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Mellow My Man

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Jan. 17, 19951 viewer23.6K views

Mellow My Man Lyrics

[Intro: Black Thought]
One, two
Yes, The Roots layin' back, rela-xin'
Coolin' out with my man Malik B, we call him Slacks-in'
YaknowhatI'msayin?
We in Effect Mode like Al B. Sure, for your plea-sure
A-yo, bust it
We 'bout to flip it on some ol' laid back, mellow my man tip
We gon' set it like this
Yo, check it

[Verse 1: Black Thought]
Bust it!
La Di Da Di, who likes to party like Slick Rick The Ruler?
I'm cooler than a ice brick

Got soul like those Afro picks with the black fist
And leave a crowd drippin' like John the Baptist
It's the cause of that "Oh, shit!"
The skits I kick flows like catfish
And got many MC's on the blacklist
I'm sharp as a cactus, plus, quick to bust gymnastic tactics
Us Roots is really true to that rap shit
Now, holla to the scholarly street skats that follow me
Back to the Soul Shack with packs of rap colonies
Max that, Foreign Objects is mad abstract
Make Shadrach offender wanna go like Meshach
Black Thought the nappy cat, a bookworm, shoot styles like sperm
Cool as Malcolm Little with conch a la perm burn
The herb sticks like wicks, and flips when I slaps the hand
Of my mellow my man, Malik B
[Verse 3: Black Thought]
Yo, I got spunk, plus funk
And Jump Like Punks To Get Beat Down

Turn that heat down, I'm crazy cool
Deeper than the pool that Wilt the Stilt damn near drowned in
Clowns bounce to sounds when Thoughts poundin'
Brown's my complexion, section Southern
My brother-in is Jex, I
Sweats no sex, 'cause this kid gets grits 'n shit
It's flex to drains that was crazed
When your heart spit up, dip, dup, damn
Yo, I lost it, but back is the Black Boogey Man
Manic mad musician, maker of noise
That's jocked by your homeboys
I rocks my flocks of sheep, it's the slickest shepherd around
I was lost but was found
, now I gets down
From Philly to the Apple, I stop in Hollis Queens and then hit
Up-town, Diggin' Planets when they get Earthbound
I kick the groovy tunes for you and yours, when I pass the can
To my mellow my man, Malik B

[Verse 4: Malik B]
WHOAHHHHH! Shucks! My nuc' snuff ducks (Uh-huh)
Abruptly I erupt, to destruct, deducts
In wax I like to smack 'em, stroke 'em as I cap 'em
Change my name to Saran or Reynolds, then I Wrap 'em
Negroes know we be furrow to my borough
'Cause my ass is so thorough, like Levert Gerald
Too strong to be sterile
So I impregnates the greats (Say what?)
Bust the Pacino's, I won't trust 'em, even though I lust 'em shapes
Females for retail prices
Twice this nice as with sugars and spices
I won't smirk, 'cause my name's not (You're not!) Urkel
The voice with the multiple choice, she does a circle
You wanna turn and page your eyes, and try to plagiarize
But I degrade ya, slaughtered ya and slayed ya

Microphones I grip equipped to flip the hypocrites and nit-wits
With tidbit skits, that ain't *shhh*
It was a curse, but I divide it in half
Gets the airplay, no fair play
, you're feelin' the wrath
Of Malik, a-yo, that's tragic, negroes that get dramatic
Because I have the habit to smoke rabbits like a addict
So if you can not rap, I will just slap YOU
If you wants to pick up on your nose
B shows the chrome and then we cap YOU
It's too bad, dem cyan't understand de true check
For my mellow my man

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