Four Quarters
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โฑ๏ธ 5:28 duration
๐ ID: 490750
๐ Lyrics
Let me ask you a question
What color is this?
It's green
It's green
You're black
I'm white
And this is green
When making a business decision the only color that matters is green
This is a journal entry and hip-hop blog
Played over airwaves, seen over by God
A relevant expression rooted deep as the mob
For my people to use if they feelin the vibe
Now, I'ma get to rappin, y'all scream
Like you out here rootin for your favorite basketball team
Like you're Parrish, I'm Bird, you're Magic, I'm Kareem
Like you're Sam Cassell and I'm The Dream Hakeem
Like you're Kobe, I'm Shaq, you're Ginobili, I'm Duncan
Like we goin for a re', let's get it jumpin
Let's get it goin like back in the Felt Forum
Back when Willis Reed came into the game scorin
Back when Bill Bradley wasn't so darn borin
Back with Phil Jackson, before he had Jordan
Goin like the coke that Scarface was snortin
Bangin like Billy Bob Thornton
White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
Generic canned goods, free cheese and foodstamps
People runnin the street like they at boot camp
Pigs on patrol, hoes on the stroll
The clockers outside on the block ain't wearin gold
Nah, they wearin beat up jeans and new Nikeys
Short-sleeve polo shirts and new white tees
Boost mobile phones, also known as a chirp
You hear a ringtone play when the fiends want work
Brothers gettin pinched, snitchin on each other
Cops is like Lawrence Fishburne in Deep Cover
Actin like they not cops, but they are cops
They try to mingle with the crowd and they bar-hop
Sniffin for narcotics just like they the K-9s
Troopers everywhere up and down the state line
Ten-year old kids sellin crack in the daytime
The hood could take your life but it won't take mine
White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Benzes and Beamers, no more Laundromat, laundry goes to the cleaners
No more just settlin, now I'm pullin divas and skeezers
In them wife-beater shirts with new sneakers
The ones that was blinded before, but now they see us
They wanna help me max out my Visas, come through and snack on some Cheez-It's
Pour a glass of champagne, take some snapshots
Eat a strawberry tart, use my laptop
And my Discover card, shop from home
Roam naked through my crib while she talk on the phone
Hold candle light dinners, 50-inch plasmas
In every room, you ain't even gotta ask, brah
The red carpet treatment, what else could you ask for?
It's like fightin some dude that got a glass jaw
You hit 'em in the chin and you win
Your old life ends and your new one begins
White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
What color is this?
It's green
It's green
You're black
I'm white
And this is green
When making a business decision the only color that matters is green
This is a journal entry and hip-hop blog
Played over airwaves, seen over by God
A relevant expression rooted deep as the mob
For my people to use if they feelin the vibe
Now, I'ma get to rappin, y'all scream
Like you out here rootin for your favorite basketball team
Like you're Parrish, I'm Bird, you're Magic, I'm Kareem
Like you're Sam Cassell and I'm The Dream Hakeem
Like you're Kobe, I'm Shaq, you're Ginobili, I'm Duncan
Like we goin for a re', let's get it jumpin
Let's get it goin like back in the Felt Forum
Back when Willis Reed came into the game scorin
Back when Bill Bradley wasn't so darn borin
Back with Phil Jackson, before he had Jordan
Goin like the coke that Scarface was snortin
Bangin like Billy Bob Thornton
White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
Generic canned goods, free cheese and foodstamps
People runnin the street like they at boot camp
Pigs on patrol, hoes on the stroll
The clockers outside on the block ain't wearin gold
Nah, they wearin beat up jeans and new Nikeys
Short-sleeve polo shirts and new white tees
Boost mobile phones, also known as a chirp
You hear a ringtone play when the fiends want work
Brothers gettin pinched, snitchin on each other
Cops is like Lawrence Fishburne in Deep Cover
Actin like they not cops, but they are cops
They try to mingle with the crowd and they bar-hop
Sniffin for narcotics just like they the K-9s
Troopers everywhere up and down the state line
Ten-year old kids sellin crack in the daytime
The hood could take your life but it won't take mine
White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
Benzes and Beamers, no more Laundromat, laundry goes to the cleaners
No more just settlin, now I'm pullin divas and skeezers
In them wife-beater shirts with new sneakers
The ones that was blinded before, but now they see us
They wanna help me max out my Visas, come through and snack on some Cheez-It's
Pour a glass of champagne, take some snapshots
Eat a strawberry tart, use my laptop
And my Discover card, shop from home
Roam naked through my crib while she talk on the phone
Hold candle light dinners, 50-inch plasmas
In every room, you ain't even gotta ask, brah
The red carpet treatment, what else could you ask for?
