8 Million Stories Lyrics
Verse One: Phife Dawg Went to Carvel to get a milk shakeThis honey ripped me off of my loot caseThe car oh yeah there's money in my jacketSomebody broke into my ride and cold macked itYo tip I tell you man the devil's trying itBut I'm goin to stay strong cause I ain't bying itTon
After Hours Lyrics
Chorus (After Hours it was cool x8)Q-Tip:Ten after one I think I'll hop the horseDowntown late of three of courseJust came from fishing couldn't get a catchDowntown they'll probably have a batchA whitened sandwich and again it stoppedBut with the bail though I had a boutSo I exc
Against The World Lyrics
Intro: Phife and TipBack at you, Right back at you,Verse 1: Tip and PhifeDrove around the block, Drove a lot,Lookin' all around,Don't see no cops,Whispered in your ear, a ghetto star,Sittin' on my lap inside of my car,Lookin' at my lips, take a taste,Taste yours too, rub your bac
Award Tour Lyrics
chorus Dove from De La Soul:We on Award Tour with Muhammad my manGoin each and every place with the mic in their handNew York, NJ, N.C., VAWe on Award Tour with Muhammad my manGoin each and every place with the mic in their handOaktown, L.A., San Fran, St. JohnQ-Tip:People give y
Baby Phife's Return Lyrics
Phife:The mad man Malik makes MCs run for Milk of MagnesiaMaybe that'll ease yaMaster of this microphone mackin, master as in greatI'll have your brain goin in circles as my style tends to ovulateI'm makin moves, never movies, that's why y'all MCs lose meRetrace, won't, so your s
Bonita Applebum Lyrics
Intro: Q-TipDo I love you?Do I lust for you?Am I a sinner cuz I do the two?Could you let me knowRight now, pleaseBonita ApplebumChorus:Bonita Applebum, you gotta put me on (repeat 4X)Q-Tip:(pause between every verse)Hey Bonita, glad to meet yaFor the kind of stunning newness, I m
Buggin' Out Lyrics
[Phife Dawg]Yo, microphone check one two what is thisThe five foot assassin with the ruffneck businessI float like gravity, never had a cavityGot more rhymes than the Winans got familyNo need to sweat Arsenio to gain some type of fameNo shame in my game cause I'll always be the s
Busta's Lament Lyrics
[Phife Dawg]Fuck the car-jacking, Phife Diggy is rappingGot dawgs with love and plus dawgs that's packinSo what's the deal Captain, if it's time for some actionWatch me roll with hon, try to push her backWhich one of these niggaz, think they fuckin wit dis?Put your money on Queen
Butter Lyrics
Verse One: Phife Dawg1988 Senior Year, Garvey HighWhere all the guys were corny but the girls were mad flyLoungin with the Tipster, Coolin with ShaScopin out the honeys - they know who they areI was the b-ball playin fly rhyme sayinFly girl gettin but never was I sweatinCause whe
Can I Kick It Lyrics
[Q-Tip]Can I kick it? (Yes, you can!) *7X*Well, I'm gone (Go on then!)Can I kick it? To all the people who can Quest like A Tribe doesBefore this, did you really know what live was?Comprehend to the track, for it's why cuzGettin measures on the tip of the vibersRock and roll t
Check The Rhime Lyrics
Q: Back in the days on the boulevard of Linden,we used to kick routines and presence was fittin'.It was I the abstractP: And me the five footer.I kicks the mad style so step off the frankfurter.Q: Yo, Phife, you remember that routinethat we used to make spiffy like mister clean?P
Clap Your Hands Lyrics
Chorus(scratching):Clap your hands nowPhife:Brothas know the flavs when the Quest gets looseSlammin sucka fuckas like the wrestler ZeusCrazier than Tupac in that flick called JuiceCock is longer than the hat worn by Dr. SeussLove a girl in Daisy Dukes like them kids called DeuceG
Common Ground (Get It Going On) Lyrics
