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"Ain’t Sayin' Nothin’ New" is a track by The Roots, from the album Things Fall Apart, released 23rd February 1999. Full lyrics are available below.
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[Intro: Black Thought] Nothin' new, what? Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new I represent the legendary Fifth Dynasty crew Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new (Check this shit out, it's nothin') Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Represent the Roots Crew [Verse 1: Black Thought] Ghetto-related rendition the whole world awaited (Right) Y'all Dorito-head cats, that yak and stagnated Black Thought, the Doug E. most war veteran The crown ruler, soul controller of this lyrical land Spliff wizard, kid, who is it? Fifth dinosaur ghetto Beat detonator, apex my level, next My complex patterns of speech is like sex I mastered the art of makin' you snap your necks And Chase Manhattan endorse my mic checks Upset poet threat just collectin' my debt Yo, I'm overpaid in dues, blood, tears, and sweat When you're fuckin' with The Roots, that's as good as it get Ultramagnet, we pull you in a drag net Then brainwash your clique and extort your assets Then brody all your homies on some old-school shit The Roots Crew represent, the next movement [Verse 2: Dice Raw] Life's a gamble, step up and place your bets I drift through space, then make my escape on through the 'net With CDs, cassettes, no CODs or checks Straight from the old-school, ayo, Raw's in full effect I'm like Lex Luthor with rifles filled with kryptonite When you grip the mic, it's like, "C'mon, kids, let's say goodnight" You don't like me, but don't even know why should you hate me You scared to face these, so I still remain safely confidin' North Phil' where I'm residin' Never let an outside nigga slide in This ain't home plate I dunk on you once inside the paint (Uh-huh) Flow like this, you can't (Right) Take me you out, you ain't [Chorus: Black Thought] Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Nothin' new, nothin' new, tell me what you could do When we droppin' the funk and droppin' the jewels [Verse 3: Black Thought] Yo, head lost, sippin' this Lambic Framboise Spittin' it for like whoever demand the answer What's the cure for this hip-hop cancer? Equivalent to this avalanche of black snow rap flow To get my people thinkin' more, we at the brink of war What does it all mean? What's it all for? With knowledge of yourself, then you're through the first door My people hungry and thirst for more, next music explore It's heavenly to your ebony daughter next door So what you think The Roots get the world respect for? The splendid, authentic hip-hop that's raw-core Severe world premiere, a superior sophomore No doubt, wherever you dwell, that's where the bomb fell Explodin' from the imperial ensemble, for real From the venue to the avenue We truly only got respect for a few Y'all ain't sayin' nothin' new [Chorus: Black Thought] Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Represent the legendary Fifth Dynasty crew Roots Crew comin' through, tell me what you could do Yo, you lookin' for me? Naw, I'm lookin' for you Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Represent the legendary, with nothin' to do Feeling, yup, one-one-one-one, one, two What-what? Yo, it's nothin' new, nothin' new [Verse 4: Dice Raw & Black Thought] Boy, come on, you just an army ant, I'm a giant Arm fist, king of my city, runnin' this shit just like a tyrant Y'all clowns know what I meant, that's if we at war Then my henchmen will be at your back door Uh, waitin', why the debatin'? Trippin' over Legos, runnin' up the steps and lookin' for a weapon But you come out wavin' a white flag That's why I just back-slap fags like Shaq did Ostertag Either take me out or be taken You think I'm goin' down? Psych The jury, they're still deliberatin' I got half of they kids tied up in a basement No, I'm just playin', yo, but that's how I'm playin', yo (Right) Dig what I'm sayin', yo? D-I-C-E Shove a mic in your mouth, like Ted DiBiase When you come sloppy, fuck is y'all tryin' to do? Y'all into some wack shit, and ain't sayin' nothin' new [Outro: Black Thought] Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Represent the legendary Fifth Dynasty crew Roots Crew comin' through, tell me what you could do One, two, one, two, yo, we lookin' for you One, two, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Represent the Fifty Dynasty crew Check it out, one, one-one, two, one, two, one, two Know what I'm sayin', yo? It's nothin' new Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Represent the legendary Fifth Dynasty crew Roots Crew, tell me what you could do You lookin' for me, o-o-o-o-one, two, one, two Hah-hah-hah, y'all ain't sayin' nothin' new O-o-one-one, two, one, two Represent the legendary Fifth, know what I'm sayin'? Blowin' your vent, yo, content, yo, it's like that
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