Too Many Rappers on Radio 1

[dave790]

was on tonight, heard it at work. shitty sound but liked what i heard, particularly 2nd versus. checked the site, will be up to stream tomorrow i presume:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe/

edit: ahh iLLMIX beat me to it anyway!

edit 2: oh i was wrong you can listen to it now and everything! 30 minutes in

[dirtydan11]

oh wow, thanks!

oh shit can't listen outside uk .. you can listen live but not old shows... assholes

[JasonP]

History in the making! They Kill it!!!! Beats are fantastic, Ryhmes are dope as poo.....whoooo hoooooooo. This is going to carry me to 2010.

Dan, I had no problems streaming it.

Something so fresh and vibrant about it. Can't stop listening. Wonder who is responsible for the beat???

[dirtydan11]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00lknm2 yeah i figured it out, thanks jay

i'm liking this song alot.. instant classic, perfect blend of new and old..like peanut butter and sandwiches, like pen and paper like picasso and canvasses

the beat is so hardcore.


best beat in years

[BeastieAlbum07]

SICKNASTY!!!!

30:00

[dirtydan11]

from 30:11 to 34:30 for whoever can rip it... mkvl3, where are ya?

[Club Molecule]

Sounds like they played the drums live maybe?

[b i o n i c]

just listen to it off of the stream, and BUY IT when it comes out

how hard is it to ffwd it?

[cj hood]

amazon featured the weakest part....it does get better!!! i like yauch's last verse....adrock sounds flat...mike's shinin!

[ColbyTrio]

Am I the only one who doesn't like this track? Lee Majors and BBoys in the Cut are far superior.(n)

[cj hood]

Am I the only one who doesn't like this track? Lee Majors and BBoys in the Cut are far superior.(n)

i don't hate it...but i do like the other 2 better. like i said before...it's a great opportunity missed.

[dirtydan11]

for me it's lee majors, too many rappers, then bboys in the cut.. lee majors is the most genre mixing beastie defining moment ever, blending the two types of music they have perfected while sounding perfect together.. and then too many rappers is just so good on different levels! getting hyped, y'all!!!

BEASTIE BOYS

[pshabi]

Oh shit, this hot. That live version from Bonnaroo does the studio version no justice. I'm diggin' the production on this. Dope beat.

[camo]

amazon featured the weakest part....it does get better!!! i like yauch's last verse....adrock sounds flat...mike's shinin!

yeah man I was just thinking that...whats up with Adrocks mic? lol

Beats choice though (y)

[destructo]

Here ya go: http://www.filedropper.com/toomanyrappersonzane

[dirtydan11]

thanks for that destructo!!!

[laurie_hammy]

Here ya go: http://www.filedropper.com/toomanyrappersonzane

Thankyou ! This streaming is taking a while !

[laurie_hammy]

Im with everyone on the beat, this shit is SiK !!!!!!

[laurie_hammy]

Been rappin since 83 OIM !

Did I hear Adrock pull the UK accent again like on Triple Trouble ?

[dirtydan11]

yup

[destructo]

I don't know how anyone can have any doubts about this album. We have heard three songs now and all three of them are great. Any doubts I had after TT5B are gone.

[laurie_hammy]

Can really bob to this track. Loving the beat being stopped at the end lines of some of the verses an being able to hear them finish the line acapella, then boom, the beats back.

Yauch's Hurricane Twister rhyme was gold too.

[pm0ney]

Oooooooooooo this shit is hot! By far the best of the 3 so far.

[mkvl3]

Here ya go: http://www.filedropper.com/toomanyrappersonzane
THANKS for this! Woulda ripped it but I was at work.
Man, this is shaping up to be one hell of an album.

[BMD]

This shit kills, period !!!

[JohnnyChavello]

God damn it, I love this shit.

[Nerd Fight]

Cool! Beat sounds more instrumental than I'd imagined...nice

[Laver1969]

I'm liking it! Sounding good! Although I could do without the Nas. I'm just interested in the B. Boys so...fuck you my man.

[destructo]

I'm liking it! Sounding good! Although I could do without the Nas. I'm just interested in the B. Boys so...fuck you my man.

I was the same way until I heard the track. NAS actually fits in pretty good.

[Keyser]

what a beat...it's 4 in the morning here i'm kinda drunk but blown away by this track. reeeaaallly fresh.

but as a single?...it's not really catchy, ain't it? too noisy.

[destructo]

what a beat...it's 4 in the morning here i'm kinda drunk but blown away by this track. reeeaaallly fresh.

but as a single?...it's not really catchy, ain't it? too noisy.

You are drunk.

[Keyser]

ok sorry.
but the beat is dope, i'm happy :)

[mkvl3]

I tried to decipher the lyrics. Here's my first attempt. Feel free to fill in the blanks. Will edit this post as they get filled in.

And hey, anybody catch the Will.I.Am diss? Hillarious!
"So get your hologram on off of Wolf Blitzer"


Mic Check Nas
Mic Check
One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

Yo, I been in the game since before you was born
I might still be emceein' even after you're gone
Strange thought, I know, but my skills still grow
The 80's, the 90's, 2000's and so
On and on until the crack of dawn
Until the year 3000 and beyond
Stay up all night and i'm emceein
Never die, cuz death is because of the sleep

'Cuz i'm back with a bang boogie, oogie oogie
Strawberry letter 23 like shoogy
Oh my god just look at me, grandpa been rappin' since '83
I'm supersonic like J.J. Fad
Got crazy ass shit pullin out the bag
Don't forget the tarter sauce, yo cuz it's settled
All these crab rappers, they're rappin' like crabs

I have carte blanche, the vagabond
Nas is the narcissistic, my pockets are ?????
I'm no killa, but compared to you i'm more realer
You aint a ?????, a mobster or a drug dealer
A drug dealer, you're not, mafioso, so no
You aint got the cutthroat in ya, beginner
I aint tryin' to hear your racket
You heard the police dog, you snitch, you rat, you wear that jacket

How many rappers must get dissed
Gimmie 8 bars so I can ?????????????
So let some women in, and I miss
The real hip hop which I persist, like
???????????????????????????????
????????????????????????????????
This is yours, this is one for the history books
Nasty Nas, what's the word, throw it off in the hook

One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

Cuz this the type of lyric goes inside your brain
?????????? straight out the frame
My lyrics spin round like a hurricane twister
So get your hologram on off of Wolf Blitzer
Too many rappers to shake a stick at
I oughta charge a tax for every weak rap
I had to listen to, 'cuz we be makin' stacks
We stash records ???????????? we gotta pack
Never becoming wack

To all you crab rappers and hackers
And circus vendors ?????????????????
I take the cake, I stole them all
The golden microphone, well that's mine to hold
And why all these biters all up in my crotch?
They sniffin, muffin, huffin
And mean muggin' with a Blimpie Bluffin
Back up off me suckas, you aint sayin' nothin

I brought it on Broadway, I was the ??????????
Dual tape recorder blazin' auditoriums all day
I'm just getting started on this beat, this is foreplay
And when this song finished, I can sing along with this
By the way I have a strong fetish
For Christian laboutin steppers, I hear Russian blondes the wettest
But anyway I better pay homage to my fellas
And that's what's on my mind, on the rhyme who's next up?