Q-Tip:Who that at the door? (Yo, Tip, it's her)What you doin here, in front of my face? (repeat 3X)You didn't want my...you didn't want itTo go somewhere, you all on itBut if you want to, then you can come hereCome here, yoQ-Tip:Have you ever met a woman that just took your breat
Crew Lyrics
Intro: Q-TipJust a lil somethin-somethinabout the cats who be frontingYou know the Tip, he be huntinfor all the goodness graciousAll across the wide spacesyo, check it out, bust me down, yoYo... yo...Verse One: Q-TipYouse my peoples, why it got to come down to this shitTwo people
Da Booty Lyrics
[Q-Tip]QuestionWhat is it that everybody hasAnd some pirates and theives try to take[Chorus]Da Booty (and if you is a crook than you takin' it)Da Booty (and if you got money you shakin' it)Da Booty (come on everybody that's here, that's word to Phife Dawg and my man Shaheed)[Q-Ti
Electric Relaxation Lyrics
Relax yourself girl, please set-tle down (4X)Verse One: Q-Tip, Phife DawgHoney, check it out, you got me mesmerizedWith your black hair and fat-ass thighsStreet poetry is my everydayBut yo, I gotta stop when you trot my wayIf I was workin at the club you would not payAiyyo, my ma
Everything Is Fair Lyrics
chorus (George Clinton from Funkadelic's "Let's Take It to the People"):"Everthing is fair when you're livin in the city"(8X)Q-Tip:Lookin at Miss Lane, it was the fast laneBarely knows her name, struck by fameShe just got a Benz, she rides with her friendsGott
Excursions Lyrics
* vocal interludes sampled from "Time is Running Out" by The Last Poets[Q-Tip]Back in the days when I was a teenagerBefore I had status and before I had a pagerYou could find the Abstract listening to hip hopMy pops used to say, it reminded him of be-bopI said, well dad
Find A Way Lyrics
Chorus:Now you caught me heart for the eveningKissed my cheek, moved in, you confuse thingsShould I just sit out or come harder?Help me find my wayQ-Tip:Messing me up, my whole headTeasing me, just like Tisha, did MartinNow look at what you're startingSchoolboy's crush and it ain
Get A Hold Lyrics
intro(fading in): Drifting, drifting, drifting, drifting, drifting,drifting, drifting, drifting, drifting by, totally. Driftingby(just)totally. Drifting by(just)totallyQ-Tip:The deadly venom, let me start from the beginningWe always hittin, so yo, there'll be no extra inningsAs I
Give Me Lyrics
[Chorus]Doin' our thing in QueensWe had dreams about bein' emceesAnd there was no concern about so and soAnd these record companiesBut now we all are grownAnd the spots is gettin' blownBoyz II Men, ABC, BBDNah, we ain't none of them, BGive meSo give meNore, Phife Dawg and Abstrac
Glamour And Glitz Lyrics
Verse One: Q-TipYup yup yupTo the North to the South to the East to the WestI don't discriminate boy I bring it to your chestIf you oppose, then your soul will decomposeStrive to get money and I'm not no hoeFresher than the air that you're breathing through your noseFuller than t
Go Ahead In The Rain Lyrics
(Jimi Hendrix: Rain all day)(2X)(Q-Tip: Don't you worry)Q-Tip:All I wanna do is get down y'allHave a ball y'all and freak freak y'allLifeless ventures ain't new booSo don't boo hoo, yeah, you tooGotta get a grip like cultureSwoop down, swoop down like a vultureThe rhythms will lu
God Lives Through Lyrics
"Oh my God!" -> Busta Rhymes (16X)[Phife Dawg]There's a million MC's that claim they want someBut see, I create sounds that make your ears go numbPeace to Sayers Ave., yeah you know how we goMy best friend Steven at the Home DepotLowerton is in the house, I can't for
Ham N' Eggs Lyrics
chorus:I don't eat no ham n' eggs, cuz they're high in cholesterolA yo, Phife do you eat em? No, Tip do you eat em?Uh huh, not at all(again)I don't eat no ham n' eggs, cuz they're high in cholesterolJarobi, do you eat em? Nope, Shah, do you eat em? (Nope)Not at allQ-Tip and
Hey Lyrics
