Request + Line / Empire Strikes Black

[00:02.69] Pick up the phone call up the line
[00:04.54] Call up the request line
[00:06.82] Call up the line
[00:09.57] Call up the request line
[00:11.12] Na-na na-na na-na-na-na-na-na na-na na-na
[00:16.02] So call up the line
[00:18.15] Get down wit', down wit' us
[00:20.76] This is a request Mr radio Man
[00:25.07] Just one desire from a hip-hop fan
[00:28.89] Hey DJ (you're on the line girl)
[00:31.58] Hey DJ (on the request line girl)
[00:34.53] Play a record by my favorite band
[00:38.62] I like to hear my favorite song on the radio
[00:41.48] So I called and requested on the radio
[00:43.78] Tell the DJ spin it on the mix show
[00:46.01] Make a brother feel like I'm down at the disco
[00:48.41] And we gonna keep it going like Crisco
[00:50.76] 'Cause the DJ grab the record by the fist full
[00:53.13] By the crate full, and we grateful
[00:55.36] When you hear the soulful records that are tasteful
[00:57.42] (Last night the DJ saved my life)
[00:59.55] 'Cause of the collection of the records he played
[01:02.16] To the direction of the record we swayed
[01:04.18] And all night through the session we stayed
[01:06.27] 'Cause you know you got the feeling (alright)
[01:08.37] Good God got the feeling (alright)
[01:10.48] Touch the ceiling when I'm feelin' (alright now)
[01:12.47] And I be feelin' (alright)
[01:14.53] Don't stop keep it goin' now come on
[01:16.21] This is a request Mr radio man
[01:21.05] Just one desire from a hip-hop fan
[01:24.54] Hey DJ (you're on the line girl)
[01:27.28] Hey DJ (on the request line girl)
[01:30.35] Play a record by my favorite band
[01:34.10] Turn table let's bless me on my stereo
[01:37.52] Play my favorite song on my stereo
[01:39.78] Like Macy Gray, Roots, and D'Angelo
[01:42.04] Mos Def, Les Nubians, and De La Soul
[01:44.58] I like them cuts with the soul and original
[01:46.65] Never afraid to be creative on your radio
[01:48.83] Spin my jam when I'm cruisin' down the bario
[01:51.18] Turn my audio up, create a party yo
[01:53.48] (Hey DJ would you play my song)
[01:55.46] And get ma rock get ma roll get ma hip-hop on
[01:57.96] And (I'm dancin') all day all night
[02:00.47] Gimme some inside, make me feel hot inside (alright)
[02:03.46] Got me feelin' (alright)
[02:04.67] Got me feelin' (alright)
[02:05.73] Got me feelin' (alright)
[02:06.79] Oh shucks down (alright)
[02:08.23] Got me wanna get down all night (alright)
[02:10.46] All right now
[02:11.95] This is a request Mr radio man
[02:17.39] Just one desire from a hip-hop fan
[02:20.74] Hey DJ (you're on the line girl)
[02:23.43] Hey DJ (on the request line girl)
[02:26.45] Play a record by my favorite band
[02:30.61] Jump up enjoy the sound
[02:33.49] Show everybody how just how you get down
[02:35.58] Get loose now, get down
[02:37.63] Everybody everybody have a good time
[02:40.24] Jump up enjoy the sound
[02:42.43] Show everybody how just how you get down
[02:44.72] Get loose now, get down
[02:46.89] Everybody everybody have a good time
[02:48.71] (Last night the DJ saved my life)
[02:54.73] (Last night the DJ saved my life)
[02:58.97] This is a request Mr radio man (what you say now)
[03:03.56] Just one desire from a hip-hop fan
[03:07.02] Hey DJ (you're on the line girl)
[03:09.82] Hey DJ (on the request line girl)
[03:12.78] Play a record by my favorite band
[03:17.79] This is a request Mr radio man (what you say what you say now)
[03:22.30] Just one desire from a hip-hop fan
[03:25.93] Hey DJ (yeah, come on)
[03:28.66] Hey DJ (on the request line)
[03:32.26] Play a record by my favorite band
[03:35.60] What you say what you say now
[03:37.43] (What you say now)
[03:40.09] (The request line)
[03:48.80]
[05:02.29] La-la-la
[05:06.86] La-la-la-la
[05:11.83] La-la-la
[05:16.24] La-la-la-la
[05:21.25] We comin' through to take control of each zip code
[05:24.17] Bridgin' the gap from rap to calypso
[05:26.55] We gonna strike each city from 'Frisco
[05:28.99] Tokyo to back to San Luis Obispo