Mike D. The man of mystery
History in the makin', and now we're takin'
Titles, awards, and accolades
Scare the competition as I sharpie my brain
Come together like peanut butter and sandwiches
Like pen and paper, like Picasso & canvases
Rockin' stadiums and shitty bars
Go back in time, send a fax from my car

One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

[laurie_hammy]

Cool! Beat sounds more instrumental than I'd imagined...nice

Yeah which im usualy not a huge fan of sometimes but this time its perfect !

[laurie_hammy]

Went for a long drive an had this song on repeat. Really loving this ! Gets better an better with every listen. I cant get over Adrock's first verse, sooo SiK. Best iv heard of his in a while ! My attempt at lyrics of it:


Because I'm Back With A Bang Boogie, Oogie Oogie
Strawberry Letter 23 Like Shoogy
Oh My God Just Look At Me
Grandpa Been Rappin Since 83 Oim
Supersonic Like J.J. Fad
Got Crazy Ass Shit Pullin Out The Bag
Don't Forget The Tarter Sauce Yo, Cause It's Settled ?
These Crab Rappers, They're Rappin' Like Crabs

[mkvl3]

My attempt at lyrics of it
Orig post edited! Keep it coming!

[Jiberish]

Mike D. The man of mystery
History in the makin', and now we're takin'
Titles, awards, and accolades
Scare the competition as I sharpie my brain
Come together like peanut butter and sandwiches
Like Pen & paper, Like Picasso & canvases
Rockin' ???? in shitty bars
Go back in time, send a fax from my car


I filled in some Mike D blanks.

[Darko]

I think Adrock's second verse could've been a bit better but I love the song, and while I like TT5B, I'm glad this sounds different.

[laurie_hammy]

I think Adrock's second verse could've been a bit better but I love the song, and while I like TT5B, I'm glad this sounds different.

It grew on me each listen an I like it now. He nearly went off beat towards the end though, had to speed up a little with the


Back Up Off Me Sucka, You Aint Sayin Nothin

[Guy Incognito]

(y)really really good - simple but effective - its the best out of the three new i have heard. Nas is good. Not sure about all the rhymes being brilliant but some good ones and the beat is fantastic. As someone said earlier, its very good signs for the rest of the album. fingers crossed

[TheQuokka]

I love this track!! Thanks for posting it. I had no problems with the streaming. I have listened to it 5 times so far: can't get enough of it!!
Cheers!!

[cAm]

im in love with this song!

[Kid Presentable]

Mic Check (Nas)
Mic Check
One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

Yo, I been in the game since before you was born
I might still be emceein' even after you're gone
Strange thought, I know, but my skills still grow
The 80's, the 90's, 2000's and so
On and on until the crack of dawn
Until the year 3000 and beyond
Stay up all night and I M.C
and Never die, cuz death is because of the sleep

'Cuz i'm back with the bang boogie,
oogie oogie
Strawberry letter 23 like shuggie
Oh my god just look at me, grandpa been rappin' since '83
Oi'm supersonic like J.J. Fad
Got crazy ass shit pullin out the bag
Don't forget the tartar sauce, yo cuz it's sad
All these crab rappers, they're rappin' like crabs

I have carte blanche, the vagabond
Nas is a narcissist, my pockets are rotund
I'm no killa, but compared to you i'm more realer
You aint a ?????, a mobster or a drug dealer
A slug peeler, you're not, mafioso, no
You aint got the cutthroat in ya, beginner
I aint tryin' to hear your racket
You work with police dog, you snitch, you rat, you wear that jacket

How many rappers must get dissed
Gimmie 8 bars and watch me bless this
I start to reminisce, when I miss
The real hip hop with which I persist, like
Rum and mojitos
????????????????????????????????
Yes Y'all, this is one for the history books
Nasty Nas, what's the word, count it off in the hook

One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

Cuz this the type of lyric goes inside your brain
To blow you bullshit rappers straight out the frame
My lyrics spin round like a hurricane twister
So get your hologram on off of Wolf Blitzer
Too many rappers to shake a stick at
I oughta charge a tax for every weak rap
I had to listen to, 'cuz we be makin' stacks
Like Stax records
My squad we gotta pack
We never coming wack

To all you crab rappers and hackers
And circumventers
??? splendour
I
take the cake, I stole the mould
The golden microphone, well that's mine to hold
And why all these biters all up in my crotch-space?
sniffin, muffin, huffin
And mean muggin' with a Blimpie Bluffin
Back up off me sucka, you aint sayin' nothin

I''m broader than Broadway, I was in project hallways
Dual tape recorder blazin' auditoriums all day
I'm just getting started on this beat, this is foreplay
And when this song finished, y'all can sing along with this
By the way I have a strong fetish
For Christian laboutin steppers, I hear Russian blondes the wettest
But anyway I better pay homage to my fellas
And that's what's on my mind,
and the rhyme who's next up?

Mike D. The man of mystery
History in the makin', and now we're takin'
Titles, awards, and accolades
Scarin the competition as I sharpen my blades
Come together like peanut butter and sandwiches
Like pen and paper, like Picasso & canvases
Rockin' stadiums and shitty bars
Go back in time, send a fax from my car

One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

[MC Boulangerie]

For Christian laboutin steppers, I hear Russian blondes the wettest
Christian Louboutin
http://www.christianlouboutin.com/

[Kid Presentable]

Christian Louboutin
http://www.christianlouboutin.com/

Yeah that was left over from the original one.

[Nerd Fight]

Stay up all night and I M.C
and Never die, cuz death is because of the sleep


I think that's 'never die, cuz death is the cousin of sleep'
It's a reference to a Nas lyric

[Nerd Fight]

Yeah which im usualy not a huge fan of sometimes but this time its perfect !

yeah, it works really well on this track...I like the way the beat changes around a bit through the whole track

[roosta]

that's a nice song

[Kid Presentable]

It's a reference to a Nas lyric

:eek: You're kidding?

Yeah again, that was in the original lyric post. I know the reference, well done you're right. I plain didn't see it, I just copied and pasted from the original post and made some suggestions in other places. I should have bought my fine toothed comb.

Copy, paste and repost and see how many teabaggers get on your nuts about things I didn't spot.

