Long Island Degrees-De La Soul

[00:00.00] It's strong island for real, where the critters run wild [00:05.04]The prefix is 516, the top of the dial [00:07.92]Through the [00:08.22]L.I. Sound, to the villa down under [00:10.44]And across the globe [00:11.73]I heard a lot of folks wonderin' [00:13.62]So when's it coming 'cause the stakes is high [00:15.69]See big money that waves, don't put the pen to my page [00:18.72]And ain't nothin' wrong with standing still and relaxing [00:21.06]And spendin' some of that cash that [00:22.50]Uncle Sam is gonna tax [00:24.03]A New York demeanor is sit back in the beamer [00:26.61]With nothing to lose but some gas and some minutes [00:29.37]Ignorin' the gazers 'cause some stars don't get petty [00:31.92]And that trash you talk is just [00:33.33]New Years confetti [00:34.38]It's like that y'all, but that's all 'bout to change [00:37.29]Like some of my own, people tend to act strange [00:39.96]I'm making a scene and it's served with it's capabilities [00:43.23]So set it at an island's degrees [00:44.91]It's strong island for real, the diagnosis is supreme [00:47.76]The prefix is 516, where microphones fiend [00:50.46]The voices that gots the gift, 'cause the world is on their shoulders [00:53.34]Makin' plans to switch from little rock to money boulders [00:56.28]The real proceed [00:57.33]My girl stands deep from [00:58.47]Nubians actin' like [00:59.61]Columbians sellin' keys [01:01.11]Characters have the tendency to con themselves [01:03.69]To think the [01:04.11]East Coast is only [01:05.04]New York and [01:05.73]Philadelph [01:06.42]You know the way we blow, your shit is played like por [01:08.97]And as for what we be bringin' you, we live and direct from [01:11.73]New YorkI oughta say my fam causes commerces [01:14.16]Steppin' to me fool will get you punched out like a curse [01:16.89]It's like that y'all, let it all consume [01:19.74]Like them brothas who smoke, 'til they high like the moon [01:22.44]Soon to a town near you be them super emcees [01:25.92]Settin' them [01:26.64]Long Island degrees [01:27.57]I hit the [01:28.05]L.I.R.R. for big dreamers out east [01:30.30]And get your bank roll split, bangin' dents out your systems [01:33.18]Sellin' points to get the uppercut like [01:35.04]Sonny Liston [01:35.91]But eyes closed episodes, bring you back to zeroes [01:38.64]The same herp playin' like he [01:40.32]Casablanca [01:41.22]Blind to it, but [01:42.09]I'm a grind him up a cup of [01:43.29]SankaServin' dimes loves on tennis courts and sorts [01:46.32]Laid back like grown folks sippin' tea for sport [01:49.02]I be sweepin' up the room with my lyrical broom [01:51.57]While others rhymes smell like plastic like some lunch room utensil [01:54.57]The official color for this planet is green [01:57.03]Which growns in pockets of them people willing to scheme [01:59.79]Ain't no expose, these facts are from the mouth [02:02.40]Profilin' through [02:03.39]Island with that wind from down south [02:05.07]At last, be the world broad cast from the crew who gave you 3's [02:08.70]Magic on an island degrees [02:10.26]It's strong island for real where the critters smoke fritters [02:13.23]Night time excites time for the heavy hitters [02:15.66]Gang on hers 'cause in the mean time mine is home on date [02:18.39]Fluffin' pillows, impatiently waitin', ain't no debatin'' [02:20.97]Bout to settle, check the level stakes is high as the sky [02:23.67]I got questions about your life if you so ready to die [02:26.19]We in the last quarter y'all, somebody's gonna cry [02:28.92]I think they need to set the clock before the time pass by [02:31.50]In the round one no nines, my size can get swelly [02:34.53]Sensing danger, [02:35.37]I will play a ranger on my celly with my felly [02:37.77]We're wonderful like colorful flix [02:39.51]Provide a thread and needle, every time the stages get ripped [02:42.39]I grip upon the pleasure, sippin' the tea [02:45.00]On the island 'cause that island is the main artery [02:47.52]So uh, you better come and give respect for catch some of these [02:51.24]Knucks from the island degrees