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Let's start the show off, sisters ago look alive
The Queen Latifah, the King of 45
Bringing a mixture of pure flavor
I make beats, she rock rhymes, so I gave a
A sample sound, the she added a compound
Word, this is for those who haven't heard
A King and Queen combine minds and trample
Those who oppose us, here's an example
It's time to run, the King and Queen is on the set
The competition is p...
Leonard Feather
[This song was a hit for Dinah Washington in 1949 and was also covered by Billie Holiday]
Well good morning baby welcome back to town
How'd, fine papa, welcome back to town
You're doing so much travelling never know
When you'll be around
You're a fine and mellow fellow
But you're stubborn as a mule
You love me like an angel
But you treat me like a fool
Two-faced daddy don't han...
Who you gon' call when it's time to brawl?
Standin' 'round, waitin' for my Queendom to fall
Well, I think not, styles are pipin' hot
Blazin', amazin', I give it all I got
Who you gon' call when it's time to brawl?
Standin' 'round, waitin' for my Queendom to fall
Well, I think not, styles are pipin' hot
Blazin', amazin', I give it all I got
I'm tellin' you straight up all you sleepin' beauties ...
Bring on that pecan pie
Pour some sugar on it, sugar, don't be shy
Scoop me up a mess of that chocolate swirl
Don't be stingy, I'm a growing girl
I offer big love with no apology
How can I deny the world the most of me
I am not afraid to throw my weight around
Pound by pound by pound
Because I'm big, blonde and beautiful
Face the fact, the simply irrefutable
No one wants a meal that only offer...
All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray
Away for a walk on a winter's day
I'd be so safe and warm if I was in L.A.
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
I stopped into a church yes I did, that I passed along the way
And I got down on my knees down on my knees
And I pretended to pray, you know the preacher he likes it cold
'Coz he knows I'm gonna stay, as he knows I'm gonna stay
Calif...
And now the six merry murderesses of the Crookem County Jail
In their rendition of 'The Cell Block Tango'
Pop Six Squish Uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz
Pop Six Squish Uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz
Pop Six Squish Uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz
He had it coming, he had it coming
He only had himself to blame
If you'd have been there, if you'd have seen it
I betcha you would have done the same
Pop Six Squish Uh Uh...
I don't even care no more
That's my word, that's for sure
I don't even cry no more
That's absurd, I'm so cured
I'm so secure with who I is,
oops who I am
And I'm a champion for sure boy
I'm a champ
oh yes I am
But what I thought about
When those people put me down
They can laugh for now
But watch it when I turn this thing around
I know, I believe
Aint nobody gonna do it but me
I'm fly, no lie
...
Music play
Something dreamy for dancing
While we're here romancing
It's love's holiday
And Love will be our guide
Close your eyes
When you open them dear
I'll be right hear by your side
So...
Close your eyes
Rest your head on my shoulder and sleep
Close your eyes
And I will close mine
Close your eyes
Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep
Close your eyes
This is divine
Music play
Somethi...
Don't make me wait
Don't make me wait
Don't make me wait
Give me body
Give me body
Welcome into my queendom, come one come all
When it comes to lyrics I bring them
In spring I sing in fall I call out to all the ones who had a hard day
I prepared a place on my dance floor
The time is now for you to party
I thought it would be a good chance for you to move
One nation under a groove
House music a...
Hey old friend let's look back
On the crazy clothes we wore
Ain't it fun to look back
And to see it's all been done before
All those nights together
Are a special memory
And I can't wait for tomorrow
Just as long as you're dancing next to me
'Cause it's so clear every year we get stronger
What's gone is gone, the past is the past
Turn the radio up and then hit the gas 'cause
I know we've come ...
You know it?s over yeah
But you don?t wanna say uhn-uh
You see the writing on the wall but you don?t wanna read
And now you?re hopin? yeah
That there?ll be something different uh huh
Something to change the circumstances of the way you?re livin?
But that?s that fantasy
It's that reality
The one you love that keeps on changing personalities
It?s always jealousy, too much intensity
I don?t remem...
Dane, dance
It's a fact I'll attest to mess around and I'll arrest you
I ain't playing you know what I'm saying?
This ain't the best you've ever hear coming from a female MC
But you know what I mean?
This MC stands for "Microphone Commando"
When I command that you take a hand
And throw it up in the air yeah just like that now
Chill and watch me rap cause I'm flowing, flowing
Just like water I ...
Dane, dance
It's a fact I'll attest to mess around and I'll arrest you
I ain't playing you know what I'm saying?
This ain't the best you've ever hear coming from a female MC
But you know what I mean?
This MC stands for "Microphone Commando"
When I command that you take a hand
And throw it up in the air yeah just like that now
Chill and watch me rap cause I'm flowing, flowing
Just like water I ...
[Queen Latifah]
Southside, Northside
Eastside, Westside
Alright, alright
Alright, we ride
[Verse: 1]
Ain't the paper, that makes me Dana
I just see the strangers they look at me stranger
They all give me more lip
So I give ya more music, more scrips' Less actin'
I stepped up to salary cappin'
Passin' traffic and lookin' what happened
See how life takes a turn uh huh
More paper earned
Lawyers p...
Don't cry, don't cry, baby
Don't cry, baby
Dry your eyes
And let's be sweethearts again
Oh, 'cause you know
You know I didn't mean
To ever treat you so mean
Come on, come on sweetheart
Let's try it over again
And oh, don't cry, don't cry, baby
Don't cry, don't cry
Dry your eyes
And let's be sweethearts again
And oh, 'cause you know
You know I didn't mean
To ever treat you so mean
Come on, come...
Booty rappers posin' as gunclappers get b**** smacked...need to switch
to bein'
actors image is all ya after ho galacta in the lip the clappers and
the clips will
flip a flow like divine be turnin' tricks. Ima take mine wactha like
when the beat
come soft I leave darkness where there used to be your front teeth. I'm
heartless
when it comes to havin' the back of my partners yeah we artists but
...
