The Tribute Songtext
von Colossus

People
Give toast to these audio architects
Who came here tonight to get your soul right
Prepare to be amazed
As we perform unbelievable feats
With these beats by via satellite
So come one, come all
Some of y′all are gonna leave here breathless
We launching off in about five minutes
So make sure you're on the guest list
Or catch us the next time we′re landing
To witness something that's clearly outstanding
Yo Colossus bring the band in
I need horns that emphasize, rhymes you visualize
Give them something until the main course comes
He who shall hip-hop brought swift drums
See we're about taking the chance
You wanna put (?) in a b-boy stance


Its all created its just differently dated
A combination of time frames
Traditional styles with brand new names
Whether its Duke, Jazz Nova, or Bob James
Man you feel the groove, the love is the same
The drum′s giving you the essence of our origin
A story in itself where all those (?) fully to see your musical self
So give a hand to the narrators
The personal tour guide that′s bringing out your jazz side
In fact we raise the bar of orchestration and rap by far
'Cause we study what it means to be authentic
Payed a tribute to the ones that invented
Sorta like connect the dots
Risk for those that′ll wreck your spots
With a whole lotta swing to it
Remind you of something your parents would listen to (yup)
But of course with a new school sway to it
With a little bit of Cab Calloway to it