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Back To Frank [Funky DL samples Amy Winehouse Vol 1]

by Funky DL

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Yo what’s up? This is Funky DL and I thought like I just… I should do something special for my peeps like… So I thought let me get on this Amy Winehouse “Frank” album… I aint mess with “Back To Black”, it’s like “Back To Frank” ya na’ mean, So just sit back, relax like… just check out everything in store… As I take you all… on this Amy Winehouse meets Funky DL… On this sampler, we’re going “Back To Frank”
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Verse One I wanted to bust, but never made the circle of trust In a crew as an I cos it was never an us 12 Stone, I can’t forget the things I was shown Even though I felt alone and left me out in the cold Had to leave and try and do this thing on my own And it worked, cos soon enough I started to blow Airplay on radio getting requests for a show Took it to the next level and by 20 years old Had released 2 albums and I’d won a MOBO yo What do you expect? What can you say? I felt the very same way of the entire UK And refused to play a part of this ridiculous game To criticize and judge a rapper on the way that he spray If the way that he spray doesn’t amount to the same As the way that I spray but that’s the choice that he made It’s no reason to get on stage and try and call him a fake But I take that bad energy and make it my fuel To take me to my destination middle finger to you See this aint no classroom and I aint stuck in a school So nobody aint gonna try and make me follow they rules Especially when they never done the things that I do And I wouldn’t let em’ stop me think about it would you? So I gotta do the many things I did on my own But son, what did you expect? You left me alone Chorus What do you expect? You left me here alone [and now they can’t believe it] What do you expect? You left me here alone [they really can’t believe it] What do you expect? You left me here alone Verse Two Paid my dues cos everyday I had to make moves And had to listen when I heard em’ say you snooze and you lose And be prepared to be the only one who stepped in my shoes An album every year or maybe there’s two But when I see these other rappers they got nothing that’s new Aint no need for fabrication I am telling the truth Sometimes I get the feeling I was out on a ledge They shut the window and they left me out there freezing to death On the edge but yo I am a baker of bread So I knew how to survive turn it around on its head Turning nothing into something never fall but instead Be the kind of rapper on the stage who’s breaking a leg So when I feel on the outside, maybe that’s a great thing Maybe that’ll stop my head from over inflating Maybe it can justify the time that I’ve been waiting Or maybe it can teach me how to exercise patience Or maybe it was Nathan, nada complete Zippo Or maybe I was meant to cause a splash and not a ripple Maybe I’mma stampede while other rappers tip-toe Already made money so my motto’s not8 to get doe Already made an album plus already made a sequel They should of took me in they’re circle And stopped me from the inside, I doubt it would of worked though And now I sit with a smirk yo, singing Chorus
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Intro Chorus And although my pride [yeah] is not easy to disturb [yeah] You sent me flying when you kicked me to the curb [I had to wisen up, I had to wisen up] You sent me flying when you kicked me to the curb [I had to wisen up, I had to wisen up] Verse One I’m Sick of this, that’s why I kicked you to the curb with the quickness Aint nobody in this world should have to live with this And so I had to put you out just like cigarettes And now you coming back with an apology I took it now I’m asking what you want from me? 2, 3, 4, 5 Chances But I think you know already what the answer is I’ll never put myself in that position Even though you tried to show me what I’m missing But that made it a whole worse girl Cos truthfully I’m saying you’re the first girl To do me like you did me so I cursed girl But I won’t put those curses in my verse girl Cos I can think of many other Words girl That explain why I kicked you to the curb girl Now you’re back again singing the same song Chorus You sent me flying when you kicked me to the curb [I had to wisen up, I had to wisen up] You sent me flying when you kicked me to the curb [I had to wisen up] Verse Two It’s over with, but seems you having trouble trying to notice it Is there anything to say I haven’t said already? But you don’t stop charging up your Ever Ready