[Queen Latifah]
You asked I came so behold the Queen
Let's add a little sense to the scene
I'm living positive not out here knocked up
But the lines are so dangerous I ought to be locked up
This rhyme doesn't require prime time
I'm just sharing thoughts of mine
Back again cause I knew you wanted it
>From the Latifah with the Queen in front of it
Dropping bombs you're up in arms, you're puzzled...
Well, it's almost nightfall
And there's no forecast of rainfall
And I'm in the mood for a party
So I'm gonna go out to a club and give the dance floor body
So I jump in the car and go to the venue
Walk in the door and now I'm on the menu
Guys in the house, they're watching me
They're clocking me, there's no stopping me
Desire
I know you want me
You're fine
Thank you
But I'm not the type of gir...
Georgia rose, Georgia rose
You're the most precious rose Dixie grows
Though it don't seem quite right
'Cause your skin's dark as night
I know you've heart full of light
To the good Lord above
We all look the same
So, don't hang your head in shame
Georgia rose, Georgia rose
Don't be blue 'cause you're black
Georgia rose
Georgia rose, Georgia rose
Don't be blue 'cause you're black
Georgia rose
I try to reason and tell myself you'll return
But you are gone and I know, I know, I know you're gone
You were mine for only a minute
And if I hurt you I didn't intend it
You are gone away, I keep tellin' my mind
You're not gonna stay
But I believe sometimes that I lost you, baby
I lost you, baby, you were gone
Forgive and forget it that's not what I'll ask you to do
'Cause I want you back, ye...
Close your eyes
And rest your tired body next to mine
Nobody knows more than you
These hard times that we're living through
But baby, we'll go on and on
Hey, Lord knows we got each other
So kiss me, kiss me hard and long
Hard times, we can get over, yeah
Now the sun, yeah, it must rise
And she coming with a bag of tricks
And treats and dirty lies, nobody smiles, nobody cries
And no one seems t...
Hey, yeah, hello, stranger
It seems so good to see you back again
Tell me how long has it been?
Seems like a mighty long time
It seems like a mighty long time
Oh, oh, oh, my, my, my, I'm so glad
You stopped by to say, "Hello" to me
Remember that's the way it used to be
It seems like a mighty long time
Ooh, seems like a mighty long time, oh yeah
Oh yes, I'm so glad you are here again
Oh, oh, if...
Chorus
How Do I Love Thee
Let Me Count The Ways
How Much Do I Love You
Well, Multiply Your Love By Infiniti
Picture A Vision Of Beauty
As We Dance By The Light Of The Moon
Your Passion So Often Consumes Me
Like The Lick Of A Native Tongue Tune
Reality Is Ours To Create
Fantasy Is Ours To Mold
Dream My Love Dream
With My Body And My Soul
Question Out My Faith
I'm Pledged To Be Your Lover
And Af...
Betcha got a chick on the side, sure you got a chick
I know you got a chick on the side
I know you got a chick on the side
I know you got a chick on the side
I know you got a chick on the side
I know you want us both and I know the reason why.
I can give you so much lovin ,
But presents, she can buy you.
Last night youre in my arms,
Tonight Im all alone
[Chorus:]
How long will this game go on?...
Oh, I don't know
And it makes me scared
Because I'm falling in love
And I don't know if you feel the same
I'm taking this time to write you this letter
'Cause what we got is good but want to make it better, yo boo
I'm digging you, you got all of the equipment
Now I'm ready for a commitment
I'm not trying to rush things not looking for an engagement ring
But the queen needs a king
And I choose ...
There's a light in the darkness
Though the night is black as my skin
There's a light burning bright
Showing me the way
But I know where I've been
There's a cry in the distance
It's a voice that comes from deep within
There's a cry asking why
I pray the answer's up ahead, yeah
'Cause I know where I've been
There's a road we've been traveling
Lost so many on the way
But the riches will be plenty...
What you mean, wanna know how I feel about you, baby?
Be poetic about it, alright
I love the east, I love the west
And north and south, they're both the best
But I'll only go there as a guest
'Cause I love being here with you
I love the sea, I love the shore
I love the rocks but what is more?
With you they'd never be a bore
'Cause I love being here with you
Singin' in the shower, laughin' by t...
I put a spell on you, yeah
Because you're mine
Oh baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
You better stop the things you do, hey
I ain't lying, no I ain't lying
You know I can't stand it
You running around, you know better baby
I can't stand it 'cause you put me down
I put a spell on you
'Cause you're mine
Come on now Herbie, come on dig in baby
Come on now dig in, dig in babe
You can't leave me baby
For...
I'm gonna live till I die
I'm gonna laugh stead of cry
I'm gonna take the town turn it upside down
I'm gonna live, live, live until I die
Theyre gonna say what a gal
I'm gonna play for the sky
Ain't gonna miss a thing,gonna have my fling
I'm gonna live live live until I die
Those blues I lay low, I'll make them stay low
They'll never trail over my head
I'll be a devil till I'm an angel
But unt...
I'm not in love, so don't forget it
It's just a silly phase I'm going through
And just because I call you up
Don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made
I'm not in love, no, no, no, it's because
I like to see you but then again
That doesn't mean you mean that much to me
So if I call you, don't make a fuss
Don't go and tell your friends about the two of us
I'm not in love, oh, no, no, it...
I could show the world how to smile
I could be glad all the while
I could turn the gray skies to blue
If I had you, baby, by my side
I could leave my old days behind
Leave all my pals and never mind
I could start my whole life anew
If I had you
I could climb a snow capped mountain
Sail the mighty ocean wide
I could cross a burning desert
If I had you by my side
I could be a queen, dear, uncrow...
Uh huh, well the name is latifah, you hear me coming through
The spreaker. hit it mark, 45 king
I am a bill, yes I'm only a bill when
It's time to ill I get ill and time to chill
I chill, my homeboy said this was the d.a.i.s.y. age
I take it as meaning you have to get crazy paid
You hope I'm from your borough, because I'm thorough
You want me to be down with you, to be seen walking around with...