Mic Check (Nas)
Mic Check
One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

Yo, I been in the game since before you was born
I might still be emceein' even after you're gone
Strange thought, I know, but my skills still grow
The 80's, the 90's, 2000's and so
On and on until the crack of dawn
Until the year 3000 and beyond
Stay up all night and I M.C
and Never die, cuz death is the cousin of sleep

'Cuz i'm back with the bang boogie,
oogie oogie
Strawberry letter 23 like shuggie
Oh my god just look at me, grandpa been rappin' since '83
Oi'm supersonic like J.J. Fad
Got crazy ass shit pullin out the bag
Don't forget the tartar sauce, yo cuz it's sad
All these crab rappers, they're rappin' like crabs

I have carte blanche, the vagabond
Nas is a narcissist, my pockets are rotund
I'm no killa, but compared to you i'm more realer
You aint a ?????, a mobster or a drug dealer
A slug peeler, you're not, mafioso, no
You aint got the cutthroat in ya, beginner
I aint tryin' to hear your racket
You work with police dog, you snitch, you rat, you wear that jacket

How many rappers must get dissed
Gimmie 8 bars and watch me bless this
I start to reminisce, when I miss
The real hip hop with which I persist, like
Rum and mojitos
????????????????????????????????
Yes Y'all, this is one for the history books
Nasty Nas, what's the word, count it off in the hook

One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

Cuz this the type of lyric goes inside your brain
To blow you bullshit rappers straight out the frame
My lyrics spin round like a hurricane twister
So get your hologram on off of Wolf Blitzer
Too many rappers to shake a stick at
I oughta charge a tax for every weak rap
I had to listen to, 'cuz we be makin' stacks
Like Stax records
My squad we gotta pack
We never coming wack

To all you crab rappers and hackers
And circumventers
??? splendour
I
take the cake, I stole the mould
The golden microphone, well that's mine to hold
And why all these biters all up in my crotch-space?
sniffin, muffin, huffin
And mean muggin' with a Blimpie Bluffin
Back up off me sucka, you aint sayin' nothin

I''m broader than Broadway, I was in project hallways
Dual tape recorder blazin' auditoriums all day
I'm just getting started on this beat, this is foreplay
And when this song finished, y'all can sing along with this
By the way I have a strong fetish
For Christian Louboutin steppers, I hear Russian blondes the wettest
But anyway I better pay homage to my fellas
And that's what's on my mind,
and the rhyme who's next up?

Mike D. The man of mystery
History in the makin', and now we're takin'
Titles, awards, and accolades
Scarin the competition as I sharpen my blades
Come together like peanut butter and sandwiches
Like pen and paper, like Picasso & canvases
Rockin' stadiums and shitty bars
Go back in time, send a fax from my car

One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

[cj hood]

i swear mike gives a shout out to Troop jackets where you have ??????????

[Kid Presentable]

i swear mike gives a shout out to Troop jackets where you have ??????????

Not my question marks, but yeah there's something about jackets. Copy, paste and repost, and answer all queries politely.

Edit: I'll defend Mike's "Reminisce" cause he's using the same Daffy Duck/Hot Sauce lisp he's using in B-Boys in the Cut when he says "no dithrethpect"

[Rich Cheney]

That was uhm, quite off the hook fella's.

Well done.

[Kid Presentable]

Oh yeah it's bonkers

[YoungRemy]

Not my question marks, but yeah there's something about jackets. Copy, paste and repost, and answer all queries politely.

Edit: I'll defend Mike's "Reminisce" cause he's using the same Daffy Duck/Hot Sauce lisp he's using in B-Boys in the Cut when he says "no dithrethpect"

I'm thinking the lisp has been the long running gag on Russel Simmons?


p.s. electric fuzz (y)

[Nerd Fight]

:eek: You're kidding?
Yeah again, that was in the original lyric post. I know the reference, well done you're right. I plain didn't see it, I just copied and pasted from the original post and made some suggestions in other places. I should have bought my fine toothed comb.


My mistake, I got confused and thought you were the original lyric poster. Put the fine toothed comb down!

[Kid Presentable]

I'm thinking the lisp has been the long running gag on Russel Simmons?


True

[Kid Presentable]

My mistake, I got confused and thought you were the original lyric poster. Put the fine toothed comb down!

ha nah honestly the Nas reference was something pointed out when the live version dropped, and I took it as read.

[cj hood]

That was uhm, quite off the hook fella's.

Well done.

oh snap...you heard it here first folks...

[Rodie]

I love this beat. (y)

[laurie_hammy]

Wonder why MMM didnt scratch at the break in the middle ? He did on the live versions an it sounded nice as. Iv listened to that live version so much that when that break came I had myself saying "DJ, MIX MASTER MIKE" !

[Bernard Goetz]

My head esplode. This track is a bona fide classic. Thanks for the upload.

[milkboy009]

Very nice track, didn't think Nas would sound this nice next to the Boys, but it works out well

I gotta take some points off for Ad Rock mentioning crab rappers in two separate verses though

can't wait til the video drops! I can't see this getting much radio airplay though, not poppy enough for mainstream hip hop radio and too hip hop for alternative stations.

[pesto pizza]

Here ya go: http://www.filedropper.com/toomanyrappersonzane

thankyou your a great person,could you do the same for b-boys in the cut and lee majors come again that would be amazing,thanks

[Brother McDuff]

fun track. got those super compressed drums and thrashing cymbals a la Pass the Mic. dirty beat. lovin the bridge too. can't wait to hear the non-squashed version. (y)(y)

[b-grrrlie]

I missed Zane's Tweet about this with an hour, so I'm glad yous guys posted the track here!

<3


(y)(y)

[MC Boulangerie]

youtube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNB8pNqwrKw

[mkvl3]

thankyou your a great person,could you do the same for b-boys in the cut and lee majors come again that would be amazing,thanks

http://www.filedropper.com/b-boysinthecut
http://www.filedropper.com/leemajorscomeagain

[FittenTrimMC]

Like rum in mojitos, bullets in banditos

[Darko]

Like rum in mojitos, bullets in banditos

Mike D rules this track

[cypressphil]

Shit is dope, Hot Sauce Committee is gone OWN 2009 Ya'll!!:D

[brooklyndust]

I agree with everyone that mike d shines on this track

especially his first part, love everything about it

[MC Boulangerie]

Mike shines on every track

[Extra Cheese]

mario c. is sorely missed.

[Miho]

Great song. I have a change of heart for the album version, it's nice. I like when a slower voice comes up when Mike starts.

[Brother McDuff]

i think mike is my least fav on this joint, actually. it's pretty easy to tell that Nas recorded his vocals separately on his own, though shit still sounds noice. (y)

lovin the dual drum takes and synth ish. (y)(y)

[Rodie]

I gotta take some points off for Ad Rock mentioning crab rappers in two separate verses though

Funny, I gave bonus points for this.

[Brother McDuff]

Funny, I gave bonus points for this.

moe dee didnt give them an A for stickin to themes for nothin. :D

[ColbyTrio]

mario c. is sorely missed.