The name is Q-Tip, enterin through the middlefrom the left, dead all the jokes and the riddlesComin from the maximum gain, the octanethat's on the radio it made me feel so lowIt seems we gotta, brighten, the damp prisonI'm Nintendo 64 and you Mattel IntellivisionBustin from no mo
His Name Is Mutty Ranks Lyrics
[Phife Dawg]Live and direct, live and direct!You know what live and direct mean?Live and direct, come!!!Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, how you be, how you be?From New York to A-T-Aliens, youknowhatI'msayin?Word up, do it like thisWord up word up, do it like thatAnd you don't st
Hot 4 U Lyrics
(Q-Tip)Yo, yo, yo, yo, yoKnew a girl named ShelleySix-pack bellyWhen we made love she made it shake like jellyPut her own video star on my teleLived in the Bronx on the block named FortellyHad to be jetty cause this sucker hold nettyKept blowing me up, her jonesing was steadyTold
Hot Sex Lyrics
ChorusVerse One: PhifeAyo who wanna pull on Phifer long time no hear fromSuckers walkin' around talking about they could get someBut that pop is non cypher, no can doAnd if you think I'm a dope, then ask the other crewAnd I proceed to let you know, exactly how to flowI'm not Lawn
I Left My Wallet In El Segundo Lyrics
My mother went away for a month-long tripHer and some friends on an ocean-liner shipShe made a big mistake by leaving me homeI had to roam so I picked up the phoneDialed Ali up to see what was going downTold him I pick him up so we could drive aroundTook the Dodge Dart, a '74My m
It's Yours Lyrics
And it's yoursCommentatin', you illustratin,All the beautiful things that a baller can go forBut i'm not that, I don't like to flossIf you need me in your universe, listen it's yoursUhuh uh uh...And it's yours[Chorus]Do you like this? YeaDo you want this? YeaWell if you had it
Jam Lyrics
(Girls talking on phone)Q-Tip:It was Friday afternoon in the middle of JuneHeineken bottle caps and the aroma of boomAround the time everybody had just got home from classShootin dice, talkin shit, hopin the cash would lastYo, this was around the time when I didn't know no better
Jazz Lyrics
Intro/ChorusWe got the jazz [X4]Verse One: Q-TipStern firm and young with a laid-back tongueThe aim is to succeed and achieve at 21Just like Ringling Brothers, I'll daze and astoundCaptivate the mass, cause the prose is profoundDo it for the strong, we do it for the meekBoom it i
Keep It Moving Lyrics
Q-Tip:Somethin for your earhole, so you can clean them shits outIt seems that some don't understand what I'm talkin aboutHow you get West coast nigga, from West coast hater?I could never dis a whole coast, my time is too greater(true)Yeah, we from the East, the land of originator
Keep It Rollin' Lyrics
Verse One: Phife DawgAiyyo swing swing swing, to chop chop chopYo that's the sound when MC's get moppedDon't come around town without the hip in your hopCause when the shit hits the fan, that ass'll get droppedMC's wanna attack me but them punks can't copeI'll have you left witho
Like It Like That Lyrics
(Q-Tip)OOOOOOOHHHHH Ya (echoes)Say What?We was in the back of the joint cooling outAnd I saw this girl Asked her if she like it like thatNod her head yes, therefore I didn't stressLet my beat keep knocking cause we rock it like thatBust your ass slow, as if you didn't knowPut my
Luck Of Lucien Lyrics
Verse 1: Q-TipBrother, brother, brother, Lucien, you're like no other.Listen very close 'cause I don't like to boast.Instead, I'll tell the tale of a French who prevailedThrough the Mr. Crazy Rabbits who were always on his tail.? on sale, your rumour starts to wail.Get caught wit
Lyrics To Go Lyrics
[Q-Tip]Lyrics to go (lyrics to go) uhhLyrics to go (lyrics to go) ahh yeah, c'monLyrics to go (lyrics to go)Lyrics to go (lyrics to go) yeah yeahLyrics to go (lyrics to go)Goin on and on to the rhythmic variationWakin in the morning I still represent the nationWhen I speak of nat