Back with the same old, same old And acting like this happened just a day ago But it’s much more close to ten months now I could have found somebody else and could have settled down But to you it’s all inconsequential Cos you saying that for you I am essential And as I’m speaking on this instrumental I ‘m thinking of the things you never meant to But everything would happen too frequent As often as every other weekend And every time I couldn’t find the words girl And so I had to kick you to the curb girl And now you’re back again singing the same song Chorus Verse Three So that’s it, I really aint got time for this harassment I used to look at you like you an asset But now that time is over and I’ve passed it You were classic but not in a good way You want me to remember all the good days? But those memories are so cloudy And covered by the days when you were rowdy And I just aint the one to live with this So you can keep asking for forgiveness And I can let you have it but there’s no way I’m ever gonna go back to the old days And if I was to do that then the fact is I didn’t learn cos I’d be going backwards And that is not the way that I prefer girl That’s why I had to kick you to the curb girl But now you’re back again singing the same song Outro Chorus You sent me flying when you kicked me to the curb [I had to wisen up, I had to wisen up] You sent me flying when you kicked me to the curb [I had to wisen up] You sent me flying when you kicked me to the curb So with your battered jeans [yeah] and your Beastie Tee… [fade]
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Intro [Scat] Uh, yeah [x4] Chorus You think everything gets handed to you free, but it’s not that easy [no] Verse One Nothing aint free in this life you gotta put in your grind I had to think about these words I went and put in this rhyme But some want it all the fancy lifestyle The clothes the jewels the cars, money and nice times Stress free life just kick back chillin with a million But how you supposed to get that when you putting in the minimum God knows I work hard, write then burn bars The industry is like a battle and I earned scars I seen those who do very little Expect to be the centre of attention in the middle Complain when they aint get much but never did much So when you see em’ yo you never see em’ wid much I aint no teacher but sowers make reapers And reapers aint grim unless they just deliver pizzas I aint knocking pizzas but son I had to reach for the stars Now I been around this world ask Lisa But nothing came easy and nothing easy came my way Saw plenty of times when something could have made my day But never and I was never owed Although I was the lick like blunts once you roll Trust me I deserve everything I got Getting and gotten a lot, and if it ever stops I just work harder so we should all learn To never become the person that Amy is referring to… sing Chorus [x2] You think everything gets handed to you free, [but it’s never that easy] But it’s not that easy [no] Verse Two Yo’ I used to know this girl who made the mistake Of thinking everything I had was handed over on plates But she didn’t realize that I worked for my prize To get it, I had the notion in my mind that the skies the limit And I don’t expect nothing from no one Cos disappointment is no fun And so I do for myself If it gets a little crowded make room for myself So everything she said was ridiculous That’s why I called her little miss bitterness Maybe she thought I had a free ride Standing on the corner making money from a freestyle I’m afraid it’s never that simple Even if I decide to make it pop like a pimple Even if I decide to take paper and a pencil And write then perform them on a rock instrumental The meek shall inherit the earth So I have to take second cos giving is first And you can call it like a gift and a curse But I’m not a freeloader cos there’s notin’ that’s worse Trust me I deserve everything I’ve got Getting and gotten a lot, and if it ever stops I’ll just work harder so we should all learn To never become the person that Amy is referring to… again Chorus [x4]
