[Verse 1: Dell Prochard] Back in the day, when I was just a lil young'un on the come up, bumpin' Biggie and Dre, sundown to sun-up People used to say ["that boy's a lil’ bit strange"], they ain't know he had that bass thump-thumping though his veins, like, every since eleven I was wrecking the frame, couple decs later, s#!% ain't change, graduated, bought a couple decks, soon as I was making some change, made some tapes to blow the watts in your Range....same time, me and my man’s was doin’ jams up at the Avalon, shit was cray, we kept 'em crunk and steady bouncin' like a ricochet had the cops come break it up once or twice, that's when you know you doing it right, so I was like [“hmmm....”], s#!%, I could do this for life, you gimme half a chance a couple gigs a week might make some meeting ends, but half the industry a bunch a bitch-ass [“nuhs”], the day- job got your boy by the ballz [“puh-pause”], So I lean back, lay low keep do the damn thang chop, loop, sample, tweak to make the drums bang study by dissecting every- thing and anything, losing patience while I'm waitin’ in the wings... [Chorus] ["You know I’m straight trippin'"] I decide if to bide my time, I decide if it's time to shine ["You know I’m straight trippin'"] And that time is now ["Gimme the mic so I can take it away!!"] ["You know I’m straight trippin'"] I decide if to toe the line I decided if to go for mine. ["You know I’m straight trippin'"] Only way that I know how ["Gimme the mic so I can take it away!!"] ["You know I’m straight trippin'"] [Verse 2: Dell Prochard] To DC to jam a wedding with my man Ron; Flight to New York to boogie with the Captain; Big Jimmy got me grooving at the House of Blues, man I ain't got shit to lose, time to let the monsta loose!! Cuz everything has just been building to this minute where I figured that I'm finished waiting for this life to give it up. Tell 'em I don't give a what; only thing that matters gon' be getting all this crazy shit on record for you kids to bump!! So get it right from jump, trust ya boy, you now rocking with the real Mc- Coy and that's a fact; every- body in the place, g'head, rush the floor, here's your chance to make some god-damn noise, so where you at? Diz my love song to ya, every thing I iz iz only cuz of your support; every party that you came to, every mixtape that you bought, every session that we rocked out, every girly drink you poured, every vocal, every chord, every time you helped a brother pack a dance-floor, window to the wall, couldn't ask more still in awe, swear to God I thought that giving up was just a given, but y'all? Y'all held the door open a crack so I could slip in .... [Chorus] [Scratch Bridge] [Chorus]

[Verse 1: AKX] Allow me to re-intro- duce myself, My name is A!! K to the X, homey, Grew up in Boston, sweating cold nights and hot curry, poster child of the immigrant and nerdy, see while you was rolling weed, I was rolling them D-twenties, I hit the college circuit and made it worth the while, lost the 'stashe, made some cash, over- hauled the style, couple years into the coding and com- piles, heck, lemme try this law s#!% on for size, now I'm rocking charcoal with a tie, [“button down to match”], star's about to rise with the tide, [“batten down the hatch”], she hit me with the smile and the eyes, [“never stood a chance”], got me straight trippin' outta town just to make with the romance, now we shacked up in the manse with the wagon and the whip, and it's funny just how lovely I done Anakin'ed this s#!%; but the money in the clip, means nada if, I can't stay true to my Lady, and my Luke, and my Leia, and my Clique, get it playa... [Chorus] And now I’m looking at my life and it be [“marvelous!!”] I'm just grinning in the mirror like, “You made it, muh'f#@%a!!” And just maybe I got lucky but it's [“marvelous!!”] [“Looking, smelling, feelin' like a mill-i-on bucks!!”] So when we step up in the place Baby, we [“marvelous!!”] Every time we hop up in the jam you know exactly who we am We da profit to the plan, we be [“marvelous!!”] [“Looking, smelling, feelin' like a mill-i-on bucks!!”] [Verse 2: V.S.O.P] Hi kids, do you like violence? Then come with me, join the corps, F#@% liberal arts and science!! My mind state was mind- less, blessed with the best, but couldn’t see it through trees; a blind mess I took that shit for granted walked away Empty handed The greatest thing I did But didn’t think to plan it These Parris Island blues, taught me to stick and move You know I miss my people, but I got shit to do!! Study abroad in I- raq, I left a boy and came back a man, with a plan some thaaangs - a couple stacks; Got my ass into school, sharpenin’ up my tools, put in work, through the dirt, it made me fin’ to rule And now I’m packin’ degrees and talkin’ salaries; My reality moved from fallacy to actuali- ty; now my wifey, she my queen, The one I dreamed about; Open my eyes, what I see - it’s amazin’ how... [Chorus] [Verse 3: Dell Prochard] It's funny how money change a situation, when you ain't got none, waitin' on that next check and pissy cuz it ain't come, that's when you learn your first life lesson, couple eggs'll do amazing things to ramen, didn't grow up poor, but we was grindin', well, moms and pops was, working overtime so we could have e- nough, [“Sho ‘NUFF!!”] but, when I seen the sacrifices, and the things they did for love, I just had to get my own pennies to rub. Bounced to VA, and got a job, slinging Java, sipping Java, 3 A- M inna de bull-pen, pullin' da all nighter, week- ends up inna de dance hall, making the party live-er, [“Bitch, you barely broke!!”], it only stoked the fire!! Finally got a little scratch together, and though it wasn't much, paid the car note, “[Dat's dope]”, still had a couple bucks, now it's my turn, Kangol, Coogi down to the socks, hop out the truck, dust off the chucks, fly as a “[Whaaaatttt!!]”

