it's a new decade
the native tongues are about to proceed with the usual lingo
the usual rhythm
devoted to.the art of moving butts
the rhythm's happenin
and it's movin up
the tribe has been on hold for much too long
don't fear the rhythm because it's strong
on the corners
brothas bop their heads
>from the high-tops to the knotty dreads
i'm a nubian y'all
look what we did
took the crust away from the third eye lid
now
it's kinda open
longs to see the site
rhythms of the tribe which is passed out right
night after night
day after day
questin for the rhythms of the native tongue lay
rhythm is the key as we open up the door
things a b-boy has never seen before
polyrhythmatic with a big fat boom
you have an eargasm as you start to consume
the ghetto beat with a ghetto poem
yeah
it's from the heart
cuz it's from the home
jarobi
phife
ali shaheed
call me koala
got what you need
you're a disc jock
then jock this
rhythms can't lose
rhythms can't miss
if you feel uptight and you need to freak
it'll be alright once we drop this beat
i got the rhythm
you got the rhythm
ma ma sa ah
ma ma coo sa
gets hectic
freak a bourgeios
we quest around for the musical hard
on the avenues
streets and boulevard
not sellin out
that's a negative
lovin hip hop
lovin heritage
got the instinct to travel miles and miles
gotta whole lot of room for piles and piles
now
you're kinda with it
wanna get the funk
>from the zulu nation
toppin all the junk
standin on the top like the temptations said
rhythms are obese
yeah
you gotta keep 'em fed
read what i read
can't be better said
tribalic motions dabble in the head
sweetback's bad
not as bad a beat
it's a stone groove baby"