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Intro Get it up ya’ll, get it up [x4] Get down ya’ll get down [x4] Chorus Realize that you don’t have to answer to no man Responsibility comes down to you [it comes down to you but how can I?] But how can I expect you to understand? When you live life like you’re so run through Verse One Born into oblivion, babies aint know jack Eventually a man but as baby I aint know that Mom and pops raised me so it don’t amaze me That I aint lazy, know how to treat a lady And I learned much more, stood up on my own two Learned gratitude so I pay you if I owe you And I wanted many things but not settle for anything A Child with a destiny but you aint hearing Kelly sing Learned how to balance my desire and greed Realizing what I want is not exactly what I need Had to learn to walk away even when I’m in the right Let em’ have the last word, everything will be alright I don’t need to prove myself to those who disrespect me I don’t have the time for that and life’s short [get me?] So I’m telling certain people, man up and get a hold Chorus got the perfect outlook stop and listen so… Chorus Verse Two It was time to try it, being self reliant In a world where David everyday would meet Goliath Tell me to be quiet and I will be defiant I don’t mess with magic beans but I’mma kill the giant Try and pull the wool over my eyes but I won’t buy it Stay out of my business cos there’s things I’m keeping private And if you get in it won’t confirm it nor deny it If you heard it somewhere else it’s probable they lying Gotta be responsible, for the choices I make Suffering the consequences of the roads that I take When I got a heavy load, carry on my own back When I got a problem I claim it and I own that Answering to no man other than myself But I’m never hesitant asking for help But for the most part I man up and get a hold Chorus got the perfect outlook come on tell em’ yo Chorus Outro Hook Get it up ya’ll, get it up [x4] Get down ya’ll get down [x4] [various backing vocals] Chorus [x2]
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Stronger 03:22
Chorus You should be stronger [get up dust yourself down and start over] You should be stronger [as you get older you gotta get bolder] You should be stronger [listen pick yourself up and stand firmer] You should be stronger [only you can be the one to re-affirm ya] Verse One With a fare share or hard times it’s like we live among The things that’s trying to kill us but should only make us stronger Easy just to say but more difficult to do And nobody aint finding it more difficult than you Feeling like you got the world upon your shoulders But hold up, does this really mean its game over? No sir, took me just to get a little older And closer to what’s in the eyes of the beholder See life is full of different situations Tribulations come attached with irritations Accusations from bad associations Using manipulation to cause humiliation And it was only an example but shouldn’t brand you the type to out your own candle So handle everything that just went wrong cos You should be stronger over just being strong Chorus Verse Two Life aint a stroll in the park But we grown so we know how to roll in the dark And you might feel the bite of a shark That leaves you in a place where you might be apart From those who can help you and come to your aid But there’s no need to act like your strengths mislaid Face it even if it aint basic Embrace it, ya scared? Your predators can taste it Anyone can give up that’s easy to do But holding it together is the way you come through The other side, are you a chess pawn or your Mother’s child? I’ll leave it up to you You on top of the world Cos remember that your feet stay on top of the earth So handle everything that just went wrong Cos you should be stronger over just being strong Chorus
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Hook [Uh, yeah] So sweet ya’ll, so sweet ya’ll, So sweet, swe-swe-swe-swe-sweet ya’ll [x3] So sweet Chorus You’re the sweetest thing that I’ve ever known [x2] Verse One Minding my business on my way to work Had a late night so I wasn’t too alert Then my eye caught on this pretty looking girl I’mma step to her talking this, that the third Word, now she looking back at me Asked “where she from?” she originally from Hackney I said me too but I’ve never seen you Quick smile then I had to say I don’t mean to be too forward But can we meet up? Cinema flick or restaurant eat up? Thinking her response might be quite generic It was kinda nice cos she gave her numerics Wow, what a way to really start a morning Hoping, I get a connection when I’m calling All in all she ten out of ten And all throughout the day the only thing I’m thinking is… that Chorus You’re the sweetest thing [so sweet ya’ll] that I’ve ever known [x2] Hook [x2] Verse Two 2 weeks later we a little deeper Call her Dibiase cos she put me in a sleeper Hypnotized by her feminine charms Girl so hot that she setting off alarms Sophisticated garms and means no harm The kind of woman any man would want on they arm She always laid back and relaxed so calm Wouldn’t hesitate to introduce her to my Mom Another two weeks now it’s been a whole month Probably