Midnight Lyrics
Q-Tip:The night is my mindThe sun'll still shineBut the night is on my mindSo parlay while I drop this rhymeSee, Jake be gettin illy when the sun get darkThey be comin out the heads, but shit don't let me startTheir activities are plenty in nighttime(nighttime)For the ghetto chil
Mind Power Lyrics
Q-Tip:Your new lesson is to realize the mission when you hear itMCin, see I got this in my spiritI got verses like Mahalia singin church hymns So strap up because you skatin on ice that's wild thinA weak foundation doesn't make a good homeThat's why mine is built on chrome micro
Money Maker Lyrics
*all vocals by The Lone Ranger (Q-Tip)*This is the Lone RangerIf you're one of the fortuante to purchase thisA Tribe Called Quest, The Love Movement albumYou are privliged to witness the first in a series of attemptsTo rectify music from it's rectulnessAgain, this is the Lone Ran
Motivators Lyrics
chorus:We be the number one motivatorsGhetto mentality and the innovatorsSome of y'all may really hate usBut we won't be soft, all we wanna do is rockPhife:We be the crew that presents it on wicked instrumentalDamagin your mental, from here to SacramentoThis here groove was made
Oh My God Lyrics
[Q-tip]:Listen up everybody the bottom lineI'm a black intellect, but unrefinedwith precision like a bullet, target boundjust livin like a hooker, the harlett soundsnow when I say the harlett, you know I mean the hottV-A-V-A-Vader, the brothers in the spotJalick, Jalick ya wind u
Oh My God (remix) Lyrics
Chorus Q-Tip:Oh My God (16X)Q-Tip:Listen up everybody the bottom lineI'm a black intellect, but unrefinedWith precision like a bullet, target boundJust livin like a hooker, the harlett soundsNow when I say the harlett, you know I mean the hotHeat in the equator, the brothers in t
Once Again Lyrics
Intro:You on point Phife? 1nce Again TipYou on point Phife? 1nce Again TipYou on point Phife? 1nce Again TipWord Watch me bust they shitOKChorus:[Tammy Lucas]Ohhhh, you did it to me 1nce Again my friendI swear you do it to me everytimeCause you stay crazy on my mindYo you got it
One Two Shit Lyrics
Intro: Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Busta RhymesOne two, one twoOne-wa-wa-one, one two one two (3X)Yo it's the Q-Tip, you know I get downYes I rock to the rhythm of a funky soundIt goOne-wa-wa-one, one two one two (2X)And it's the, Phife Dawg, and I do the sameAnd when it comes to rippin m
Pad And Pen Lyrics
[D-Life]This is the master D-Life as we set it off with my mans A Tribe Called QuestAnd uhh, we got to do it like this babyWe got to do it like that babyWe got the good shit not the bullshit, yaknahmean? Ha hahWe bout to count it down, we bout to count it offIt goes a-one, two,
Peace, Prosperity And Paper Lyrics
Chorus:All we want in this lifeIs peace, prosperity and a little paperObjects that seem greaterBut I'm sure well over come when we illin on a drum(repeat 2X)Verse One: Q-TipWe in a world that places heavy emphasis on money synthesisY'all can be my witnessesThat a fella fascinatio
Phony Rappers Lyrics
Intro: Kamaal (Q-Tip)Phony rappers who do not writePhony rappers who do not excitePhony rappers, check it out, aightVerse One: Kamaal (Q-Tip)Yo, I was riding the trainAnd this Puerto Rican kid said simple and plainLet's battleIt kinda took me by surprisedCuz the brother was movin
Pubic Enemy Lyrics
Red Alert:Check this out, Cool DJ Red AlertWith my man, Q-TipQ-Tip:In the morning, woke up from sexual pleasuresLooked at her sexual partnerWho acquainted her acquaintanceFive hours ago at a discoShe went lower than low, into limboA thought crossed the mind, her, a bimboShe answe
