Duck Alert Lyrics

(I don't even remember how this happened)

(The Crew will not understand it)

(Duck Alert)
(Yee-ee-aah)
(Duck Alert)
(Yee-ee-aah)

(The Crew will not understand it)

[Verse 1: Craig G]
Yo, this jam is dedicated to you, boy, just listen
Take off your coat, get in a fit position
Cause I'm about to burn you at 450 Fahrenheit
You're jealous of the crew, that's why you're staring, right?
Forget the answer, the situation's obvious
When this is over, let's see who feels the sorriest
You'll be like, "Damn Craig, why did you play me, yo?"
And then you realize we're top in rap radio

Cause it's no game, boy, you can't do work
Marley, please tell us his name (Duck Alert)


(Yee-ee-aah)
(Duck Alert)
(Duck Alert)
(Yee-ee-aah)
(Duck Alert)
(Has your crew suddenly become interested in promoting a war?)

[Verse 2: Craig G]
Now our crew is broken down into a large amount of channels
And not one of us can you handle

On the mic Magic, on the tables Marley
And when it comes to bein dope, don't ask: are we?
Cause our style is different, or should I say irregular?
And if you wanna get all hype, I'll have to settle ya
By pulling out my 12-gauge shotgun
And if you wanna go rhyme for rhyme, I got some
Dope rhymes for sure, or should I say galore?
But I won't sound old-schoolish, in other words foolish
I have a question now: who feels hurt?
Marley, do you have the answer? (Duck Alert)
Thank (yee-ee-aah)

(Duck Alert)
(Yee-ee-aah)

(What happened between us, was for us alone)

(Yee-ee-aah)
(Duck Alert)

(I am speaking to you from the Bridge)
(Yee-ee-aah)
(Duck Alert)
(Yeeeeeeh)

[Verse 3: Craig G]
After this, I hope you get someone to battle me
But make sure this person has originality
That's right, original, yeah, you heard me
I don't want his beats sounding like Hurby's
Oops -- I mean Marley, cause Hurb's a beat-biter

I don't know where the both of you get the right to
Come in the industry, steal someone's property
And some of you from it start clocking g's

Now that's not fair, Marley's the rightful owner
Yet you still treat him like he's a blood-donor
So now it's time to have revenge to all you jerks
Especially who, Marley? (Duck Alert)
That's right

(Yee-ee-aah)
(Duck Alert)

(I am speaking to you from the Bridge)

(Yee-ee-aah)
(Duck Alert)
(Yee-ee-aah)
(You're from where?)

[Verse 4: Craig G]
Um - at the final stage, cut the scratches
Marley Marl? I think no one can match his
Cutting ability on the 1200s

And many listeners, they often wonder
(Yo man, was that a tape?!) Nah, never in a milion years
You see, the liveness gives us the feeling we're
Being accepted as true entertainers

And it will stay that way for the remainder
Of the century, that's how it's meant to be
You don't believe me? You will eventually
Because the situation, boy, you can't divert
Especially who, Marley? (Duck Alert)
Ah-ha

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Genius Annotation

This 1988 song is a dis to DJs Chuck Chillout and Red Alert, who were both on NYC’s Kiss-FM at the time. Marley Marl was at competing station WBLS. Both DJs were friendly with Boogie Down Productions, who were enemies at the time of Marl’s Juice Crew

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