disagreed but didn’t argue once And I love everything about her Business mind little entrepreneur Pays attention to the things I prefer I pay attention to the things that occur All in all she eleven out of ten And all throughout the month the only thing I’m thinking is… that Chorus Hook [x2] Verse Three One year later, we pretty much the same Moving to the place where she get my last name Now we look back to the day that we met Something reminiscent of a soul silhouette Someone to love and someone to trust Two individuals playing for team us No substitutes and no referee All that means is it’s her and its me Two ingredients sound perfect to me Everything invested was worth it to me Personally comes first and for me Aint no way it can worsen to me Got everything that a young buck needs So what we got is bound to succeed All in all she a twenty out of ten And all throughout the year the only thing I’m thinking is… that Chorus You’re the sweetest thing [so sweet ya’ll] that I’ve ever known [x2]
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Chorus I came home this evening and nothing felt like how it should be I feel like writing you a letter but that’s not me [x2] Verse One Stepped through the front door, took my coat off and put my bag down 12 hour shift at work, so I’m glad now I’m home Proceed to the kitchen for H2O Saw the back light on so shouted “Honey you home?” Then I heard a whisper, could have sworn it sounded like a Mister Somewhere in my mind I know there is the chance That my wife could be cheating cos she distant And if I could confirm it I would leave her in an instant She in kitchen now she looking all suspicious Reaching for a towel like she just cleaned the dishes Nonetheless I put my arm around her gave her kisses She took a plate of food from in the oven looks delicious She offered me some white wine so I gave the green light But something bout that back door doesn’t seem right It was open just a little so I pushed it And at that very moment heard a rustle in the bushes So kept looking she saw I wasn’t happy So turned on the radio attempting to distract me I turned and asked her “what could that be?” The neighbour’s cat playing in the back? She said “exactly” But deep down already made my mind up And plus she had the jitters; broke the bottle cleaned the wine up She sweating cos her head is getting wetter Should I make an accusation or just leave and write a letter? Chorus Verse Two I received a message saying I will meet you at eight on my phone But I realized I’d made a mistake We both got the same phone; I didn’t take the right one Someone is meeting with my wife I think I might come Go, whatever, I’ve gotta find out Cos I’ll be damned if this is going on in my house They probably take me for a jerk but this Jerk is about to take time off work She turns up at lunch time to bring me my phone But also to check on the time I’ll be home I said eleven as usual The voice inside my head is saying can’t you see she’s using you? But my eyes gotta see it If you’re looking for the most naïve my wife’s gotta be it Now it’s like seven thirty And my girly aint got any clue I’m coming home early And I wanna divert me by Thinking maybe what I don’t know won’t hurt me And now my heart is really racing And I’m hesitating cos I’m so afraid of what I’m facing But deep down already made my mind up It’s eight on the button and my times up And my eyes are getting wetter Should I kick down this door or just mail through this letter? Chorus Outro Verse Stepped through the front door, took my coat off and put my bag down 12 hour shift at work, so I’m glad now I’m home Proceed to the kitchen for H2O Saw the back light on so shouted “Honey you home?” Then I heard a whisper, could have sworn it sounded like a Mister Somewhere in my mind I know there is the chance That my wife could be cheating cos she distant And if I could confirm it I would leave her in an instant Chorus
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Made For You 03:53