Push It Along Lyrics
Verse 1: Q-TipQ-Tip is my title.I dont think that is vital for me to be your idol,But dig this recital.If you can't envision a brother who ain't dissin',Slingin' this and that, 'cause this and that was missin'.Instead, it's been injected, the Tribe has been perfected.Oh yes, it's
Rap Promoter Lyrics
{Q-Tip}It's a fly love songTo the effect of nothing, effective frontingis what I don't allow so let me tell you somethingI am a bon-a-fideNot too modest and not a lot of prideSoon to have a ride and a home to resideif my momma is sick I'm by her besideUsed to watch the show on ch
Rhythm (Devoted To The Art Of Moving Butts) Lyrics
Shaheed:It's a new decadeThe Native Tongues are about to proceed with the usual lingoThe usual rhythmQ-Tip:Devoted to...the art of moving buttsThe rhythm's happenin, and it's movin upThe Tribe has been on hold for much too longDon't fear the rhythm because it's strongOn the corne
Rock Rock Y'all Lyrics
[Punch] Yo! We about to rock this joint, from the family. Andwe want ya'll all to know, that it's time...CHORUS (all):To rock rock ya'llFreak freak ya'llTo the beat ya'llIt's unique ya'll (2x)[Punch]A-yo praise the master, make plans wit' your pastorMy rap'll blast ya, send you
Rumble In The Jungle Lyrics
[Wyclef](Come on)Root to the fruitMore bass than Bootsy CollinsYou verses meThats like Ali verses Foreman (a-ha)God's act, stand back and watchDevil's time outCan't be timed with no swatch watchWho I am, the black AbrahamZunga zunga zang, yellow man, VietnamAdd an extra bar as I
Same Ol' Thing Lyrics
Check my style outLife situations are the one I speak aboutIt seems cats now-a-days we gettin' introduced to courageDon't get discouraged 'cause my words will threw her like flourishwe got the bountywe from the queen's countyoverlookin' things like a Rushmore MountyAnd got no oth
Scenario Lyrics
Chorus: Tribe and L.O.N.S.Here we go yo, here we go yoSo what so what so what's the scenarioHere we go yo, here we go yoSo what so what so what's the scenarioVerse One: Phife DawgAiyyo Bo knows this (what?) and Bo knows that (what?)But Bo don't know jack, cause Bo can't rapWell w
Scenario (Remix) Lyrics
Busta Rhymes:Here in 1992, we present the fabulous what's the Scenario remixWhere as there are 7 MCs.Six which are in physical form, one which is in spiritual essenceAnd he goes by the name of, uh...HOOD!Hood:Check the vibe, punk that ass again, god'F' it (SHIITT!!) ! I lay bucks
SeperateTogether Lyrics
Verse Sometimes men and women look at themselves and see bliss Through experience we tend to exist That's through our past or our caretakers The instance is in particular, so you need to recognize that if you take all this away and look at us at the end of the day
Shaheed Lyrics
chorus:I don't eat no ham n' eggs, cuz they're high in cholesterolA yo, Phife do you eat em? No, Tip do you eat em?Uh huh, not at all(again)I don't eat no ham n' eggs, cuz they're high in cholesterolJarobi, do you eat em? Nope, Shah, do you eat em? (Nope)Not at allQ-Tip and
Show Business Lyrics
Verse 1 [Q-Tip] Let me tell you 'bout the snakes, the fakes, the lies The highs at all of these industry shing-dings Where you see the pretty girls In the high animated world Checkin' for a rapper with all the dough If you take a shit they want to know And i
Skypager Lyrics
Q-Tip:Do you know the importance of a skypager?Those who don't believe, see you're laid behindGot our skypagers on all the timeHurry up and get yours cuz I got mineEspecially if you do shows, they come in fineIf you're with a G and you're sippin wineEatin caccatore with a twist o
Start It Up Lyrics
(quiet eerie voice) Yooooo....Yooooo...I hope ya'll ready...Are ya ready? Here we go....[Q-Tip]What ya deal with...uhhh...What ya deal wit'...what ya deal wit'...Turn me up some more?Incognito, speakin' to yaFeel this, have it, makin' musicMen and women, boys an' girls an'Welcom
