This record is particularly good for the youngsters
Now you get right to the procedure

Now what do you like the most about this
Conflict, consequence, constant evidence
A classic content communicated conference
Whether 5 or 6 whether a number misprint
Or if it seems that you heard it before
If you thought that you would never hear it no more
You should never doubt when we running word o' mouth
Be concerned about your health (let's go!)
(wait wait yourself)
Now you know us but it's not the Cold Crush
Four MC's so we ain't the Furious
Not the Force MC's or the 3 from Treacherous
It's a blast from the past from the moment we bust
From whatever we touch, we hold platinum plus
But if our shit go rust, still In God We Trust
Cause it's the second coming
Display a rhyme so stunning
We keep it running, and give a shout out to London
And keep it all, and still perform till the early morn'
Sunset til dawn
I got a word abundance, hold pens by the hundreds
Top speed, guaranteed, we still running

I be boombastic
With my terror tactics
Why you acting plastic
Treating all ya fans like fanatics
We be the upper pair comin' air-tight like Tupperware
Fuck a fear, press ya luck and beware the brigadier

Yea, DJ's be spinning the records that make up the music
So people can focus whenever the mic has been passed to me

The more drums we have in our kit, the more jobs we can handle
We gonna take a break here

Lets go. wait wait yaself
?? appeal, A-K-I-L known to exhale when I inhale
And you can tell when in the crew I do my duty-o
And swung to the studio
J-5 let the beat bounce
That's what counts without a doubt
So sup grab the mic and pull the magic out ya mouth
We be the rhythm kings, plus rhyme channelings
[I could snare anything] Go ahead

Light emcee can't match this phatness so we practice
Burning through walls of wackness
Yo, 2 emcees add a little more spice
So we concentrate on mic's to keepin ? parties tight
Three emcees underground and worldwide
Surgeon general notify that the 5 is certified
Four emcees at your door once more
When it rains it pours from the heavens to the Earth floor
Five elements, vocal instruments super extra strength hip-hop activist
Five for your mind no time and intertwine
Roll with the rhymes sunset to sunrise
Five you should know, when we flow, you get what you looking for
Five terrorize ya enterprise
'cause we don't shoot until we see the whites of ya eyes
Non-stop, real rhyme rocking disc jockeys out record shopping
Writers doing graphs so bring ya pop locking
We incorporate the whole of hip hopping
Non-stop, we keep it up to par
From the metal monkey bars to concrete school yards
It's like written Arabic, coming from right to left
It's hot to def so take a breath and (wait wait yourself)


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Monkey Bars Lyrics as written by Tony Maiden Chaka Khan

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    Wow. I've had this album for a while, but this morning was the first time I actually listened to this song carefully. What a gem! Much better than their other hit, "what's golden."

    anna118kon January 11, 2005   Link

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