I'm glad I'm not alone.

[Micodin]

moe dee didnt give them an A for stickin to themes for nothin. :D

Yeah, unfortunately the rest of the Report Card was pretty poor.

[Kid Presentable]

Wonder why MMM didnt scratch at the break in the middle ? He did on the live versions an it sounded nice as. Iv listened to that live version so much that when that break came I had myself saying "DJ, MIX MASTER MIKE" !

I'm enjoying the lack of Mixmasterisms.

[Kid Presentable]

Like rum in mojitos, bullets in banditos

Cheers. Good pick up.

[BMD]

I'm glad I'm not alone.

What was so great about Mario C. ? He was run of the mill just like Hurracaine.

[Kid Presentable]

Mic Check (Nas)
Mic Check
One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

Yo, I been in the game since before you was born
I might still be emceein' even after you're gone
Strange thought, I know, but my skills still grow
The 80's, the 90's, 2000's and so
On and on until the crack of dawn
Until the year 3000 and beyond
Stay up all night and I M.C
and Never die, cuz death is the cousin sleep

'Cuz i'm back with the bang boogie,
oogie oogie
Strawberry letter 23 like shuggie
Oh my god just look at me, grandpa been rappin' since '83
Oi'm supersonic like J.J. Fad
Got crazy ass shit pullin out the bag
Don't forget the tartar sauce, yo cuz it's sad
All these crab rappers, they're rappin' like crabs

I have carte blanche, the vagabond
Nas is a narcissist, my pockets are rotund
I'm no killa, but compared to you i'm more realer
You aint a ?????, a mobster or a drug dealer
A slug peeler, you're not, mafioso, no
You aint got the cutthroat in ya, beginner
I aint tryin' to hear your racket
You work with police dog, you snitch, you rat, you wear that jacket

How many rappers must get dissed
Gimmie 8 bars and watch me bless this
I start to reminisce, when I miss
The real hip hop with which I persist,
like Rum in mojitos
Bullets in banditos
Matzah balls and soup
Jackets and Troop
Yes Y'all, this is one for the history books
Nasty Nas, what's the word, count it off in the hook

One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

Cuz this the type of lyric goes inside your brain
To blow you bullshit rappers straight out the frame
My lyrics spin round like a hurricane twister
So get your hologram on off of Wolf Blitzer
Too many rappers to shake a stick at
I oughta charge a tax for every weak rap
I had to listen to, 'cuz we be makin' stacks
Like Stax records
My squad we gotta pack
We never coming wack

To all you crab rappers and hackers
And circumventers
*souped on* splendour (*probably wrong)
I
take the cake, I stole the mould
The golden microphone, well that's mine to hold
And why all these biters all up in my crotch-space?
sniffin, muffin, huffin
And mean muggin' with a Blimpie Bluffin
Back up off me sucka, you aint sayin' nothin

I''m broader than Broadway, I was in project hallways
Dual tape recorder lacin' auditoriums all day
I'm just getting started on this beat, this is foreplay
And when this song finished, y'all can sing along with this
By the way I have a strong fetish
For Christian Louboutin steppers, I hear Russian blondes the wettest
But anyway I better pay homage to my fellas
And that's what's on my mind,
and the rhyme who's next up?

Mike D. The man of mystery
History in the makin', and now we're takin'
Titles, awards, and accolades
Scarin the competition as I sharpen my blades
We come together like peanut butter and sandwiches
Like pen and paper, like Picasso & canvases
Rockin' stadiums and shitty bars
Go back in time, send a fax from my car

One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

Thanks agan Fittentrim and cj hood, your collective ear game on inspired me to hear the rest of Mike's first verse. And mkvl3 for blueprintin

[executiverocker]

I am almost in tears, this track is fucking wonderful! Can't wait to hear it in its proper glory! ALSO not ruined by Zane!
EDIT: found it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNB8pNqwrKw sounds better than the file I dl earlier :D

[JohnnyChavello]

Like rum in mojitos, bullets in banditos

Like rum and mojitos, bullets and banditos, matzah balls and soup, jackets and Troop (http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp157/kirkalater/eric-b-rakim-paid-in-full.jpg)

[Kid Presentable]

Like rum and mojitos, bullets and banditos, matzah balls and soup, jackets and Troop (http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp157/kirkalater/eric-b-rakim-paid-in-full.jpg)

It's in there already. I don't know that I am ready for a philosophical debate about which ones are 'in' and which ones are 'and'.

[mkvl3]

Thanks agan Fittentrim and cj hood, your collective ear game on inspired me to hear the rest of Mike's first verse. And mkvl3 for blueprintin
I was way off on some of that stuff. The ears aint what they used to be. It's all this damn rock and roll music! *shakes fist*

[laurie_hammy]

I dont think iv had a song on repeat for this long. Lovin it !

[Kid Presentable]

Does anybody worry about being bored with it by the time September rolls around?

[pshabi]

Does anybody worry about being bored with it by the time September rolls around?

Yep.

[pshabi]

What was so great about Mario C. ? He was run of the mill just like Hurracaine.

What? :confused:

[laurie_hammy]

Does anybody worry about being bored with it by the time September rolls around?

I do get bored with songs, but they always come back to me feeling as new as ever later on. Especialy with Beastie's, my playlists are constantly changing.

[Kid Presentable]

I suppose the key is not listening to it 200 times a day.

What do the Mario-mentioners think would be so different about this song with him around (genuine question, not a challenge)?

[Monsieur Decuts]

^ flute loops! All synth, all the time, ruined TT5B in my opinion.

Great track, simply stellar raps, a revert to name drops that make you run to google to figure out wtf they're talking about.

[Brother McDuff]

i think i feel like i'll get sick of the "leaked" tracks long enough before the release that i'll be ready for them again in time. plus their context in the record will breathe a bit more life into them. these tracks are sounding nice.

in reference to the Mario inquiry; I personally feel Mario was damn near a fourth beastie for a decade. he was truly a secret weapon via his wonderful engineering sensibility, but just as much his gift of being able to help the beasties develop their songs into more layered, textured productions. i can honestly say that I truly have enjoyed all post Mario releases very much, but in the same vein I also recognize that their overall sound has lost an intensity and creamy fullness that was certainly fostered by Mario's contributions during the 90s. i'm talking sonically and musically.

that said, it's a supreme gas following the beasties "producer-less", like the cat's away and the mice are playing. following every whim they feel, musically humoring any idea they may have with a casual charm.






fuck, i'm ranting.

[Kid Presentable]

Only thing really missing aside from Mario's studio knowledge is the fact he was always around to press record in the middle of something.

This song is really the first thing in a long time up there with anything he engineered. Those drums sound fucking superb. That it's looped live music immediately puts it up against the Mario era shit and this beat more than hangs. For me.