[Verse 1: Dell Prochard] Tap on the shoulder is the way I approached ya, girl- friends swishin' the stink eye, gimme the once-over; turned around just a little bit, just enough to consider it, but I could see it on lips like, ["Who the hell is this idiot?! And who the hell he think he is?!"] I put my hands up, pardons and excuses for being forward and up-front, but you been at this bar for like fifteen or twenty minutes, and I know in you heart that you ain't itching to be sitting when you could be hot-steppin', that’s why I had to step into say hi....Is that the hint of a smile? Now that we eye to eye let me start from the top, I'm Dell Pro- chard, but my peoples call me Diggy for short, and I ad- mit that you hot but I'm perfectly harmless, this is not you typical plot to get under your undergarments, I promise. You just seem like you was feen-in' to dance, give me a chance, let me prove it to you, gimme your hand, just... [Chorus x 2] [“Step...”] Little rocksteady back and forth with the groove [“And move...”] To the side, smooth, ridin’ the vibe [“And slide...”] Chest to chest, girl, lookin’ deep in your eyes See I’m, Mr. Prochard, you should party with Diggy, {and we can / I’m saying} [Verse 2: Dell Prochard] A little hot and sweaty al- ready, and when I met you, you was sipping on Barcardi so mebbe, we could head to the bar, whip out the card, [“Yo Saul!! Vodka tonic, rum and coke for the lady!!”] So tell me... Now that we properly made us some introductions I met you friends, you met my crew and we just chillin’ lounging, would I be pushing the limit, or would you get it if I asked you what your interests are, who you be with? Can I tell you a secret? I’m loving your vibe, you funny as hell ain’t no- body crack me up in a while. And you girls be like, [“Girl, he might be a bad one”] ,I ain’t mad at 'em, [“S#!!!!%”], they don’t know me from Adam. I’m not trying to make this some it ain’t, cuz that'd be stupid, I'm just saying that I like what you do, the way you do it, and damn if you ain’t doing it well, trippin’ it cool, fan- tastic, grab on my arm, girl, take me to school, just... [Chorus x 2] [Guitar Solo]

Как, с чего начать Мою историю, Чтоб вновь не повторять Слова знакомые, Чтоб людям дать понять: Рассказ мой - истина, Мне нечего скрывать. С чего начать? [Chorus] Here you are... right beside of me... on this road... we go endlessly... Can't believe... that we've gone this far... come so close... just to fall apart... But, here you are... [Verse 1 : Dell Prochard] And we been in this for a minute, though everything we are couldn't be more further from simple, but every time you smile I think you're nothing less than perfect; I'm glad I get to be the one to kiss you 'til you giggle....I knew that I was yours from the instant that I made your acquaintance, not exactly love at first sight but you were patient with me, and now we cruising up S- R-1, Hot Chili rumbling out the trunk of the Chevy, Top Down...Sun- set in slow motion, dipping toes in the ocean as we ride, thinking 'bout the miles that we covered since I got with you, and the things that we keep pushing a- side. Laughing like it's all alright, but it's not, and we know it, ain't as simple as some Venus versus Mars, it's complex... but we still flick it like ci- gar ash, twisting out the window of the car, cuz.... [Chorus] [Verse 2: Dell Prochard] Hats blowing in the breeze, wind muffling, and ruffling, and puffing up the sleeves, and the duffel in the back seat' jumping to the beat, lil' glances, me, looking at you, looking at me...A picture perfect scene, got me nostalgic for a place I've never been, though every little bump and all the all the gravel that we travel over, all could be reminders we're unraveling this thing, But Not Now... Nothing but broken white lines whizzing by, and a West Coast horizon on fire, and look at how the sand and the sea and the brown and the green and the black top reach up to the sky. It couldn't feel any more right, and just for tonight let's pret- end we could really have it all, pedal to the floor, fifth gear, feel the Hemi roar, we can deal with the past tomorrow... [Chorus] [Verse 3: Vita Sky] ------- I know that you could be the one for me But maybe how I feel leaves me too blind to see And maybe all I need is a chance to breathe A little clarity Don’t you see you’re the fire I’ve been looking for Burning bright And it keeps me warm Toes in the ocean, close in your arms Watching the stars as they watch cut through the dark [Chorus x 2]

