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O.C.

Give It Up

Release date: 16th February 2018

From A New Dawn: 2nd Phase
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About This Track

"Give It Up" is a track by O.C., from the album A New Dawn: 2nd Phase, released 16th February 2018. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

O.C.

O.C.

Lyrics

Give It Up

[Verse 1]

Yo, I always found it strange how people tried to fight change

Time stops for a lot of y'all, even I...

Had the notion of being stuck in motion

’Til a voice appeared out of the blue and said "keep going"

Was it something angelic? No clue

So I do it to the best of my ability, the flood gates open

On my brain flowing on it's own so willingly

Unless I'm dead I’m never gon' give it up!

[Break]

Showbiz... A.G

Lord Finesse... Diamond D

Big L... Buckwild

Fat Joe... D.I

[Verse 2]

Everybody has vices, would you consider a crisis?

If it ain't life threatening and it's light shit

I hold a license like 007 where the mic' is

Inside of my hands

Call it an obligation to the organisation that I represent

I'm from a league of extraordinary gentlemen

Each one holds their own there's no middlemen

We'll decide when it’s time for us to give it up!

[Break]

Showbiz... A.G

Lord Finesse... Diamond D

Big L... Buckwild

Fat Joe... D.I

[Verse 3]

Definitive looks where musical appearances

Keep us in the mix with producers and lyricists

Few crews mirror this, we all immortals

To be celebrated and remembered throughout time

We all starters, none of us riding the pine

At game seven clutch the win from the foul line

Those in doubt where would the game be without me

Renounce me, won’t force me to give it up!

[Break]

Showbiz... A.G

Lord Finesse... Diamond D

Big L... Buckwild

Fat Joe... D.I.T.C

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Track details

From A New Dawn: 2nd Phase

2018
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