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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Biz Markie
Biz Markie
Rap
Eric Bobo
Eric Bobo
Percussion
Ad-Rock
Ad-Rock
Vocals
MCA
MCA
Vocals
Mike D.
Mike D.
Drums
Money Mark
Money Mark
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch
Composer
Adam Horovitz
Adam Horovitz
Composer
Mario Caldato Jr.
Mario Caldato Jr.
Composer
Mark Ramos Nishita
Mark Ramos Nishita
Composer
Michael Diamond
Michael Diamond
Composer
Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Producer
Mario Caldato Jr.
Mario Caldato Jr.
Producer
Tom Baker
Tom Baker
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well like the black birds I'ma do it fluid
I'm building rhymes like building, like a Stonehenge druid
Step up and get enlightened, educating my mind
I play the tape forward, it's not time to rewind
[Verse 2]
Step inside the motherfucker and I get my flow on
Amalgamate my styles so I've got something to grow on
Seasons change when it comes their time
Fall brings the winter and on back to springtime
[Verse 3]
It's the King Ad-Rock and that's who I am
Listen all of y'all I'm not the Son of Sam
'Cause I'm thin and I don't grin
But check it out people 'cause I love to go and swim
[Verse 4]
Caught up on the phone fiber-optic distraction
Information-super-highway got the brain contraction
I'm the kung fu master vs sumo wrestler
Got the beats in Manhattan you can hear in Westchester
[Verse 5]
Well my mother was born out in Coney Island
Raised on the L.E.S. Manhattan Island
My Dad came out from Detroit and they had me
And on back through Ellis Island goes the family tree
[Verse 6]
Well I'm a six-point-seven on the Richter Scale
I've got rhymes gallot and then I never fail
Like gravy to potatoes, Luke to Darth Vader
I'm a souped up sucker and I'll see you all later
[Verse 7]
You see me coming down the block with the funky cuts
You say "Hey Mike D" and I say "Mic Deez Nuts"
I've got attractions like I'm Elvis Costello
Adam Yauch you grab the mic cause you know you're my mellow
[Verse 8]
Well when I get it into the zone
I'm gonna take you to a place where I'm all alone
When I got my shit and the rhyme style's kicking
My brain is flowing honest like Abe Lincoln
[Verse 9]
'Cause I'm the fuckin' rhythm ace with the rhyme selection
Listen all of y'all, I rap with perfection
Because I got the motherfuckin' old school flavor
That you savor so watch your behavior
[Verse 10]
Talking other dimensions, levels higher
Why did Billy Joel say "We didn't start the fire"?
Take you to another realm, another level
I got the funky rhymes but I'm not the funky devil
[Verse 11]
I step from minute to minute, lifetime to lifetime
Step from stage to stage to see it all unwind
Slowly but surely I seek to find my mind
And every wall that I face is of my own design
[Verse 12]
Yeah, Glendale Boulevard, Boulevard
Glendale Boulevard, that's where I'm at
It's where I'm at, where I live
Check it, check it out because my head is like a sieve
And yo, we turn it out...
[Verse 13]
(Do it, let's do it)
(Work your mind, put your body into it)
(Let's do it, let's do it)
(Work your mind, put your body into it)
(Let's do it, let's do it)
(Work your mind, put your body into it)
(Let's do it)
[Verse 14]
A'ight, we got the funk
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
We got the funk
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
Wiki-we got the f-f-funk
[Verse 15]
We got the funk
We got the funk
Written by: Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Daryl Hall, Marcel Hall, Mario Caldato Jr., Mark Ramos Nishita, Michael Diamond
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