The Essence Songtext
von Homeboy Sandman

GOT PEOPLE THAT REP FOR HIP HOP
BUT REALLY NOT HIP HOP
CHRIS ROCKS
UNLESS IT′S SOME ISH 'BOUT COCKING YOUR FLINTLOCK
MONEY YOUR LIPS LOCK
MONEY OBSERVE

(Hahahahaha)


Say hello to the new breed
Every cat amongst the who′s who like "who's he?"
KY lube up the looseleaf
You're dealing with an emcee
And I don′t use that term loosely
J Records prefers the shepherds that lose sheep
Many other′s ain't believe
Guess they′ll soon see
Mainstream in a fuss like "nobody warned us"
Dropped two albums 'fore I even got warmed up
Lay a sure bet on the sure enough
Them versus us
Who′s getting tossed up's far from a toss up
I been found but was lost when Lauryn dropped Lost Ones
Shout out to the forefathers, this here′s for suns
Cat's rap like "befores"
I'm after the false fronts
Welcome to the backlash, peace from the forefront

(Wooooooooo!)

GOT PEOPLE THAT REP FOR HIP HOP
BUT REALLY NOT HIP HOP
CHRIS ROCKS
UNLESS IT′S SOME ISH ′BOUT COCKING YOUR FLINTLOCK
MONEY YOUR LIPS LOCK
MONEY OBSERVE

(Hahahahaha)


It takes a village to raise a child
Teach them not to flinch, receive an inch and then take a mile
How to throw the fists if cats insist on getting taken out
Tell no fibs, wear no frowns
Throw no fits, throw no towels
Cats be 'bout the bucks and ′bout the doe but there's fawns around
′Nuff to make me flip like Michael Douglas in "Falling Down"
Cats be 'bout the beef that can′t compete with a porterhouse
Shame you'd break the peace to sink your teeth in a quarter-pounder
I sit for breakfast with the children of lesser Gods
Albany investors seek investments with better odds
Rabbi dropped the message how they're building a better bomb
Eskay put his effort into building a better blog
All across Babylon, mosques and synagogues
Nobody seen a plane crash into the Pentagon
Moms dead and gone ′fore they make it to menopause
There′s oppressors to set it on
I ain't gon′ let em off, naw

GOT PEOPLE THAT REP FOR HIP HOP
BUT REALLY NOT HIP HOP
CHRIS ROCKS
UNLESS IT'S SOME ISH ′BOUT COCKING YOUR FLINTLOCK
MONEY YOUR LIPS LOCK
MONEY OBSERVE

(Yes it is!)

True and living, the truth lives
Loose lips sink ships
Enlist, lose limbs
I'm all about getting in last licks
′Til then I'm mo' chill than Alaskans
(Wa-sa!)
So enjoy the odyssey
To where Sand′ll be
From the insanity

Lemme drop a couple extras and get going
I ain′t hiring no public relations or wardrobe
I'm too busy repping for the regular Joeses
For keep up with the joneses
Or watching the Dow Jones
Electromagnetic pulse for all sentinals
Zen approach, encroach on all xenophobes
Soundtrack for the soldiers looking for lost souls
Feel it in your head, your toes, and both torsos
Godsends with the flow is pumping Sunoco
Imbeciles going gold are so so-so
It don′t ever end like a ocho
Sideways
For crooks no, but for the po-po
Crime pays
Pedophiles hunting through myspace to find prey
Like rec execs checking my myspace for my plays

GOT PEOPLE THAT REP FOR HIP HOP
BUT REALLY NOT HIP HOP
CHRIS ROCKS
UNLESS IT'S SOME ISH ′BOUT COCKING YOUR FLINTLOCK
MONEY YOUR LIPS LOCK
MONEY OBSERVE