gaffer tape, spinning like acetate, You have to rate this style it’s so sweet like a Jaffa cake Nobody can stop me from this music that I have to make So all you phony rappers take a Kit-Kat and have a break And kill the excuses about your new music When all you do is hang with ya boys like nooses Trying to look ruthless but end up looking stupid And thinking to yourself that sounds dope who produced this? Chorus: Listen, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey listen! Verse Two: Hopefully I’ll never be one to loose my memory Rhyming on a melody from way back in the seventies Somebody to write for me is something that I’ll never need Cos every time I write a song I sit back and say “clever me” If someone is negative I’ll only just get rid of it I don’t need nobody round me acting like a little kid Not even a little bit, this a grown man thing It’s not for those who can’t imagine what I’m handling Still it can amaze me how dudes be acting crazy But I know how to Roc-a-Fella though I’m not Jay-Z One of the nicest every time I write this Someone said you’re more than 50 cent DL you priceless I’m not one to disagree but that is just opinion I can say officially that both of us is winning If I’m earning 2G’s or 27 million It don’t matter cos they know when D is in the building And when I’m in the building there aint’ no stopping me Just like the highest property when people play Monopoly I just passed go again another album dropping b I be one of the very few who does it properly Chorus: Repetitive
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Intro: They say “everything happens for a reason” Whatever the reason it’s difficult breathing Chorus: They say life’s hard but we can’t stop Some are rock bottom, some are at the top Many keep going, some have given up Many lacking love, some have got enough They say life’s hard but we can’t stop Some are rock bottom, some are at the top They say “everything happens for a reason” But whatever the reason it’s difficult breathing We gotta have something special we can believe in Verse One: They say, “its cruel world and a stressed life” All we trying to do is have the best life But what it feels like and what it seems like It aint easy just to get our self esteem right We aint any less entitled to our dreams right? At the end of the tunnel we wanna see light But at times we forget the wealth we got In the people that love us and the health we got I know that cash is low and the bills flood So the phone rings and it feels fucked They want your money yo, and it’s a daily battle But they can’t get orange juice from your only apple To have very little can be liberating Cos now there’s purpose to the things that we anticipating Something to chase, something to seek And when you find that it’s something to keep Close to your heart, never let it go Can you lose it quick? Well you never know And when you’re picking friends, pick the right ones Cos our loved ones can turn into don’t like ones Keep your heads up, where there’s a new day There’s a new way, what would you say And do if you came to know your final hour was only a moment away? Drop to your knees and pray God help me So realize you’re so wealthy Chorus: Verse Two: Yo it’s damn near impossible to do everything But the worst thing is not to do anything Cos it leaves you no place with no guarantees It’s ok to have doubts, we human beings And when people do us bad don’t commiserate Just celebrate that we aint in that state So take ya time and use your mind Be yourself then it’s easy for you just to shine You win some and you lose some We get chances in life at least use one We try work people out who aint see through And worry eighty percent more than we need to Don’t cling to your comfort zone And make childhood excuses when you’re grown I don’t think anyone has it easy But I do my best people might need me Like they might need you when things fall part To give em’ wise words from a kind heart And that everything is gonna be ok smile Shooting sun rays like the daytime So keep ya heads up where there’s a new day There’s a new way, what would you say And do if you came to know your final hour was only a moment away? Drop to your knees and pray God help me So realize you’re so wealthy Chorus: X2
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Chorus: X2 I am beats, I am rhymes I am serious, I am on time I am the finest, I am here to prove it I am the streets, I am music Verse One: No warning when I start writing I am thunder but without the lightning I ran ink over paper four thousand days plus Deep imprint aint’ nobody can erase us Blank space us, replace us cos I am the green light But without the amber I can turn twenty-four bars into cash my man Wrote many albums gonna write more, why man? Cos I am and I can, black man and white man I don’t care just so long as it’s the right man for the job And you tight man…(know what I’m saying?) Ya’ll don’t wanna feel the pain from my right hand I am not trying to gas like a Sprite can Going to the pinnacle despite man I am never gonna be out of sight man I can give you all the music that’ll make you feel alright man Chorus: X2 Verse Two: I am a rainbow but with the rain though I am well known but with out the fame So I can walk down the streets just the same as when I ran As youngster in a raincoat I am famous but nameless, blameless and shameless (yo) And I don’t aim but I aint’ aimless (yo) This is no game but I aint’ game less (yo) And I don’t hate but I got haters I am the passport so you can say that I am the way through, the visa waiver I am not here to just do favours I am classic, I am flavours I am someone’s stranger I am someone’s next door neighbour I can’t stand there and just be vacant I am blatant in the mirror looking at I am Verse Three: He just keeps coming, that kid from