Roots, The - Swept Away Lyrics






MC's who slept for days, must be swept away [4X]

[Malik B]
The rhythm just sways, and like a sorceress I slays
foes, and ri-vals, who wanna come
this way, they, better pay attention
or a penchant not to mention suspension
from the microphone, plus the tension
Trey-eight oh's will vacate those
if there's drama with my henchmen
So lamp to my man Mussolini
Go get your whole staff, call the calf
cause half-and-half's couldn't cream me
The lyrics make your head knock
Malik B and BlackThought, the dreadlock
Mannn, transss-gressin
you'll catch lead I, crushin
poundin on the drums like King Kong
We can ring your bellll, ding-dong!
I styles with my vocab-ulary
The Roots the one to call your ultra adversary
Now you're all desert cause I'ma serv ya like a tray
to meet your doom Malik's the boom so you get swept away

MC's who slept for days, must be swept away [4X]

[Black Thought]
Yo, hello everybody do I need introduct'
I be the mic mercenary very un.. clear
to your ear the exquisite pattern that you hear
It's known to be Black Butta Baby
Crazy cardiac my attack on any fat rhythm
that I capture kid I snatch the mic from tykes
while I proceed.. and continue.. to tend to
business, cause this is, how I do
I'm insane, and go against the grain like freight
Never on no nigga dick, cause I'm just too hip
Plus I rest where niggaz pack and never act
other than ill, shit is real in Phy-double
So if you want trouble let's stomp
My mission is to flip on comp
You might aspire to be flyer than I, you must pay
your dues while I bruise niggaz new for the day
shall be swept away

MC's who slept for days, must be swept away [3X]
MC's who slept for days, must be... I'm on a mission

.....: There's somethin goin on :..... [refrain repeats]





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  1. E.... M....

    Malik-B And BLack Thought!

  2. S.... W....

    So glad I bought this when it 1st came out. Still banging it 2018

  3. N.... ....

    So classic. Sublime shit

  4. T.... ....

    The first part of this song isn't long enough

  5. A.... H....

    whats the sample ?

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    Anthony Honoriio There's no sample. They play their own music.

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    Anthony Honoriio some of it sounds like a mix between Rikki Don't Lose That Number by Steely Dan and She Don't Use Jelly be Ben Folds Five. Both are great songs

  6. M.... C....

    Their best album. Hands down.

    M.... C....

    ill second that motion sir

    M.... C....

    tipping point was pretty damn good

  7. l.... ....

    They sound like a more lyrical A Tribe Called Quest.

  8. L.... p....

    Where is the instrumental to this masterpiece.

    L.... p....

    +Lordsear1982 It's possible that the house band transition caught up with them. They do well with the summertime Jay-Z gig in Philly. However, they do use old school songs. Their new stuff kinda sounds thrown together. I hope they get the time to give that old groove feel again.

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    +lordsear1982 No, across the bridge in Camden.
    Or "CMD" as it is affectionately called. South Camden!

    L.... p....

    The Roots were big in Camden too. Being So close to Philly helped me with catching that vibe.

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    +Leff phield pretty close. Camden is more rough than 💀

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    +Phillip Terrance Camden and Philly have alot in common. Good and bad.

  9. J.... H....

    no great pretender iz 1 2, right?

    J.... H....

    It's on Illadelph Halflife, track 15 I believe. This is track 12 on do you want more?!!!??!

  10. J.... H....

    dopest shit ever

  11. j.... b....

    Malik B....where ya at?!!!!

  12. D.... P....

    Classico

    D.... P....

    Classic........

  13. G.... F....

    Classic.