The Listening-Little Brother

[ti:The Listening] [ar:Little Brother] [al:The Listening] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.89]The Listening - Little Brother [00:02.38] [00:30.58]Yo I bought a brand new album today [00:32.70]Decide to take it home kick off my shoes relax and play [00:35.58]And spin it for the whole joint 'cause I like to get the whole point [00:39.50]Music is everything to me and I refuse to rock the piece [00:42.63]'Cause you're my favorite emcee [00:44.62]All I want is what you would ask of me hi kwelity [00:47.55]And some Definition [00:48.24]Wonder why we bootleg like it's prohibition [00:51.80]It's difficult it's dismissing [00:53.17]I got suspicions that your ears to the streets where we're whispering [00:56.29]Are you listening [00:57.72]I took your LP to DC where some youngins [01:00.91]Gave me the LD on how it should be [01:03.59]Make sure the beat knock till the trunk pop [01:06.34]And everybody pause when you cruise down the block [01:08.58]Roll down your window and they ask what you playin' [01:10.70]But don't nobody care what you're sayin' [01:12.36]That's what they told me y'all [01:14.29]This is a message for our people chasing Benjamins [01:17.04]With real rhymes and skills they believing in [01:19.19]Keeping them bad tapes rolling like Michelin [01:21.50]It don't matter 'cause niggaz ain't listening [01:24.56]They ain't listening they thinkin' 'bout they Timbalands [01:26.80]They say the sh*t we talk about ain't interestin' [01:29.86]We got a better chance of blowing up in Switzerland [01:32.23]Holla if you hear it 'cause niggaz ain't listening [01:34.60] [01:45.85]Music was my sanctuary so I take a long listen [01:48.85]To hip hop living out my life in songs wishin' [01:51.10]My parents I could get along with them [01:52.91]So I would go inside my room and dig deep inside the strong rhythms [01:55.96]Back when fresh was the word and raw was on prism [01:58.52]Marley on the boards plus Kane was long livin' [02:01.20]G rap and A spittin' murderous [02:03.32]Bought long live the kane sat down and learned every word of it [02:06.50]Sneakin' my walkman in the homeroom playin' it [02:08.81]Listen for punchlines delivery and cadences [02:10.50]But nowadays it's like niggaz wanna play with it [02:13.87]They hear some good sh*t but don't stop to savor it [02:17.18]Like one night we was out in my whip [02:19.24]With some broads just chillin' playin' demos and sh*t [02:21.42]Asked 'em how I sounded rockin' the mike [02:23.42]One chick told me all she listened to was beats thank God for ninth [02:26.73]Trying to get pressed on vinyl 'cause muh'f**kers buy your CD [02:30.28]But turn around don't even know your song titles [02:32.54]Like track 2 is hot and track 6 is long [02:35.10]Ain't even listening I'm hoping I get through to y'all [02:37.66]This is a message for our people chasing Benjamins [02:39.91]With real rhymes and skills they believing in [02:42.81]Keeping them bad tapes rolling like Michelin [02:44.80] [02:45.43]It don't matter 'cause niggaz ain't listening [02:48.05]They ain't listening they thinkin' 'bout they Timbalands [02:50.79]They say the sh*t we talk about ain't interestin' [02:53.41]We got a better chance of blowing up in Switzerland [02:55.66]Holla if you hear it 'cause niggaz ain't listening [02:58.66]Fly Motorola diploma style for ice niggaz [03:00.84]Asparagus rosemary chips for all my nice niggaz [03:04.71] [03:20.40]We roll through niggaz masked in vengeance [03:22.27]U-Haul emcees chasing Brown Sugars [03:23.59]And you thought that it would never happen [03:26.27]Thought that it would never happen [03:29.26] [03:29.89]My clever rappin' keeps my celery growing [03:32.07]Judy Jetson up in Elroy's thought he was home [03:34.82]With the Gold Bond Armor-All fatigues on [03:36.94]Rosey in the pantry with Velma and Shaggy getting they lean on [03:40.43]He sweeter that a Whitney Hous' track hittin' them high notes [03:42.99]And Alex Keaton always frontin' like he high post [03:45.43]Screaming on Justine when he flippin' the script [03:47.55]Tony Danza left a playa celibate [03:49.17]Rippin' rhymes for the hell of it [03:51.04]Check all these b**ches on my Soul Glow city [03:53.60]Walkin' 'round with Madagascar titties [03:55.10] [03:55.78]Imported for my Cole Train leaves ya elephant niggaz [03:58.90]Yo peace Jovan the sky be purple and orange [04:01.21]This is a message for our people chasing Benjamins [04:04.33] [04:33.04]With real rhymes and skills they believing in [04:34.97]Keeping them bad tapes rolling like Michelin [04:36.91]It don't matter 'cause niggaz ain't listening [04:39.65]They ain't listening they thinkin' 'bout they Timbalands [04:44.91]They say the sh*t we talk about ain't interestin' [04:47.78]We got a better chance of blowing up in Switzerland [04:50.66]Holla if you hear it 'cause niggaz ain't listening