[dfmoss]

^ flute loops! All synth, all the time, ruined TT5B in my opinion.

Great track, simply stellar raps, a revert to name drops that make you run to google to figure out wtf they're talking about.

Can somebody tell either how Mario or Hurra left the Bboys?
just curious....

[dave790]

I didn't even think of Mario C until someone mentioned him. I'm also interested in what he'd bring to this track, as production-wise I think it hits the nail on the head quite viciously.

I hate it when people mention Adrock saying 'crab rappers' in two seperate versus, or Mike rhyming 'commericial twice' in Pass The Mic, as slip-ups or them not knowing what they are doing, like with the TT5B production being fairly simple and sparse. It's fucking deliberate, and as much as they think, fans really don't know better.

Anyway, great track, like the other two. I don't think I'll get bored of it, it'll just become less fresh, which is pretty natural. I still enjoy Sure Shot immensely, for example, and that's had about 500 plays in my life!

I love MCA's 'too many rappers to shake a stick at...', it's like the King's grandpa reference but a little more subtle ha. That little break between his and Adrocks last verse too, Nas' 'who's next?' and to be honest, just the sheer length of it all. Am still digesting, but I can't help thinking what a fucking tune. Missed oppourtunity... How. The. Fuck?

[Guy Incognito]

It's fucking deliberate, and as much as they think, fans really don't know better.

.

(y)

[Burnout18]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNB8pNqwrKw

ok here is new song on youtube.

[YoungRemy]

The Instrumental Break FUCKIN OWNS!!!!!


so far i like the Nas verses...

"Broader than Broadway...."

"I better pay homage to my fellas..."


Damn ,Mike knows how to start a verse...

[destructo]

I am almost in tears, this track is fucking wonderful! Can't wait to hear it in its proper glory!

I feel the same. This track is great and it feels so right.

[YoungRemy]

oh snap...you heard it here first folks...

well you certainly didn't see it anywhere else...

for me,honestly, I don't feel the first two verses at all. The Mother Goose lyrics are just a little much,. I've heard Yauch go On and On until the Crack of Dawn too many times. And Adrock with another Goodness Golly Gee...*cringe*

but the whole song is MUCH greater than the sum of its individual parts

duck and cover

[Bernard Goetz]

I've heard Yauch go On and On until the Crack of Dawn too many times. And Adrock with another Goodness Golly Gee...*cringe*


I sorta feel that - but the music in this track is so epic, they could all be like zin-zin-zin-zin-zin-zin-zinning the whole 4 plus and I'd still be bobbing my head.

[pshabi]

What's this referencing?: "Strawberry letter 23 like shuggie"

[Bernard Goetz]

What's this referencing?: "Strawberry letter 23 like shuggie"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuggie_Otis

http://www.filedropper.com/10strawberryletter23

Great song, great artist. Love the line. King Ad-Rock!!

[camo]

What's this referencing?: "Strawberry letter 23 like shuggie"

this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Hx6F2cTzA)

[Mr. Smacktackle]

How many rappers musketeers :)
Mike D is the illest

[YoungRemy]

How many rappers musketeers :)
Mike D is the illest

how many rappers must get dissed...

yes Mike D absolutely OWNS

[dust monkey]

I'm enjoying the lack of Mixmasterisms.

Thank you....

By the way I take back my NAS comments; this shit is awesome as is LMCA and BBITC, this album is going to be nice and I'm excited.

[MC Boulangerie]

"Go back in time, send a fax from my car"

I remember a video of this

[BeastieAlbum07]

So who all gets dissed besides Will i. am?

[pshabi]

How many rappers musketeers :)


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[cj hood]

well you certainly didn't see it anywhere else...

for me,honestly, I don't feel the first two verses at all. The Mother Goose lyrics are just a little much,. I've heard Yauch go On and On until the Crack of Dawn too many times. And Adrock with another Goodness Golly Gee...*cringe*

but the whole song is MUCH greater than the sum of its individual parts

duck and cover

when you bring dick cheney out the woodwork shit's legit....but i totally agree with you YR and i'm glad i'm not the only one who feels this way...i think yauch should rewrite/redo his first verse and adrock needs to edit his first and bring it harder....for right...mike and nas are aces!!!!!!!!!!

[Brother McDuff]

word up, Shuggie Otis is the man. Inspiration Information is a classic record. they must be on a kick, cuz I noticed a few months back that Tamra used the title cut from that record as the soundtrack to one of her cooking show installments.

[brooklyndust]

there is also the Brothers Johnson version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guJ3fHkTGts

[brooklyndust]

"Go back in time, send a fax from my car"

I remember a video of this

so do I

[laurie_hammy]

(y) Actualy released in 2 days

[Kid Presentable]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Were you kidding about not knowing the Shuggie reference, or am I reading it wrong and these are playful 'Bwahaha's?

[Tzar]

I suppose the key is not listening to it 200 times a day.
i have none of the songs on my computer/mp3 player/cd/in my car. i used to do this back in the day with any new material from any group. ain't happening with this album which will be good.

[Kid Presentable]

I made my wife listen to it on the headphones. She doesn't like the Beastie Boys. She doesn't hate them, but she's not much of a fan of any music. We listen to Kanye and Jay-Z a lot when we drive around the vineyard region. She is unlike us who like the band but criticise every little detail we don't like.

She said "It sounds exactly like they always do, but completely fresh and different at the same time. Old, but new". hmmmmm

[Nerd Fight]

I make my girlfriend listen to Beastie Boys too. Out of the new tracks she likes B-Boys in the cut the most, says it sounds retro, like 60's style. Her favourite all time track is 'the robot one' (intergalactic).

[Kid Presentable]

Yeah my lady is pushing for the covers album. She doesn't mind Benny and the Jets.

[KevG]

I saw this somewhere:

The Beastie Boys will release a 12” (featuring Nas) exclusive to indie record stores. This limited pressing of 5,000 was recorded live at Bonnaroo 2009, when Nas joined the Beasties on stage to perform a new track titled “Too Many Rappers” from the forthcoming album “Hot Sauce Committee,” due in stores this fall. This limited edition 12” record is a return to old school values with the Beastie Boys releasing their new music in a vinyl format before it goes out on a CD and digitally.

Umm.. so like.. WHAT? LIVE version?



The exclusive 12" goes on sale today, Saturday, July 18th.

[mickill]

for me,honestly, I don't feel the first two verses at all. The Mother Goose lyrics are just a little much,. I've heard Yauch go On and On until the Crack of Dawn too many times. And Adrock with another Goodness Golly Gee...*cringe*

but the whole song is MUCH greater than the sum of its individual parts


You and cjhood seem to be the only people willing to halfway admit to themselves that these vocals are actually pretty disappointing.

