Boogie Down Productions - Breath Control Lyrics
[krs-one] + [somebody beatboxing]Let me tell you bout a crew I know [ba bum bum]Called boogie down productions and they steal the show [ba bum bum]With dj scott larock and krs-one[ba-bum, ba-ba-bum, ba-bum-ba-bum-bababababababababa]With d-nice you know the job is doneAnd I know [boom-ba-bum] oh yes I know [ba-boom-ba-bum]I know because Im krs-one, yo check this out[beatbox continues in the background][krs-one]Breath control.. heres an exampleI appeal, to the +criminal minded+You cant find it, boy youre still blindedWhy dont you open your eyes and stop dissinGet a prescription to listenSit in the class and ask real fast about a fresh rapYoure gettin left back, set back, kept backGet back, I dont accept that materialYour rhymes are artificially flavored like cerealI like clarity, so when you come hereSpeak clear and concise and then I might giveA little slack to.. nah, wait - I take that backIf youre wack, Ill slap, ***** that!Boogie down productions back, simply cause we never leftThe radical sounds of krsWhat a mess, to roll up and then fessWild guess huh, you thought you were the best?But - yup yup - as it always turns outYou get burned out, your rhymes just run outI immediately come out, boomin dope andDont provoke, youre walkin a very thin ropeNot even rope, the word Im lookin for is stringWhen I sing, I sing to try and bringEnlightenment, yet the suckers be bitin itRadios fightin it, the fans be likin itYour face Im wipin it, cause your mouth is dirtyYoure unworthy to think that you can serve meYou heard me? these styles are universalYou need rehearsal, wait, first illBeef up the system, rhyth, rhymin, timin, climbinThen realizingAs producer of this dope record huhI think its time we break for a secondBreath control..[krs-one]Thats it, thats it, thats itBreak is over, back to the trackResume attack, on the crews that are wackWe dont lack, I mean, we dont likeThe played out styles when were rockin the micThe radical rebel at level fifteenThe amp only goes to ten, you know what I mean?As it seems, it seems that youre doomedYes Ill boom and consume the whole roomNot a part, not a fraction or a sumBut all, capital krs-oneB-d-b-d-b-d-b-d-pTakin mcs out constantly!Because youre no big deal, youre no big wheelYou steal, come before me and kneel butIm not a king, Im not a queen, Im not a aceIm not a jack, Im not a mc or a playboyAnd I just aint wackI feel that you should get an understandingYou might be jamming, but krs-one is slammingHypothetically, or in realityTakin you out, is a small technicalityRhymes like these, or rhymes like this oneComes in handy, while I diss someSoft silly low budget sucker like yourselfI got the style you need, in my house on the shelfLabelled, sucker boy styleI like to do it every once in a while..