When I'm s**ing you, when I'm next to you, I know it's alright
It's the things you do, make me cling to you 'cause I know it's alright
There's a special way that you do what you do
Anywhere and anytime, you're not an ordinary lover
You give me good times, leave me so satisfied
When I'm s**ing you, when I'm next to you, I know it's alright
It's the things you do, make me cling to you 'cause I k...
Queen Latifah
Yo what's up this is Queen Latifah in the house
Definetely representin Jersey on the love love
Coolin' in the county; shoot ???
But damn I miss home
[Chorus 4X]
I can't.. forget New Jersey
Verse 1: Queen Latifah
When I think of home I think of a place where theres no over-flowin
And all my family and peeps I knew when I was growin
Mommy and daddy made me proud to in Owens
So for ...
Queen Talking
We gon take this one over to 275 Paulstand
384 Steuyversant, we gon take it over to
155 Morgan
144 Harrison
Chorus: 1x
Just Another Day, living in the hood
Just another day around the way
Feelin good today, feelin lovely-yay
Just another day, living in the hood
Just another day around the way
Feelin good today
I hear thegunshot, but I'm here to stay
[Verse 1]
Well it's a beautifu...
[45 king]
Let's start the show off, sisters ago look alive
The queen latifah, the king of 45
Bringing a mixture of pure flavor
I make beats, she rock rhymes, so I gave a
A sample sound, the she added a compound
Word, this is for those who haven't heard
A king and queen combine minds and trample
Thos who oppose us, here's an example
[queen latifah]
It's time to run, the king and queen is on the...
The ladies will kick it the rhyme that is wicked
Those that don't know how to be pros get evicted
A woman can bear you break you take you
Now it's time to rhyme can you relate to
A sister dope enough to make you holler and scream
Ayo let me take it from here Queen excuse me but I think I'm about do
To get into precisely what I am about to do
I'm conversating to the folks that have no whatsoeve...
[Queen Latifah]
The ladies will kick it, the rhyme that is wicked
Those that don't know how to be pros get evicted
A woman can bear you, break you, take you
Now it's time to rhyme, can you relate to
A sister dope enough to make you holler and scream
[Monie Love]
Ayo, let me take it from here, Queen...
Excuse me but I think I'm about do
To get into precisely what I am about to do
I'm conversati...
The queen is hyped up, the queen is hyped up
The queen is hyped up, the queen is hyped up
Ayo Manda, what's up La
Yo people have been trying to get fierce on me
I think it's time I tell them about themselves
Yo, just give it to them safari style
Well, well, well it's L A, the T I, the F A H, you?ll see why
Q U double E N is the reason I must be myself
What else? Well, fame hasn't got me
Souped...
Alright listen I'm back again cause that's what you required of
Me steady rhyming and I'm so sick and tired of
Being forced to put suckers in their place
You make me mad enough to punch you in the face
But I'm not trying so never sound like I don't bone to pick with you
Show and prove that you can stand on your own two
I speak the poetry dissing those who keep on quoting me
Try to play me ceas...
I used to visit all the very gay places
Those come what may places
Where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life
To get the feel of life...
From jazz and c***tails.
The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces
With distant gay traces
That used to be there you could see where they'd been washed away
By too many through the day...
Twelve o'clock tales.
Then you came along with your siren ...
[Queen Latifah]
Possy Dovey Yes mama? Time to get up
Hello I'm Queen Latifah how ya doing?
I hope that you're with this I hope that you're willing
I want to introduce you to a cut called
"Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children"
[Dove]
Well here comes the goy Goy?
The truth to the goy
You know the one that ate up like boy
Stepping with a step, keeping with a kept
Making an appearance with a notty...
My baby, she may not look like one of those bunnies out of the
Playboy book well, I'm sorry 'bout that, Mr. Williams but she's
Got something Johnny, much greater than gold well, now
What's that? I'm crazy 'bout that girl, she's got so much soul
She's got the kind of loving, kissin' and a-huggin'
Sure is mellow, glad that I'm her fellow
And I know that she knocks me off my feet
Have mercy on me...
There I go, there I go, there I go
Pretty baby, you are the soul who snaps my control
Such a funny thing but every time you're near me
I never can behave
You give me a smile and then I'm wrapped up in your magic
Music all around me, crazy music
Music that keeps calling me so very close to you
Turns me your slave
Come and do with me any little thing you want to
Anything baby, just let me get ne...
1 - name callin' hasn't fallen into what I'm runnin'
I wouldn't dis another sista unless she had it comin'
Repeat 1
Repeat 1
Repeat 1
? ? I'm 'bout to catch a charge
b****es that think they hard get snuffed
F*** the bodygaurd
They need to shut the f*** up, or step to me
All they can do is be mad at me
b****, don't threaten me
Niggas don't know I'm nice with these
You pay the price with these
C...
Its been too long since you kiss
Me do you want me or is you
Gonna leave it alone i'm so tired of this driving
Throw my head i will see you
[Chorus:]
No/yes ya gonna see me
No/yes ya gonna see me
No/yes ya gonna see me
No/yes ya gonna see me
If its real nada see the
Truth the reality is real
Regonize
[Chorus]
Get funky with it
I told you before you burn when you play with fire
So take off your hats, matter of fact hail the new Sire
You're hungry as hell, so I'm cookin' up the chowder
It's laced with ingredients, gon' come on like gunpowder
Pom-pom, lick a shot, then I got the order
I'm runnin' for the border for causin' disorder
Pom-pom, lick a shot, got on my defenses
I'm runnin' for the fences, o...
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Ooh, I betca' wondering how I knew
That you been tryin' to infiltrate my crew
It ain't no hiding from the flava you
Don't get ...
oooh mmmm
[chorus]
people going to let you down
dont expect for them to be around
theyre just people x2
people going to let you down
dont expect for them to hold you down
theyre just people x2
listen
money crimes and mood swings
situations where
certain people will do things
like
hop on bandwagon
get on the food chain
soon as you get yo swagg
thats when yo crew change
but we all equal
and peop...
Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, yeah
You make me laugh
'Cos your eyes they light the night
They look right through me, la, la, la, la
You bashful boy
You're hiding something sweet
Please give it to me, yeah
Oh, talk to me some more
You don't have to go
You're the poetry man
You make things alright, yeah, yeah
Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, yeah
You are the genie
All I ask for is your smile
Each time I ...
Basslines affect me when my rhymes direct me
Forgive the crowds, O Lord, they know not why they sweat me
Biting's against the law in the place that I live
So I lock up the door with the keys to my crib
They call me the high priestess of this hasta
Although I'm not a dread and not a rasta
There's never been a word I can't master
I've always been a piddly pastor
I reign the lesson of today
You h...
Basslines affect me when my rhymes direct me
Forgive the crowds, O Lord, they know not why they sweat me
Biting's against the law in the place that I live
So I lock up the door with the keys to my crib
They call me the high priestess of this hasta
Although I'm not a dread and not a rasta
There's never been a word I can't master
I've always been a piddly pastor
I reign the lesson of today
You h...
Let me remind you on how to unwind your body
So dance and shake and just keep in step
Understand draw a clear picture
What I'm gonna hit you with is truly def
These are the words of a Queen of a Queendom
All competitors I simply cream them
One by one I dust a rush them all
If you have any more bring them
To the front so they can sho me what they got
What they got it better be hot
Cause if it's...
Let me remind you on how to unwind your body
So dance and shake and just keep in step
Understand, draw a clear picture
What I'm gonna hit you with is truly def
These are the words of a queen of a queendom
All competitors, I simply cream them
One by one, I dust a rush them all
If you have any more, bring them
To the front so they can sho me what they got
What they got, it better be hot
Cause if...
Quiet nights and quiet stars, quiet chords from my guitar
Floating on the silence that surrounds us
Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams, quiet walks by quiet streams
Climbing hills where lovers go to watch the world below together
We will live eternally in this mood of reverie
Away from all the earthly cares around us
My world was dull, each minute, until I found you in it
And all at once, the hap...
Do we look? Where is love?
Has it gone? Do we search or move on?
Hear the wind as it blows
And my heart says the next time I'll know
Set it off, I suggest y'all
Set it off, I suggest y'all
Set it off
Come on now, set it off
Set it off on the left y'all
Set it off on the right y'all
Set it off
Come on now, set it off
Holding on, friends around
All together searching for a way out
When it's time...
If I gave you my love
I'd tell you what I'd do
I'd expect a whole lot of love outta you
You gotta be good to me
I'm gonna be good to you
There's a whole lotta things you and I could do
What about the way love me?
And what about the way you squeeze me
It's simply beautiful, beautiful
It's simply beautiful baby, simply beautiful
The way you love me, it's simply beautiful
I'm gonna be good to you...
Chorus
You ain't gotta be no superstar
I only want to find out who you are
And we gotta be no Superman
So if you wanna talk to me, you can
My girlies caught me on a good day
I was something to move a job
So we took it to a club
Nigga we would make out a little
And plus at the time I was single, a little
So I said quot;Fine, we could meet up about ninequot;
So anyway we crossing the place where...
[Incomprehensible]
I stepped into a basement party in Brooklyn
The brothers was looking as soon as I put a foot in
A female walked up to me and said, "Latifah bust a line"
I don't think you're on the strength, show me the time
I said, "If you really want to do this, we can do this, fine
Take six paces and begin to rhyme"
As soon as she attempted to make a sound
I ate her up with the verb, brok...
Come on now, I'm the one you love
I'm the one you can't breathe without, remember
Why you wanna make me cry like this?
Why would you wanna make me cry, why me?
Your love is like a chunk of gold
It's hard to gain and hard to hold
Like a rose that's soft to touch
Love has gone and it hurts so much
Well then why?
Must the same love that made me laugh
Make me cry?
Well now you think of a love as s...
I'm trav'lin' light
Because my man has gone
But from now on
I'm trav'lin' light
He said, "Goodbye"
And took my heart away
So from today
I'm trav'lin' light
No one to see
I'm free as the breeze
No one but me
And my memories
Some lucky night
He may come back again
But until then
I'm trav'lin' light
No one to see
I'm free as the breeze
No one but me
And my memories
Some lucky night
He may, he may...
Did I make you hot? Tell me
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I can see it in your eyes
You wanna get down with Queen La
Lace Latifa, I can see ya eyes on my body parts
The friendship's slippin' 'co...
U.N.I.T.Y., U.N.I.T.Y., that's a unity
U.N.I.T.Y., love a black man from infinity to infinity
U.N.I.T.Y., U.N.I.T.Y., that's a unity
U.N.I.T.Y., love a black woman from infinity to infinity
U.N.I.T.Y., U.N.I.T.Y., that's a unity
U.N.I.T.Y., love a black man from infinity to infinity
Instinct leads me to another flow
Everytime I hear a brother call a girl a b**** or a hoe
Trying to make a siste...
Ooh, Think of the weekend love
Watch this
Weekend love
Gonna spend a weekend love
Weekend love
Just a case of weekend love
If you've been misled by anything I said
Didn't mean to turn you on, but the vibe was oh, so strong
And you got things to do when I have got things too
So I'll catch you on the weekend
Mondays to Fridays, I don't see you then
A WEEK and a END
And a LOVE we were meant to be...
It would be easier to take the wet from water
Or the dry from sand
Than for anyone to try to separate us
Or stop us from holding hands
'Cause I love you
I love you
Oh, I love you from the bottom of my heart
And what love has joined together
What love has joined together
Can't nobody take it apart
It would be easier to take the cold from snow
Or the heat from fire
Than for anyone to take my lov...
talk This jam is dedicated to my brother Winki who is looking down on me from
Heaven Watching my every move as usual....
chorus
There but for the grace of god do I go do I go
There but for the grace of God do I go do I go-go
I'm trying to take my time on this rhyme
But it's bustin from the seems
Like a fantasy and eagerness of dreams
I'm moving all around
Oh yes,I'm making leaps an bounds
Ther...
