The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Yo yo, I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife, I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife, I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Yo yo, I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife Dawg, I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
I'm over here
Get on the microphone and just rip the track
Who the hell is Shaq Attack you'd better read the paper
Treat me like Biz Markie you'd better catch a vapor
I've got mad props so why would you exploit
Punch you in your face like that kid from Detroit
Really yo you'd better ask MC Hammer 'bout this bad mama jama
Tall kid with the hoopa hypa lipta-gramma
Watch out yo it's time for MC bashin'
Got more loot than my man Johnny Cash and
I'm hard like a 360 twice jam
Ask Dr. Dre and Ed Lover who's the man
I'm sure they'll say me brother please don't play me like a shrimp
Dunk it on your head then I'll point like Shawn Kemp
Don't need the drink crooked I juice to get loose
My favorite cartoon is Bullwinkle the Moose
I'm 'bout to sting you like rubbing alcohol
Yes yes why'all call me Ed Jones cause I'm too tall
Put the rhyme between my legs then I'll score
Never mind a whore I want to do a phat tour
Come freak the style that the big Michelle display
You know the style that be my fortee
Hey Phife, where ya at?
I'm over here
Hey Phife, where ya at?
Hey yo I'm over here
Yo Phife, where ya at?
You know I'm over here
Yo Phife, where ya at?
I'm over here
Phife Dawg, where ya at?
Hey yo I'm over here
Yo Phife, where ya at?
Phife Dawg is over here
Yo Phife, where ya at?
Hey yo I'm over here
Get on the microphone and rip a funky track
It's the Phife and Shaq mission plus Shaheed's got the goods
Making rough daddy jams knocking harder than wood
Make ya boogie with the fly armstrong crew
Phife Dawg and Shaq Fu this is how we do
Funky renditions there's no competiton
Split mc's apart as if their group was New Edition
Make mc's hush stop look and listen
It's hard to comprehed so they commence to remincising
Far from an amateur microhpone damager
End your whole career beat down your manager
Never was a herb kick you to the curb
There's more to my attitude than the city of Johanesburg
Styles are mean but this year they're even meaner
Carrying chips on my shoulder so call me Sarafina
Gaurantee ?? martin pissin' and a fartin'
Mess around with this and you'll be on a milk carton
Mc's don't like me I say tough titties
Blow up the spot like my man from Jersey City
People always askin' 'why is Phife so cocky?'
I gotta be good at something cause I can't play hockey
You know the status and the status is live
The first draft-pick for the label called Jive
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife, I'm right here
Yo Shaq, where ya at
Phife, I'm right here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife Dawg, I'm right here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife, I'm over here
You can't front on the track 'cause the track is phat
Yo here I am again you'd better call the cops
Pump up your Reeboks and ya just don't stop
I got mad styles you better sit and watch
I can kick it like he-he then I'll grab my crotch
Yo it's 1993 I mean nineteem-ninety-Shaq
Whatever year it is the Shaq will never slack
Giving mad shouts to my homeys up in New Or'
On and off the court you know I do her
Peace to that dog and peace to this dog
Here comes the Phife Dawg aka the top dog
World's greatest 5-footer as if you didn't know
Rhymes are like the Lord's lessons they constantly flow
Mc's need to step on you see it is to ???
As long as the mic's on that's when I get my run on
Battle anybody come bring your whole crew
You want the short black eskimo come see me in my igloo
Nasty like vomit couldn't clean it with comet
Psycho like the Lords crazy like Onyx
Forget the he's and she's and concentrate just on the flow
Phife Dawg sigining off enjoy the rest of the show
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
I'm over here/ yo Phife, where ya at?
I'm over here/ Big Shaq, where ya at?
I'm over here/ yo Phife, where ya at?
I'm over here/ yo Shaq, where ya at?
I'm over here/ 3-D where ya at?
He's over there/Big Chris, where ya at?
He's over there/Nick Ander, where ya at?
