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GZA - Did Ya Say That

Album: "Legend Of The Liquid Sword" (2002) I keep your heart is PZA-pumping, the beat is GZA-jumping The crowd get wild off my style, they want something The herds start stomping the promoters that be fronting They sue for Cash Rule but the courts they give 'em nothing Your soundman came with the feedback like "we need that" Security's shining flashlights like "where the weed at?" Stay in your place, see you guys smoke blowing...
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GZA - Auto Bio

Album: "Legend Of The Liquid Sword" (2002) I was born, with the mic in my hand Then I took it from Medina, to the S.I. land I pulled up on the block, go out the truck, it was the first of pit stops The era of the spinnin' tops, the birth of hip hop That was somethin' I had identified with So I made it my point to exploit this fly gift then Myself and RZA made trips to the B.X. A mass of ferocious M.C.'s and talent T-Rex Giants...
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GZA - Intro (performed by Young Justice)

Album: "Legend Of The Liquid Sword" (2002) [GZA's son Young Justice] It was the summer of '77. New York was just recovering from the raves due to the blackout. Hip Hop was young and growing rapidly. It was during that time when my father would oftent make journeys accross the waters. From Shaolin on his way to the place where many say this art form started. The ferry, or the boat, as most called it, was a floatin' forum, for...
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GZA - Outro (feat. La the Darkman, Timbo King)

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) [La the Darkman] Yeah, killa, The GZA, La Live, yeah, what yo My clan is like USA the way we conquer Lay back, grow more chocolate than Willy Wonka Stomp ya, till your head bleed, your mouth bleed Runnin wit the heart of slave that's been freed Triple Darkness, wild like a killer from Sparfit Heartless, trained to hit movin targets Profit, .357 cocked it Killed you, leave you wit your money...
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GZA - Mic Trippin

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) Mic trippin, from rock skipping Off the local brooks, not knowing Heavy weight, throwin vocal hooks Ryming off Apache, the Rza scratch thee Records borrowed from Home Alone kid known as latchkey Break beat fanatic, crates deep in attics Forty-fives marked up, looped with static Rap ring heavy, each link in my chain, trucks Chevy Flare ripped from the magic lair, of medley But deadly I merge...
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GZA - Stringplay (Like This, Like That) (feat. Method Man)

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) [Method Man] Uh, and it goes like this Uh uh uh uh, it goes like that Now let me tell you who I am Up early in the morning, dressed in black Who dat? [echoes] [Genius/GZA] Yo, yo, Marvel this theatrical, drama on stage Broadway classical, led men to rage Like currents, the beat change and now a flow is strange You in the arctic wit wolves that viciously main Thugs that roam clubs, in the dark...
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GZA - Feel Like An Enemy (feat. Hell Razah, Killah Priest, Trigga, Prodigal Sunn)

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) [Hell Razah] Yeah, yeah yo I'm like a whirlwind spinnin wit words of wisdom In the ghetto only promised a hearse and system We complete like the solar system Play your space, I get hungry off of treble and bass and beat breaks Everyday be a court date recorded on tape Hell Raizah grab the mic and send your show to a wake Cut off a snakehead the same way I cut off dead weight We negotiate wit...
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GZA - Publicity

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) Who be first to catch this beat down? My rappages be the source Ego trip remain victory, and no loss Rap sheet show you details of wars in streets Where the most live, catch vibe and blaze heat Double XL kings who rush through, got right on Quick to stress ya, sound crew to get a mic on Math lets the plates spin consecutive hits, Promoters' face grin the dawn catch fist, Keep the paper direct...
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GZA - Victim (feat. Joan Davis, Njeri Earth)

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) [Joan Davis:] Just another victim of the... victim of the ghetto Just another victim that's how it goes ooh [GZA:] Heavy foot traffic jam the hallway all day Adolescence workin for small pay World so little, he could never leave his block His home full of riddle, so he always need his glock He coast with his eye open, keep his metal smokin Young wasted minds, fiendin on dimes, cokin Forgot...
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GZA - Skit #4

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) A gun is made in America every 6 seconds. 30% of families with children keep loaded guns in the home. In the United States more than ten children are killed by handguns every day. Guns are weapons. Don't destroy our children's lifes! Gary Grice (born August 22, 1966), better known by his stage names Gza (stylized GZA) and The Genius, is an American hip hop artist and founding member of...
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GZA - 1112 (feat. Masta Killa, Killah Priest, Njeri Earth)

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) [GZA:] Bobby said, "Fuck spendin 50 on a whip, buy a clip" Mental flip, we got a thousand tracks thought on a chip Said he had mad toys to make noise You split and separate drums like asteroids The concerned producer sampled this question Hit him with the beat for the answer, with extra compression When sound travel, it quickly grab you And equalizes the pitch up, until it have you Bugged out,...
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GZA - Skit #3

