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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Pharcyde
Performer
Bootie Brown
Vocals
Fatlip
Vocals
Slimkid3
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Emandu Wilcox
Songwriter
Derrick Stewart
Songwriter
Romye Robinson
Songwriter
James Dewitt Yancey
Songwriter
T. Hardson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Anthony Walker
Recording Engineer
Bryan Davis
Recording Engineer
Gary Wallis
Recording Engineer
J Dilla
Producer
James Mansfield
Recording Engineer
Rick Clifford
Recording Engineer
Tim Latham
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
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That means somethin', somethin' that means somethin'
I gotta kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
I gotta kick somethin that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
I gotta kick somethin that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Uh, come on
Wasn't a black prophet, wasn't in it for the profit
Had a talk with Charlie Brown, he was like "yo, man, get off it"
It's a business
The record companies are quick to end the fantasy
You're trapped in and he tapped into my frequency
Now, I'm frequently going over such and such ends that such and such owes
It's later for the fly girls and hoes
'Cause in this capitalistic society, money is all
Fuck continuing college, I was too small to play ball
So, I grabbed the mic device, never thought about it twice
If you think this is a game, ****, you better think twice...
I gotta kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
I gotta kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
I gotta kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Now, time is just a faze and life is just a riddle
Like if you build a twinkie, there's a man in the middle
With a chick on the side that's along for the fun
So, I see her as a stallion and I ride everyone
Band together if you on the same level
Most of us are freebased on being rebels, fightin' causes
Against the devil in the heart of round meadows
Either verbally or with these stilettos
Eyes cold as dark parks or steel metal
The world is never settled 'cause it rotates like ho cakes under glass
It's all about your future, yet it's all about your past
Like how many faces did ya mould in ya mask
Before you're free at last
I ask, to be or not
People like to see ya rot and die (See you, bye)
I gotta kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
I gotta kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
I gotta kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
I gotta kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
I'm the "F" the "A" the "T" the "L" the "I" the "P"
And everything I say be either fat or fly cuz
You best believe I put in time to conceive
Deep concentration from sunrise to eve
And even in my sleep, sometimes, rhymes formulate
Freeform, lyrical storms falling from a cloudy brain
In my dream-like state, then I awake
To make these silly saps collapse as I dilapidate the wack
When it comes to rhymes, I'm kind of like a mack
I got these flows strollin' up and down the track
So, the dough I stack up in piles and piles
For my lyrical creation, travel miles and miles
To reach my destination
Been through so many trials and many tribulations
But I do this shit, I do this shit, I do this shit
For the people of my nation
So, I need to kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
I gotta kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
I gotta kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
I gotta kick somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
Somethin' that means somethin'
That means somethin'— that means somethin'—
That means somethin'— that means somethin'— that means somethin'—
Written by: Derrick Stewart, Emandu Wilcox, James Yancy, Romye Robinson, Trevant Hardson