1. |
Tell Me What's Poppin'
04:33
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The Black Saturday parties
That was a time
I have so many good and crazy memories from those parties
Shout out to us for still being alive
D.Bledsoe
Im so mobby - Young Bari - shout out San Francisco
Same black hoody - underneath theres an issue
These are Evisu - they hardly ever get you
The kind they wait til its to late to tell you that they miss you
Hit my pager if its major
Im saucy its tuff for me to count up all these flavors
Bump in the trunk - since pumps & a bump
I am Hammer in the hills - flood the Town with Stangs
Bang! I am Dangerous Dame
Damier Dameon - Rich City - what is it?
M. O. Be the business - throw some 808 in it
In the 408 - goin Rouge - say it how I meant it
You Cant take long on a pay phone
Say what you bro - Im at the bank tho
Hi sidin to the fullest creepin out the house with my mug on mean
DB hella clean - tell me whats poppin
Hook
This is me off the gin and the tonic
A little bit of chronic
A little bit of I dont give a fuck
I keep it honest
Tell me whats
Tell me whats
Tell me whats poppin
This is me off the gin and the tonic
A little bit of chronic
A little bit of I dont give a fuck
I keep it honest
Tell me whats
Tell me whats
Tell me whats poppin
Ian Kelly
This is me off the gin and the tonic
A little bit of chronic
A little bit of I dont give a fuck
I keep it honest - like I know Abe
Bathin like I know apes
Buicks that they call scrapes
And I aint never met Mrs. Evans but I know faith
I roll with the homie - pistol on his lap - no fake
Man drop off - luckily there’s no pop off
Like Orville Redenbacher with a brand new lockjaw
peep the cop car
Head on swivel
Finger in the middle - they don’t know what we done been thru
My homie never played piano in the trunk there’s keys
While tuning out all the chaos tryna build these dreams
But more militant more Malcom X than Dr. King
Mt patna got the chopper he tryna let freedom ring
Im tryna keep my head on shoulders more that guillotines
The government do anything for a money scheme
And somehow label us all the fiends - what the fuck
Hook
This is me off the gin and the tonic
A little bit of chronic
A little bit of I dont give a fuck
I keep it honest
Tell me whats
Tell me whats
Tell me whats poppin
This is me off the gin and the tonic
A little bit of chronic
A little bit of I dont give a fuck
I keep it honest
Tell me whats
Tell me whats
Tell me whats poppin
[roux]
tell me wats poppin
tell me wats crackin
got em in daze
they amazed how im mackin
all fifty states
honest abe
how im mobbin
liberate the slaves
i need a raise like a balcony
ogs looking out for me
its angels looking out for me
niggas pocket watching
no monopoly
talk to me
properly
and im on the go no casami
im just speaking honestly
get off of me
Champ Green
Yeah
I just got a check from FedEx
I’m bout to go to High Street and cash my check
Then dilate my pupils wit my peoples make a bet
It's Friday night what I'm bout to do next
I’m off the bumpy face we call it dog water
Get a beautiful on Sem an Macarthur
And get a cutie then I’m on one
And have mo fun
A Little Debbie snack now thats a home run
(BLVCK)
Hit the scene with my mind on my money
Money on my mind smokin fine hydroponics
So discreet u ain’t even see us comin
Countin commas and I put that on mommas
Lookin like my grandfather got a pound of Grand Daddy
Purp what’s the addy thru the turfs and the alleys
Callin plays in the traffic think I’m playin John Madden…
Keep it a century
Ain’t got no sympathy
Off the Seagram with the citrus squeeze
please
Tell me whats poppin
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2. |
Navigation
03:29
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D.Bledsoe
Yep
Yep
DJ D Sharp
MacArthur Maze
hehhh
Murders and theft - please let the records reflect
Every step - mingled with death - be wed to the life
Led to the light - ice in my sights - two v’s and an S
Who knew he could dress - threw boo the shoes she cute in that dress
Its like an art gallery - backed by pain and hella tragedy
You know what make me feel better? Addin to my salary
God
had to work hard for salmon in my salad
Arthur maze I mack it - MacArthur Maze gotdamnit
Fighting out of poverty living - a poverty vision
Thankful to the Lord cause I got a pot to piss in
A window to throw it out
Wisdom with no doubt
For niggas who feet hurt in pain about the gout
Niggas is screaming ouch
They bed is a old couch
In L.A. they lost a charger to a Ram with Dan Fouts
It’s jus another route
I got to figure out
Life a pinch you on the ass
You hurt just say ouch
To be greatest alive gotta survive in the drought
Do it from the heart
And Don’t do it for clout
Call it navigation man I planned to re-route
Do it for the love
And Then I promise we out
food stamp babies, I call cousin them my potna dem
foster kids, tryna foster in a lil confidence,
5-0 drive by, flashing hood ornaments
weed smoke loud, window down for the ordinance
Been through enough, hit the sky for the down days,
ESPN replay, plays that we’ve all made,
Can’t escape, Tiny Toscha or Kandi, like the paint on a whip
I foreshadow while drinking brandy
Understand me
Fuck what a hater got to say cus we out
not a day goes by a bitch aint cussing me out
45 minute therapy - u stressing me out
I aint tryna discourage I was just helping you out
Im just thinking out loud
Shit aint even allowed
Celebrate like you the favorite I demand a recount
I keep going going going - Battery dont run out
Mac Maze
what the fuck these niggas talking about?