My mellow Latee was kicking flavor
The R.E. posse said, "Yo Latifah we can do this"
So I paused in the thought and in my brilliance I caught
And I agreed because I already knew this
Now you should want to flex 'cause I'm in full effect
Queen Latifah is five-oh on this set
You've been begging and dying for somebody's rhyming to set you free
For God so loved the world He gave to me
I'm coolin' t...
My mellow Latee was kicking flavor
The R.E. posse said, "Yo Latifah we can do this"
So I paused in the thought and in my brilliance I caught
And I agreed because I already knew this
Now you should want to flex 'cause I'm in full effect
Queen Latifah is five-oh on this set
You've been begging and dying for somebody's rhyming to set you free
For God so loved the world He gave to me
I'm coolin' t...
Albums
All Hail The Queen |
Don't make me wait
Don't make me wait
Don't make me wait
Give me body
Give me body
Welcome into my queendom, come one come all
When it comes to lyrics I bring them
In spring I sing in fall I call out to all the ones who had a hard day
I prepared a place on my dance floor
The time is now for you to party
I thought it would be a good chance for you to move
One nation under a groove
House music a...
Dane, dance
It's a fact I'll attest to mess around and I'll arrest you
I ain't playing you know what I'm saying?
This ain't the best you've ever hear coming from a female MC
But you know what I mean?
This MC stands for "Microphone Commando"
When I command that you take a hand
And throw it up in the air yeah just like that now
Chill and watch me rap cause I'm flowing, flowing
Just like water I ...
Dane, dance
It's a fact I'll attest to mess around and I'll arrest you
I ain't playing you know what I'm saying?
This ain't the best you've ever hear coming from a female MC
But you know what I mean?
This MC stands for "Microphone Commando"
When I command that you take a hand
And throw it up in the air yeah just like that now
Chill and watch me rap cause I'm flowing, flowing
Just like water I ...
[Queen Latifah]
You asked I came so behold the Queen
Let's add a little sense to the scene
I'm living positive not out here knocked up
But the lines are so dangerous I ought to be locked up
This rhyme doesn't require prime time
I'm just sharing thoughts of mine
Back again cause I knew you wanted it
>From the Latifah with the Queen in front of it
Dropping bombs you're up in arms, you're puzzled...
Uh huh, well the name is latifah, you hear me coming through
The spreaker. hit it mark, 45 king
I am a bill, yes I'm only a bill when
It's time to ill I get ill and time to chill
I chill, my homeboy said this was the d.a.i.s.y. age
I take it as meaning you have to get crazy paid
You hope I'm from your borough, because I'm thorough
You want me to be down with you, to be seen walking around with...
[45 king]
Let's start the show off, sisters ago look alive
The queen latifah, the king of 45
Bringing a mixture of pure flavor
I make beats, she rock rhymes, so I gave a
A sample sound, the she added a compound
Word, this is for those who haven't heard
A king and queen combine minds and trample
Thos who oppose us, here's an example
[queen latifah]
It's time to run, the king and queen is on the...
[Queen Latifah]
The ladies will kick it, the rhyme that is wicked
Those that don't know how to be pros get evicted
A woman can bear you, break you, take you
Now it's time to rhyme, can you relate to
A sister dope enough to make you holler and scream
[Monie Love]
Ayo, let me take it from here, Queen...
Excuse me but I think I'm about do
To get into precisely what I am about to do
I'm conversati...
Alright listen I'm back again cause that's what you required of
Me steady rhyming and I'm so sick and tired of
Being forced to put suckers in their place
You make me mad enough to punch you in the face
But I'm not trying so never sound like I don't bone to pick with you
Show and prove that you can stand on your own two
I speak the poetry dissing those who keep on quoting me
Try to play me ceas...
Basslines affect me when my rhymes direct me
Forgive the crowds, O Lord, they know not why they sweat me
Biting's against the law in the place that I live
So I lock up the door with the keys to my crib
They call me the high priestess of this hasta
Although I'm not a dread and not a rasta
There's never been a word I can't master
I've always been a piddly pastor
I reign the lesson of today
You h...
Basslines affect me when my rhymes direct me
Forgive the crowds, O Lord, they know not why they sweat me
Biting's against the law in the place that I live
So I lock up the door with the keys to my crib
They call me the high priestess of this hasta
Although I'm not a dread and not a rasta
There's never been a word I can't master
I've always been a piddly pastor
I reign the lesson of today
You h...
Let me remind you on how to unwind your body
So dance and shake and just keep in step
Understand, draw a clear picture
What I'm gonna hit you with is truly def
These are the words of a queen of a queendom
All competitors, I simply cream them
One by one, I dust a rush them all
If you have any more, bring them
To the front so they can sho me what they got
What they got, it better be hot
Cause if...
[Incomprehensible]
I stepped into a basement party in Brooklyn
The brothers was looking as soon as I put a foot in
A female walked up to me and said, "Latifah bust a line"
I don't think you're on the strength, show me the time
I said, "If you really want to do this, we can do this, fine
Take six paces and begin to rhyme"
As soon as she attempted to make a sound
I ate her up with the verb, brok...
My mellow Latee was kicking flavor
The R.E. posse said, "Yo Latifah we can do this"
So I paused in the thought and in my brilliance I caught
And I agreed because I already knew this
Now you should want to flex 'cause I'm in full effect
Queen Latifah is five-oh on this set
You've been begging and dying for somebody's rhyming to set you free
For God so loved the world He gave to me
I'm coolin' t...
|
Black Reign |
Queen Talking
We gon take this one over to 275 Paulstand
384 Steuyversant, we gon take it over to
155 Morgan
144 Harrison
Chorus: 1x
Just Another Day, living in the hood
Just another day around the way
Feelin good today, feelin lovely-yay
Just another day, living in the hood
Just another day around the way
Feelin good today
I hear thegunshot, but I'm here to stay
[Verse 1]
Well it's a beautifu...