[Intro: Lilo] It's almost night out, and I feel like I'm floating adrift. Search for the lighthouse, and hope that it breaks through the mist...But I don’t know where this is, this is, this is, What this is, but... [Chorus] I know I want you, I know I need you, I know I bleed you, But I know you don't, I know you don’t, I know you don’t believe me when I say that I cant walk this road without you but I know you won't, I know you won't, I know you don’t [Verse 1: Lilo] ...see me the way I’m begging you might and that’s all ok in my mind, but inside, there’s a light that just flickers and fades every time you reach for the door, and I'm at a loss, to why you stayed here all this time it’s like we're trapped in the longest goodbye can’t blame me for tryin', but still... [Chorus] [Verse 2: Lilo] ...think it's ever worth the while, cuz there's cracks in our smiles and they See who we are, though we hide, who we be, And it's hard, just to breathe, with the lies, that are pushing us down, but even our eyes let out, that deep down things ain't right, And they won't ever just say it out- right, So goddamn polite, and still... [Chorus] [Bridge: Lilo] ...see us as something you save and it's worth the pain of walking away, and it hurts, to go all in on a hope, we keep Tugging this rope, back and forth, cuz I do, and you don't... [Guitar Solo] [Chorus x 2]

[Chorus] So if you're riding in your whip slow Bobbing your head until it hurt [“That's dat dirt!!”] Hit recline on your state of mind You know imma keep it [“Funk-Funky!!”] Take a puff, let the smoke blow Let the speakers do the work [“That's dat dirt!!”] [“Low-down dirty, even”] As long as the beat is [“Funk-Funky!!”] [Verse 1: Dell Prochard] Ladies and gents, I'd like to thank you for your time, and your patience, Fuh real, though... I just wanted you to feel how I feel, when your whole steez is driven by the low low; open up the trunk, let the bass go [boom!!], rollin’ down your block or your avenue, elbow out the window, give a [blarck!!] 'bout the ten and two, Life is [marvelous!!], and you know what you feen'na do, pull up at the spot with the keys to the residence, rummage in the fridge, grab your beverage of preference, and head out to the pool, sun- glasses like you cool as you settle in, jacuzzi jets bubbling your skin, makes the mood, sun dipping, swishing orange fire wit' da blue on the horizon, tip a swig out, reminisce on you, message from my crew [“We be wildin' in the city, get your ass out here!!"] cool, but imma chill, kick back finish this brew, that’s how we do.... [Chorus] [Verse 2: Dell Prochard] To all my thugs [Lick Shots!!] I'm just playing y'all, I dunno any thugs [“Awwwwww ...”] What I look like, B? I ain’t saying that my life's squeaky clean, but if there's Fed time involved, don't involve me. See I got better things to do, than spend time in the bing, rocking jumpsuits, bunk-bed- snuggling with you, I al- ready got a boo, [“hi boo”, “hi baby”] and I'd prolly miss my crew, [“That Prochard, he crazy, dude!!”] I'd like to big-up all my people in the Chi, D- C, Muur'land get your hands up high, San Fran get ya paper, live that dot com life, New York peeps always roc-da-mic, all night, But... ain’t nothing better than a warm ass night, when you swoop into the city on a long ass flight, and you duck below the clouds and see them Boston lights, and you cab home to the love of you life, that’s right? That’s right. [Chorus]

[Verse 1: IPO] Those days were bright, we knew no better Who knows what lies ahead? Perched in the trees with the weight of your gun Deep in the canopy, you pulled me close Closer to the sun Closer to the sun [Verse 2: IPO] Those day were rouge we knew no better Who knows what lies ahead? Fell from the trees with the weight of your gun High in the canopy, you pulled me close Closer to the sun Closer to the sun [Chorus] And now I climb Climb until the sun burns blue Reaching high High to catch a glimpse you [Verse 3: IPO] Those days are gone, we know much better Who knows what lies ahead? Another wind, another place None can rescind, I see your face I am your host, I am your host I carry you, a precious ghost [Chorus x 2]