Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz(2013)

[00:23.40] Well here's how it started
[00:24.32] Heard you on the radio
[00:25.39] Talkin' 'bout rap
[00:26.26] Sayin' all that crap about how we sample
[00:28.92] Givin' examples
[00:29.83] Think we'll let you get away with that?
[00:31.65] You criticize our method of how we make records
[00:34.30] You said it wasn't art, so now we're gonna rip you apart
[00:37.11] Stop, check it out my man
[00:39.84] This is the music of a hip-hop band
[00:41.60] Jazz, well you can call it that
[00:44.34] But this jazz retains a new format
[00:46.12] Point, where you misjudged us
[00:48.87] Speculated, created a fuss
[00:50.71] You've made the same mistake politicians have
[00:53.43] Talkin' all that jazz
[01:04.32] Talk, well I heard talk is cheap
[01:15.23] But like beauty, talk is just skin deep
[01:17.01] And when you lie and you talk alot
[01:19.75] People tell you to step off alot
[01:21.58] You see, you misunderstood
[01:22.40] A sample is a tactic
[01:24.28] A portion of my method, a tool
[01:26.08] In fact it's only of importance when I make it a priority
[01:28.85] And what we sample of, is the majority
[01:30.64] But you are a minority, in terms of thought
[01:33.39] Narrow minded and poorly taught
[01:35.14] About hip-hop, playin' all the silly games
[01:36.91] You erase my music, so no one can use it
[01:39.69] Step on us and we'll step on you
[01:41.55] Can't have your cake and eat it too
[01:43.32] Talkin' all that jazz
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[02:02.32] Lies, that's when you hide the truth
[02:04.14] It's when you talk more jazz than proof
[02:05.98] And when you lie and address something you don't know
[02:08.74] It's so whack that it's bound to show
[02:10.58] When you lie about me and the band we get angry
[02:12.34] We'll bite our pen, start writin' again
[02:15.04] And the things we write are always true
[02:16.99] Suckers, get a grip, now we talkin' 'bout you
[02:19.69] Seems to me that you have a problem
[02:21.45] So we can see what we can do to solve them
[02:24.15] Think rap is a fad? you must be mad
[02:25.92] 'Cause we're so bad we get respect you never had
[02:28.64] Tell the truth, James Brown was old
[02:30.56] 'Til Eric and Rakim came out with "I Got Soul"
[02:33.25] Rap brings back old R&B
[02:35.05] And if we would not, people could've forgot
[02:37.70] We wanna make this perfectly clear
[02:39.56] We're talented and strong and have no fear
[02:41.40] Of those who choose to judge but lack pizazz
[02:45.09] Talkin' all that jazz
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[02:55.96] Now we're not tryin' to be a boss to you
[02:57.78] We just wanna get across to you
[02:59.57] That if you're talkin' jazz, the situation is a no-win
[03:02.22] You might even get hurt, my friend
[03:04.12] Stetsasonic, the hip-hop band
[03:05.97] And like Sly and the Family Stone, we will stand
[03:08.66] Up for the music we live and play
[03:11.34] And for the song we sing today
[03:13.16] For now, let us set the record straight
[03:14.91] And later on we'll have a forum and a formal debate
[03:17.76] But it's important you remember, though
[03:19.58] What you reap is what you sew
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