The Roots have to be in your top 10 list of the greatest Hip Hop artists. Nothing but classics. Quest Love is one of the best producers ever. Much love from Baltimore.
I love this kind of hip hop, I love New York jazzy sounds of hip hop. The music videos was so amazing I love how they showed streets of New York and made you feel like you was in New York watching the video.
[Chorus: Black Thought] I shall proceed (Proceed) And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall proceed (Proceed) And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed) And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed) And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
[Verse 1: Black Thought] Just think, what if you could just Just blink yourself away? Just think, what if you could just Just blink yourself away? Jeff X can rock the mic with tooth decay I be the 5 foot 7 Residing at the Mecca rest address in South section Used to cut class in the infinite pursuit of ass back in '86 Easy with the chicks, I was a chocolate boy Raised in the cellar with the rhythm like Ella Walked the mega-trife streets to the subway where I lay Till the train stopped, then a nigga hopped (Hopped) Used to do the pop dance to the Planet Rock At the block party, everybody jocked, "Who, me?!" It's the MC sucka niggas envy I got my contract in 1993, and I shall proceed
[Chorus: Black Thought] I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed) And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed) And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed) And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed) And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
[Verse 2: Black Thought] I wake up early in the morning, I mean early afternoon Break a lyrical hymn of the stim' like boom I'm fly and when I die, yo, put this shit up on my tomb That nigga represented on the 28th of June I'm representing Philly on the 28th of June I can make you feel that I'm a surreal cartoon With my pistol in the face of Hip-Hop, sticking for papes Because I'm on a paper chase (Say what?) I'm on a paper chase My Timberlands are fully laced, I be the Mr. Boogeyman With records from 125th to Japan I let 'em play like Donny Hathaway and shake a hand, shake a hand Your lady tried to kick it, but I couldn't play my man My niggas is my niggas and she didn't understand I shake your hand and shit'll hit the fan Just think, just think, what? What if you could just Just blink, what? Blink yourself away? As I proceed
[Chorus: Black Thought] I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed) And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed) And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed) And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed) And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
[Bridge: Black Thought & Malik B] Malik B, get on the mic, aiyo, it's too much on my mind Say what? Malik, get on the mic, there's too much on my mind
[Verse 3: Malik B] Johnny on the spot, got the rhythm and the rhyme Fucking with The Roots, you know them niggas is a dime I can make a 100-yard line start to dash I can make a whole lake of fish start to splash I can make Conan and The Titans clash And I could make Metallica and Guns N' Roses thrash Used to smash, crash parties like I was disturbed Used to make plots against the herringbone herb But now, all I do—disperse the verb And like a nerd, I can make you say "He's superb!" Worded perfect, never ever shall you misinterpret I move styles like bowels, so now you know I'm worth it Direct from Philly, the land where niggas scheme So you know I got that sheen in my gleam
[Chorus: Black Thought] I shall proceed (Proceed) And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall proceed (Proceed) And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall proceed (Proceed) And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic) I shall proceed (Proceed) And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I remember hearing this on an Orlando college radio show hosted by a dude named IsReal and driving all around town with my friends looking for this single. The Roots have a special place in Hip-Hop
A Masterpiece…
This is the exact spirit that is missing in Hip-Hop in 2023…
Please get back to making quality music…
True Hip Hop
Gza
R.I.P MALIK!!!!
Classic
The Roots have to be in your top 10 list of the greatest Hip Hop artists. Nothing but classics. Quest Love is one of the best producers ever. Much love from Baltimore.
Why do I feel no every lyric to this song at 32 years old? That's crazy…
mastpiece
"I can make Metallica and Guns N' Roses trash"
R.I.P.
I love this kind of hip hop, I love New York jazzy sounds of hip hop. The music videos was so amazing I love how they showed streets of New York and made you feel like you was in New York watching the video.
Who knows what camera they used to record this video?
1:18 the guy in the window looks like hub
Malik Abdul-Basit REST IN POWER!!!
I'm taller than Black Thought.
Lyrics
[Chorus: Black Thought]
I shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
[Verse 1: Black Thought]
Just think, what if you could just
Just blink yourself away?
Just think, what if you could just
Just blink yourself away?
Jeff X can rock the mic with tooth decay
I be the 5 foot 7
Residing at the Mecca rest address in South section
Used to cut class in the infinite pursuit of ass back in '86
Easy with the chicks, I was a chocolate boy
Raised in the cellar with the rhythm like Ella
Walked the mega-trife streets to the subway where I lay
Till the train stopped, then a nigga hopped (Hopped)
Used to do the pop dance to the Planet Rock
At the block party, everybody jocked, "Who, me?!"
It's the MC sucka niggas envy
I got my contract in 1993, and I shall proceed
[Chorus: Black Thought]
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
[Verse 2: Black Thought]
I wake up early in the morning, I mean early afternoon
Break a lyrical hymn of the stim' like boom
I'm fly and when I die, yo, put this shit up on my tomb
That nigga represented on the 28th of June
I'm representing Philly on the 28th of June
I can make you feel that I'm a surreal cartoon
With my pistol in the face of Hip-Hop, sticking for papes
Because I'm on a paper chase (Say what?) I'm on a paper chase
My Timberlands are fully laced, I be the Mr. Boogeyman
With records from 125th to Japan
I let 'em play like Donny Hathaway and shake a hand, shake a hand
Your lady tried to kick it, but I couldn't play my man
My niggas is my niggas and she didn't understand
I shake your hand and shit'll hit the fan
Just think, just think, what? What if you could just
Just blink, what? Blink yourself away? As I proceed
[Chorus: Black Thought]
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall (I shall) proceed (Proceed)
And continue (And continue) to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
[Bridge: Black Thought & Malik B]
Malik B, get on the mic, aiyo, it's too much on my mind
Say what?
Malik, get on the mic, there's too much on my mind
[Verse 3: Malik B]
Johnny on the spot, got the rhythm and the rhyme
Fucking with The Roots, you know them niggas is a dime
I can make a 100-yard line start to dash
I can make a whole lake of fish start to splash
I can make Conan and The Titans clash
And I could make Metallica and Guns N' Roses thrash
Used to smash, crash parties like I was disturbed
Used to make plots against the herringbone herb
But now, all I do—disperse the verb
And like a nerd, I can make you say "He's superb!"
Worded perfect, never ever shall you misinterpret
I move styles like bowels, so now you know I'm worth it
Direct from Philly, the land where niggas scheme
So you know I got that sheen in my gleam
[Chorus: Black Thought]
I shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I shall proceed (Proceed)
And continue to rock the mic (To rock the mic)
I remember hearing this on an Orlando college radio show hosted by a dude named IsReal and driving all around town with my friends looking for this single. The Roots have a special place in Hip-Hop
When I heard the Roots in college,change my life