SONGS & LYRICS 2 PUMP UP THE BASS From the album "He's The DJ I'm The Rapper" [Fresh Prince] In the place to be DJ Jazzy Jeff and yours truly the Fresh Prince Ay Jeff do me a favor give em just a lil' TOUCH of the bass Not a lot just a lil' touch Jeff Word word Ay Jeff do me a favor man Jazz it up Now bring it all back Yo man now break it down and let me go for mine When I first started out Jeff used to come to my house Just as soon as school let out, he used to come to my crib, and you know what we did? We bugged out like two little kids, word Jeff on the wheels, and me on the M.I.C. A better combination there could never be So let's go back, for old time's sake Yo Jeff! (WHAT?) Pump up the bass! I . like . my . music . loud! The volume, pumpin, the kickdrum thumpin The people jumpin, up out there seats when this record comes on, you think something's wrong The bass is too strong You don't have to check your record, it's not defective It's just the way we wanted it, pump it, get it? We like it loud, strong like a magnum force I am the lyricist, Jeff is the rhythm source This combination, is virtually omnipotent That means invincible, you know, dominant So don't you cross our path, just stay out our face Or we'll knock you down, pump up the bass! Yo Jeff man, how bout a funky scratch Now get funky with it Now bring in the snare Now break it down and bring it all back to me Now pump up the bass! I'm hyped -- psyched up and I'm flowin, so come on let's go in to the next segment, of this hip-hop fantasy You say this can't be happening, why can't it be? It's an equation, mathematically correct It's Jeff + Prince, equals, hit records Sounds too easy? Word, I know it does You wanna know why? Well yo it's cause me and Jeff, oh, Jeff and I, excuse me blend like Kool-Aid, and flow like an uzi That's why we can't be taken or broken or braken, whatever And if you think we can, you're mistaken, we're clever cause all we did to make this record a hit was turn down the treble, pump up the bass kit at the same time the volume was increased adding more strength, to this masterpiece of poetry, by now you know it's me Poet, creativity, pushin, to out destiny I am on the M-I-C, Jeffery is the Disc Jockey ? keep us company, the human beat box Ready C Backed up by a family, and that is all we need so that we can be successful as we want to be The future is in front of me so here is a taste of the future of hip-hop Jeff, pump up the bass! Yo Jeff one more scratch man Ready Rock C man, give Jeff a hand AS WE GO From the album "He's The DJ I'm The Rapper" {*Jazzy Jeff cuts and scratches Slick Rick* "As we go a little somethin like this HIT IT!"} [Fresh Prince] Now let's get this party started off the right way Oww and HOE I think the crowd might say When we're on stage you know you can't resist {"As we go a little somethin like this HIT IT!"} I'm the ultimate and that's all I can say I sat down for about eight hours a day Tryin to figure out the proper description of ME and I came to the decision that there's no one syllable or phrase that can adequately describe this new craze But I'll sum it up in one sentence, let's see OK, I've got it, "All praise me!" Yup -- that's about the size of it I know it sounds kinda strange, doesn't it? But when we're on the stage you know you can't resist {"As we go a little somethin like this, HIT IT!"} {*Jazzy Jeff cuts and scratches Slick Rick* "As we go a little somethin like this, HIT IT!"} [Fresh Prince] It was a Friday afternoon if I remember it correctly but I can't quite recall the time exactly but it was somewhere around, two or three or four oh forget it, let's just go on Anyway I stepped out of school Sneaks were Gucci shirt was Polo and my pockets were full Blew some kisses to the girlies cause I like to tease They started chantin my name, I said, "Ladies.. please!" I grabbed my friends and hopped in my Benz Grabbed on Martini and Rossi passed out to my posse Things were lookin good, I had plans for later on Plans for Donna Michelle, plans for Stacy LeShaun Word! I was ready, I wonder if Jeff's home Let me give him a call, on my car phone "Yo Jeff, what's shakin?" "Coolin, whassup?" "Girlies" "I'm with it, come pick me up!!!" I caught up with Ready on the way to Jeff's A whole carload of girlies and they ALL was def We walked into Jeff's and said, "Girls, you can't resist" {"As we go a little somethin like this, HIT IT!"} {*Jazzy Jeff cuts and scratches Slick Rick* "As we go a little somethin like this, HIT IT!"} [Fresh] Yo Jeff man, are you with me? {Jeff scratches.. "Hit it!"} [Fresh] I didn't hear you man, are you with me? {Jeff scratches.. "Hit it!"} [Fresh] I'm with it to GET BUSY! {*Jazzy Jeff cuts and scratches Slick Rick* "..somethin like this, HIT IT!"} [Fresh Prince] Ready Rock C, give Jeff a hand! {Ready Rock beatboxes while Jeff scratches the same sample} {*Jazzy Jeff cuts and scratches Slick Rick* "As we go a little somethin like this, HIT IT!"