there's a lot of people out here
who just don't know
what plays a factor
in movin' heads and toes
it be them hits
hangin' out of them stereo kits
whether cassette radio or cd bits
mix tapes from the best
going on and on
throughout the city grounds
to suburban lawns
man
we don't play
even where we stay
videos shows the visuals
of jams today
coinciding with the rhythm
of the heart and neck
the brakes got you
in your proper context
you let your lex or your
sixty-four suspension
bounce away all your tension
en route to the club
where girls need the quenchin'
diamonds on your wrist
sunroof top
but niggas out front
makin' guns go pop
so the spot gets shut
but on to the next
'cause your ears get vexed
when they don't get the fix cause
it be your listenin pleasure
while you're doin your chores
no matter where you from
it's for you and yours
bringing it back to the brakes
like the 'yes yes y'all'
so let it be your anthem
when you're havin' a ball
well it's silly of me
to think that i
would never get a chance to see
a piece of this pie
i sat dead in front of speakers
thinkin' that could be me
anticipatin' open microphones
so i could emcee
had a catalogue of raps
impressin' all the 'round-the-wayers
before i went to bed
included rhymes into my prayers
but that rhyme is all on paper
i want my song on vinyl plates
i dreamin' hits and doin' shows
makin my niggas spines shake
expectin' nuttin but a little bit
of radio play
gettin diced on 1 and 2's
by the best djs
hey
time was kinda tight
but still i dotted on the line
and some expected me
to start buhlooning in the mind
seein' spaces and places
that i couldn't pronounce
but still i had the pulleys
to make all the bullies bounce
with the blessings of the great
we took it from state to state
'cause we landed on the good foot
and got our biggest brake cause
a mother gets mugged
by her crackhead son
that's the brakes