Hook:
To be greatest alive gotta survive in the drought
Do it from the heart
And Don’t do it for clout
Call it navigation man I planned to re-route
Do it for the love
And Then I promise we out
To be greatest alive gotta survive in the drought
Do it from the heart
And Don’t do it for clout
Call it navigation man I planned to re-route
Do it for the love
And Then I promise we out
(Blvck)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do it from the heart not for the likes on these devices
Ridin dirty thru the city only take creative license
How can time be free & priceless?
POV
Roll my tree in a papyrus then I light it
It’s enlightenment
Fools fall in love, birds sing -Frankie Lymann
Do it for the clout it’s darks clouds up in yo’ climate
I get - hella frustrated when I rhyme
Think of kids try’n do this for all the wrong reasons
Receive game won’t fumble ism
Write my way into the light
Carpal tunnel vision
Livin’ Carpe diem
I ain’t check my DM’s
Do it for the love then we off to Venus
Yeah
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3. |
Higher
04:36
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Just Really just
A muhfukka just mind his business around this muhfukka man
Yom’sayin’ ?
Yeah
Yom’sayin’ ?
You know
A muhfukka been rich since six but had to add it up later
You know - but at the same time
Yom’sayin’ ?
But then a nigga fell off quite a few times
But a nigga found the march of dimes
Had two nickels
Look
Okay - Lets do it
Mac Maze in the line up - set the stage on fire
From the home of side show - burnin like tires
M’s on the flo’
we finna go higher
Higher higher higher higher
Mac Maze in the line up - set the stage on fire
From the home of side show - burnin like tires
M’s on the flo’
we finna go higher
Higher higher higher higher
I'm at Barnes and Noble writing bars for Nobl
Karate kid - cobra Kai dojo
Dodo el cappy-tan to u bozo
i’m the ring bearer like Frodo
Myspace shit where Moco
pretty brown skin love the coco
law enforcing game no po-po
underground railroad low low
its a wild Thang Tone loco
1000 words put it in a photo
hallmark it parallel park it
gotta use da hose no Farrah Faucet
river run through it but its dry River Phoenix
she in Jupiter but your all in Uranus
I’ll put it out - fire extinguish
another gentleman but I’m distinguished
Mac Maze in the line up - set the stage on fire
From the home of side show - burnin like tires
M’s on the flo’
we finna go higher
Higher higher higher higher
Mac Maze in the line up - set the stage on fire
From the home of side show - burnin like tires
M’s on the flo’
we finna go higher
Higher higher higher higher
hehhh
hehhh
Kimball’s Carnival - shouts out to Circus King
El Cerrito Gauchos - its a town to the Rich thing
Bound to get it - big dreams - diamonds in them big rings
Life time contract - not a option to switch teams
Changed about a hundred times since I turned 16
People claim to know you based upon a year or two
Went from Live in Bay to doing Mornings on 2
Word to Sal Casteneda we doin live interviews
Gumbo need base - need to get you a Roux
Champ, Achilles, and Ian - big M’s what it do
Nobl on the beat - SK on the board
There is a me in team - we get at you for sure
Mac Maze in the line up - set the stage on fire
From the home of side show - burnin like tires
M’s on the flo’
we finna go higher
Higher higher higher higher
Mac Maze in the line up - set the stage on fire
From the home of side show - burnin like tires
M’s on the flo’
we finna go higher
Higher higher higher higher
interviews
skyline views
i need a film crew
lights camera action
a spotlight on what i been through
MacarthurMmaze
the deluxe we proudly present you
this is where its at
watch us lead the pack by example
turn the show to classroom
everytime i step in the booth it turn to a bathroom
run it back
i coined run it up feel like a athlete
saying goes when you excel
thats when they spread sheet
thats that rare Qi
You see how them squares B
Might need Therapy
These Rappers still Rappin over they vocals
More then Bicoastal we take it Global
Hit the stage know I’m Sayan
Think Goku
Hate to say that I told you
Love it when it’s more soulful
won’t hold u
whole ‘Nother level to this chemistry
Ain’t mimicry
Paint murals Think I’m
Timothy B.
