(You`re ready?)
(Yeah!)
Gimme some bass
[ radio reporter ]
We have here the members of the group Yomo & Markie
And they`ll be speaking on R&B selling out to rap
I`m Leslie Burell
And we`ll be right back after these messages on K-DIS
[ VERSE 1: Yomo ]
Down here in the ghetto there`s a new 33
Shakin and fakin, and just takin
Corrupt, and twist around
A sound that the ghetto found
It`s time to step down
R&B usin r-a-p to make cabbage
On the average I gotta start static
Can`t sit back, lounge and watch them get paid
Probably with a style I played
Sittin atop the highest limb on the loom
Boom! - while I`m in a man-made tomb
But litte did they know that the axe was sharp, y`all
And Maulkie on the creep with a chainsaw
Set the trap to shake this thang loose
Now on bruise, tighten up the noose
Tryin to survive as mainstream is bull
Playin thick and strong, but can`t pull
I ain`t goin for it, I ain`t even
Get a nudge to budge till it`s leavin
Flyin south for a long-ass winter
Stayin south, cause I ain`t the beginner
The old soft tale trick ain`t real
This is a plot to kill
A mockingbird
[ radio reporter ]
So Mr. Yomo, what do you have to say about R&B sellin out to rap?
[ Yomo ]
Well, you know, we really don`t appreciate R&B taking...
[ radio reporter ]
Wait a minute, we`ll be right back after these messages...
[ VERSE 2: Maulkie ]
I heard there`s a bird that been shakin and schemin
And for a style been fiendin
It`s a pree that`s known as R&B
And the hunter is a brother named Maulkie
As I scope I peep what they doin
Tryin to speed my process, and ruin
An artform that they claim is a trend
Remember this when you hear my record spin
I ain`t a token, flingin a verse or two
Yo, they just wanna exploit you
It`s a shame that it`s black against black
Now I know where my people`s head is at
Stations, claim they`re hip-hoppin
I tune in, the rhymes ain`t droppin
But it`s cool when a singer plays a rap
Check it, Maulkie can`t dig that
Sell out, hell no, I won`t go R&B
I let the R&B come to me
My angle`s laid, amplified to be heard
What it`s to kill a mockingbird
[ radio reporter ]
The public would like to know, Mr. Markie
Why are you two attacking R&B?
[ Maulkie ]
Well, we feel it`s exploitation of a rare artform, and we are just like...
[ radio reporter ]
Now tell us, what does `mockingbird` really mean?
[ Maulkie ]
Well if you just let me answer the question...
[ engineer ]
Cut take 5
[ VERSE 3 ]
[ Yomo ]
Now R&B done straight took thangs to the max
Singing over hip-hop tracks
Mockingbird, shockin birds, rockin birds
Gimme the lane, I start clock and verge
Clippin your wings
Straight clippin your wildest dreams
Yeah, that`s my theme
Now everybody wants a little nest-egg
How you get a nest-egg without a litte nest?
Guess
Most of my brothers are like illegal
Can`t compare a mockingbird with an eagle
That`s what I am when it comes to them and me
That goes the same for Maulkie
[ Maulkie ]
The bird is in the air, and he`s hard to hit
Infrared on the brain, I gotta get with him
As he dumps on you and the industry
Nobody cares, it seems, but the Styler
On a mission, me, myself and yo
The suckers gotta go
Gold records and things don`t get me off
I get off by schoolin suckers that`s soft
Ruthless does the retailin
Like Marley and Tosh, we`re just wailin
When we attack, the pigeon plays dumb
So run, little mockingbird, run
[ radio reporter ]
One last question: what`s in the future for the both of you?
[ Maulkie ]
Well, in the future for both of us, hopefully we`ll be doin some tourin...
[ radio reporter ]
Anyway -
[ Yomo ]
Now wait a damn minute, what the hell you mean: `anyway`?!
We ain`t answered a question from the get-go!
[ radio reporter ]
But -
[ Maulkie ]
But this!
( *scuffle* )
[ Yomo ]
...get em, Mark, get, get...
Yeah, we takin over the station
Yella, kick it
