The Bassment

Are you ready?<br><br>The Bassment, the transmission - Critical, consult a physician<br>Before you try to knock me outta position.<br>Diggin` in the top secret vaults where the vinyl`s stored<br>To make you snap your neck so hard you break your spinal cord<br>The push-button DJs be getting all emotional<br>Because they going broke, but my copies are promotional.<br>You never see a wack piece of wax move in this direction<br>Heavy on the backspins to satisfy the disc-connection<br>Kids like gangsta rap, `cause they desire violence<br>Others wanna hook up with the hoes, like fire hydrants<br>Few know the problems that the DJ uniquely faces<br>Even the troopers that tune in on a weekly basis<br>Companies act like they try to keep hardcore & live,<br>But really only want a record in the top four or five.<br>Y`all kiss ass to be all in the spots<br>But the radio DJs be calling the shots!<br><br>[scratched sample, sounds like Kool Keith]<br><br>Wack MCs, I`m in the basement! x 4<br><br>The record label reps try to act like they`re team players<br>But never set the focus any deeper than the CREAM layer<br>Every package sent comes with a notation<br>Saying "Give us a top five and heavy rotation"<br>I`d rather pressure my own fresh set of dub plates<br>Than push for a ten minute spot in the club dates<br>True indeed, though, sometimes I can`t hide the fever,<br>The phattest joints get me open like a wide reciever<br>Some kid coming up clean with a unique flow<br>Is just enough to turn the whole shit into a freak show<br>Give me an a capela mix on the flip side,<br>And kids get - swept away with the riptide.<br>A wannabe, shit talkin` MC thinks he`s allowed<br>To get live on air, and rhyme and yo, freeze a crowd.<br>From back in the get fresh, early days, I knew it was<br>A shitty-ass job at times...<br>But someone`s gotta do it.<br><br>[Keith scratched]<br><br>Now everybody wants to be in the spot where it`s real,<br>But they all just be riding my jock, like it`s a Ferris wheel.<br>I mean, if you wanna freak-freak and stick the dick in it,<br>Get in the groove to bust a nut in a quick minute.<br>Better change the program, or take it to the doormat<br>To knock boots, `cause slow jams ain`t in the format<br>[Masta Ace sample]<br>"This be the hardcore, dirty street level shit"<br>YOU GOTTA BE DRUNK, LOOKING FOR G-FUNK!<br>All of that shit is up in the attic area,<br>So step back, unless you wanna break the static barrier.<br>You want mercy? Then look to the Lord and pray,<br>But if you wanna suffer, then just press record and play<br>The Bassment with two "s"s, classics and new presses,<br>No rest for the weary, or devils in blue dresses.<br>I`m breakin` backs of those fakin` jacks, <br>The underground station...<br>With no cracks in the foundation.