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Callin' It Quits (We're Here)

from B. Sharpa by Ben Sharpa

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lyrics

We’re here... We’re here...

Chorus_
All through the city streets they callin’ it quits,
All due to shitty beats that’s all in the mix –
Real emcees resort to radio hits,
Fake lifestyles for sports and video tricks –

Verse 1_
Lights, camera, action! Show at the Helm,
Mics, sound check, attach decks – roll film!
Dancers to Rappers – from Actors to Role Models –
Half of these cats end up broke – back on the bottle,
Cold Hollow – sick planet that we live in,
So foul yo – You get taxed for having children!
Family plans usually scrapped or change
When mammary glands lactate before she graduates –
And baby daddy? He probably out chasing dreams,
Playing patty-cake with a crowd of lady teams!
Shady deals – Oh what we do to pay these bills,
You ate a meal – your record label made a mill!
We’re here… We’re here…

Chorus_
All through the city streets they callin’ it quits,
All due to shitty beats that’s all in the mix –
Real emcees resort to radio hits,
Fake lifestyles for sports and video tricks –

Verse 2_
We lost in a mind-game – that cost 6 billion migraines,
Too much tell-lie-vision sauced my brain like Cyber-babes,
Time-Space fabric slowly ripping open –
I’m learning to defy gravity through firm focus!
The future’s here and still the vets persevere,
The Golden Age is resurrecting from the rear –
Coming back with Boom-Bap and soul-stories,
Plus Electro for my Robot Armies!!
The new flavor – most cats are scared to fuck with
Move over – Sharpa’s here – prepare for the raucous!
I’m part speech therapist – like Audiologist
Rock the crown of my Dad, past Kings and Conquerors,
It’s no surprise – I’m at war – exposing lies
Open your eyes, and so will I roll the dice
It’s no surprise – I’m at war – exposing lies
Open your eyes, and so will I – roll the dice!

Chorus_
All through the city streets they callin’ it quits,
All due to shitty beats that’s all in the mix –
Real emcees resort to radio hits,
Fake lifestyles for sports and video tricks –

Verse 3_
My sixth-sense, always buzzin’ off the meter,
When kids pretend to show love when the meet ya
Jealous fellas, steady plotting your demise
Cinderella’s step-sisters in disguise!
I sit with Elders, around a camp of new recruits,
Who spit splendor – trashed the tennis shoes for boots,
Burn the fire – train in beat-rooms, produce -
Take you higher – kill snakes like street Mongoose,
In corporations, I sledge-hammer glass ceilings –
It’s motivation, to edge past the trapped feeling,
Of being stuck, in sticky bubble-gum industries,
Cheating us, with thumb-suck songs and trickery,
Wicked Wizards – eating children like chicken gizzards,
Street symbols, and rituals to worship lizards,
The Media – the root of many money evils,
They feeding ya, dissolution soup and poison sequels!

credits

from B. Sharpa, released July 26, 2008
Prod. Milanese

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We develop artists who understand the cultural significance of representing the reality of life in South Africa. Whilst deeply rooted in Hip Hop culture, we push aesthetic boundaries. Our sound is influenced by a wide variety of music, everything from Roots, Dub and Dancehall, to Electro, Detroit Techno, Dubstep, Grime and naturally, the sounds of Africa. ... more

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