Steppin' It Up Lyrics
[Q-Tip] Phiiiiiife Dawg[Phife] Yo Kamal[Q-Tip] Reggie Noble[Redman] Up in ya![Q-Tip] Yo Busta Bus, yo it's time to step up[Busta Rhymes]You know I plas-ter, the little bas-tardand mastered the real way you slap the bitchest niggaz backwardsHah! Uh-oh, aiyyo, whenever Busta R
Steve Biko (Stir It Up) Lyrics
[Phife]Linden Boulevard represent, representTribe Called Quest represent, representWhen the mic is in my hand, I'm never hesitantMy favourite jam back in the day was Eric B. for PresidentRude boy composerStep to me you're overBrothers wanna flexYoure not Mad CobraMC short and bla
Stressed Out Lyrics
Intro/Chorus: Faith EvansI really know how it feels to be, stressed out, stressed outWhen you're face to face with your adversityI really know how it feels to be, stressed out, stressed outWe're gonna make this thing work out eventuallyVerse One: Consequence, Q-TipYo I ain't one
Sucka Nigga Lyrics
"hey sucka nigga, whoever you are" (repeat 2X)"hey sucka nigga, hey sucka nigga whoever you are, whoever you are"[Q-Tip]Aiyyo, turn it up MuhammadTurn everything up in the headphonesso I don't lose my vocalsYeah that's good, turn my vocals a little bitwith the
The Chase Pt. II Lyrics
"I'm bout to wreck ya body and say turn the party out" --> BizMarkie(repeat 4X)Phife:Them can't touch me no, them can't touch meThem can't hold me no, them can't hold me (2X)(Q-Tip: Damn, Phife you got fat!)Yeah, I know it looks patheticAli Shaheed Muhammad got me do
The Hop Lyrics
(Q-Tip)Yea, move your body, decide to party'Bout to bring it to you kid like we never ever didMy nigga Al G in it, my nigga Shaheed in itWe got the girl Kristine in it, got my man Big G in itHey, yo, inside the ghetto or in a sunny meadowI'ma make you move whether woman or fellow
The Infamous Date Rape Lyrics
Classic, classic...Classic example of a...a date rape(4X)Q-Tip:Listen to the rhyme, it's a black date factPercentile rate of date rape is fatThis is all true to the reason of the skeezinYou got the right pickin but you're in the wrong seasonIf you're in the wrong season, that mea
The Love Lyrics
*all vocals by Q-Tip*So many people, right nowMotivated to shitBull shit over some bull shit ass reasonsBut we 'bout to put it inside of a love perspective likeLove itWe do it all for the love y'allYeah, we do it all for the love y'allWeither white, black, Spanish, ain't a thug y
The Low End Theory Lyrics
Q-Tip:Let me flaunt the style (style), I think that the time's nearThat we drop studs (studs), there will be no duds hereRappers play the dumb (dumb), kinda on the space tipBut when they hear the jams (jams), they be on the dilsnickNow I'm not for the rock (rock), I know the terr
The Pressure Lyrics
Verse [Q-Tip] In this American metropolis filled with MC's A Tribe Called Quest came to drop jewels wit' ease Plus make you party, we do this music thing for everybody Black, White, Latino and Asian, we cold raisin' The stakes of hip-hop to a new plateau To br
Word Play Lyrics
Q-Tip:One, two, what'cha wanna doThree, four, cuz we're gonna give you moreFive, six, and we ain't the tricksSeven, eight, and we got it straightNine, ten, cuz we make it blendEleven, twelve, never ever goin for selfTribe Called Quest situationCheck it outQ-Tip:Power. People real
Youthful Expression Lyrics
Q-Tip:The taste of nuthin, this does somethinMoms that knows that, says I'm frontinCall me Smiley, cuz I'm wileyLivin life like the life of RileySmokin blunts with a boy named BudWe cough up your lungs, cough up your cudPut out fires, with a 40, ounce of waterYou know you oughtaD
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