Ragtime

[GPM] Hit her, I mean let’s hit this[??1] That’s not straight[??2] Do it God, ya bwoy let’s do it now seen? Let’s pull it bwoy [Grand Puba Maxwell]Aiyyo, check this outBrand Nubian gettin ready to swing this ep’We got the Grand Puba, we got Derek X on the flexWe got, […]


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All For One

Verse One: Grand Puba I hit a beat and swing a note as if my name was David RuffinQuick to toast an MC just like an english muffinDon’t worry about a thing cause the Puba’s never bluffinI gets headaches from the wack, so then I take a Bufferin and I […]


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Dedication

[Grand Puba]C’mon Alamo, let’s swing itBefore I get this wreck, I like to take a secTo say this jam here is dedicated to some of my favorites I like to dedicate this to PE, I like to dedicate this to BDPI like to dedicate this to the X-Clan, I like […]


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Brand Nubian

Verse one: Lord Jamar Brand Nubian functionA junction of threeCollaboration in a style that’s like funkTo slap palms, swing armsTap a soulCause no rock rolls down our hillYo black it’s kinda illWe don’t roll no rocks we just fillHeads with knowledge, pure foundationShowing and proving through the manifestationOf our name […]


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Grand Puba, Positive and L.G.

[Grand Puba] Two times for the drummer, ‘fore I start it I say, "Hit me!" Puba’s kickin flavor, and I brought somebody with me[Positive K] Positive, the gentlemen, the rapper Suave blase, you know dapper[Grand Puba] See this is not a song about friends because we make ends, and then […]


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Dance to My Ministry

[GPM] Peace God![LJM] Aiyyo peace[GPM] What’s the science?[LJM] Elevation[GPM] You gettin ready to drop math on this?[LJM] True indeed my brother[GPM] Well it’s time to start the revolution[LJM] Aight, so let’s start this [Lord Jamar]See it’s a positive force which guides my courseIt ain’t Little Bo Peep, who’s sheep Little […]


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Slow Down

Slow down (repeat 3X) Verse one: Derrick X (Sadat X) Hey baby your hips is getting bigNow you’re getting thin you don’t care about your wigNow Woolie Willie got a pair of my sneakersI wonder where he got ’em cause I hid ’em behind my speakersThe object of your affection […]


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Concerto in X Minor

["Rat Pack" style announcer]Well ahh, good evening my nubian brothers and sisters ahhTonight we got a REALLY big show ahh really big show ahhCon-duc-ting his Con-cer-to in X MinorWe have, the brother, Derek XAhh, his theme tonight, will be onracism, in a New Yawrk, backdropBrother Derek X.. [Derek (Sadat) X]Aw […]


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Step to the Rear

Here we go…("Okay everybody…") ("Step up to this")("Sing my song") ("Step up to this")("Sing my song") ("Step up to this")("Sing my song") ("Step up to this") Yo Stud, bust it…Step to the rear, Grand Pu is on arrival.Raised in the ghetto singin’ songs called survival.Runnin’ round town givin’ all the […]


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Drop the Bomb

[Grand Puba]PEACE my Nubian brothers.. ("Peace!")Aiyyo knowledge this we came here to do one thingAnd this is what we gonna do We gonna drop the bomb ("Drop the bomb!")We gonna drop the bomb ("Drop the bomb!")We gonna drop the bomb ("Drop the bomb!")We come to drop the bomb ("Drop the […]


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Feels So Good

"Feels so good!" (3X) [Brand Nubian trades off rhyming each line]Yes yes yesIt’s a test test testNow Rule is the townWHERE WE REST REST RESTIf you were wonderingwere the ballistics finally inOnce again,BRAND NUBIAN!You and your girl came to see the three rockNOW SHE STAYSKick the funky lyrics, throw her […]


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