Alphabet Soup

[Intro – One.Be.Lo] (female)<br>(Now Lo, how did this all start for you?)<br>I mean, it started for me, you know, watchin the Fat Boys<br>Listenin to the Fat Boys beatbox on the radio and, you know<br>Seein Turbo and them cats breakdancin on Electric Bugaloo<br>And, you know, you seein graffiti over here<br>and you seein breakdancin over there<br>and beatboxin over there and MC`s over there<br>And hip-hop was like a brand new thing, a brand new culture<br>and everybody wanted to be a part of it so, it was fascinatin for us<br>(So this started while you were little, huh?)<br>I mean (You knew this is what you wanted to do?)<br>I mean, I think it was somethin that I was born to do<br>You know, and you just go through different stages<br>You know, it`s like, it`s like school, you learn your alphabet<br>Then, you take the alphabet to a whole `nother level<br>And that`s how hip-hop was for me<br>You know, I just took the different stages and grew with it, like<br><br>[One.Be.Lo]<br>A/Ay, B, C/see what I mean?<br>D`s/dese MC`s is not E/effective, especially on the F.M.<br>All you fake G`s, I H/ate you like pastries<br>You need to get your own and stop tryin to be J/Jay-Zs<br>You livin O.K, puffin your L`s in your limo<br>But I ain`t tryin to live like that, you know my M.O.<br>Rhymes stay fresh cause I rap/wrap like Reynold`s<br>Wack? No question, the answer is N-O<br>P/people come to my shows in big numbers<br>Tossin they hands in the air like lettuce and Q/cucumbers<br>They know who we R/are, S/especially Lamar<br>Biggest fan before Senim Silla, and Lo Fat<br>was Binary Star before I was on the d-Lo<br>But time goes on unless Allah calls a T.O.<br>And if U/you, like what we create<br>Then pay attention to the flow, don`t de-V-ate<br>See we ain`t tryin to go pop, like a bubble do, that`s another crew<br>For any rhyme you got I can double, double, double you/WWF<br>Tag-team, steady slammin<br>Binary Star empire X/expanded<br>I don`t know Y/why they underestimate the B. crew<br>Sleep if you want, my crew`ll help you get your Z`s, true<br>Rip Van Winkle style, what was you thinkin `bout?<br>I bust a rhyme, solid nine millimeter style<br>It`ll be a while before I run outta ammo<br>OneManArmy rap Rambo<br>See most of y`all need mic/Mike skills like Chicago`s rock<br>Outta bound two down, three seconds on the clock (say what?)<br>You need mic/Mike skills like Chicago`s rock<br>Outta bound, two down, three seconds on the clock<br>And I got the skills that`ll beat the shot clock {*imitates buzzer*}<br>Fade away on Dikembe, avoid the shot block (he shoots, he scores!)<br>Can`t avoid the cock block<br>cause there`s a lotta snakes and the grass grows tall<br>Ring-a-ling-a-ling, Lo be screenin phone calls<br>I only deal with a chosen few<br>Everybody else get a "How you doin?<br>See you later, nice knowin you"<br><br>Nice knowin you, you knahmsayin?<br>Some "Alphabet Soup," we gon` say peace, and we gon` be out<br>{"W-X-Y-Z"}