[05:31.38] As they invaded decedents of Amadeus
[05:33.64] (Transmitted through your CD's), tapes and record players
[05:36.26] We the crusaders, attack like alligators
[05:38.01] Yo, we're known to elevate like escalators
[05:40.77] Yo, we comin' through to control your area
[05:42.99] Black Eyed Peas control your area
[05:45.31] Bringin' the vibe that create hysteria
[05:48.07] Whack MC's (vacate your area)
[05:50.40] We three deep, comin' out of yo' speaker
[05:53.15] I'm bustin' your woofer and tearin' through your tweeter
[05:55.35] Every rapper's talkin' 'bout killin' somebody
[05:57.56] But they ain't hip-hop to me (check it out)
[06:00.08] This is the hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
[06:02.68] We keep it keep it movin', non non stop
[06:04.75] (Black Eyed Peas) Yo, we keep it movin'
[06:07.48] Yo, we keep it movin'
[06:09.77] The hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
[06:12.19] We keep it keep it movin', non non stop
[06:14.24] (Black Eyed Peas) Yo, we keep it movin'
[06:17.14] We got to keep it movin'
[06:19.58] It's the Black Eyed Peas shore climbin' up the Empire
[06:21.96] State tower livin' is the mission desired
[06:25.33] I see a lot of liars throw them in the ocean like fire
[06:27.17] And they lyrics soundin' tired, repetitious and expired
[06:29.22] (Cool them down quick) Before they time get picked
[06:31.67] I can't take 'em serious talkin' about bullshit
[06:33.70] Got money and cars but, can't bullshit
[06:36.48] And your lyrics are soundin' like, some doo doo shit
[06:38.93] While I'm holdin' the mic tight, recite livin' insight
[06:41.26] So we can all benefit from the artform
[06:43.66] Man it took the culture to make dough
[06:46.12] But forgot the main goal, almost lost the soul and got norm
[06:48.80] 'Cause everybody's talkin' 'bout, high profilin'
[06:51.04] But it ain't hip-hop to me (why why why)
[06:53.92] 'Cause everybody's talkin' 'bout, high profilin'
[06:55.88] But it ain't hip-hop to me (so check it out y'all)
[06:58.42] This is the hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
[07:00.83] We keep it keep it movin', non non stop
[07:02.84] (Black Eyed Peas) Yo, we keep it movin'
[07:06.13] Yo, (we keep it movin')
[07:08.40] The hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
[07:10.59] We keep it keep it movin', non non stop
[07:12.89] (Black Eyed Peas) We keep it movin'
[07:15.76] We got to keep it movin'
[07:17.87] (La-la-la)
[07:24.73] (La-la-la-la)
[07:29.54] (La-la-la)
[07:34.74] (La-la-la-la)
[07:37.72] Yeah, your style's dated and you ain't came out yet
[07:39.57] Don't think you're fresh 'cause you're rockin' them outfits
[07:41.99] I think you're lost, 'cause you don't know where your route is
[07:44.81] Pick up the mic, put your money where your mouth is
[07:46.85] I pick up the mic and put my lyrics where my mouth is
[07:49.20] Hit your spirit, make you jump out them couches
[07:51.57] Quick agility to slow-like slouches
[07:54.06] With more bounce to the freak of def ounces
[07:56.48] And we announce this, follow us to show you what the sound is
[07:59.08] Primo and the Peas collaboratin like great
[08:01.43] Ayo let's do this, let's do this, we show you who the crew is
[08:03.81] Black Eyed Peas is like the rulers leavin' all you brothers clueless
[08:06.23] Haters hate us if you wanna, we gon' speak on it
[08:08.51] We gon' tell the world why hip-hop is haunted
[08:11.03] Money is a drug and MC's is on it
[08:13.53] We gon' take it back to the days of Soulsonic
[08:15.94] This is the hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
[08:18.35] We keep it keep it movin, non non stop
[08:20.62] (Black Eyed Peas) Yo, we keep it movin'
[08:23.37] We got to keep it movin'
[08:25.79] The hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
[08:28.07] We keep it keep it movin', non non stop
[08:30.29] (Black Eyed Peas) Yo, we keep it movin'
[08:33.08] We got to keep it movin'
[08:35.85] (La-la-la)
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