East London I got them banging beats but to me it aint nothing I’m in the studio everyday pushing buttons D will do the rhyme and Stixx will do the cutting I got them other rappers running If they told you they in the same league as me they frontin They speak so sudden with speech so rotton, They wolves like sheep or sheep like curry mutton I came to pump it up but yo my name aint’ Joe Budden From all around the world the people tell me that they love it Trying to take your limelight I wouldn’t think of it I live by the words that man should not covet I came up on roots, revival and ragamuffin Until I found hip-hop my dearly beloved It’s like my little Sis who walks with three brothers And I’m so far ahead I cannot see the others Word to your Mother, I burn like rubber, I’m all up in your face so I’m not undercover Skinnyman told me that my beats sound butter I couldn’t really say that I was raised in the gutter Amazing no other MC could bothered to bring 3 albums I brought “One Another” Put on my album and you bound to discover The sounds of the Funk D. dot take cover
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Verse One: It’s too bad that I do brag I got rhymes that’ll burn you from my ninety-four school bag I got much more than these dudes have Gully, I’ll to interviews wearing a doo-rag So salute, raise flags You can call me Michael Jackson 1987 cos I’m bad (Come on) so ladies and gentlemen My swag is far from feminine So if that’s what you telling them You must be nutty like a peanut in a M&M And again, don’t step to me screw-face Say you’re gonna cap dudes off like toothpaste That’s a big criss-cross like a shoelace You a joker, a riddler, a two-face They say I got a tidy and neat flow Cos I’m fly like Gatwick, Heathrow And I do this for my people Girls love the way we roll up like meatballs And I don’t care what your man thinks Cos them dudes went pop like can drinks Are they even talking English? Is there anything they’re saying I distinguish? From what’s coming out their mouth now? They need a vowel like countdown Chorus: Ten, Nine, Eight (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three Two, One Verse Two: So how tough can they be man? Heard they wanna battle cats but I aint’ He-Man Don’t you see my dark skin tone? Old school Nigga but I aint’ Fred Flintstone And you must be aware bro Top dog in my field but I aint’ a Scarecrow And I got this on lock like a handcuff All up in your head like a dope fiends dandruff I got East, West, North, South families But we aint trying to get played like piano keys And we close like Jay to Kan-Yeezy Close like Bayswater to Queensway Bona fide I’m the livest Bona fide means boney like a side breast So if you wanna try this You must be joking [or Joe King] your Highness One of Hackneys finest Sick like an old man with bronchitis Yeah I won a MOBO regardless It broke the night I won it, put it in the garbage Cos I don’t need no trophy And don’t call me for no show if there’s no fee And I’m done, finished Nike “just do it” but D just did it
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Refrain: We bout’ to do it like, do it like, do it like We bout’ to do it like, do it like, do it like We bout’ to do it like, do it like, do it like We bout’ to do it like this Verse One: Wait your turn, hold up I’m killing this microphone With no fear just like making love when the lights are on I’m contented, fresh fade, clean button up Cash in my pocket, new sneaks, what the fuck I want? So much confidence though business is so, so So this aint’ like a Virgins first time saying go slow No nerves, do it to the death, do it to the last breath Do it til’ the consumers say yes Late bloomers just guess, no contest Haters wanna talk it to their friends but can they tell me in the flesh? Can’t say it no plainer, it’s a no brainer My rhymes is priceless, they written on gold paper And no place is safer than home if you aint’ knuckle proof See I don’t got to kid you I can tell the bare knuckle truth So why chance it? To fail and me don’t go There’s no dirt on my shoulder so tell me something I don’t know Chorus: X2 You telling me something that I already know Tell me something that I don’t, something that I never wrote Something to quote, something to give me food for thought Something that I could on records and my peoples promote (whooo!) Verse Two: I seen girls clubbed out, young dudes thugged out Seen Narcs drugged out, literally plugged out See high school couples hugged out Bugged out when I saw one of my peoples in a coffin slugged out So I have no doubts bout’ the way that I’m heading Had my head upon my shoulders since the age of eleven It’s the age of endeavours, age of the never say never Age til’ my bank account balance says “whatever” And I aint’ looking beef, I’m just looking for beats I’m looking for money and looking for money to repeat I’m looking for a honey that’s sweet, a place to retreat A place where can take a seat, recline and put up my feet A place where I can eat and never need to check the receipt And never want for much cos everything I have is complete But I still compete when I put on a show It’s gonna be hot so tell me something that I don’t know word up Chorus: X2 Verse Three: Yo, Parris brung it and the D. dot sung it Saw the first prize, won it, gave it back it was nothing When it comes to percentages we looking for a hundred And we left them other dudes scratching their heads and they’re wondering If we got what we got from the place that they’re looking Didn’t wait to be given we just rolled up and took it Cos that’s how we are yo we stand up dudes The Wash is in the building so stand up fool And we dare not lose cos losing aint’ strategic And part of our thesis we set trends And stay consistent on the track until the joint ends We existing on the fact that we smart and good friends Piece by piece we gonna make this rip Aint’ nobody coming close when we up in this bitch And now they tell us our style is gonna blow For sure but sell me something that I don’t know Chorus: X2 Refrain:
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Seven 03:48
Seven Chorus: Lord, take me back to when I was just seven And things were so much better than the way they are when you’re a grown man And you just want it all to slow down But that time is gone it will never come back It’s too bad Verse One: Yo, I’m just sitting here thinking how to write this Without animosity instead to use politeness And bite my tongue even though the things that’s on my mind Just tear me into two pieces put me on the fire Blaze me up I’m burning, meanwhile the world keeps turning They say it’s full of good people but I only smell vermin Still I stay determined I know that everyday I’m learning Yearning for something I take my turn and get nothing it’s so absurd They keep frontin’ and what I heard is life’s a B.I.T.C.H. If was more like Jesus would I have the peace he makes? Cos living in this world is far from being a piece of cake With people crawling on they stomach aint so hard to see the snake And the only thing that I feel I got to escape Is picking up a pen and writing rhymes over these beats I make Yo I’m hearing life is what you make it I tried that it aint working what shall I do just fake it? Cos every time I get something somebody wanna take it I didn’t think I owed them, or was I really mistaken? They wanna strip me down until I have nothing leave me naked (So) yo so I’m begging for a reverend Preacher, Angel in Heaven, send me back to being seven Chorus: Verse Two: Yo, it seems like fairy tales are only in the movies Cos they don’t wanna hear my version like they Judge Judy Its case dismissed, that means the dreams you had was just a myth Not everybody gets to live the life of Will Smith But I’m trying not to watch somebody else’s path Cos on the other side there isn’t always greener grass And crime is calling me, my parents always warning me To get a nine to five and work for someone else? That’s boring b! So they get richer and when they take the executive staff company photo I’m always out the picture And have to act like I got total obedience But my time on Earths a temporary experience (So) there’s just gotta be a lot more to offer me I aint’ a bad guy I try to do things properly But it’s like there’s a force that’s always stopping me Like the go straight to jail in Monopoly So if it’s chance or community chest I’m hoping for an opportunity that’s more than the best Cos now it seems I gotta settle for less (So) yo so I’m praying for a Reverend Preacher, Angel in Heaven, send me back to being seven Chorus: X2
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Intro: Now you listen to this song Verse One: Uh yo, for those who thought I got stuck Funky DL is back and I’m ready to ruck Nobody carried me like a tow truck I didn’t talk grit and didn’t give a Joe Buck Others disappeared while I was laying in the cut So sick like regurgitation swaying in your gut I released a lot of albums “and what?” Keeping it moving until every record store shuts (curtains) ¬And I’ll be very upfront Although I can be bashful and be like “haahh shucks” My flow can make you choke like you ate a bag of nuts Or flow down smoothly like the liquid in a cup I’m just heating up like a fleece So lukewarm rappers better pray and get a Priest Young smart black brother coming from the East Same streets as K-Lash, I tussle with the beast And I aint never been the least Look out for my youngers like a nephew or a niece And I don’t roll tight with police But understand their purpose when they try and keep the peace I’m kinda slick like grease And strike while the iron’s hot taking out the crease I’m close to my pals like Preach and Cochise And got the momentum that probably won’t cease Recess: That probably wont… yeah, they probably won’t cease Hey, they probably won’t cease Verse Two: I flow so immaculate Don’t go flowing against the Captain of the showboat savages This aint’ no average Joe flowing average Leave em’ like the bear you see stone cold damaging No holds barred you’re like “Oh Gosh how does he oversee rapping And singing so casually?” A masterpiece every time they come after me Cos after me they’re guaranteed no arteries You can come armed to the teeth, it don’t bother me You can be better than you with just half of me I’m so cold you can see your breath Step closer you see your death But not really cos I’m not really inner all of that All I really wanna do is put the music on the map How I do this on the track is amusing to my Dad and family Don’t really understand what I’m doing, doing rap see I used to work in a hotel You can tell hoes cleaned up like a wholesale Some sell drugs while I’m on my Mac Book Pro Laptop Mixing all these tracks in Pro-tools Who’s on a next level? Neck bezel Weigh down your head pebble You could be a dead rebel Mr Alemay will grab the Alize You can watch cartoons; I’ll watch the Anime, hai! (hai!)

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This is the 11th Studio album by Funky DL. Originally released in 2010, "A Classic Example of a..." is filled with banging beats and skilled rhymes from the UK's finest!

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released July 27, 2010

Produced by Funky DL for Washington Classics 2010 except "Tell Me Something" produced by Parris for Major Key Entertainment.

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Funky DL is regarded as one of the most legendary and significant MC's and Producers to come out of the UK. Now globally known for delivering albums with both musical and lyrical finesse...

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