Chorus
You ain't gotta be no superstar
I only want to find out who you are
And we gotta be no Superman
So if you wanna talk to me, you can
My girlies caught me on a good day
I was something to move a job
So we took it to a club
Nigga we would make out a little
And plus at the time I was single, a little
So I said quot;Fine, we could meet up about ninequot;
So anyway we crossing the place where...
U.N.I.T.Y., U.N.I.T.Y., that's a unity
U.N.I.T.Y., love a black man from infinity to infinity
U.N.I.T.Y., U.N.I.T.Y., that's a unity
U.N.I.T.Y., love a black woman from infinity to infinity
U.N.I.T.Y., U.N.I.T.Y., that's a unity
U.N.I.T.Y., love a black man from infinity to infinity
Instinct leads me to another flow
Everytime I hear a brother call a girl a b**** or a hoe
Trying to make a siste...
Ooh, Think of the weekend love
Watch this
Weekend love
Gonna spend a weekend love
Weekend love
Just a case of weekend love
If you've been misled by anything I said
Didn't mean to turn you on, but the vibe was oh, so strong
And you got things to do when I have got things too
So I'll catch you on the weekend
Mondays to Fridays, I don't see you then
A WEEK and a END
And a LOVE we were meant to be...
talk This jam is dedicated to my brother Winki who is looking down on me from
Heaven Watching my every move as usual....
chorus
There but for the grace of god do I go do I go
There but for the grace of God do I go do I go-go
I'm trying to take my time on this rhyme
But it's bustin from the seems
Like a fantasy and eagerness of dreams
I'm moving all around
Oh yes,I'm making leaps an bounds
Ther...
|
Dana Owens |
Leonard Feather
[This song was a hit for Dinah Washington in 1949 and was also covered by Billie Holiday]
Well good morning baby welcome back to town
How'd, fine papa, welcome back to town
You're doing so much travelling never know
When you'll be around
You're a fine and mellow fellow
But you're stubborn as a mule
You love me like an angel
But you treat me like a fool
Two-faced daddy don't han...
All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray
Away for a walk on a winter's day
I'd be so safe and warm if I was in L.A.
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
I stopped into a church yes I did, that I passed along the way
And I got down on my knees down on my knees
And I pretended to pray, you know the preacher he likes it cold
'Coz he knows I'm gonna stay, as he knows I'm gonna stay
Calif...
Music play
Something dreamy for dancing
While we're here romancing
It's love's holiday
And Love will be our guide
Close your eyes
When you open them dear
I'll be right hear by your side
So...
Close your eyes
Rest your head on my shoulder and sleep
Close your eyes
And I will close mine
Close your eyes
Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep
Close your eyes
This is divine
Music play
Somethi...
Close your eyes
And rest your tired body next to mine
Nobody knows more than you
These hard times that we're living through
But baby, we'll go on and on
Hey, Lord knows we got each other
So kiss me, kiss me hard and long
Hard times, we can get over, yeah
Now the sun, yeah, it must rise
And she coming with a bag of tricks
And treats and dirty lies, nobody smiles, nobody cries
And no one seems t...
Hey, yeah, hello, stranger
It seems so good to see you back again
Tell me how long has it been?
Seems like a mighty long time
It seems like a mighty long time
Oh, oh, oh, my, my, my, I'm so glad
You stopped by to say, "Hello" to me
Remember that's the way it used to be
It seems like a mighty long time
Ooh, seems like a mighty long time, oh yeah
Oh yes, I'm so glad you are here again
Oh, oh, if...
I put a spell on you, yeah
Because you're mine
Oh baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
You better stop the things you do, hey
I ain't lying, no I ain't lying
You know I can't stand it
You running around, you know better baby
I can't stand it 'cause you put me down
I put a spell on you
'Cause you're mine
Come on now Herbie, come on dig in baby
Come on now dig in, dig in babe
You can't leave me baby
For...
I could show the world how to smile
I could be glad all the while
I could turn the gray skies to blue
If I had you, baby, by my side
I could leave my old days behind
Leave all my pals and never mind
I could start my whole life anew
If I had you
I could climb a snow capped mountain
Sail the mighty ocean wide
I could cross a burning desert
If I had you by my side
I could be a queen, dear, uncrow...
I used to visit all the very gay places
Those come what may places
Where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life
To get the feel of life...
From jazz and c***tails.
The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces
With distant gay traces
That used to be there you could see where they'd been washed away
By too many through the day...
Twelve o'clock tales.
Then you came along with your siren ...
My baby, she may not look like one of those bunnies out of the
Playboy book well, I'm sorry 'bout that, Mr. Williams but she's
Got something Johnny, much greater than gold well, now
What's that? I'm crazy 'bout that girl, she's got so much soul
She's got the kind of loving, kissin' and a-huggin'
Sure is mellow, glad that I'm her fellow
And I know that she knocks me off my feet
Have mercy on me...
There I go, there I go, there I go
Pretty baby, you are the soul who snaps my control
Such a funny thing but every time you're near me
I never can behave
You give me a smile and then I'm wrapped up in your magic
Music all around me, crazy music
Music that keeps calling me so very close to you
Turns me your slave
Come and do with me any little thing you want to
Anything baby, just let me get ne...
If I gave you my love
I'd tell you what I'd do
I'd expect a whole lot of love outta you
You gotta be good to me
I'm gonna be good to you
There's a whole lotta things you and I could do
What about the way love me?
And what about the way you squeeze me
It's simply beautiful, beautiful
It's simply beautiful baby, simply beautiful
The way you love me, it's simply beautiful
I'm gonna be good to you...
Come on now, I'm the one you love
I'm the one you can't breathe without, remember
Why you wanna make me cry like this?
Why would you wanna make me cry, why me?
Your love is like a chunk of gold
It's hard to gain and hard to hold
Like a rose that's soft to touch
Love has gone and it hurts so much
Well then why?
Must the same love that made me laugh
Make me cry?