Colorful Imagery get burned in ya memory
Mac Maze in the line up - set the stage on fire
From the home of side show - burnin like tires
M’s on the flo’
we finna go higher
Higher higher higher higher
Mac Maze in the line up - set the stage on fire
From the home of side show - burnin like tires
M’s on the flo’
we finna go higher
Higher higher higher higher
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4. |
Level Up (Ha, Ha)
03:42
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Ha Ha
Fuck with it or get ran over biatch
They talk shit and I promise you we gon level up
Why let it stick
That’s like picking the devil up
Ha Ha
We ain’t tripping
I take vacation trips
I quit school cus of recess
Who you playing with
They talk shit and I promise you we gon’ level up
Why let it stick
That’s like picking the devil up
Ha Ha
We ain’t tripping
I take vacation trips
I quit school cus of recess
Who you playing with
Word to the God I dont take it personal I take notes
Searchin thru my gmail tryna find merch quotes
Roots got branches - who dont got trees
Im Curtis Jackson - laughin to the bank - unit of g’s
M’s on the floor - listing for the top floor
We lockin 1 - you can argue over 4
Praise the Lord
I just made another deposit
Dont even trip
Macarthur Maze got it
Burnin Congolese
In good Company
Don’t get Comfy
Don’t come for me
Use yo common sense
Dat dat Lonnie Lynn
Me n da fam sound da same walkin’ homonyms
Thugs n harmony
Ain’t a army issa navy tho
How u hate when we on da radio?
Fuck stickin to da script
Heres some improv
Pocket watchin’
Don’t worry what I spent dogg
we let dem talk
They talk shit and I promise you we gon level up
Why let it stick
That’s like picking the devil up
Ha Ha
We ain’t tripping,
I take vacation trips
I quit school cus of recess
Who you playing with
They talk shit and I promise you we gon level up
Why let it stick
That’s like picking the devil up
Ha Ha
We ain’t tripping
I take vacation trips
I quit school cus of recess,
Who you playing with
just be patient we got em waiting with baited breath
balancing weight on my shoulders - im tryna catch my breath
heaven sent
michael Montana - he ain’t afraid of death
Basta got the catered fresh
shaded red
dated check
deadly as a cigarette
kick to the chest
change my to David Beck
multi - million mindset
in the making as of yet
downward spiral vs pirouette
i dont think they get it yet
Cut the grass I jus watch out 4 da snakes
/recycle game im jus biodegrade
biochemist link in bio bout bizness
denogenizer please No guisness
this ain’t gimmicks this all gratitude
im different ways longitude latitude
longevity rap till I’m seventy
second to none
something u will never be.
How many times do I gotta hear mothafuckas talk,
you wouldn’t say the same shit in a alley if it get dark,
everyday WNBA when they let it spark,
you crashed out all on a wave without fucking arch,
I’m cooking like Kevin bacon, hollow Nigga can you see yo heart,
paper thin, on a wimb, ego I could tear apart,
you simp son, see you later dude, like I was timing Bart,
suggest y’all let it end, before you make a the squad really start
Fuck y’all
They talk shit and I promise you we gon level up
Why let it stick
That’s like picking the devil up
Ha Ha
We ain’t tripping
I take vacation trips
I quit school cus of recess
Who you playing with
They talk shit and I promise you we gon level up
Why let it stick
That’s like picking the devil up
Ha Ha
We ain’t tripping
I take vacation trips
I quit school cus of recess
Who you playing with
You got any Black Saturday memories
Hit me up
But let’s get back to this
Macarthur Maze
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5. |
Who's it 4?
