From the recording SELF ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
Lyrics
MY MOTHER GAVE BIRTH TO ME THE BOOM BAP HAD ME SPINNING ON MA BACK
A BOOM BOX THATS HOW WE SHARED THE CULTURE ON CASSETES
HARD TIMES DOING WIND MILLS ON THE CONCRETE IN THE STREETS
OR CLIMBIN ON THE ROOF TO GET YA NAME UP IN ZERO DEGREEZ
I CAME UP DIE HARD THEY LIKE WHAT DOES THAT ALL MEAN
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IM BRUCE WILLIS Y’ALL CHILD SPLAY DIFFERENT STROKES ARNOLD AND WILLIS
.. FROM THE CITY OF PHYLISS HYMAN PATTI LABBELLLE WILL SMITH
SCHOOLY DEE EES-ES TEE PHILLY BLUNTS AND BILLY PENN
WENT TO QUAKER SCHOOL BUT I AINT TREMBLING I BUILD WIT MEN
IM SIMON SAYS IM THE AUTHORITY OF THE VOICES IN MA HEAD
BUT I MICRO DOSE TO KEEP EM AT BAY TUCK EM IN BED
Y’ALL AIDING AND ABETTING JESUS AINT RIDIN WITH YOUR REVERENDS
IF YOU DON’T PUT MONEY IN THEY CUP THEY’LL TRY TO TELL YOU THAT YOU’RE SINNIN
HIP HOP IS WAGIN WAR STEPINN UP TO BATTLE HERDIN THE CATTLE
ITS THE ENERGY OF THE AUTONOMOUS ZONE THEY BUILT IN SEATTLE
MAMA SAID STICK TO DA BEATS KEEP ON WRITIN YA RHYMES
AND ONE DAY IMMA SEE YOU BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN SHINE
BROKEN TOYS ARE TATTERED AND SHATTERED BUT THEY STILL GET USED
COULDNT ALWAYS get NEW TOYZ cuz I HAD BRAND NAME SHOES
1WE START A VIBRATION THAT CAN MAKE MOUNT RUSHMORE CRUMBLE
ITS THE VOICE OF THE TIRED AND ANGRY SPITTING OUT PIE THAT MAKE US HUMBLE
BT’Z SLAMMING ON YOUR HEAD LIKE MATUMBO IF YOU MUMBLE
SEE WE DON’T KISS THE RING WE SAVAGES LIKE BROTHERS IN DA JUNGLE
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YOOZ A NUT BOL YOU HATIN BUT TELLIN PEOPLE HOW YOU MET ME
TALKING BOUT HOW YOU KNEW ME BACK IN THE DAY YOU ALWAYS FELT ME
YOU WAS FRONTING BACK THEN BUT NOWYOU PLAYIN ALL MA TRACKS BRO
THATS WHY IM NOT GIVEN YOU A PASS INSTEAD IM BUSSING YA ASS BRO
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We BUSSING TABLE FOR THE HIGH CLASS SPITTING IN DEY FOOD
THE TYPE OF SHIT DAT BROKEN TOY DO IS ALWAYS RUDE
WE FEEL CERTAIN WAY ABOUT HOW THE GAME WAS PLAYED
ITS ONLY HALF TIME I AINT PERFORMING IM TAKIN NOTES AND NAMES
SO WHEN THE SHIT HITS THE FAN WE KNOW WHO’S REALLY ON THE TEAM
WE ONLY WANT THORO BREDS IN THE TRIBE TO HELP US REACH OUR D REAMS
IT AINT NOTHIN FOR ME TO SAY… FOR YOU TO TAKE IN ITS HIGH CONCENTRATION
CANT UNDERSTAND MA BARS AND CADENCE ITS JUST MATH CALCULATIONS
BROKEN TOYZ DONT DIE WE MULTIPLY WE BAE BAE’S KIDS
PLAYIN WIT GI JOES AND BARBIE WITH DECAPITATED HEADS
TEDDY RUXPIN DONT WORK HE TOOK A L HIS CASSETTE DONT PLAY
WE WAS POOR KIDZ WE DIDNT CARE BROKEN TOYZ ALL DAY
MAMA SAID STICK TO DA BEATS KEEP ON WRITIN YA RHYMES
AND ONE DAY IMMA SEE YOU BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN SHINE
BROKEN TOYS ARE TATTERED AND SHATTERED BUT THEY STILL GET USED
COULDNT ALWAYS get NEW TOYZ cuz I HAD BRAND NAME SHOES