Cannibal Ox

[Vordul Megalon]
Yo the NY city got a nigga feelin shitty
tryin to make it through the struggle
niggas bubble in the jungle selling crack by the bundles
yo these raps might hunt you like a cat in the jungle
spittin lines off the humble
make your whole team crumble, what the fuck made you fumble?
in these streets where they fuck you like the face of a demon
I repent every evening, trapped in the ?, starvin, never eatin
yo I stay bleedin, while you jakes stay tryin to take freedom
Im like just a brother tryin break even
movin through these odd(?) days watchin every snake breathin
ready to deface the ? at night
im just tryin to reshape the meaning of life
flowing on mics, blowing you types off of the earth
livin it worse, ready to burst on the first
thinking he got it, yo, the apple stays rotten
[Chorus: Vordul]
stress rap, this applies to where we rest at
NY City full with nothing but stressed cats
that wanna test that flame of yours, but not ready
when we aim, the wars absolute retaliation against all
for real
[Vast Aire (Vordul):]
(starvin... Harlem)
yo, yo, elohim, with the rhyme scheme
and when the lyrics leave the mouth they look like light beams
with wings attached to mic I say fly rhymes
read between the lines (Aire Vast lines)
the beat be tryin to sex me and marry me
Im talking white picket fence and a family (of Vasts)
they stand behind me, and reflect reality
stage one- master of ceremonies
and when the seven magnificent walked in
raisin hell to lower heaven
we explored all the crevices
brothers is mad I wear knowledge like a third degree, burn,
light the match, put it to the rhyme book, make sure it all fits in the urn
the cream of life, beats and rhymes are butter
that in which I churn
stupid, you could say these masculine thoughts are homosexual
cause they blow heads like that dead clothes designer
all men were created equal, emcees are uneven
ask blind man Steven if hes even seen how the sunset looks
thats something you couldnt feel with a braille book
Im hear to smack your ear drum long, so hum along
lets communicate with rhythm, tell em to come along
youll get smacked right in the kisser like Jackie Gleason
and watch sun/son set it off like light decreasing, oh shit
watch sun/son set it off like light decreasing
[Chorus]
[Vordul (Vast):]
(Whats going on?) Everything going wrong in the ghetto
cops Desert Storm on blocks lettin off
and they gettin off on the ease
on the corner Ds hop out of unmarked Vs and squeeze till we on our knees
? po on ice put us in the freeze on the streets of
bloody beasts, hoodies and fiends
I stay muddy in a sleeze
with ozs, breathin through the vein cold
got my whole frame froze
tryin to escape hold
twist off the L, they got ice in my grill and im dirty
and all i need for them to unlawfully search me
throw me in a cell, seven thirty
with thoughts hurtin, searchin for freedom
we tryin to get it and we stay bleedin
hear that, one time ill scream pheonix
[Vast]
yo its the starvin, happy Harlem, rap magician
chained underwater, in sixty seconds the bodys missing
snake in the grass at six feet you can hear him hissin
I got a problem with your mouth, so I dont listen
stress rap, you got one, I got five
you do yours, I do mine, but Im still alive
they used to call me crazy joe, had a bazooka
now they can call me batman, beyond your maneuvers
shit, Im Atoms Fam to the bone marrow
fuck a soul, even God knows this body is hollow
you love New York, but New York dont love you
youre just a toy with Lucille Balls hairdo
on the mic its all magic and I got short sleeves
and Im just that nice, I might let you breathe
put a mic in front of me, and Im gonna bless it
hummingbird style, seventy times in one second
hummingbird style, seventy times in one second
[Chorus x2]
[ Stress Rap Lyrics ]