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) "I'm tired of watching people around me get all the good jobs at record labels while I go on interview after interview only to be passed over for someone less qualified but better connected." "At the Institute of the Music Industry we can teach you all you need to know about how to get a full-time job in the music industry, whether it's A&R, publicity, promotions or marketing, IMI can hook...
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GZA - Hip Hop Fury (feat. RZA, Hell Razah, Timbo King, Dreddy Kruger)

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) [RZA:] You crunchy chump crabs get crumbled up like crack rock fuck wit the Wu we bustin ya whole snot box Throw ya right ear and ya bitch up in a zip lock Spazzola to ya fury form of hip hop [Hell Razah:] Here's something to advertise, promote it keep the fan satisfied Load data for the disc drive, ghetto citywide Leave em paralyzed, they stolen every word I provide Without no clearence,...
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GZA - High Price, Small Reward (feat. Masta Killa)

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) [GZA] I wiped the chrome off wit the dust cloth 'Fore I bust off What's the cause, life loss, high price to pay For a small reward, kill for that Bushwick and Horsely broad I provided the jump cables, through to boost the mini-pack Based on the drama unfolding in a track I don't hold back, I spare no one Swords swing like shogun, now who want it? You see the truth, then act upon it Or feel...
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GZA - Breaker, Breaker

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) Breaker, breaker, one nine, clear the line Can you read me? Extorted your rhymes MC's should expect the worst But stay alert and shoot first This is not a test, it's difficulty Picture closely, the ignorant mostly Blind, deaf, dumb, your mind left numb Lost soul who failed to hear the roll of the drum In the bottom of your bomb shelter, still felt the Heavy blast that blew off the mask of...
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GZA - Crash Your Crew (feat. RZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard)

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) [RZA] Eh yo... Turn my shit up son too Yo [GZA] You know exactly what I'm talking about, Y'know? [Ol' Dirty Bastard] I'm gonna crash your crew [x8] [GZA] Left drink wine, from the purist grapevine An' rhyme out the mutherfucking mind Metal shine, light blind, cut the mic line Catch juice from the (land fo[?]) 15 twenty inch woofers blow the manhole Made the street crack, master feedback (Allah...
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GZA - Skit #2

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) Today's feature story: The New York Police Department now has the authority to enforce a shoot to kill policy, that will allow officers to utilize the probable cause statement previously applied to not so random searches. Leaders from the African American and Latino communities are outraged at this new policy, stating that the police department has consistently targetted minorities, using the...
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GZA - Skit #1

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) You no longer have to stand in front of me to feel my presence, to reach out and touch me, to offer not only words of support but a comforting hand. Live my experiences from one thousand miles away. Feel sand pour out of your hands on the beach in Hawai'i from a subway station in New York. Share my pain, my joy, my triumphs, and failures. You don't have to be there to be here. The Seven...
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GZA - Beneath The Surface (feat. Killah Priest, Res, Santigold)

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) On a man-made lake, there's a sheet of thin ice Where unskilled skaters couldn't figure-8 twice At 16, uncut, direct from the cult Head on assault, the result, death by the bolt In a vote, it spoke about the average loss commission That was seen by a king in a prophetic vision Like a plane crash from a bomb blast Special broadcast, slot time with con cash It kept the jury quiet and now a riot...
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GZA - Amplified Sample

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) [Verse:] The amplified sample, will trample, the leading cancel That vacate your vessel Guide this, strenuous as an arm wrestle Move swift as light, a thousand years in one night Then flight with insight Everything I thought of, I saw it happen Then I rose from the soil to sun blacken Then came rao czars, left tracks and scarred A pair of brightness of exploding stars Gave me goods to taste No...
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GZA - Intro (Beneath The Surface)

Album: "Beneath The Surface" (1999) As untold truths threaten our existence and reality is cloaked with images of corruption, In the depths of the cavern of the mind comes another jewel from the man who brought you "Liquid Swords" The director of "Shadowboxin'", "4th Chamber" and "Cold World" He now takes you... Beneath The Surface Gary Grice (born August 22, 1966), better known by his stage names Gza (stylized GZA) and The...
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GZA - B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) (feat. Killah Priest)

Album: "Liquid Swords" (1995) The Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth [3X] [Chorus: repeat 2X] Life is a test many quest the universe And through my research, I felt the joy and the hurt The first shall be last, and the last shall be first The basic instructions before leaving Earth [Verse 1:] Knowledge this wisdom, this goes back when I was twelve I loved doing right, but I was trapped in hell Had mad ideas, sad eyes...
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GZA - I Gotcha Back (feat. RZA)

Album: "Liquid Swords" (1995) [Chorus: GZA and RZA] I gotcha back, but you best to watch your front Cause it's the niggaz that front, they be pullin stunts I gotcha back, but you best to watch your front Cause it's the niggaz who front (they be pullin stunts) I was always taught my do's and don'ts For do's I did, and for don'ts, I said I won't I'm from Brooklyn, a place where stars are born Streets are shot up, apartment buildings...
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GZA - Swordsman

