Verses from the Abstract-A Tribe Called Quest

[ti:Verses from the Abstract] [ar:A Tribe Called Quest] [al:The Low End Theory] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.10]Verses from the Abstract - A Tribe Called Quest [00:00.20]Written by：Kamaal Fareed/A Tribe Called Quest [00:00.47]I had a dream about my man last night [00:01.97] [00:02.65]And my man came by the studio [00:05.76] [00:07.43]And his name is [00:08.22] [00:08.81]Busta Rhymes in effect [00:10.61] [00:11.48]Shaheed is in effect [00:13.38] [00:14.25]Phife Did-awg is in effect [00:16.08] [00:16.99]Check it out and give me my 'spect [00:19.08] [00:19.93]I'm moving yes I'm grooving cause my mouth is on the motor [00:22.74]Use the Coast in the morning to avoid the funky odor [00:25.37]Can't help being funky I'm the funky Abstract brother [00:28.12]Funky in a sense but I play the undercover [00:30.83]Once had a fetish fetish for some booty [00:33.66]Now I'm getting funky in my rap and that's my duty [00:36.36]Brothers tend to jock on the style in particular [00:38.58] [00:39.10]If you got the ego like some brothers then I'll get with ya [00:41.79]But if I don't pursue then I just don't give a f**k [00:44.50]My motto in the 90's is be happy making bucks [00:47.29]Girls love the Jim cos it causes crazy friction [00:50.06]When it goes up in and fluctuates the diction [00:52.72]I still understand the oomph cause that's what I met her for [00:55.35]I'm hooked on the swing so just call me the music whore [00:58.21]Women love the voice brothers dig the lyrics [01:01.09]Quest the people's choice we driving for the spirit [01:03.69]If you can't hear it then get the wax utensil [01:06.52]Write my rhymes straight up don't give it no fancy stencil [01:09.15]The rhymes be getting sweet we stay away from tart [01:11.71]A perfectionist at work perking up the art [01:14.63]If you want to battle I suggest you check your clock [01:17.30]Your demise is coming up and I want your man to watch [01:20.15]Be the prime example or deeper still the sample [01:22.91]Insignificance here I'll place you on the mantle [01:25.68]Born up in Harlem reside down in Jamaica [01:28.25]The girl I used to rock her moms was a Quaker [01:31.10]Now what does that make her [01:32.53]The evil money taker [01:33.82]The crazy move faker I use that to break her [01:36.69]Phife is in the house ooohh you know you got going on [01:39.42]Uncle Mike is in the house this ain't a R&B song [01:42.11]Bob Power is in the house you got it going on [01:44.95]Tim Latham is in the house and on and on and on [01:47.95]Wise Men is in the house [01:49.27] [01:50.00]The Brand Nubes is in the house [01:52.02] [01:52.74]The J Beez they in the house [01:54.66] [01:55.23]And De La they in the house [01:57.44] [01:58.43]I must regroup my thoughts and kick the next ones for my people [02:01.30]Please don't be deceived by the ugly slice of evil [02:03.95]The world is kinda cold and the rhythm is my blanket [02:06.78]Wrap yourself up in it if you love it then you'll thank it [02:09.41]Don't move to rebuttal wave your hand for action [02:11.95]Some women in the 90's want more than satisfaction [02:14.55]They want keys and Gs and all those illy things [02:17.61]If you want to I'll show you just what the Ab can bring [02:20.07]I keep a tight net with my brothers Ken and Kenny [02:22.88]If the question is of rhymes then I'll tell ya I got plenty [02:25.79]The thing that men and women need to do is stick together [02:28.60]Progressions can't be made if we're separate forever [02:31.28]I hooked this funky beat with the loop and the feature [02:34.12]This the funky singing by Miss Vinia Mojica [02:36.72]So listen because the Quest is led through the underground [02:39.49]My people have been oppressed too long no more will we be down [02:42.28]People tend to riff cause they don't know the mental [02:45.02]People tend to bug cause the beats are hard but gentle [02:47.85]Africano lurks through the body of this youngun' [02:50.57]Play like Bobby Byrd on your back and you're coming to [02:53.24]The house of the jazz of the funk of the rhythm [02:55.98]All the goods are welcome but if you're a villain [02:58.37]I'll just wait and debate contemplate your arrival [03:01.42]If flexing is your motive then you don't like survival [03:04.14]The Abstract is speaking the hard beats is reaching [03:06.97]To Black and Puerto Ricans cause they're butt naked streaking [03:09.35]Through the ever murky streets of the urbanized areas [03:12.40]Blasting out the speakers is the hip hop hysteria [03:15.18]Craig is in the house ooohh you know you got going on [03:18.10]Pete Rock is in the house this ain't a R&B song [03:20.63]CL is in the house you got it going on [03:23.56]Ultramag is in the house and on and on and on [03:26.23]Nice and Smooth is in the house [03:27.76] [03:28.35]Big Daddy Kane is in the house [03:30.57] [03:31.54]Beatnuts is in the house [03:33.23] [03:34.02]Special Ed is in the house [03:36.06] [03:37.51]Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah [03:39.58]And this one goes out to my man [03:41.61]Thanks a lot Ron Carter on the bass [03:44.37]Yes my man Ron Carter is on the bass [03:47.00] [03:47.71]And check it out going into the '91 decade [03:51.01]Up in until the 2000 decade [03:53.18]You gotta say the Quest is on [03:55.75]And goddamn it yes the Quest is on [03:58.02]And we out