Well now you think of a love as s...
|
Nature Of A Sista |
Well, it's almost nightfall
And there's no forecast of rainfall
And I'm in the mood for a party
So I'm gonna go out to a club and give the dance floor body
So I jump in the car and go to the venue
Walk in the door and now I'm on the menu
Guys in the house, they're watching me
They're clocking me, there's no stopping me
Desire
I know you want me
You're fine
Thank you
But I'm not the type of gir...
Chorus
How Do I Love Thee
Let Me Count The Ways
How Much Do I Love You
Well, Multiply Your Love By Infiniti
Picture A Vision Of Beauty
As We Dance By The Light Of The Moon
Your Passion So Often Consumes Me
Like The Lick Of A Native Tongue Tune
Reality Is Ours To Create
Fantasy Is Ours To Mold
Dream My Love Dream
With My Body And My Soul
Question Out My Faith
I'm Pledged To Be Your Lover
And Af...
The queen is hyped up, the queen is hyped up
The queen is hyped up, the queen is hyped up
Ayo Manda, what's up La
Yo people have been trying to get fierce on me
I think it's time I tell them about themselves
Yo, just give it to them safari style
Well, well, well it's L A, the T I, the F A H, you?ll see why
Q U double E N is the reason I must be myself
What else? Well, fame hasn't got me
Souped...
Get funky with it
I told you before you burn when you play with fire
So take off your hats, matter of fact hail the new Sire
You're hungry as hell, so I'm cookin' up the chowder
It's laced with ingredients, gon' come on like gunpowder
Pom-pom, lick a shot, then I got the order
I'm runnin' for the border for causin' disorder
Pom-pom, lick a shot, got on my defenses
I'm runnin' for the fences, o...
|
Order In The Court |
Who you gon' call when it's time to brawl?
Standin' 'round, waitin' for my Queendom to fall
Well, I think not, styles are pipin' hot
Blazin', amazin', I give it all I got
Who you gon' call when it's time to brawl?
Standin' 'round, waitin' for my Queendom to fall
Well, I think not, styles are pipin' hot
Blazin', amazin', I give it all I got
I'm tellin' you straight up all you sleepin' beauties ...
Oh, I don't know
And it makes me scared
Because I'm falling in love
And I don't know if you feel the same
I'm taking this time to write you this letter
'Cause what we got is good but want to make it better, yo boo
I'm digging you, you got all of the equipment
Now I'm ready for a commitment
I'm not trying to rush things not looking for an engagement ring
But the queen needs a king
And I choose ...
When I'm s**ing you, when I'm next to you, I know it's alright
It's the things you do, make me cling to you 'cause I know it's alright
There's a special way that you do what you do
Anywhere and anytime, you're not an ordinary lover
You give me good times, leave me so satisfied
When I'm s**ing you, when I'm next to you, I know it's alright
It's the things you do, make me cling to you 'cause I k...
Its been too long since you kiss
Me do you want me or is you
Gonna leave it alone i'm so tired of this driving
Throw my head i will see you
[Chorus:]
No/yes ya gonna see me
No/yes ya gonna see me
No/yes ya gonna see me
No/yes ya gonna see me
If its real nada see the
Truth the reality is real
Regonize
[Chorus]
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Ooh, I betca' wondering how I knew
That you been tryin' to infiltrate my crew
It ain't no hiding from the flava you
Don't get ...
Did I make you hot? Tell me
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I didn't mean to turn you on
I can see it in your eyes
You wanna get down with Queen La
Lace Latifa, I can see ya eyes on my body parts
The friendship's slippin' 'co...
|
She's A Queen: A Collection Of Hits |
Don't make me wait
Don't make me wait
Don't make me wait
Give me body
Give me body
Welcome into my queendom, come one come all
When it comes to lyrics I bring them
In spring I sing in fall I call out to all the ones who had a hard day
I prepared a place on my dance floor
The time is now for you to party
I thought it would be a good chance for you to move
One nation under a groove
House music a...
Well, it's almost nightfall
And there's no forecast of rainfall
And I'm in the mood for a party
So I'm gonna go out to a club and give the dance floor body
So I jump in the car and go to the venue
Walk in the door and now I'm on the menu
Guys in the house, they're watching me
They're clocking me, there's no stopping me
Desire
I know you want me
You're fine
Thank you
But I'm not the type of gir...
When I'm s**ing you, when I'm next to you, I know it's alright
It's the things you do, make me cling to you 'cause I know it's alright
There's a special way that you do what you do
Anywhere and anytime, you're not an ordinary lover
You give me good times, leave me so satisfied
When I'm s**ing you, when I'm next to you, I know it's alright
It's the things you do, make me cling to you 'cause I k...
Queen Talking
We gon take this one over to 275 Paulstand
384 Steuyversant, we gon take it over to
155 Morgan
144 Harrison
Chorus: 1x
Just Another Day, living in the hood
Just another day around the way
Feelin good today, feelin lovely-yay
Just another day, living in the hood
Just another day around the way
Feelin good today
I hear thegunshot, but I'm here to stay
[Verse 1]
Well it's a beautifu...
The ladies will kick it the rhyme that is wicked
Those that don't know how to be pros get evicted
A woman can bear you break you take you
Now it's time to rhyme can you relate to
A sister dope enough to make you holler and scream
Ayo let me take it from here Queen excuse me but I think I'm about do
To get into precisely what I am about to do
I'm conversating to the folks that have no whatsoeve...
The queen is hyped up, the queen is hyped up
The queen is hyped up, the queen is hyped up
Ayo Manda, what's up La
Yo people have been trying to get fierce on me
I think it's time I tell them about themselves
Yo, just give it to them safari style
Well, well, well it's L A, the T I, the F A H, you?ll see why
Q U double E N is the reason I must be myself
What else? Well, fame hasn't got me
Souped...
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Refugees, go 'head and do it
Paper
Go 'head and do it
Ooh, I betca' wondering how I knew
That you been tryin' to infiltrate my crew
It ain't no hiding from the flava you
Don't get ...
Do we look? Where is love?
Has it gone? Do we search or move on?
