Keeping It Moving Songtext
von A Tribe Called Quest

Somethin′ for your earhole, so you can clean them shits out
It seems that some don't understand what I′m talkin' about
How you get West coast nigga – from West Coast hater?
I could never diss a whole coast, my time is too greater (true)

Yeah, we from the East, the land of originators
We also from the West, the land of innovators
The only difference of the two is the style of the rap
Plus the musical track, this beef shit is so wack

Let me let y'all brothers know I ain′t no West Coast disser
Another thing I′m not – is a damn ass kisser
So listen to my words as I set things straight
I ain't got no beef, so don′t come in my face

Yo, keep it movin' – yeah to the K.I.M
Keep it movin′ – yeah, yeah to the K.I.M
I ain't got no time for schuckin′ and jivin', uh
Keep it movin' – yeah, yeah
Keep it movin′ – yeah, yeah to the K.I.M
Keep it movin′ – yeah, yeah to the K.I.M
I ain't got no time for schuckin′ and jivin', uh


Hip-hop – a way of life
It doesn′t tell you how to raise a child or treat a wife
I verbalize over – rhyme friendly
That puts a listener in a frenzy, so pop me in your Benzi

You dig it? Get wit' it – or get your melon splitted
If you ever try to combat, الصراط المستقيم
We got the illy team that doesn′t even sweat the gleam
Or glamour, we'll figure-four your ass like Greg the Hammer

Man, we rockin' joints like The Who or Santana
Keepin′ jams packed and hotter than Havana
Positivity is the key in the lock
Put your hand on it, turn it to the right, أخ

We doin′ daredevil dandies on these mics
Peace out to the whole Hiero who's puffin′ on the hydro
Yeah, dun, we movin' how we like
Since the days of rockin′ hi-lows, we keepin' things on pyro

Fire – as we move with zeal and desire
Now, the hip-hop plan, hope you complier
Son, we havin′ tunnel vision, but my sight is real real broad
'Cause I can't afford to miss that call


Makin′ moves, not movies as we get on the ball
And we keepin′ things covered like a female shawl
When I watch hockey, yo, I just look for the brawl
Quest-Quest and you know we signin' out y′all

Keep it movin' – yeah, yeah, to the K.I.M
Keep it movin′ – yeah, yeah, to the K.I.M
I ain't got no time for schuckin′ and jivin', uh
Keep it movin' – yeah, yeah
Keep it movin′ – yeah, yeah, to the K.I.M
Keep it movin′ – true dat, to the K.I.M
I ain't got no time for schuckin′ and jivin', uh

The Pharcyde – you know we do it up, uh
You know we do it up, uh
The Hiero – you know we do it up
Yeah, yeah, you know we do it up

Yeah, to the Mobb Deep, The Infamous – we do it up
Yeah, yeah, you know we do it up
To my peoples Know Naim – yeah, you know we do it up
Uh, uh, you know we do it up

To my man DJ Quik – you know we do it up
Uh uh, a-do, we do it up
To my man Biz Mark, yeah yeah, you know we do it up
Uh, uh, you know we do it up

To my man Ike Love-Love – you know we do it up
Yeah, yeah, you know we do it up
And my man Extra P-P – you know we do it up
Uh, uh, uh-uh-uh-uh up

I can′t forget Dr. Dre – uh, you know we do it up
MC Eiht – uh, you know we do it up
Shelly Mae – uh, you know we do it up
Uh, Muhammad – uh, you know we do it up

Uh, K-Hard – huh, you know we do it up
Uh, De La – uh, you know we do it up
Uh, my man Jay-Z – you know we do it up
Abstract – and you know we uh, we do it up
It's like that, y′all