作词 : Berrin, Citrin, Nash
Alright coming up now another request (this one)
This time from the boys down at Anna's Pizza Paradise
A new arrangement of a great oldie in rhythm and blues
Verse 1: Pete Nice (Prime Minister)
In the heart of the city you was born and bred
You grew up smart or you wound up dead
Things moved fast, but you knew the scoop
And your savior was a rhyme and a beat and a rap group
A modern day production of the city street
You said I didn't have it that I couldn't compete
So the sleeper did sleep but the sleeper shoulda woke up
Now you're in my sight, the buddha sess you smoke up
That's the element you carry your rhymes on
That style of rhyme won't let you live long
Cause a strong song to you is what I sent
Cause I'm a product, of the environment
*There it is, black and white*
*There it is, black and white*
Verse 2: MC Serch
On the streets of Far Rockaway Queens
Seagirt Boulevard, Beach 17
Redfern Houses where no MC would ever go
Is where I did my very first show
Had the crowd had the rhymes going, I never fess
(His reward, was almost a bullet in his chest)
And on that stage, is where I first learned
Stick out my chest to be a kid and get burned
You're so foolish, but I think you knew this
That on the the microphone punk I can do this
And doing this, is what life meant
Cause I'm a product, of the environment
*There it is, black and white*
*There it is, black and white*
Verse 3: MC Serch, Pete Nice
Back in the days when kids were mack daddies
Striped Lee jeans, playboys and Caddies
Long Beach, the M.O.K. center
He almost caught a bad one when he tried to enter our way
Bang! Bum rush the back door
Then scatter, onto the dance floor
Me and my boys, skeezin the cuties
Never had static, cuz everybody knew me
Local DJ's, tearin up the wax
And out the corner, some kid gets taxed
After the party, crack open a forty
Vicked it from the store yo the man never caught me
Went up to the arcade, cranked the bass
And then the five-oh chased us from the place
Hop on the railroad, play the conductor
Everywhere I went
I always tucked a marker in my jacket to tag where I went
Cause we were just products, of the environment
*There it is, black and white*
*There it is, black and white*
Verse 4: MC Serch, Pete Nice
I wanna tell you something that gets me kind of mad
...it's about my dear old dad
He's tired, and worn, and works a nine to five
Clockin thirty G's a year to survive
But I know kids who in a month or so
Make that money selling the llello
Pushin a drug, I can't understand
Destroyin a life with a buck in the hand
Play rotten slum chain, local street hero
But if you ask Serch, you're just a bunch of zeroes
Too bad cause when you're older, you won't have a cent
Cause you're a product, of the environment
*There it is, black and white*
*There it is, black and white*
Verse 5: Pete Nice
You hear it in the strength of my voice and in my rhythm
Now you know, how I was livin
It happened to me, like it happened to Serch
Prime Minister Pete Nice'll kick the verse
In Bed-Stuy with my boy, Kiwai Height
The K to A Kingston, Wednesday night
To the Empire, show slammin
Open for Dana, crew flammin
Mouth open wide, or listening
Dumb **** with a forty in my system
Unprotected but respected for my own self
Cause of talent, no shade, or nothin else
A time of tension, racially fenced in
I came off (and all the brothers blessed him)
I left more than a mark, I left a dent
Cause I'm a product, of the environment
Outro: K.M.D. and Serch
Aiyyo Serch, skin is just a color of the mind and the soul
And a brother ain't a brother if his heart is cold
You know what I'm sayin fellas? - Word
And I think we need a positive Kause in a Much Damaged society
Word up man nubians killin nubians
Brothers just don't understand, man
Word maybe it's some of that crime that's stoppin the growin
The drug pollution and all needs to calm down
Word man, cause that's what we need, we need Griff Productions
We need a K.M.D. man to uplift the race
and bring Kause in the beginning
And a Posse called Get Yours
There it is, to all y'all bigots who want us to bend
We're just products of the environment, peace!!
Hopefully...
