The Lyric Archive - Song Lyrics
[Main] [Artists list] [Charts] [Genres] [Last added lyrics] [ Advanced Search]
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z




#  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  

Rating:  Not rated
Rate It:   Poor  Poor  Average  Hot. Excellent  Hot. Excellent
Composer: Zane Grey, Black Thought, ?uestlove, Larry Brown, Saadiq, Leonard Hubbard

The Roots - What They Do lyrics



Chorus: (Saadiq)

Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...
Never do....what they do, what they do, what they do...

Verse One:

Yo, lost generation, fast pace nation
World population confront their frustration
The principles of true hip-hop have been forsaken
It's all contractual, and about money making
Pretend-to-be cats don't seem to know their limitations
Exact replication and false representation
You wanna be a man, then stand your own
To MC requires skills, I demand some shown
I let the frauds keep frontin
And roam like a celluar phone far from home
Giving crowds what they wanted
Offical hip-hop consumption, the 5th dumpin
Keepin ya party jumpin wit an original somethin
Yo, I dedicate this to the one dimension-al
No imagination, excuse for perpetration
My man came over and said
"Yo we thought we heard you"
Joke's for you
We heard your bitin ass crew but uh

Chorus: Raphael Saadiq

Never do, what they do when they do what they do
(repeat 2X)

Verse Two: Black Thought

Thin is the line of between love and hatred
The game is ill-natured, it's nothing sacred
Hey yo, it's funny when i see some rap niggaz do the making
Of you would blow up or go as far as they can take it
My nine to five is just to hit ya get the party live
I'm Black Thought, used to rap for sport
Now the rhymes need life support
I take it very seriously within this industry
It's various crews that try to touch me
But I come wit the beautiful thing
And I bless the track plushly
Around the world the crowds love me from doing tours
Recepient of applause from you and yours
Creator of original sounds to send to stores you take home
To absorb and sweat it out your pores
Now who can stop the music runnin through these veins
Infinitely go against the grain
That's why my motto's to

Chorus

Verse Three:

Livin the life of limos and lights
Airplanes and trains
Short days and long nights
Keyboards and mics
Bass chords and drum kicks
And my mental thick to hit my head like brick
As I embark on a mission welcoming to the dark
When I first spark the arts, when's the listening start
Open your head wide and let the thought inside
My style fortified by all of philladel-phy
I've dealt more stealth than all the wicked weal-thy
Mentality undetectable by the naked eye
Then I get paid when the record is played
To put it short I want it Made like Ed, nuff said
Then after that, I'm puttin on the ___
Let the ladies blend with the darkskin devil bred and discover
My level is that of no other
And Roots crew bring offical and true
While I'm continuin to...

Chorus: repeat 4X
Songs list of album: Illadelph Halflife (1996)
         Title Rating
01    Intro lyrics Add lyrics   -
02    Respond/React lyrics Add lyrics   -
03   Section lyrics   -
04    Panic!!!!! lyrics Add lyrics   -
05   It Just Don't Stop lyrics   -
06   Episodes lyrics   -
07    Push up Ya Lighter lyrics Add lyrics   -
08   What They Do lyrics   -
09    ? Vs. Scratch (The Token DJ Cut) lyrics Add lyrics   -
10    Concerto of Desparado lyrics Add lyrics   -
11   Clones lyrics   -
12    UNIverse at War lyrics Add lyrics   -
13   No Alibi lyrics   -
14    Dave Vs. Us lyrics Add lyrics   -
15   No Great Pretender lyrics   -
16   The Hypnotic lyrics   -
17   Ital (The Universal Side) lyrics   -
18    One Shine lyrics Add lyrics   -
19    The Adventures in Wonderland lyrics Add lyrics   -
20    Outro lyrics Add lyrics   -
 

Top songs of The Roots lyrics
No songs


Last added lyrics
Christmas Fantasy
Christmas Fantasy
by Anita Baker
For the Love of My Man
For the Love of My Man
by Celi Bee
Payback
Payback
by Brownside
Zizanie
Zizanie
by Zazie
Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist
by The Smashing Pumpkins



Navigation

Browse Artists
Add Lyrics
Lyrics Charts
Lyrics Genres
Today's Lyrics
Search Lyrics

 

Charts

Country Lyrics
Folk Lyrics
Gospel Lyrics
Latin Lyrics
R&B Lyrics
Rap Lyrics
Rock Lyrics
Soundtrack Lyrics

Links

Free CD & DVD Covers
Covers at CDcovers.to
Songs-lyrics.net