The Show

[Intro] Ladies and gentlemen
The greatest stage show you've ever witnessed
Appearing live, from out the 2-1-5,
The Roots crew [Verse 1]
Big respect to the
Get fresh, yes
Have you ever seen a show and fellas on the mic make one minute rhymes that don't come out right (They bite)
Aiyo, they never write (That's not polite)
Word up, am
I lyin? (Nah, you're quite right)
Well tonight on this very mic you're about to hear
We swear, the illest star rappers of the year
So so, cheerio, yell, scream "Bravo"
Also, if you didn't know it's
The Roots
Show [Verse 2]
Yo Rahzel (Wassup?), put your
Wallies on (Yo 'Riq, I was about to but I need a shoehorn)
Why's that? (Cos these shoes always hurt my corn)
Six minutes, six minutes, six minutes
Roots crew, you're on
Uh uh on, uh uh on, uh uh-uh uh-uh uh uh on
Uh uh on, uh uh on, uh uh-uh uh-uh uh uh on
Here we go, (here we go), come on, (come on)
Here we go, (here we go), come on, (come on) (Yo 'Riq, where's Malik?)
Aiyo, the brother is late
Told him the time, oh,
I forgot the date (Man, you did it again)
Oh no! (Here we go), come on (Here we go), come on (Here we go, did we miss the show?)
No, no no nono, no we didn't, w-w-w-word
No nono nono nono, no we didn't, w-w-w-word
No we didn't, (Well don't get us wrong)
Excuse but um, excuse but umm, excuse
Roots crew you're on
Uh uh on.... [Verse 3]
Well it, started on-a
O'Saints Avenue
When we came up with the squad that's called
The Roots crew
It was me,
Qwest Kemal,
Hubbard and my man
Malik- B, and
Rahzel from the
NYC Who used ta, scratch and sing, make sounds and things
For example, check out this telephone ring [telephone ring]
Hello? Hello?
Can I speak to
Rahzel? No, he's not in right now
Well anyway, no more delay
Just peep out the ill my man display
But'cha gotta be (fresh),
Rahzel'll rock (fresh) like
D-O-U-G-I-
E (fresh)
And I'm known for the....... and not for the........
Rahzel the
Godfather, the entertainer
No other title could fit me plainer
In the past generation,
I am the remainder
And I'm also known as the beatbox trainer
Cashin cheques, makin sound effects
After I finish rockin,
Black Thought is up next
Well here's a lil' sometin that needs to be heard
Rah, I was headin
Uptown, (Word 'Riq), word (Chillin) and all alone, no one to be with
Hopped up on the train headed for 2-5th and saw this pretty girl (what?), so
I sat beside her
Then she went [roar] like she was
Tony the Tiger
I said "Oh no, there's been a mistake Love, my name is Black Thought, not Frostie Flakes" (Oh, golly wally)
Well, she was raisin hell
She said "Aah, my name is Maggie but call me Michelle" [something in reverse]
Check it out,
Roots crew and yeah, we rock the house, y'nah
I'msayin?
And when I'm on the mic, there won't be no delayin
So bust a move, we show and prove
Yo Rahzel, do that record
Jam on the
Groove [Outro]
As you can see, most definitely
The Roots are....
Come up Rahzel, come up
Illa Del Come up ?
UESTLOVE, and then come on up
Hub Come up
Malik B, and then behind him
D Come up
Dice Raw, the 5th
Dynasty and
Black Thought sendin out a shout to the
Get Fresh
Crew and Doug
E.