It's like fightin some dude that got a glass jaw
You hit 'em in the chin and you win
Your old life ends and your new one begins
White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:08.24] Let me ask you a question
[00:16.78] What color is this?
[00:18.15] It's green
[00:19.79] It's green
[00:20.94] You're black
[00:21.89] I'm white
[00:22.87] And this is green
[00:24.98] When making a business decision the only color that matters is green
[00:54.48] This is a journal entry and hip-hop blog
[01:04.00] Played over airwaves, seen over by God
[01:06.93] A relevant expression rooted deep as the mob
[01:09.88] For my people to use if they feelin the vibe
[01:12.56] Now, I'ma get to rappin, y'all scream
[01:15.56] Like you out here rootin for your favorite basketball team
[01:18.52] Like you're Parrish, I'm Bird, you're Magic, I'm Kareem
[01:21.74] Like you're Sam Cassell and I'm The Dream Hakeem
[01:24.32] Like you're Kobe, I'm Shaq, you're Ginobili, I'm Duncan
[01:27.77] Like we goin for a re', let's get it jumpin
[01:30.81] Let's get it goin like back in the Felt Forum
[01:33.45] Back when Willis Reed came into the game scorin
[01:36.28] Back when Bill Bradley wasn't so darn borin
[01:39.33] Back with Phil Jackson, before he had Jordan
[01:42.39] Goin like the coke that Scarface was snortin
[01:45.15] Bangin like Billy Bob Thornton
[01:47.66] White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
[01:51.21] Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
[01:54.08] We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
[01:56.97] It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
[01:59.79] White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
[02:02.91] Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
[02:05.80] We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
[02:08.62] It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
[02:11.69] Generic canned goods, free cheese and foodstamps
[02:14.47] People runnin the street like they at boot camp
[02:17.52] Pigs on patrol, hoes on the stroll
[02:20.03] The clockers outside on the block ain't wearin gold
[02:23.25] Nah, they wearin beat up jeans and new Nikeys
[02:26.50] Short-sleeve polo shirts and new white tees
[02:29.61] Boost mobile phones, also known as a chirp
[02:32.24] You hear a ringtone play when the fiends want work
[02:34.91] Brothers gettin pinched, snitchin on each other
[02:38.15] Cops is like Lawrence Fishburne in Deep Cover
[02:41.02] Actin like they not cops, but they are cops
[02:44.17] They try to mingle with the crowd and they bar-hop
[02:47.01] Sniffin for narcotics just like they the K-9s
[02:49.83] Troopers everywhere up and down the state line
[02:52.52] Ten-year old kids sellin crack in the daytime
[02:55.53] The hood could take your life but it won't take mine
[02:58.21] White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
[03:01.64] Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
[03:04.58] We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
[03:07.50] It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
[03:10.38] White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
[03:13.48] Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
[03:16.65] We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
[03:19.34] It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
[03:22.49] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:25.04] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:27.81] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:29.69] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:30.15] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:30.62] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:31.22] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:32.64] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:34.58] Benzes and Beamers, no more Laundromat, laundry goes to the cleaners
[03:38.64] No more just settlin, now I'm pullin divas and skeezers
[03:42.38] In them wife-beater shirts with new sneakers
[03:44.74] The ones that was blinded before, but now they see us
[03:47.54] They wanna help me max out my Visas, come through and snack on some Cheez-It's
[03:52.49] Pour a glass of champagne, take some snapshots
[03:55.19] Eat a strawberry tart, use my laptop
[03:58.15] And my Discover card, shop from home
[04:00.34] Roam naked through my crib while she talk on the phone
[04:03.21] Hold candle light dinners, 50-inch plasmas
[04:06.53] In every room, you ain't even gotta ask, brah
[04:09.06] The red carpet treatment, what else could you ask for?