Hear the wind as it blows
And my heart says the next time I'll know
Set it off, I suggest y'all
Set it off, I suggest y'all
Set it off
Come on now, set it off
Set it off on the left y'all
Set it off on the right y'all
Set it off
Come on now, set it off
Holding on, friends around
All together searching for a way out
When it's time...
U.N.I.T.Y., U.N.I.T.Y., that's a unity
U.N.I.T.Y., love a black man from infinity to infinity
U.N.I.T.Y., U.N.I.T.Y., that's a unity
U.N.I.T.Y., love a black woman from infinity to infinity
U.N.I.T.Y., U.N.I.T.Y., that's a unity
U.N.I.T.Y., love a black man from infinity to infinity
Instinct leads me to another flow
Everytime I hear a brother call a girl a b**** or a hoe
Trying to make a siste...
|
Soundtrack Exclusives amp; Rarities |
Booty rappers posin' as gunclappers get b**** smacked...need to switch
to bein'
actors image is all ya after ho galacta in the lip the clappers and
the clips will
flip a flow like divine be turnin' tricks. Ima take mine wactha like
when the beat
come soft I leave darkness where there used to be your front teeth. I'm
heartless
when it comes to havin' the back of my partners yeah we artists but
...
Well, it's almost nightfall
And there's no forecast of rainfall
And I'm in the mood for a party
So I'm gonna go out to a club and give the dance floor body
So I jump in the car and go to the venue
Walk in the door and now I'm on the menu
Guys in the house, they're watching me
They're clocking me, there's no stopping me
Desire
I know you want me
You're fine
Thank you
But I'm not the type of gir...
|
Trav'lin' Light |
Don't cry, don't cry, baby
Don't cry, baby
Dry your eyes
And let's be sweethearts again
Oh, 'cause you know
You know I didn't mean
To ever treat you so mean
Come on, come on sweetheart
Let's try it over again
And oh, don't cry, don't cry, baby
Don't cry, don't cry
Dry your eyes
And let's be sweethearts again
And oh, 'cause you know
You know I didn't mean
To ever treat you so mean
Come on, come...
Georgia rose, Georgia rose
You're the most precious rose Dixie grows
Though it don't seem quite right
'Cause your skin's dark as night
I know you've heart full of light
To the good Lord above
We all look the same
So, don't hang your head in shame
Georgia rose, Georgia rose
Don't be blue 'cause you're black
Georgia rose
Georgia rose, Georgia rose
Don't be blue 'cause you're black
Georgia rose
I try to reason and tell myself you'll return
But you are gone and I know, I know, I know you're gone
You were mine for only a minute
And if I hurt you I didn't intend it
You are gone away, I keep tellin' my mind
You're not gonna stay
But I believe sometimes that I lost you, baby
I lost you, baby, you were gone
Forgive and forget it that's not what I'll ask you to do
'Cause I want you back, ye...
Betcha got a chick on the side, sure you got a chick
I know you got a chick on the side
I know you got a chick on the side
I know you got a chick on the side
I know you got a chick on the side
I know you want us both and I know the reason why.
I can give you so much lovin ,
But presents, she can buy you.
Last night youre in my arms,
Tonight Im all alone
[Chorus:]
How long will this game go on?...
There's a light in the darkness
Though the night is black as my skin
There's a light burning bright
Showing me the way
But I know where I've been
There's a cry in the distance
It's a voice that comes from deep within
There's a cry asking why
I pray the answer's up ahead, yeah
'Cause I know where I've been
There's a road we've been traveling
Lost so many on the way
But the riches will be plenty...
What you mean, wanna know how I feel about you, baby?
Be poetic about it, alright
I love the east, I love the west
And north and south, they're both the best
But I'll only go there as a guest
'Cause I love being here with you
I love the sea, I love the shore
I love the rocks but what is more?
With you they'd never be a bore
'Cause I love being here with you
Singin' in the shower, laughin' by t...
I'm gonna live till I die
I'm gonna laugh stead of cry
I'm gonna take the town turn it upside down
I'm gonna live, live, live until I die
Theyre gonna say what a gal
I'm gonna play for the sky
Ain't gonna miss a thing,gonna have my fling
I'm gonna live live live until I die
Those blues I lay low, I'll make them stay low
They'll never trail over my head
I'll be a devil till I'm an angel
But unt...
I'm not in love, so don't forget it
It's just a silly phase I'm going through
And just because I call you up
Don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made
I'm not in love, no, no, no, it's because
I like to see you but then again
That doesn't mean you mean that much to me
So if I call you, don't make a fuss
Don't go and tell your friends about the two of us
I'm not in love, oh, no, no, it...
Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, yeah
You make me laugh
'Cos your eyes they light the night
They look right through me, la, la, la, la
You bashful boy
You're hiding something sweet
Please give it to me, yeah
Oh, talk to me some more
You don't have to go
You're the poetry man
You make things alright, yeah, yeah
Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, yeah
You are the genie
All I ask for is your smile
Each time I ...
Quiet nights and quiet stars, quiet chords from my guitar
Floating on the silence that surrounds us
Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams, quiet walks by quiet streams
Climbing hills where lovers go to watch the world below together
We will live eternally in this mood of reverie
Away from all the earthly cares around us
My world was dull, each minute, until I found you in it
And all at once, the hap...
I'm trav'lin' light
Because my man has gone
But from now on
I'm trav'lin' light
He said, "Goodbye"
And took my heart away
So from today
I'm trav'lin' light
No one to see
I'm free as the breeze
No one but me
And my memories
Some lucky night
He may come back again
But until then
I'm trav'lin' light
No one to see
I'm free as the breeze
No one but me
And my memories
Some lucky night
He may, he may...
It would be easier to take the wet from water
Or the dry from sand
Than for anyone to try to separate us
Or stop us from holding hands
'Cause I love you
I love you
Oh, I love you from the bottom of my heart
And what love has joined together
What love has joined together
Can't nobody take it apart
It would be easier to take the cold from snow
Or the heat from fire
Than for anyone to take my lov...
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