Dilated Peoples - Years In The Making Lyrics
[iriscience]Aiyyo ev (whattup rak?)There's a lot of cats didn't see this one cominLotta cats not gon' understandNever saw the path that we walkedYou run that joint you did on the radio that night(oh) let people know, do this one for the interviewsDo it for the people, years in the making[evidence]Yo, my first verse, from '90 to '94Mostly peepin cats' styles out and hittin the floorA little bit, in '91 that's when we got downDifferent sides of town, on the bus i made roundsI was involved in graffiti heavilyMy people were self, tau and freck ripAt night i heard beats next door by qd iiiInspiration, destiny, ev producer/mcNow at this point, my face wasn't known and unfamilarAnd when you look how i do, most cats won't say they feel yaSo i was mostly, humbled by rejectionBut in my heart, i knew my shit would always pass inspectionCorrection, travel east and hit the inner sectionHip hop shop to rock, blow the spot wit hex and pen oneAlso iristyle, a cat who worked thereI said "i wanna bust first" he said "it's all fair"I went, he went, you can't beat em, join emI said "as a team in the game, we'll leave em maimed"He agreed, so we did till '94Till we had to change our name from the one we had beforeNow at this point, we were five years in the makingPreviously vain, graffiti oriented, breakinFrom cops to shop owners, rack and paint, stealin sketch booksMad vinyl, designs in corridorsThen it was mics, mixers, tracks, and greenbacksKingston, 12 gear and equipment on racksImagery battlehymnsWhattup to kendall, swift, and redmanEveryone who helped bounce checks, but not my plan (sorry)Business and friends, this was my first introductionHow foul it is when it comes to this bizOf music, 1995 was mad confusin'6 it cleared up, independent geared upPeace to ben, 'fari, and alchemistThird degree type heat, brought on babu to complete the listDis the doors, more red but on toursThe territories come, blunts burn our damn floorsSince '98, shit's been lookin more brightWork the angles round the globe from main events at night'99 approach millennium, the platform will dropEvidence, iriscience, babu, the world gets shocked![iriscience] (evidence)Haha! yeah!We sendin this out to every obstacle that made us stronger(that's right) uh-huhSendin this out to the poison that made the antidoteDilated wild styleEvidence, that's all you need to knowYears in the making,(what's goin on, ten years in the making)Years in the making, how many? (ten)(almost) ten years in the makingShit, it's overnight right? (not really) we'll see*babu cutting up sample*