Album: "Liquid Swords" (1995) [Chorus:] When a motherfucker steps out his place And gets slapped in his motherfuckin face Just because the motherfucker tried to base The g.o.d., the g.o.d. And while I see his whole click passes by Motherfuckers think they qualify And for those niggaz want to try The g.o.d., the g.o.d. [Verse 1:] Yo I'm not caught up in politics I'm no black activist on a so-called scholar's dick I come through...
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GZA - Investigative Reports (feat. U-God, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah)

Album: "Liquid Swords" (1995) [Intro/Outro: U-God] (here we go, come on) (a, a battle was fought, in brooklyn...) (hessian soldiers killed 3,000 men; much of the fighting Took place in what is now prospect park in greenwood cemetary, As well as the park slope and gowanas neighborhoods.) (this was the first battle, of america.) Rugged rhymsters, crooked crimesters Dime droppers, twenty-five-to-lifers Backstabbers, low blowers Illegal......
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GZA - Hell's Wind Staff / Killah Hills 10304 (feat. RZA, Masta Killa, Dreddy Kruger)

Album: "Liquid Swords" (1995) [Killah Hills intro features RZA, Ol Dirty Bastard, and "Grey Ghost"] (...the skill of Shaolin) [RZA:] Yes the good life, you know [clinks glass] [GZA:] What the fuck is that, hell's angels? [Ol Dirty singing in the background] (Ahh Mr. Bobby Steels, Tony Starks on line one for Mr. Bobby Steels) [RZA:] Steels over here, Steels over here Peace, Starks what's going on baby? Yeah everything is lovely...
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GZA - Shadowboxin' (feat. Method Man)

Album: "Liquid Swords" (1995) [Intro: Method Man/Johnny Blaze] (special technique) Fuck that (special technique of shadowboxing) God damn (The GZA, god damn!) (The GZA, god damn!) Pledge allegiance to the hip-hop! (Method, god damn!) I pledge allegiance to the hip-hop (Maximilli-on, Maximilli-on) (Uh, yeah, ahh, uh) Johnny Blaze I pledge allegiance to the hip-hop (Johnny Blaze) Maximilli-on Maximilli-on [Verse 1: Method Man/Johnny...
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GZA - 4th Chamber (feat. Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest, RZA)

Album: "Liquid Swords" (1995) [Intro: LP version only, taken from the movie "Shogun Assassin" (1980)] Choose the sword, and you will join me Choose the ball, and you join your mother... in death You don't understand my words, but you must choose [baby gurgling] So... come boy, choose life or death [Verse 1: Ghostface Killah] The only man a hoe wait for is the sky-blue Bally kid, in '83, rocked Taylor's My Memorex performed tape...
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GZA - Labels (feat. RZA, Masta Killa)

Album: "Liquid Swords" (1995) [Intro: RZA] Lot of people, you know what I'm sayin, they be gettin misinformed Thinkin everything is everything, that you could just get yourself A little deal, whatever, youknowhati'msayin you gonna get on you Gonna get rich. and all these labels be trying to lure us in like Spiders, into the web, knowhati'msaying. so sometimes people gotta Come out and speak up, and let people understand, that...
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GZA - Cold World (feat. Life, Inspectah Deck)

Album: "Liquid Swords" (1995) [Intro: (first three lines LP only)] I had a bad dream Don't be afraid, bad dreams are only dreams What a time you chose to be born in... [Life] Babies crying brothers dying and brothers getting knocked Shit is deep on the block and you got me locked down in this cold, cold world... [GZA] It was the night before New Year's, and all through the fucking projects Not a handgun was silent, not even...
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GZA - Gold (feat. Method Man)

Album: "Liquid Swords" (1995) [Intro: Method Man] Aiyyo shorty, yo that's my word Oh, y'all smellin y'all piss now y'all think y'all gold Yo anybody get caught playin Over here, I'm returnin em that's my word that they be blasted Anything from two-twenty to one-forty, that's mine Y'all need to step the fuck off Y'all niggaz ain't crazy for real [Chorus: Genius] Yo, the fiends ain't comin fast enough There is no cut that's pure...
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GZA - Living In The World Today (feat. RZA, Method Man)

Album: "Liquid Swords" (1995) [Intro: RZA] Yo (yeah) check it out son, check it out son Yo, (wu, can I get a soo) live in the place to be You got the capital g G to the a-m-c Givin a mad shout out to the ranch crew from the old school And we gonna take y'all back, knowhati'msayin? Lyrical sorcerors right here, the fathers, the cream of the crop son (yo check it) [Chorus: The Genius] Well if you livin in the world today You...
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