Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New-The Roots

Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New - The Roots What the f**k, what what what? Nuttin' new, nuttin' new What? Nuttin' new check Nuttin' new, nuttin' new, y'all not sayin' nuttin' new I represent the legendary fifth dynasty crew Nuttin' new, nuttin' new, y'all not sayin' nuttin' new Nuttin' new, nuttin' new, y'all not sayin', check sh*t out It's nuttin' new, nuttin' new, y'all not sayin' nuttin' new Nuttin' new, nuttin' new Ghetto related with this hit the whole world awaited Y'all dorito-head cats that yak and stagnated Black thought, the Doug E. most war vete-ran Crown ruler, soul controller of this lyrical land Spliff wizard kid, who is it? Fifth dinosaur ghetto, beat detonator Apex my level, next, my complex pattern of speech is like sex I mastered the art of makin' you snap the necks And chase Manhattan endorse my mic checks Upset, poet threat Just collectin' my debt, yo I'm overpaid in dues Blood tears and sweat, when you f**kin' with the roots That's as good as it get, ultra magnet We pull you in a drag-net then brainwash your click And extort your assets, then roadie all your homies On some old school sh*t, roots crew represent Life's a gamble, step up and place your bets I drift through space, then make my escape on through the 'net With CD's, cassettes, no C.O.D.'s or checks Straight from the old school, aiyyo raw's in full effect I'm like, Lex Luthor with rifles filled with kryptonite When you grip the mic it's like c'mon kids, let's say goodnight You don't like me but don't even know why should you hate me You scared to face these so I still remain safely Confidin', north phil' where I'm residin' Never let an outside ni**a slide in This ain't home plate, I dunk on you once inside the paint Flow like this you can't, take me you out, you ain't Nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new Nuttin new, nuttin new, y'all not sayin nuttin new Nuttin new, nuttin new, tell me what you could do Yo we drop the funk, and do the sh*t Yo, head lost, sippin' this limbic framboise Spittin' it for like whoever demand the answer What's the cure for this hip-hop cancer? Equivalent To this avalanche of black snow, rap flow To get my people thinkin' mo', we at the brink of war What does it all mean? What's it all for? With knowledge of yourself, then you're through the first door My people hungry and thirst for more next music explore It's heavenly to your ebony daughter next door So what you think the roots get the world respect for? The splendid authentic hip-hop that's raw core Severe, world premier, a superior sophomore No doubt, wherever you dwell, that's where the bomb fell Explodin' from the imperial en-sem-ble, for real From the ven-ue to the avenue We truly only got respect for a few, y'all ain't sayin' nuttin' new Nuttin' new, nuttin' new, y'all not sayin' nuttin' new Represent the legendary fifth dynasty crew Roots crew comin' through, tell me what you could do Yo you lookin' for me? Nah we lookin' for you Nuttin' new, nuttin' new, y'all not sayin' nuttin' new Represent the legendary with nuttin' to do For you yo, lyrical one two Blow up y'all, it's nuttin' new, nuttin' new Look at y'all you just a army ant, I'm a gi-ant, arm fist King of my city, runnin' this sh*t, just like a ty-rant Y'all clowns know what I meant, that's if we at war Then my henchmen, will be at your back door, uhh Waitin', wise at debatin', trippin' over legos Runnin' up the steps and lookin' for a weapon But you come out wavin' a white flag, that's why I just back slap that a** like shaq did ostertag Either take me or be taken, you think I'm goin' down? Psych, the jury, they're still deliberatin' I got half of they kids, tied up in a basement Nah I'm just playin' yo but that's how I'm playin' doe Dig what I'm sayin yo? D I C E Shove a mic in your mouth, like Ted Dibiase When you come sloppy, f**k is y'all tryin' to do? Y'all into, some wack sh*t, and ain't sayin' nuttin' new Nuttin' new, nuttin' new, y'all not sayin' nuttin' new Represent the legendary fifth dynasty crew Roots crew comin' through, tell me what you could do One two, one two, yo we lookin' for you One two, nuttin' new, y'all not sayin' nuttin' new Represent, fifty dynasty crew Check it out, what? well one-two one-two, one-two Knahmsayin' yo? it's nuttin' new Nuttin' new, nuttin' new, y'all not sayin' nuttin' new Represent the legendary fifth dynasty crew Roots crew, tell me what you could do You lookin' for me we're lookin' for one-two, one-two Ha hah hah! Y'all ain't sayin' nuttin' new Wha-wha-one-two, one-two Represent the legendary fifth knahmsayin' Blowin' your vent, yo, content yo, it's like that