Rhyme the Rhyme Well
| Title | Rhyme the Rhyme Well |
|---|---|
| Artist | Beastie Boys |
| Album | To the 5 Boroughs |
| Release Date | 2004-06-15 |
| Description | This is track 5 on Beastie Boys’ 6th (full-length) LP, To the 5 Boroughs, released 6.4.2004. Recorded & mixed at Oscilloscope Laboratories, Beastie Boys get writing and production credit, with Mix Master Mike on turntables. Recording engineered by Beastie Boys and Jon Weiner. Mixed by Supa Engineer “DURO” for No Question Ent./Loreal Inc. Mastered by Chris Athens at Sterling Sound. Samples include: “Public Enemy No. 1“ by Public Enemy, from their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987) “The O.J. Chronicles” — an episode of "The Joe Frank Show” by Joe Frank and David Cross There are no known live performance of this song. |
| Lyrics | And now my name is Adrock, I've got a story to tell And when I rock the crowd, well the crowd will all yell And when I get the feeling, I feel the feel swell And when I start to rhyme, well I rhyme the rhyme well Oh you didn't know, I got the flow I could sing, rap, dance in just one show With the cornbread stuffin', with the Blimpie Bluffin Mother fuckin' Yossi with his goddamn muffins Hey could you please, pass me the peas And let me get a tissue if you think you're gonna sneeze I'm the player and the coach, I'm no roach I bought my grandma a brand new brooch Well I'm MCA with a story to tell When I rock the crowd, I rock the crowd well And when I get the feeling, I feel the feel swell 'Cause when I start to rhyme, well I rhyme the rhyme well 'Cause I'm a craftsman, who ain't fastin' I'll take you to task, everyone of y'all draftsman I'm rehashin' and ain't maskin' Bringin' the beat back, and keepin' it lastin' Keepin' it topnotch, beyond passin' Simmer in the pan 'cause, I ain't a-flashin' I'm party crashin' so you better batten Down those hatches stop procrastin- You might also likeWell I'm Mike D with a story to tell And when I rock the crowd, the crowd will all yell And when I get the feeling, I feel the feel swell 'Cause when I start to rhyme, I rhyme the rhyme well Went to the top and never went pop and Came back down but still not stopping I'm not even asking, "Yo, what's cracking?" Serving MC's on a platter like baked Alaskan So start packin', 'cause I'm back in The game of hip-hop representin' Manhattan Now push the pause button, then start ducking Shhhhh, you heard me like I'm E.F. Hutton Hutton shhhhhhhh, Hutton shhh, Hutton shhhhhhh Hutton SHHHHHHHHH!!! "And I was trying on the Batgirl costume, what's wrong with that? Now, now I was the Catwoman." Hey, Adam. It's Felicia… Hey, Mike. It's Felicia… Hey, Adam. It's Felicia… |