Anybody that's been paying attention would agree that there was a HUGE drop in the quality of not only their rhyming, but also in their individual delivery, between HN and TT5B. Not to mention that their rapping on HN was already inferior to what they were doing in the 80s. But now the shit is just plain terrible.

In some ways, their vocals on this song actually sound a lot better on the live version. But seriously, why are they hardly even rhyming on beat? What is up Adrock and this baby talk? Can anybody honestly say that the way that they're rapping on this song in any way compares to how they sounded 20 years ago on songs like 3 Minute Rule? It's like night and day.

These guys are one of the most important groups in the world to me - and I'll continue to buy all their releases - but I can admit to myself that they're starting to embarrass me a little with these mediocre lazy rhymes.

[mickill]

By the way, the beat is decent, but doesn't rank anywhere within their top 50 ever. Maybe top 100.

[YoungRemy]

s'all good, I like the Adams' next verses, Nas' Intro, the hook, and everything Mike D touches on this track is SolidGold to me. that includes if the drums are his or not.. they'll probably grow on me and I'll be singing them a la Open Letter to NYC...

[Kid Presentable]

After I heard Intergalactic I kind of accepted the devolution and it doesn't seem to bother me as much as it should.

I know it's a minor thing, and he could have been good enough to do it on both verses, but I like MCA's syncopated flow on the second verse. It's kind of like how he rode around the beat on Check it Out. It's no 3 Minute Rule, but he's still kind of trying.

[laurie_hammy]

After I heard Intergalactic I kind of accepted the devolution and it doesn't seem to bother me as much as it should.

I know it's a minor thing, and he could have been good enough to do it on both verses, but I like MCA's syncopated flow on the second verse. It's kind of like how he rode around the beat on Check it Out. It's no 3 Minute Rule, but he's still kind of trying.

His 3-minute rule verse is prob my fav of his ever. Soo good.

[Laver1969]

Call me a purist...but I'm still having a tough time with the Nas factor. Just not a fan of his. It'll probably grow on me just like QTip's collab did.

[Kid Presentable]

I was so hard on The Mix Up, and I still don't understand the existence of B-Boys in the Cut, but against all odds I'm enjoying Too Many Rappers.

Mike I know you don't have a list on the ready containing your top 50 Beastie Boys beats, but this is in there for me. My top 10 beats list is probably all Dust Brothers, barring Pass the Mic.

[cj hood]

i think if they recorded it together with Nas we would have had something different...

[laurie_hammy]

Mike does kill it in this song !

[checkyourprez]

You and cjhood seem to be the only people willing to halfway admit to themselves that these vocals are actually pretty disappointing.

Anybody that's been paying attention would agree that there was a HUGE drop in the quality of not only their rhyming, but also in their individual delivery, between HN and TT5B. Not to mention that their rapping on HN was already inferior to what they were doing in the 80s. But now the shit is just plain terrible.

In some ways, their vocals on this song actually sound a lot better on the live version. But seriously, why are they hardly even rhyming on beat? What is up Adrock and this baby talk? Can anybody honestly say that the way that they're rapping on this song in any way compares to how they sounded 20 years ago on songs like 3 Minute Rule? It's like night and day.

These guys are one of the most important groups in the world to me - and I'll continue to buy all their releases - but I can admit to myself that they're starting to embarrass me a little with these mediocre lazy rhymes.


and you have just found your answer.


be happy they are still doing it bruh.


remember.....mid 40s.

[BMD]

You and cjhood seem to be the only people willing to halfway admit to themselves that these vocals are actually pretty disappointing.

Anybody that's been paying attention would agree that there was a HUGE drop in the quality of not only their rhyming, but also in their individual delivery, between HN and TT5B. Not to mention that their rapping on HN was already inferior to what they were doing in the 80s. But now the shit is just plain terrible.

In some ways, their vocals on this song actually sound a lot better on the live version. But seriously, why are they hardly even rhyming on beat? What is up Adrock and this baby talk? Can anybody honestly say that the way that they're rapping on this song in any way compares to how they sounded 20 years ago on songs like 3 Minute Rule? It's like night and day.

These guys are one of the most important groups in the world to me - and I'll continue to buy all their releases - but I can admit to myself that they're starting to embarrass me a little with these mediocre lazy rhymes.

Again I say when did they ever have complex rhymes? "I got the brand new doo doo guarenteed like yoohoo"? "I cant stop yall, Im top 10 yall and if you think that youre slick youll catch a brick yall"? "Well ice is cold and fire is hot, when it comes to competition we got them locked"?

I guess people think they used to rhyme like eminem or something but im not seeing some sort of drop off here.

[dave790]

I like Adrock's off-beat 'you ain't saying nothing', that reminds me of MCA's last verse in Ch-Check It Out.

The rhymes are decent, I pesonally thought TT5B was lyrically gold in places, so there's no point in me responding to Mike's post. Me and my friends still quote that shit all the time.

[KevG]

You and cjhood seem to be the only people willing to halfway admit to themselves that these vocals are actually pretty disappointing.

Anybody that's been paying attention would agree that there was a HUGE drop in the quality of not only their rhyming, but also in their individual delivery, between HN and TT5B. Not to mention that their rapping on HN was already inferior to what they were doing in the 80s. But now the shit is just plain terrible.

In some ways, their vocals on this song actually sound a lot better on the live version. But seriously, why are they hardly even rhyming on beat? What is up Adrock and this baby talk? Can anybody honestly say that the way that they're rapping on this song in any way compares to how they sounded 20 years ago on songs like 3 Minute Rule? It's like night and day.

These guys are one of the most important groups in the world to me - and I'll continue to buy all their releases - but I can admit to myself that they're starting to embarrass me a little with these mediocre lazy rhymes.

I am a fan of honesty so I like your thread. I just didn't understand the one line where you said "Not to mention that their rapping on HN was already inferior to what they were doing in the 80s. But now the shit is just plain terrible."

I think HN is their almost perfect album (mostly for the beats) but their lyrics weren't too much unalike the stuff on the two previous albums. I hope to GOD that the new album sounds more like HN than any other one of their albums.

"Too Many Rappers" is growing on me.. The studio version sounds a little better than the BBC version floating around.... and NAS is 10000X time a better rapper than Q-Tip was on "Get it Together" so I am glad they actually got a respected rapper on the track.

The other 2 new songs..

"Lee Majors Come Again" I like a lot. In fact, I love it. The chorus is sick as f**k.. the verses are mediocre but the flow is great. The "whistle" part in the second verse is great as is the breakdown in the middle.

"B-Boys in the Cut"? I'm too big on it. I don't really like the basic beat but I do like it when it switches up on MCA's second verse.. and I like when it switches up neat the "Larry/Harry/Gary/Barry" part..

[brooklyndust]

this is the other song ad-rock is talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzHu5bJTabg

[dust monkey]

I like Adrock's off-beat 'you ain't saying nothing',

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1bZ7zSvHEs

Finally someone gives it up for one of the most underated songs of all time....DS was the shit!

