[Mos Def]

Yo, one for the treble

Two for the bass

Welcome to the great incredible paper chase

Keep your boots laced if you want to keep pace



[Nate Dogg]

Oh no,

Niggas ain't scared to hustle

It's been seven days, the same clothes

Ask them originals cause they know

Mos Def, Nate Dogg, and Pharoahe

Step away from the mic they too cold (oh no)

The funk might fracture your nose



[Mos Def]

Say my name, say my name

Observe how I stake my claim

I independantly layed down and played my game

My own two raise my flame

Cause dick ridin ain't my thing

I earned what they said I wouldn't

I got it the way they said I couldn't

But now I'm gettin it and thier whole grill is cookin

Mad cause I'm getting caked out from my bookings

When ya'll was askin permission I just stepped up and took it

What!? The kid's better buy my rookie card now

Cause after this year the price ain't comin down

And if you got a joint bubbling then get money now

Cause in a minute there's gonna be some real trouble coming out

Just a warning, as usual some cats wont heed it

The hard headed always gotta feel it to beleive it

It's a shame that jealous gays is too short to see it

But when thier face hit the cement, they nod in agreement

We could play nice and decent

Or dirty like the 7-1 precinct

Call it a day or make it a long evening

You keep on scheming, making me some more reasons

To have the women in your mama's church screamin "Lord Jesus!"

Harder than ya'll cause I'm smarter than ya'll

I know that deep down it's got to be bothering ya'll

Pay attention, watch fly gon' get larger than ya'll

Put your pride on the rocks, make you swallow it all



[Nate Dogg]

Oh No

Look at who they let in the back door

From Long Beach to Brooklyn they know

We rock from the east to west coast

From Queens to ---? (they know)

Step away from the mic they too cold

The funk might fracture your nose



[Pharoahe Monch]

Very contageous raps should be trapped in cages

Through stages and wackness, foul rats is blazin

And it amazes - me how you claim thug,

But go two ways without Skytell pagers

I'm intellectual, pass more essays

Than motorcade police parades through East L.A.

More beef then deli's

Plus what I vent is just, what you must defend is evil aim, uh

Halleluja, Pharoahe Monch'll tool ya

Maintain the same frame of mind school ya

Get the picture, sit ya, seat ya, preacher with scriptures

I'ma quit the rip ya reach ya

Pharoahe and Mos is verbalized

Mos is coast to coast, we boast to be the most explosive here

Ferocious, the lyrical prognosis

The dose is just leaving you mentally unfocused here

Emcee's just come on 'round

You're the next contestants on "catch a beat down"

Don't be hesitant sound cracks to sediment

It's evident we're medicine for your whole town

Sky's the limit, game's definite when I'm in it

All window's is tinted, how you seeing me when I'm in it

Rap, we got it on lock man, stop that

Put that mic back down, boy, drop that

Pharoahe's slows blows shows like afros

We hate ya'll though

That's why Nate Dogg goes:



[Nate Dogg 2x]

Oh No

Niggas ain't scare to hustle

It's been seven days the same clothes

Ask them originals cause they know

Mos Def, Nate Dogg, and Pharoahe

Step away from the mic they too cold

The funk might fracture your nose



Oh No

Look at who they let in the back door

From Long Beach to Brooklyn they know

We rock from the east to west coast

From Queens to ---? (they know)

Step away from the mic they too cold

The funk might fracture your nose