(Verse 1)
Hey yo, Ecid, give me a beat, I got a lot o' things I wanna pack in the track like it's mystery meat, it's been a long time since I first stepped on the scene, my name's Jensen, and I'm just reppin' my team, but much respect to emcees who are the greats today, that made it through bumps in the road just to pave the way, now we're the next generation like Captain Picard, and it's a long trek to become the next to rap with the stars, past days feelin' like, uhh, it's useless, but I dug down deep 'cause I love this music, and I, pulled out my spine, then I, pulled out my heart, stuck the, first in the second, now I, hold out my art, in the, palm of my fist, in the, shape of this disc, ain't no, callin' it quits, 'cause I, stay in the mix, until, every dream that was born in my brain is reincarnated in the form of today
(Chorus)
So let the beat groove and let the bass bump, make your feet move and light your face up, and if ya like what ya hear, then stick it in your ear 'cause this is hip hop for the masses, so let the beat groove and let the bass bump, make your feet move and light your face up, and if ya like what ya hear, then stick it in your ear 'cause we ain't gonna stop 'til they drag us
(Verse 2)
I heard somebody on the radio was sayin' that Minnesota hip hop was in a golden age and if that's the case then I'ma go write some stuff, that'll turn it platinum and exceed the Midas touch, knockin' out songs like shots from Mike Tyson's gloves, rap on a track and I'll spill twice the blood, sweat, and tears as my peers, then clean house and tidy up, and throw salt in the wound just to spice it up, like teriyaki, I'm very, very hot, see, I grab a microphone and I get arrogant and cocky, like Darren Aronofsky I'm writing a requiem, for every rapper slain in the game when I was checkin' 'em, and these words might lyrically sting, but I don't give a fuck like kids with purity rings, this is def material comin' out your stereo, 'cause when you play it, you bang it 'til you ain't hearin' a thing
(Chorus)
So let the beat groove and let the bass bump, make your feet move and light your face up, and if ya like what ya hear, then stick it in your ear 'cause this is hip hop for the masses, so let the beat groove and let the bass bump, make your feet move and light your face up, and if ya like what ya hear, then stick it in your ear 'cause we ain't gonna stop 'til they drag us
(Interlude)
Chris: Go
*Sample*: "Christopher Michael"
*Sample*: "Yeah, you met me before"
*Sample*: "I keep emcees lookin' out"
*Sample*: "Ya don't fuck with me"
*Sample*: "Christopher Michael"
*Sample*: "I'm the illest fuckin' rapper alive"
*Sample*: "If I said it, I meant it"
*Sample*: "Sissy"
(Verse 3)
Yo, people are drawn to the pictures I paint, just with the sounds I pronounce, ain't no visual aid, simple and plain like a blank sheet of paper, but what I think turns to ink within a blink, so say see ya later, hater, you can complain to the blogosphere, then try to call me out like an auctioneer, but I'll turn the tables like a DJ while you're ripping off material like Dane Cook did to Louis C.K., imitators get burned like incinerators, their fake raps were hatched in an incubator, but I'm a stalwart of the culture, the renaissance is Chris, and I'm starin' out at the audience, and in between is a mic like my middle name used to give my all to the crowd, and they give the same, I just lit the flame so that I can blaze a trail, and fly a pig through the first cold day in hell
(Chorus)
So let the beat groove and let the bass bump, make your feet move and light your face up, and if ya like what ya hear, then stick it in your ear 'cause this is hip hop for the masses, so let the beat groove and let the bass bump, make your feet move and light your face up, and if ya like what ya hear, then stick it in your ear 'cause we ain't gonna stop 'til they drag us
UK rapper and composer Oscar reconnects with his youth on a sleek, diaristic LP influenced by ’90s hip-hop and '00s R&B. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 21, 2024