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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
DJ
Phife Dawg
Phife Dawg
Vocals
Q-Tip
Q-Tip
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kamaal Fareed
Kamaal Fareed
Songwriter
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Songwriter
Malik Izaak Taylor
Malik Izaak Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
Producer
Bob Power
Bob Power
Mixing Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Do you know the importance of a skypager?
[Verse 1]
Those who don't believe, see you're laid behind
Got our skypagers on all the time
Hurry up and get yours 'cause I got mine
Especially if you do shows, they come in fine
If you're with a G and you're sippin' wine
Eatin' cacciatore with a twist of lime
Gotta meet your lover at a quarter to nine
Joint by base, then you get your high
[Verse 2]
If you get your high, then mine's is next
The 'S' in skypage really stands for sex
Beeper's goin' off like Don Trump gets checks
Keep my bases loaded like the New York Mets
At times I miss the pager so you don't get vex
Having bad days like a voodoo hex
Conceptually, a pager is so complex
That I be standing on the verge, ready to flex
[Chorus]
Welcome, wel-wel-welcome to the new skypager
Wel-welcome to the new skypager
Welcome to the new skypager, to the new skypager
Enter telephone number or other numeric message
[Bridge]
Uh, so funky
Uh, so funky
Uh, so funky
Uh, so funky
[Verse 3]
The batteries I use are called Duracell
They last for three weeks so they do me well
Don't be going through no phases, my joint stays on
24-7, from dusk till dawn
If you're in Costa Rica on a sunlit beach
Your greed for the Phifer, I can't be reached
A number of importance, I just put it on lock
You leave code '69', that means you want some ****
[Verse 4]
People tend to think that a pager's foul
Well, it kinda is, 'cause it makes me scowl
But it really hurts when you're on the prowl
Brothers know it hurts when you're on the prowl
Grabbin' on my joint 'cause I'm an eager owl
Get paged by a G or a business pal
My shit is overflowin', they won't allow
Another page, so I'll just end this now
[Outro]
Message sent, thank you for calling skypager
Written by: Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, Kamaal Fareed, Malik Izaak Taylor
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