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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Q-Tip
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kamaal Fareed
Songwriter
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Songwriter
BASHIR ABDULLAH
Songwriter
Bradley Ridgell
Songwriter
Laurence Mizell
Songwriter
Stevie Wonder
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
A Tribe Called Quest
Producer
Shane Farber
Engineer
Bob Power
Engineer
Anthony Saunders
Engineer
Tim Latham
Engineer
Lyrics
As we start trudgin', me and my brothers
We be lookin' and be buggin'
Vehicles of life, they be rollin'
And be nudgin'
Searchin' for the versions of life
They be shovin' out the door, that's crack
The valleys of time, are always on my feet
At least the beat will combine
The calluses and corns with the funky bassline
You won't need underdog for a nickle shoeshine
Or the shoes that's tapped
Well, can I get a level on the bass and on the treble?
Footin' up and down, like a UNLV Rebel
The answer be amongst us four, we really dig acoustics
Can't be too much flackin', not too much packin'
You must contain the knack, at least to dip your hip and back
Your feet will be infectious, so at least realize the fact
The rhythms are inserted, and the nurse can be converted
This ain't rock 'n roll, 'cause the rap is in control
If you're a mega star, words will buy you a car
I'd rather go barefootin', footprints I will be puttin'
All over the earth, if we can get there first
Now that we are in it, footprints are being printed
So if you recognize 'em, you can try to size 'em
They'll probably be the ones with the size nine flyin'
All over the field, you won't have to yield
If you want protection, you can hop behind the shield
You can gain on the gallons, if you really need to rock
But we walk, while we talk, as we stompin' through the block
Hand in hand, 'cross the land, as Muhammad cross the fade
It's a tribe who meanders, precious like a jade
It's a art, Theo arch, rhymes the ground placed upon
The mind will unwind, it will soft to beyond
Catch the track, track by track, get a map to track a trail
You will find yourself behind for a map does not prevail
See the levels peakin' as the rhythms keep a screeching
A Quest, oh, yes, a Quest, inside the jam I will keep preachin'
The point, oh, yes, the point, because it's close, but yet so far
The loudiness is ringing as we scoot across the star
We are bulgin', I'm indulgin', in a rat-a-tat-tat
Explanation for the liners that the rhythm is phat
Keep it wild, wild and deep, you could dig it in a Jeep
But dig it in the ground, because the footprint now
If there's a storm that's brewin', it won't keep us from doin'
Our thing as we start swingin', travelin' is bringin'
Joy inside the domes, as we hit the road to roam
A chair is not a chair, a house is not a home
Because my skin is brown, yo, I'm gonna do the town
Rub it in the face and rub my feet all through the place
When you get your finger on the music, it'll linger
Sing a song o' sixpence, sing it like a singer
A Nubian, a Nubian, a proud one at that
Remember me, the brother who said, "Black is Black"
You can come by request, I don't play, I don't jest
Get emotions off your chest, we are Black, we been blessed
Makin' moves, makin' motions, flowin' like an ocean
The walkin' will continue, we know that we will bring you
The times that you have waited, long anticipated
Be gone, but not for long because the feet will stay strong
Written by: Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, Bradley Ridgell, Kamaal Fareed, Laurence Mizell, Sigidi Bashir Abdullah, Stevie Wonder