*There it is, black and white*
[00:00.00] 作词 : Berrin, Citrin, Nash
[00:00.01]Alright coming up now another request (this one)
[00:02.75]This time from the boys down at Anna's Pizza Paradise
[00:05.87]A new arrangement of a great oldie in rhythm and blues
[00:09.12]Verse 1: Pete Nice (Prime Minister)
[00:48.10]In the heart of the city you was born and bred
[00:50.94]You grew up smart or you wound up dead
[00:53.37]Things moved fast, but you knew the scoop
[00:55.87]And your savior was a rhyme and a beat and a rap group
[00:58.46]A modern day production of the city street
[01:00.55]You said I didn't have it that I couldn't compete
[01:03.11]So the sleeper did sleep but the sleeper shoulda woke up
[01:05.62]Now you're in my sight, the buddha sess you smoke up
[01:08.41]That's the element you carry your rhymes on
[01:10.83]That style of rhyme won't let you live long
[01:13.22]Cause a strong song to you is what I sent
[01:15.60]Cause I'm a product, of the environment
[01:20.23]*There it is, black and white*
[01:29.88]*There it is, black and white*
[01:35.08]Verse 2: MC Serch
[01:37.43]On the streets of Far Rockaway Queens
[01:39.84]Seagirt Boulevard, Beach 17
[01:42.27]Redfern Houses where no MC would ever go
[01:45.27]Is where I did my very first show
[01:47.31]Had the crowd had the rhymes going, I never fess
[01:49.62](His reward, was almost a bullet in his chest)
[01:52.17]And on that stage, is where I first learned
[01:54.72]Stick out my chest to be a kid and get burned
[01:57.12]You're so foolish, but I think you knew this
[01:59.69]That on the the microphone punk I can do this
[02:02.06]And doing this, is what life meant
[02:04.51]Cause I'm a product, of the environment
[02:09.26]*There it is, black and white*
[02:18.87]*There it is, black and white*
[02:24.05]Verse 3: MC Serch, Pete Nice
[02:26.40]Back in the days when kids were mack daddies
[02:28.90]Striped Lee jeans, playboys and Caddies
[02:31.40]Long Beach, the M.O.K. center
[02:33.74]He almost caught a bad one when he tried to enter our way
[02:36.89]Bang! Bum rush the back door
[02:39.06]Then scatter, onto the dance floor
[02:41.45]Me and my boys, skeezin the cuties
[02:43.69]Never had static, cuz everybody knew me
[02:46.14]Local DJ's, tearin up the wax
[02:48.63]And out the corner, some kid gets taxed
[02:51.02]After the party, crack open a forty
[02:53.52]Vicked it from the store yo the man never caught me
[02:55.95]Went up to the arcade, cranked the bass
[02:58.38]And then the five-oh chased us from the place
[03:00.84]Hop on the railroad, play the conductor
[03:03.40]Everywhere I went
[03:04.43]I always tucked a marker in my jacket to tag where I went
[03:08.10]Cause we were just products, of the environment
[03:12.94]*There it is, black and white*
[03:22.59]*There it is, black and white*
[03:27.67]Verse 4: MC Serch, Pete Nice
[03:30.13]I wanna tell you something that gets me kind of mad
[03:33.24]...it's about my dear old dad
[03:35.02]He's tired, and worn, and works a nine to five
[03:37.88]Clockin thirty G's a year to survive
[03:39.97]But I know kids who in a month or so
[03:42.35]Make that money selling the llello
[03:44.97]Pushin a drug, I can't understand
[03:47.41]Destroyin a life with a buck in the hand
[03:49.70]Play rotten slum chain, local street hero
[03:52.24]But if you ask Serch, you're just a bunch of zeroes
[03:54.74]Too bad cause when you're older, you won't have a cent
[03:57.23]Cause you're a product, of the environment
[04:01.96]*There it is, black and white*
[04:11.64]*There it is, black and white*
[04:16.79]Verse 5: Pete Nice
[04:19.07]You hear it in the strength of my voice and in my rhythm
[04:22.00]Now you know, how I was livin
[04:24.03]It happened to me, like it happened to Serch
[04:26.42]Prime Minister Pete Nice'll kick the verse
[04:28.81]In Bed-Stuy with my boy, Kiwai Height
[04:31.36]The K to A Kingston, Wednesday night
[04:33.75]To the Empire, show slammin
[04:36.41]Open for Dana, crew flammin
[04:38.81]Mouth open wide, or listening
[04:41.41]Dumb **** with a forty in my system
[04:43.86]Unprotected but respected for my own self
[04:46.40]Cause of talent, no shade, or nothin else
[04:48.73]A time of tension, racially fenced in
[04:51.28]I came off (and all the brothers blessed him)
[04:53.73]I left more than a mark, I left a dent
[04:56.11]Cause I'm a product, of the environment
[04:57.56]Outro: K.M.D. and Serch
[04:58.56]Aiyyo Serch, skin is just a color of the mind and the soul
[05:01.97]And a brother ain't a brother if his heart is cold
[05:04.00]You know what I'm sayin fellas? - Word
[05:06.65]And I think we need a positive Kause in a Much Damaged society
[05:10.53]Word up man nubians killin nubians
[05:12.59]Brothers just don't understand, man
[05:14.63]Word maybe it's some of that crime that's stoppin the growin
[05:17.28]The drug pollution and all needs to calm down
[05:19.41]Word man, cause that's what we need, we need Griff Productions
[05:22.83]We need a K.M.D. man to uplift the race
[05:25.04]and bring Kause in the beginning
[05:26.62]And a Posse called Get Yours
[05:29.35]There it is, to all y'all bigots who want us to bend
[05:33.78]We're just products of the environment, peace!!
[05:38.78]Hopefully...
[05:40.00]*There it is, black and white*