[beastie_I_Be]

You guys are all delusional. All the HSC songs that have come out so far sound uninspired to me. Let's face it the Beasties could put out a K-Fed cover album and everyone here would love it.

[YoungRemy]

You guys are all delusional. All the HSC songs that have come out so far sound uninspired to me. Let's face it the Beasties could put out a K-Fed cover album and everyone here would love it.

do you want to join the discussion or be an ass? there's plenty of critical commentary in this thread...

Yes the new album will be instrumental...instrumental in securing their legacy as the greatest hip-hop band of all time! The people who are assuming that instrumental means no vocals are wrong. That is "The Mix Up".

how's that working out for you?

[laurie_hammy]

They Got Crazy Shit Pullin Out Bag !

[peterclamp]

I am still not convinced that TMR is the main single from the album...the first yes - and I do like it but I dont think its commercial enough for most of the radio stations and casual pop music listeners.

Plus the fact that it is essentially a limited release and out nearly 3 months before the album actually drops, I also find it strange that most of the promotion seems to be this side of the Atlantic rather than in the States.

I think there will be another single released after the HN re-release which will be "the big one"...

[milkboy009]

I hate it when people mention Adrock saying 'crab rappers' in two seperate versus, or Mike rhyming 'commericial twice' in Pass The Mic, as slip-ups or them not knowing what they are doing, like with the TT5B production being fairly simple and sparse. It's fucking deliberate, and as much as they think, fans really don't know better.



I don't think it's a "slip-up" mentioning crab rappers twice, I just think its kinda corny and uncreative. In either of the two verses Ad Rock could have said something else besides "crab rappers" to refer to to a wack rapper, especially since "crab rapper" is a phrase that refers to the "biting" of others rhymes and Ad Rock doesn't expand on this idea.

However I am being picky and I really love the song, and enjoy Ad Rock's verses and his references to Strawberry 23

[mickill]

and you have just found your answer.


be happy they are still doing it bruh.


remember.....mid 40s.

Did you happen to hear the last LL Cool J album (Exit 13)? It's by no means a perfect LP, but he definitely stepped it up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unqPskKaPZs&feature=related) lyrically. I believe he's in his mid 40s and actually came up in the same era with these guys.

I am a fan of honesty so I like your thread. I just didn't understand the one line where you said "Not to mention that their rapping on HN was already inferior to what they were doing in the 80s. But now the shit is just plain terrible."

If you actually compare the lyrics on CYH, IC and HN to what they were doing on PB and on parts of LTI, there's no real comparison. But they make up for any lyrical shortcomings on CYH and IC with how their vocals are recorded. And it was very effective. They were also just experimenting a lot more on those two albums in general. But when they lost the distortion, eased back on the rock elements and went back to regular old rapping on HN, you could detect some of the weaknesses a little more. Not that anyone was actually expecting them to hang with the shit that was out at that time; I mean, it was 1998 (the last great year in rap) and people like Big Pun and Big L were still alive.

To their credit, you could tell they were actually trying on HN, especially since they went back to interweaving their rhymes together and were actually playing around with different rhyme patterns. And yeah, it's still the closest thing to another PB. It was an excellent album. But HN was also more or less like the precursor to the full blown cheeseballness that eventually took over on TT5B. By that stage, too many of the rhymes were just corny, their flows were choppy and poorly delivered, and any real edge to their actual vocals was pretty much gone.

Kid P, you're right, I don't have a list prepared, but I don't think it'd be difficult to think of 50 of their beats that I like better. TMR sounds like an extension of TT5B, which had very few analog elements, since they didn't really sample much on it (and seemed to be using the sounds straight from the Reason software bundle without manipulating anything). It just sounds a little too clean for me.

[mickill]

And personally, I think they could benefit from working with Mario C again. I know he liked to keep it clean, but he didn't keep it tooooo clean.

[laurie_hammy]

Just got it off itunes. 8.8meg FRESH clear sound, LOVE IT ! Im so happy this songs out.

[cj hood]

stupid fact: nas is the only mc to work with both 3rd bass (serch) and the beasties...

[b i o n i c]

i love the bboys and anything they put out, believe me

but ive said it since TT5B, they could really use a producer.

i think in most cases, artists benefit from an outside ear. in the case of mario c, i think he was exceptionally good at reigning them in and shaping their sounds. if you watch even the beastiography, when they talk about making HN, you can tell that he was like the coach. and if you really listen to the albums he produced, you can see a marked difference in the complexity of the songs. i havent heard any of this since he was gone. maybe it was him, or maybe its just the need for an outside ear. this is not to say that yauch is a terrible producer, i havent really listened to stuff he's produced for other people.. he may be good being someone else's outside ear as a producer.

in a small way, its kind of akin to the lennon/mccartney (i might even throw george martin in there) thing. they balanced eachother out. and i dont think lennon minced words with mccartney. when these guys went their separate ways, their music was still alright, but not nearly as good as when they worked together.

i dont understand why people take such offense to this point of view.

[mickill]

stupid fact: nas is the only mc to work with both 3rd bass (serch) and the beasties...

I guess by "work" you mean collaborate on an actual song together, but technically Large Professor might count, since he got some input from Serch while producing for Illmatic, and he also remixed Sure Shot. Serch also brought Nas and Q-Tip together for the same album, which was also the same year he featured on Get It Together. By the same token, you could also say (stupider fact) Nas is the only MC to work with Q-Tip, Large Pro, 3rd Bass (Serch) and the Beasties.

[roosta]

Yeah, they don't rap as good as they did years ago, but I still like to hear them rap, so I don't mind.

[roosta]

just bought the song off iTunes.

It's nice.

[cj hood]

I guess by "work" you mean collaborate on an actual song together, but technically Large Professor might count, since he got some input from Serch while producing for Illmatic, and he also remixed Sure Shot. Serch also brought Nas and Q-Tip together for the same album, which was also the same year he featured on Get It Together. By the same token, you could also say (stupider fact) Nas is the only MC to work with Q-Tip, Large Pro, 3rd Bass (Serch) and the Beasties.

ya vocals...

[Rich Cheney]

(y)(y)(y)(y)

4 thumbs up this track

[Johnny_r]

Just got it. It's really good

[peterclamp]

Just downloaded it from iTunes to my iPhone, sounds real good! Tried to burn it to a cd so I could listen to it in my car with the sub turned way up but....

Fukin cd got stuck in my burner in the laptop after the copy was made and it won't open now!?

Must be some kind of new, evil anti piracy code on the latest iTunes update ;o)

[FittenTrimMC]

I think I'm close, but what is this line:


Like rum in mojitos, bullets in banditos
Matzo balls in soup, jackets are Troop



Little help here.

