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Take It Back

Take It Back lyrics by Madlib. [Madlib] Keeps it poppin like West coast in '83 When we was bumpin Slave, Rick James and Lady T My man with the East coast...

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Take It Back

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[Madlib]

Keeps it poppin like West coast in '83

When we was bumpin Slave, Rick James and Lady T

My man with the East coast taste from Red Alert

Pete Rock, Marley Marl, put-tin in work

On the West we had Julio G on KDAY

Mixmaster Michael mixin more in his heyday

Rob 1 droppin shit so niggaz could break

All my real niggaz - all a nigga wanna do is get cake

All them other niggaz - all a nigga wanna do is be fake

But now - oh shit, damn I'm goin to another wake

Remember, 'bout the times in school

When we made a fool of ourselves to impress a girl, tryin to be cool

Ohh, some niggaz gettin sprung on coke

I'm like oh, young niggaz gettin sprung off {*BLAM*}

Oh shit! Some niggaz never learnin the ropes

Ropes

[Scratching]

Keep this hustling up

I'm fucking you up

Talk all that

Fuck all that

Hardcore new V. R

Mathematic, here in Cali, rally

Dirty, I can't help it

I been an addict

[Reggae voice]

Believe me! All massive an' all crew line up

They can't get we out

[Madlib]

(Who that nigga over there man?)

Niggaz lookin over here like shit is sweet

All day mad cause a nigga said his shit is weak

Askin for a true opinion, get mad when a nigga speak

I ain't got no time for that shit, I already figure the nigga's weak

You can't even trust your own best friend or your man and them

Cause them niggaz only worry about the shit you handin them

Shit, all a nigga wanna do is get cake

All a nigga wanna do is be fake

Look around, all snakes, for heaven sakes

Buried with fake, I carry it hate, made in every state

Rock, ohh, ohh, uhh

Dilla Dawg

Madlib

Yeah

Ohh~! Ohh~! Dilla

[Scratching]

Let's build on it

Vintage Cadillac with the grill fronted

Totin in the BM-Dub

Tell them players I'm the GM

[Reggae voice]

Believe me! That is the wickedest sound

That player had in him then use

Down with all massive and all crew line up

They can't get we out

When it come to championship - yes we 'ave it

And when it come to dignitary

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