He's over there/yo check it out
I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Yo yo, I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife, I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife, I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Yo yo, I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife Dawg, I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
I'm over here
Get on the microphone and just rip the track
Who the hell is Shaq Attack you'd better read the paper
Treat me like Biz Markie you'd better catch a vapor
I've got mad props so why would you exploit
Punch you in your face like that kid from Detroit
Really yo you'd better ask MC Hammer 'bout this bad mama jama
Tall kid with the hoopa hypa lipta-gramma
Watch out yo it's time for MC bashin'
Got more loot than my man Johnny Cash and
I'm hard like a 360 twice jam
Ask Dr. Dre and Ed Lover who's the man
I'm sure they'll say me brother please don't play me like a shrimp
Dunk it on your head then I'll point like Shawn Kemp
Don't need the drink crooked I juice to get loose
My favorite cartoon is Bullwinkle the Moose
I'm 'bout to sting you like rubbing alcohol
Yes yes why'all call me Ed Jones cause I'm too tall
Put the rhyme between my legs then I'll score
Never mind a whore I want to do a phat tour
Come freak the style that the big Michelle display
You know the style that be my fortee
Hey Phife, where ya at?
I'm over here
Hey Phife, where ya at?
Hey yo I'm over here
Yo Phife, where ya at?
You know I'm over here
Yo Phife, where ya at?
I'm over here
Phife Dawg, where ya at?
Hey yo I'm over here
Yo Phife, where ya at?
Phife Dawg is over here
Yo Phife, where ya at?
Hey yo I'm over here
Get on the microphone and rip a funky track
It's the Phife and Shaq mission plus Shaheed's got the goods
Making rough daddy jams knocking harder than wood
Make ya boogie with the fly armstrong crew
Phife Dawg and Shaq Fu this is how we do
Funky renditions there's no competiton
Split mc's apart as if their group was New Edition
Make mc's hush stop look and listen
It's hard to comprehed so they commence to remincising
Far from an amateur microhpone damager
End your whole career beat down your manager
Never was a herb kick you to the curb
There's more to my attitude than the city of Johanesburg
Styles are mean but this year they're even meaner
Carrying chips on my shoulder so call me Sarafina
Gaurantee ?? martin pissin' and a fartin'
Mess around with this and you'll be on a milk carton
Mc's don't like me I say tough titties
Blow up the spot like my man from Jersey City
People always askin' 'why is Phife so cocky?'
I gotta be good at something cause I can't play hockey
You know the status and the status is live
The first draft-pick for the label called Jive
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
I'm over here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife, I'm right here
Yo Shaq, where ya at
Phife, I'm right here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife Dawg, I'm right here
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
Phife, I'm over here
You can't front on the track 'cause the track is phat
Yo here I am again you'd better call the cops
Pump up your Reeboks and ya just don't stop
I got mad styles you better sit and watch
I can kick it like he-he then I'll grab my crotch
Yo it's 1993 I mean nineteem-ninety-Shaq
Whatever year it is the Shaq will never slack
Giving mad shouts to my homeys up in New Or'
On and off the court you know I do her
Peace to that dog and peace to this dog
Here comes the Phife Dawg aka the top dog
World's greatest 5-footer as if you didn't know
Rhymes are like the Lord's lessons they constantly flow
Mc's need to step on you see it is to ???
As long as the mic's on that's when I get my run on
Battle anybody come bring your whole crew
You want the short black eskimo come see me in my igloo
Nasty like vomit couldn't clean it with comet
Psycho like the Lords crazy like Onyx
Forget the he's and she's and concentrate just on the flow
Phife Dawg sigining off enjoy the rest of the show
Yo Shaq, where ya at?
I'm over here/ yo Phife, where ya at?
I'm over here/ Big Shaq, where ya at?
I'm over here/ yo Phife, where ya at?
I'm over here/ yo Shaq, where ya at?
I'm over here/ 3-D where ya at?
He's over there/Big Chris, where ya at?
He's over there/Nick Ander, where ya at?
He's over there/yo check it out
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Where Ya At Lyrics as written by Malik Izaak Taylor Ali Shaheed Jones-muhammad
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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