Intro Let’s go!! Hook To the beat ya’ll, keep on ya’ll [x3] To the beat ya’ll, keep on [Repeat] Verse One I was made for this music I live for the audio And that’s just how the cookie crumbles like Oreo’s Crazy beats and a mic in the studio To make the kind of sound to have ya shaking ya booty yo’ Kick drum bounce snare drum rock Plus the dope soulful sounds I place on top So when my record gets promo and my album drops Make sure your play button works to hell with the stop Yep I said it producer I want my credit Plus I engineer the track arrange and do the edit Mix down, until I feel I’m blessed with sound King classic and nobody aint taking my crown, word Beats and rhymes that aint no problem Got the studio equipment that gets the job done So you hearing this on FM or AM CD’s and cassette tapes we cause mayhem And if ya tools aint sharp then don’t blame them Hot tracks name them then I got to save them Reload them, yo I told them They took too long to make a purchase I sold them I got the Tascam, I got the Korg I got the Behringer connected to the boards I got the wave files, the mp3 So Amy tell em’ how I feel about my MPC Chorus Everyday I see you; my hands were made for you [x2] Hook [Let’s Go] To the beat ya’ll, keep on ya’ll [x3] To the beat ya’ll, keep on [Repeat] Verse Two The nicest on the mic it’s the Funk D, dot Its classic they can’t match this, The Wash we got music that’s made by the most fantastic Spitting on this Amy Winehouse, Mr Magic It’s like Acid Jazz, blended with Hip-Hop Any dope break beat gone have to get got And put in my MPC the 2000 Sequenced straight into bars that loop round And adjust the reverb, touch the EQ You want good music? That’s like me too And we do just that and aint stopping em’ The original track was Grover Washington Junior Plus we Washington Classics You gotta problem? It’s just music dawg it aint serious But with my MPC I’m mischievous And crafty, the beats nasty and sounds blatantly Kind of like the sound Rich H had for Amerie But it’s just one thing that got me trippin’ It’s the way that I get the people to take a listen I got the NS-10’s, I got the Sony’s I got so locked in I got lonely So Ms Winehouse, if ya’ listening Tell em’ what I feel about my studio equipment Outro Let’s go!! Chorus [fades]
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Intro I can’t help you I can’t help you Chorus I can’t help you if you won’t help yourself [no] I can’t help you if you won’t help yourself Verse One I get these rappers on my phone line Asking me for more beats when they’ve written no rhymes But really how many more times Have I gotta make it clear they gotta make they own climb I’m all for trying to help out But I can’t supply with every card I got dealt out I aint trying to diminish mine Brung em’ to the race I gotta take em’ to the finish line? I can’t lead em’ any further Than I brought myself so I’m now an observer I watching what they won’t do Expecting it from me but that’s something that you don’t do There’s a difference in a person That’s doing everything they can or only just a burden What more can I tell you? Cos I aint trying to help you if you aint trying to help you Chorus Verse Two I did a lot for many people Now I’m looking back and I can see it was unequal I’m putting more into they own cause I was on high speed they were chillin’ on pause Thought it was very inconsiderate That I would do the Lion share and they would do a little bit So now I’m not the same dude So if I don’t help you it don’t mean I hate you It really means you gotta do more More than you already did more than you asking for Is it really that challenging? Or easier to let somebody else do all the managing I aint really trying to hear that 4th gear up in here while they push the gear back What more can I tell you cos I aint trying to help you if you aint trying to help you Chorus
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And we done, ya’ na’ mean… So I hope you enjoyed this journey “Back To Frank” Ya’ na’ mean like… I just wanna big up couple people, ya na I’m saying, When I say a couple I just mean a couple like… and the first is [Amy, Amy, Amy] Ya’ na’ mean… incredible album, love it big up! [Amy, Amy, Amy] Secondly I wanna big up MCD for the idea, ya na’ mean And all the fans of my music and Amy’s Fans!! And last but not least, don’t forget to check out my albums, “The Interview”, “The 4th Quarter”, so many more other albums, iTunes and all of that, Myspace, funkydl.com, website all of that man, more music coming soon… One…

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As a celebration and tribute of the remarkably incredible music made by the now departed "Amy Winehouse".. we most humbly present to you again... The originally released [January 2010] album entitled

"Back To Frank" ...

Funky DL samples Amy Winehouse ..
Volume One


Respected hip hop maestro, Funky DL innovatively came correct for 2010 with 'Back To Frank', a piece of Amy Winehouse-inspired audio alchemy.

May Amy rest in eternal peace...

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released January 4, 2010

Re-produced by Funky DL for Washington Classics 2010

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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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