The Roots

obvious; conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Head of the Class, Magna Cum Laude

Beats bring the beast out me, flagrant foul rowdy

Reed pipe but deep tight, disposition keep on flippin'

scatter; distribute loosely

Used to make plots against the herringbone herb

But now, all I do disperse the verb

And like a nerd, I can make you say, "He's superb" (he's superb)

rebel; someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

Burn like a chariot, learn how to carry it

Maverick, always above and beyond average

Fuel to the flame that I train with and travel with

examine; any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

Creator of original sounds that's in the stores

You take home to absorb and sweat it out your pores

Now who can stop the music runnin' through these veins

scheming; indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

Backstage in high heels and painted on jeans

Probably had the most devious eyes I'd ever seen

Told me she was twenty-two she was only seventeen

expand; increase in size, volume or significance

Who will imply that I lack a-biliti?

Make your words known, amplify the u-tiliti

I'm crooked like the I on a toxic malt liquor

evoke; call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Got no time to debate, but hold up wait, sit straight

It's in mil, the elicit, you violate, you get a ticket

MCs you can't tell I expel, you get evicted

collection; a collection of works that an artist or company can perform

In your area, throughout your whole section, yo

Y'all know the dynasty, the roots repertoire

The lieutenant from the reservoir, serve the spar

harmful; contrary to your interests or welfare

Moms listen to they daughter story about my packets

The adverse is on your table, stabilize emotion

A soldier at ease, but on post of up most in

healing; tending to cure or restore to health

My journey from a dirty hallway, to the Hall of Fame

Music my therapeutic way to cope with all this pain

Was headed for the drain, soakin before the rainwater came

fake; intended to deceive

Just blendin in the great, give me room to ventilate

Most niggaz is fraudulent, the rap seargeant

Bargin, through your regiment, call your president

odd item; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

It was a shot of eighth, but I never got away

Dreamed a little dream of me, but that was an anomaly

People ask for god, 'till the day he comes

common; most frequent or common

We realized this a planet of Cream, to obtain

When the predominant rap, conglomerate rap spark the flame

Hark the name

mixed up; lacking a visible order or organization

I thought I could get wif her when she was a little older

But she a victim of the wicked system that controlled-a it's all chaotic

But if my life it's symbolic forever shadow on my mental I never forgot it

edge; the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

Have your lady lip-synchin' like on Soul Train

The niggas that's a problem's a minimal margin

The Colonel, Captain, Lieutenant, General, Sergeant

depending on; a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

Through all the dark times, part of the business

That life be contingent on smart forensics

My microphone'll make a man a newborn infant

waste; spend thoughtlessly; throw away

Found out amongst thieves

Chose to squander his dreams

Stopped believing in himself

idea; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

Listen, people listen

You got the notion (I hope so)

Listen what I'm saying to you

ban; command against

Cause wreck with the tech, make you jump and say 'ribbit'

I exhibit many forms, prohibit the corny forms

(And we're in, your neighborhood) on the norms

opponent; someone who offers opposition

And when inviting me thoughts, I'm really unboxin'

My main adversary in this silly concoction

Freeze your face like bosilium toxin

secret; a flock of coots

Y'all tonka toys straight out the cereal box

Down low covert ops feel or not

Throw your mitts up we 'bout to thicken the plot

importance; special importance or significance

I'm like a senior citizen, still livin' but gettin' benefits

Put emphasis on hittin' my nemesis in high percentages

Crooked ass cops is the reason for my belligerence

take back; fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

Yet, don't owe them niggas nothing but potent lyrics

But if you ain't got the dance, they revoke your spinning

So good rappers ain't eating they Olsen twining