Like many, I do think their rhymes were better in the LTI & P'sB days. Perhaps they just rap better on drugs ;)

[laurie_hammy]

Is there official lyrics anywhere yet ?

[JohnnyChavello]

I think I'm close, but what is this line:


Like rum in mojitos, bullets in banditos
Matzo balls in soup, jackets are Troop



Little help here.

Like many, I do think their rhymes were better in the LTI & P'sB days. Perhaps they just rap better on drugs ;)

Like rum AND mojitos, bullets AND banditos, matzah balls AND soup, jackets AND TROOP.

[mickill]

I used to have the TROOP letterman style jacket and LL Cool J sneakers when I was a kid. And now I enjoy mojitos.

[laurie_hammy]

Like rum AND mojitos, bullets AND banditos, matzah balls AND soup, jackets AND TROOP.

Yes Yall, This Ons For The History Roots
Nasty Nas.................Comin up on the hook

[mkvl3]

Made a few tiny changes after playing the acapella back a few times. One thing still isn't right, in bold. Sounds like "I was the project hallway" but that doesn't make sense. I'm thinking "I was the project _____" and the blank is a reference to some Broadway star. Unfortunately my theatre knowledge aint up to snuff. Can anyone take a shot at it?

Mic Check (Nas)
Mic Check
One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

Yo, I been in the game since before you was born
I might still be emceein' even after you're gone
Strange thought, I know, but my skills still grow
The 80's, the 90's, 2000's and so
On and on until the crack of dawn
Until the year 3000 and beyond
Stay up all night and I M.C
and Never die, cuz death is the cousin of sleep

Because i'm back with the bang boogie, oogie oogie
Strawberry Letter 23 like Shuggie
Oh my god just look at me, grandpa been rappin' since '83
Oi'm supersonic like J.J. Fad
Got crazy ass shit pullin out the bag
Don't forget the tartar sauce, yo cuz it's sad
All these crab rappers, they're rappin' like crabs

I have carte blanche, the vagabond
Nas is the narcissist, my pockets are rotund
I'm no killa, but compared to you i'm more realer
You aint a shotta, mobster or a drug dealer
A slug peeler, you're not, mafioso, no
You aint got the cutthroat in ya, beginner
I aint tryin' to hear your racket
You work with police dog, you snitch, you rat, you wear that jacket

How many rappers must get dissed
Gimmie 8 bars and watch me bless this
I start to reminisce, when I miss
The real hip hop with which I persist,
Like Rum in mojitos
Bullets in banditos
Matzah balls and soup
Jackets and Troop
Yes Y'all, this is one for the history books
Nasty Nas, what's the word, count it off in the hook

One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

Cuz this the type of lyric goes inside your brain
To blow you bullshit rappers straight out the frame
My lyrics spin round like a hurricane twister
So get your hologram on off of Wolf Blitzer
Too many rappers to shake a stick at
I oughta charge a tax for every weak rap
I had to listen to 'cuz we be makin' stacks
Like Stax records
My squad we gotta pack
We never coming wack

To all you crab rappers and hackers
And circumventers
Tweaked on splendor, I
Take the cake, I stole the mould
The golden microphone, well that's mine to hold
And why all these biters all up in my crotch-space?
Sniffin, muffin, huffin
And mean muggin' with a Blimpie Bluffin
Back up off me sucka, you aint sayin' nothin

I'm broader than Broadway, I was in project hallways
Dual tape recorder lacin' auditoriums all day
I'm just getting started on this beat, this is foreplay
And when this song finished, y'all can sing along with this
By the way I have a strong fetish
For Christian Louboutin steppers, I hear Russian blondes the wettest
But anyway ya better pay homage to my fellas
And that's what's on my mind,
End of rhyme, who's next up?

Mike D. The man of mystery
History in the makin', and now we're takin'
Titles, awards, and accolades
Scare the competition as I sharpen my blades
We come together like peanut butter and sandwiches
Like pen and paper, like Picasso & canvases
Rockin' stadiums to shitty bars
Go back in time, send a fax from my car

One (one) two (two) three (three)
Too many rappers and there's still not enough emcees
It goes three (three) two (two) one (one)
MCA, Adrock, Mike D that's how we get it done like
Ladies and gents attention, Nas in the house
With Beastie Boys we can turn it out
Perpetrators we can point 'em out
So if you got somethin' on your mind let it out

[JohnnyChavello]

But anyway [ya] better pay homage to my fellas
And that's what's on my mind,
[End of] rhyme who's next up?

[mkvl3]

But anyway [ya] better pay homage to my fellas
And that's what's on my mind,
[End of] rhyme who's next up?
Damn, thought I had it. Edited the post.

[Jiberish]

To all you crab rappers and hackers
And Circuit Benders
Tweaked on splendor, I
Take the cake, I stole the mould
The golden microphone, well that's mine to hold
And why all these biters all up in my crotch-space?
Sniffin, muffin, huffin
And mean muggin' with a Blimpie Bluffin
Back up off me sucka, you aint sayin' nothin

[laurie_hammy]

To all you crab rappers and hackers
And Circuit Benders
Tweaked on splendor, I
Take the cake, I stole the mould
The golden microphone, well that's mine to hold
And why all these biters all up in my crotch-space?
Sniffin, muffin, huffin
And mean muggin' with a Blimpie Bluffin
Back up off me sucka, you aint sayin' nothin

I fucking love this verse. When I first heard it I was iffy but now its fuckin gold.

[peterclamp]

I like the song but...

Nas lyrics do sound a little phoned in...
Both the Adams lyrics I find a little weak...
Mikes verses are Beastie Gold, inventive and funny they could have come from the PB era.

IMO :)

[Space]

:eek: because "your mom busted in and said whats that noise" was such a great lyric.

[b i o n i c]

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[laurie_hammy]

Take the cake

[Jiberish]

I fucking love this verse. When I first heard it I was iffy but now its fuckin gold.

This is the stronger of the two ad-rock verses, but I agree w/ the people saying he shouldn't have used Crab Rappers twice unless he was willing to stick to that theme, and explore the concept more.

I love the:
Because i'm back with the bang boogie, oogie oogie
Strawberry Letter 23 like Shuggie

intro to his first verse.

Also, I just listened to the vinyl version, the outro is a lot cooler on the Zane Lowe version.

[laurie_hammy]

This is the stronger of the two ad-rock verses, but I agree w/ the people saying he shouldn't have used Crab Rappers twice unless he was willing to stick to that theme, and explore the concept more.

I love the:
Because i'm back with the bang boogie, oogie oogie
Strawberry Letter 23 like Shuggie

intro to his first verse.

Also, I just listened to the vinyl version, the outro is a lot cooler on the Zane Lowe version.

Im just getting back into surfing after a 1 year hiatus. An im thinking of writing those lyrics on my board.