} [Fresh Prince] Throw away them jams, cause you don't need em anymore Cause this hip-hop hit, is gonna keep you on the floor If you dance everyday or if you never danced before It doesn't matter if it's {"somethin like this"} Time is essential, so let's make the best of it Today we don't have a lot of time, so let's not throw it all away Let's use this time in a very special way Let's use it, {"somethin like this"} I went outside at about 12:30 I saw a couple girlies, and they were lookin pretty good! .. if you know what I mean So I freshened my breath and stepped on the scene I walked over to em, stepped in between them One stepped to the other, I think that I've seen him somewhere before I said, "Sweethear, you might have" She said, "Oh yeah, it was last night at that party," I said, "Yeah I tried to talk to you there but you were actin, as if you were scared" She said, "I'm not scared now," I said, "Bet, well let's go then" She said, "But hold up, what about my friend?" I said, "I got a friend!" So the three of us left Went back to my crib, and gave a call to Jeff Five minutes later, Jeff walked in and I thought to myself, "Yeah, now the fun begins!" But the girls started buggin, and they said, "Now we want dinner in the best resteraunt in town We want caviar and lobster tails, both by candlelight and Dom Perignon," I said, "Yeah right!" Y'all must be crazy, and Jeff said, "Y'know I really think it's time for these ladies to go" We walked em to the door and told em they were dismissed and it went a little {"somethin like this"} *door slams* But that was OK, that was alright cause we still had fun that night -- yaknowit! The moral of the story is plain and visible We always watch out for those kind of women but the past is the past and the present is the present And we feel that everyone should be sitting down {"so you all don't miss"} {"As we go a little somethin like this, HIT IT!"} [Ready Rock C Beatboxing] {"As we go a little somethin like this, HIT IT!"} [Ready Rock C Beatboxing] {"As we go a little somethin like this, HIT IT!"} [Ready Rock C Beatboxing] {"As we go a little somethin like this, HIT IT!"} [Ready Rock C Beatboxing] {"As we go a little somethin like this, HIT IT!"} JUST ROCKIN' From the album "Rock The House" Each and every day when I come home from school Like clockwork I go up into my bedroom I secure the door and it's the moment of truth I flip on my sound system and let the bass loose The earthquake bass makes the walls all tremble A discotheque is what my room resembles How loud it gets to me it does not matter I open up the windows so the glass don't shatter The blast falls off my neighbour's wall My phone rings of the hook with complaint phone calls But I just let it ring and I don't go near it I turn the volume up so that I can't hear it ring My ear drums rumble my lungs vibrate I'm in my own world and this realm is great We rock this power at my command The decibels exceed the limits human ears can stand The lower frequency better known as bass Sitting nice with the treble at a jazzy pace My neighbours complain they say they can't endure They form a congregation outside my front door Mothers who yell saying its too loud Start banging on my door to turn it down My response to my mother when she starts knockin Is come on mum I'm just rockin (rockin) (ready rock c) This style that's mine is rarely heard Suddenly there is an opportunity to observe People gots my rhyme the super computer The literary genius rhyme ruler of the future I'm the fresh prince slaying all emcee So hold the red cup when we take to your knees Pay home submit you can't defuse my scheme Cause I'm the fresh prince and this is my regime To all other rappers you're being subdued I don't mean to be rude but this is my prelude This introductory performance has just one plot A sample jeff and about me and my DJ rocks I'm not listening to reason so don't try to talk Do yourself a favour and take a walk Or I'll amputate your mic and repossess your core I'm the man salute to the prince the power lord My friends I'll mangle you if we tangle put my arms in your asophogus and I'll strangle you I'm the messiah or rhymes the verbal gladiator I'm like a bomb and my turbo is the detonator The crown chief of the poetry industry Vocabulary that to others is a fantasy highly respected by the public at large The prince will rock is taking charge I'm like a tiger in a battle field I'm invincible You want a battle me man be sensible I'll never submit to any other emcee Be a duel to the death either him or me And as I verbalise to my DJ's cut If we kill a wack crew or two so what We just rock it We just rock it DJ Jeff Break 2 On each occasion that I perform The force captures my body like a magical storm Suddenly I'm rendered helpless in a state of shock But it is rather abrupt when I start to rock Adrenalin rushes my ego swells And the yells of the crowd make my hype excel My metabolism quickens my body gets sense That's when I metamorphosise into the royal fresh prince And as I display all my lyrical beauty You become a slave as your hype increases And as I vocalise I can see it in your eyes You stand up as your enthusiasm levels rise higher and higher beyond the mark of red You scream oh my to what the prince just said As my energy is drained from being so crushed All of a sudden I get another adrenalin rush It happens each and everytime that my dj spins More commonly known as my second wind The spotlights are beaming You are screaming From my body all the sweat is streaming Commanding the stage And perpetually frayed Giving my all to the pulse of One hundred percent everytime I rhyme When I step off the stage that's when the stop And that has been the account of the evenings events Reporting to you live by me the fresh prince I'm the latest that you heard so you may seem shockin (what does it all mean) I'm just rockin Rockin rockin rockin Go crazy (fresh)