[04:12.25] It's like fightin some dude that got a glass jaw
[04:15.05] You hit 'em in the chin and you win
[04:17.60] Your old life ends and your new one begins
[04:20.36] White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
[04:23.80] Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
[04:26.79] We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
[04:29.56] It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
[04:32.18]
[00:16.78] What color is this?
[00:18.15] It's green
[00:19.79] It's green
[00:20.94] You're black
[00:21.89] I'm white
[00:22.87] And this is green
[00:24.98] When making a business decision the only color that matters is green
[00:54.48] This is a journal entry and hip-hop blog
[01:04.00] Played over airwaves, seen over by God
[01:06.93] A relevant expression rooted deep as the mob
[01:09.88] For my people to use if they feelin the vibe
[01:12.56] Now, I'ma get to rappin, y'all scream
[01:15.56] Like you out here rootin for your favorite basketball team
[01:18.52] Like you're Parrish, I'm Bird, you're Magic, I'm Kareem
[01:21.74] Like you're Sam Cassell and I'm The Dream Hakeem
[01:24.32] Like you're Kobe, I'm Shaq, you're Ginobili, I'm Duncan
[01:27.77] Like we goin for a re', let's get it jumpin
[01:30.81] Let's get it goin like back in the Felt Forum
[01:33.45] Back when Willis Reed came into the game scorin
[01:36.28] Back when Bill Bradley wasn't so darn borin
[01:39.33] Back with Phil Jackson, before he had Jordan
[01:42.39] Goin like the coke that Scarface was snortin
[01:45.15] Bangin like Billy Bob Thornton
[01:47.66] White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
[01:51.21] Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
[01:54.08] We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
[01:56.97] It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
[01:59.79] White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
[02:02.91] Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
[02:05.80] We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
[02:08.62] It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
[02:11.69] Generic canned goods, free cheese and foodstamps
[02:14.47] People runnin the street like they at boot camp
[02:17.52] Pigs on patrol, hoes on the stroll
[02:20.03] The clockers outside on the block ain't wearin gold
[02:23.25] Nah, they wearin beat up jeans and new Nikeys
[02:26.50] Short-sleeve polo shirts and new white tees
[02:29.61] Boost mobile phones, also known as a chirp
[02:32.24] You hear a ringtone play when the fiends want work
[02:34.91] Brothers gettin pinched, snitchin on each other
[02:38.15] Cops is like Lawrence Fishburne in Deep Cover
[02:41.02] Actin like they not cops, but they are cops
[02:44.17] They try to mingle with the crowd and they bar-hop
[02:47.01] Sniffin for narcotics just like they the K-9s
[02:49.83] Troopers everywhere up and down the state line
[02:52.52] Ten-year old kids sellin crack in the daytime
[02:55.53] The hood could take your life but it won't take mine
[02:58.21] White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
[03:01.64] Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
[03:04.58] We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
[03:07.50] It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
[03:10.38] White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
[03:13.48] Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
[03:16.65] We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
[03:19.34] It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
[03:22.49] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:25.04] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:27.81] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:29.69] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:30.15] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:30.62] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:31.22] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:32.64] Yes yes y'all (Keep on)
[03:34.58] Benzes and Beamers, no more Laundromat, laundry goes to the cleaners
[03:38.64] No more just settlin, now I'm pullin divas and skeezers
[03:42.38] In them wife-beater shirts with new sneakers
[03:44.74] The ones that was blinded before, but now they see us
[03:47.54] They wanna help me max out my Visas, come through and snack on some Cheez-It's
[03:52.49] Pour a glass of champagne, take some snapshots
[03:55.19] Eat a strawberry tart, use my laptop
[03:58.15] And my Discover card, shop from home
[04:00.34] Roam naked through my crib while she talk on the phone
[04:03.21] Hold candle light dinners, 50-inch plasmas
[04:06.53] In every room, you ain't even gotta ask, brah
[04:09.06] The red carpet treatment, what else could you ask for?
[04:12.25] It's like fightin some dude that got a glass jaw
[04:15.05] You hit 'em in the chin and you win
[04:17.60] Your old life ends and your new one begins
[04:20.36] White collar, blue collar, I holler, you holler
[04:23.80] Let's get together, four quarters make a dollar
[04:26.79] We ain't gettin younger and the block is gettin hotter
[04:29.56] It takes a whole community for us to raise a scholar
[04:32.18]