Artist: Stetsasonic Album: In Full Gear Song: Stet Troop '88! Typed by: jostmatt@bluewin.ch [ *Human Mix Machine Wise beatboxing* ] [ all ] STET TROOP '88 '88 '88 [ *scratching of* ] (Prince Paul) (DBC) (Wise) (The Hip-Hop Band) (Fruitkwan) (Delite) (Daddy-O) [ Daddy-O ] I buy my clothes at the Gap, I really know how to rap I like root beer on tap and I'm a shorty strapped And like Run once said I'm proud to be black And if I sat on a bus, it wouldn't be in the back And I reside in the East and all the Gods say peace And every since I started rappin I've been Ebony Chief And if I took the Pepsi Challenge, I'd choose Dr. Brown Yo Wise, let me hear that Stet Troop sound [ *Human Mix Machine Wise plays his 'human guitar'* ] [ Daddy-O ] Some people call me Kareem, at work they call me Glen I was on tour last year, this year I'll do it again And though I'm not a politician I know all my rights I had a fight with a cop just last night Address my girl 'my dear', been shootin guns for years And I never been a sucker givin in to my peers The Stet says a rhyme, I'm always on time Wait a minute - let me think of my next line Ehm - Ehm - Ehm - Okay I eat at BBQ, meat-eatin days are through I like it in Lake Charles, I like miami too When I was in San Diego had to visit the zoo And I don't like used cars, so I'ma buy one new I'm readin Stephen King, Joan Collins ain't my thing Whenever I got beef, I give [Name] a ring I cool with Walter and Lumumba in an Aero Star Yo Wise, a little bit of that human guitar [ *Human Mix Machine Wise plays his 'human guitar'* ] [ Delite ] Thank you And in karate class love when it's time to spar I tape the daytime soaps on a VCR I drink low-fat milk to give my tummy a rest I use ??? in the shower cause I don't like ??? I eat my ice creams slow, call Puerto-Ricans bro And when I had a yoyo, I had the one that glowed I used to make go-karts, now rappin is my art Scott La Rock still lives inside my heart [ Delite ] Now I'm a lover of hats, I make money in stracks Love to watch The Box, music video tracks Always stayed in school, my mother raised no fool And if I broke any rules, then my pops got rude Call me MC Delite a/k/a Shaheed Here to teach and lead by my rhymin spree Make the crowd yell 'ho' when I go solo Yo Wise, give me a taste of what you gave Daddy-O [ *Human Mix Machine Wise plays his 'human guitar'* ] [ Delite ] I love to cool and relax with a girl that's real She will chill at my place and I will cook the meal I've been so many places and saw many faces One city I remember was the city of Vegas Othe night never quits, prostitution's legit And the crowd only cheered at the end of a skit Oh, one other fact, I lost 300 smack But soon I got the bets and I won it all back [ *Human Mix Machine Wise plays his 'human guitar'* ] [ *scratching of* ] (Stet Troop) [ *Human Mix Machine Wise plays his 'human guitar'* ] [ Fruitkwan ] All my sneakers are gold, on the mic I'm bold Don't play me like I'm a kid, I'm 24 years old I like to fly in a plane, call a woman a dame Like the Empire State it's recognition I gain Stet Troop and a beat, the world of Stet is complete A lotta records are weak, but this one is unique Like they were just grapes, crushin suckers we hate Yo Wise, come in on time, but not too late [ *Human Mix Machine Wise plays his 'human guitar'* ] [ Fruitkwan ] On weekdays I build, the weekends I chill And the closer you listen, you detect the skill Then you think in your head about the lyric I said You kick beats in the bed, I be creatin instead People booge in crowds, we can boogie alone Though the music is loud you're in a 3D zone Stet appearance react like a deck that's stacked And like Radio Shack we're all over the damn map [ *Human Mix Machine Wise plays his 'human guitar'* ] [ all ] We like cordless mics, we ride ninja bikes We don't sing heavy metal and we don't wear spikes We're classified as a fam, we operate six man And if you call us a group, you get a body slam Fruitkwan tailors clothes, Delite waxes foes And we both rock house with Daddy-O Paul's on the Technics, Wise kicks the beats And DBC is on the keys with the drum machine STET TROOP '88 '88 '88