05:10
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She says she love my rap
my rap
She says she has my back
my back
She is the one who I adore
She is the one - two - three who it’s for
Who’s it for - tell me who its for
Who’s it for - tell me who its for
She says she love my rap
rap
She says she has my back
back
She is the one who I adore
She is the one - two - three who it’s for
Who’s it for - tell me who its for
Who’s it for - tell me who its for
They always say you need more songs for the ladies
They aint crazy - like Im crazy bout you baby -
here it go
Big M’s on the flo’ -
but whats a bag if it aint on yo arm
Prada you - you YSL -
Gucci -Louis - in yo charm
It aint bout no labels - I’ll shelter you from the harm
Gold cable dangle - she screamin aint no alarm
Good in the city - my peoples know that you with me
Keep me in yo heart - tatt a DB on yo’
My number 1 supporter
my favorite fanatic
dungeon family I write rhymes in her attic
I scribble gems they turn to to masterpieces
my motivation wit her cheerlead speeches
MY SECRETARY, MY LINGERIE LEADER/
MOVIE NIGHT POPCORN AND SODA FEATURE
MY M&M’s MAKE HER SNICKER
Before SHE GO to SLEEP
SLUMBER PARTY BACK SEAT OF THE JEEP
She says she love my rap
(my rap)
She says she has my back
(my back)
She is the one who I adore
She is the one - two - three who it’s for
Who’s it for - tell me who its for
Who’s it for - tell me who its for
She says she love my rap
(my rap)
She says she has my back
(my back)
She is the one who I adore
She is the one - two - three who it’s for
Who’s it for - tell me who its for
Who’s it for - tell me who its for
shawty say she wanna have my back like anatomy
i told her to shut up, count this stack no monopoly
dont say shit just do it like employees at nike inc
might go up in value but cant own me like property
talk to me properly handle me fragile
dont wanna start no catastrophe
one of one none before it
and none to come after me
how i sleep? happily
big M’s all in the family
i mean
look at you look at me
Me and you in perpetuity to my heartbeat
Pay attention Don’t fall in debt tryna be Artsy
City of En Vogue
Pimp Hoes
the Tony’s and the Phonies
3rd times a Charm don’t second guess the one and only
Inhale the pheromones
We got higher than sopranos then we baritoned
Off Solange leave my hair alone
If life a bitch you be my earth Im still gone bury bones
I’d like to share a poem
and it goes
Count down on my tongue
I can taste all of your feels
sorta like the karats, ordered in a brand a new grill
Let me break it down ’til kingdom
boulders fall in Colorado,
prime objective you the one,
Ovrkast can’t hide your Sun,
that’s the way you shine within,
gotta let a spin, no cycling back,
from the Ex’s with no tack,
they try to tick, with they tag they toe,
I put it on myself, no slack, I got you you got I,
and every other vowel attached,
If love a drug we both relapsed
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6. |
World Change (Manifest)
04:16
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Oh - you’re welcome
Macarthur Maze to the cash - yea
swerving lanes - i might crash
town shit wit a accent
i gave it all that i had
ima make this count
double M big amounts
more bounce to the ounce yea
booted up i cant count
outta service cant cant call it
outta town on a off day
Michael Montana flexed up
niggas sound like crossfit
paid the price it aint cost shit
Kelis and Short we on boss shit
Bitch we do this often
change the world like a topic
Working out the turbulence
really tryna circumvent
I guess it was happenstance
understand the circumstance
pressure buss pipes when it's rusty
rocky roads of rebellion get dusty
running marathons you get musty
dehydration time you might need a slushy
Big dawgs talkin get yo’ bread up
Hush puppy
Turn this nickel - dime to a buck-fifty
Fuck with me
The World is gonna change because of you
Saw a dream - today it all came true
This is what it looks like to manifest a dream
Make somethin out of nothin aint as hard as it seems
The World is gonna change because of you
Saw a dream - today it all came true
This is what it looks like to manifest a dream
To manifest a dream
Look in the mirror and tell me what you can see,
Cool running around these laps
I can clearly see what you need
I see pride
I see power
I see many deaths taking place in the life of cowards
You better honor something
Crash collision with patience
Accountability lacking
That’s what we call ancient
This is grown business
That hump you climb past Wednesdays
Adam’s family visits
The world can change from within
When you finally pivot
Be ready & receptive to receive what you pray for
Youthful impulses make since when mature
Abandoned old car - treasures collectin dust
If the truth is taken hard tell me what do you trust
Accept the assignment of the position you play
Constant refinement - God molding the clay
Steph changed it for Trey
We go Draymond for the green in the Bay - in a major way
yup
hehhh
Nothin is perfect - and yet and still all is
Its all worth it in the grand scheme- needed the quiz
Tests for the testimonies- to give it context
Changin the world - how am I not blessed
The World is gonna change because of you
Saw a dream - today it all came true
This is what it looks like to manifest a dream
Make somethin out of nothin aint as hard as it seems
The World is gonna change because of you
Saw a dream - today it all came true
This is what it looks like to manifest a dream
To manifest a dream
The world is gonna change because of me
call Hilary so we all could eat
back in the laboratory got the dogs with me
SK made the beat without a flaw to me
You know we here for the money give it all to me
I got gold blood running thru my arteries
when you listen to the vision it ain’t hard to see
that I been working wit the weight, get on the bar wit me
I been playing on the green, get on par wit me
I’m the dope they don’t sell in the pharmacy
i’m so close to the stage it ain’t far to me
in the beginning felt like biggie it was all a dream
I got a Wraith for a day so the stars could see
that they could never ride in the same car wit me
we ain’t came here to play, what can I say
I got lost in a maze on MacArthur street
Bihhh
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MacArthur Maze Oakland, California
Independent hip-hop ensemble and crew, Macarthur Maze, combine only the most organic Bay
Area ingredients
to create a powerhouse. Spearheaded by their tenured turntablist / producer,
DJ D Sharp, Mac Maze is comprised of six emcees (Blvck Achilles, Champ Green, D.Bledsoe, Jane
Handcock, Ian Kelly, & Roux Shankle), and four producers (DJ D Sharp, S. Komanski, DJ Basta, &
NOBL).
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