Southside
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About Southside
“Southside” finds Chicago representatives Common and Kanye West trading verses over a sample of Don Covay’s “If There’s a Will, There’s a Way.” The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2007. .
Southside Lyrics
[00:01.55] La, la, la, la, la
[00:04.56] And e'rybody say, say
[00:06.92] La, la, la, la, la
[00:09.95] I know you, I know you...
[00:11.33] I know you're thinking, thinking that it must be
[00:13.62] Armorall flow cause he never get rusty
[00:16.64] I ain't gotta say it, man, dawg, trust me
[00:19.30] Bust somebody head, T.L.C. where was we?
[00:22.00] Still rock the Prada 'fore that, rock the Starter
[00:24.71] Niggas out in Georgetown, the Magic way harder
[00:27.22] Thinking back to the projects, and they way they tore 'em all up
[00:30.23] Like when I do a project, and come back and tear the mall up
[00:32.49] We coming from the
[00:32.99] South (side), South (side)
[00:34.37] South (side), South (side)
[00:35.15] South (side), South (side)
[00:36.40] South (side), South (side)
[00:37.53] South (side), Side of the Chi
[00:38.44] The broads, the cars, the half moon, the stars
[00:41.26] I'm like Jeff Fort the way I get behind bars
[00:43.09] Burn CDs with no regard for the stars
[00:46.68] Come to the grip with conflict, diamonds and the arts
[00:49.50] Back in '94 they call me Chi-town's Nas
[00:52.29] Now them niggas know I'm one of Chi-town's gods
[00:54.96] We even yo, you're still talking no cause
[00:57.64] A conscious nigga with Mac like Steve Jobs
[00:59.69] We coming from the
[01:00.39] South (side), South (side)
[01:01.03] South (side), South (side)
[01:02.40] South (side), South (side)
[01:03.86] South (side), South (side)
[01:04.89] South (side), Side of the Chi
[01:06.37] Your fly is open, McFly
[01:08.50] The crowd is open I think I know why
[01:11.14] I'm back from the future seen it with my own eyes
[01:13.90] And yep, I'm still the future of the Chi
[01:16.61] Back in college I had to get my back up off the futon
[01:19.59] I knew that I couldn't cop a coup with no coupons
[01:22.31] Look at that neutron on his green like two dimes
[01:25.02] People asking him: "Do you have any Grey Poupon?"
[01:27.10] We coming from the
[01:27.63] South (side), South (side)
[01:28.35] South (side), South (side)
[01:29.70] South (side), South (side)
[01:31.12] South (side), South (side)
[01:32.22] South (side), Side of the Chi
[01:33.45] You in the building but the building's falling
[01:35.92] You wouldn't be ballin' if your name is Spalding
[01:38.66] My mind get flooded, I think about New Orleans
[01:41.20] Back in school, ya'll niggas you should call in August
[01:43.89] Summer sun it goes down but I'm still revolving
[01:46.65] Southside 'bout to walk it out, I still get crawling
[01:49.58] If rap was Harlem, I be James Baldwin
[01:52.29] With money in the bank like G. Rap, we're calling
[01:54.55] We coming from the
[01:55.04] South (side), South (side)
[01:56.44] South (side), South (side)
[01:57.84] South (side), South (side)
[01:58.54] South (side), South (side)
[01:59.28] South (side), Side of the Chi
[02:00.54] With niggas masked up like Phantom of the Opera
[02:03.31] Dreaming of the day they push a phantom to the operas
[02:06.07] Can't wait till they say: "Yeah, he ran up at the Oscars"
[02:08.82] Poppa, I heard his life is like a movie
[02:11.12] Like when Em played him and Mekhi played a rasta
[02:14.24] Mexican don't love it like it was for La Raza
[02:16.87] But this is for the mobsters, Holla
[02:19.07] We some true chi-town legends, accept no imposters
[02:21.79] We coming from the
[02:22.48] South (side), South (side)
[02:23.72] South (side), South (side)
[02:24.92] South (side), South (side)
[02:25.99] South (side), South (side)
[02:27.08] South (side), Side of the Chi
[02:27.70] Uh, the un-American idol, tower like the Eiffel
[02:30.70] Lean wit it, rock wit it, back like the disciples
[02:33.36] Know when to use a Bible, and when to use a rifle
[02:36.13] You rap like you should be on the back of a motorcycle
[02:38.66] Caught a case of robbery, and 'Beat It' like Michael
[02:41.32] Your career is a typo, mine was written like a haiku
[02:44.35] I write to 'Do the Right Thing' like Spike do
[02:46.95] Through conflict that's crucial and drama that's psycho
[02:49.28] We coming from the
[02:49.77] South (side), South (side)
[02:51.16] South (side), South (side)
[02:51.97] South (side), South (side)
[02:52.56] South (side), South (side)
[02:53.92] South (side), Side of the Chi
[02:55.31] La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
[02:59.55] La, la, la, la, la, la
[03:04.74] La, la, la, la, la, la, la
[03:10.38] La, la, la, la, la, la, la
[03:16.35] We're coming from the... Hey!
[03:18.49] Spice it up (la, la, la, la)
[03:19.72] Ya might have to spice it up
[03:21.98] Spice it up, spice it up
[03:25.03] Take your life and...
[03:26.48] Yo, we're coming from the... Hey!
[03:30.19]
[03:38.25] We're coming from the... Hey!
[03:41.09]
[03:44.73] And this concludes our Chicago show
[03:47.97] Please stay tuned
[03:49.56]
[00:04.56] And e'rybody say, say
[00:06.92] La, la, la, la, la
[00:09.95] I know you, I know you...
[00:11.33] I know you're thinking, thinking that it must be
[00:13.62] Armorall flow cause he never get rusty
[00:16.64] I ain't gotta say it, man, dawg, trust me
[00:19.30] Bust somebody head, T.L.C. where was we?
[00:22.00] Still rock the Prada 'fore that, rock the Starter
[00:24.71] Niggas out in Georgetown, the Magic way harder
[00:27.22] Thinking back to the projects, and they way they tore 'em all up
[00:30.23] Like when I do a project, and come back and tear the mall up
[00:32.49] We coming from the
[00:32.99] South (side), South (side)
[00:34.37] South (side), South (side)
[00:35.15] South (side), South (side)
[00:36.40] South (side), South (side)
[00:37.53] South (side), Side of the Chi
[00:38.44] The broads, the cars, the half moon, the stars
[00:41.26] I'm like Jeff Fort the way I get behind bars
[00:43.09] Burn CDs with no regard for the stars
[00:46.68] Come to the grip with conflict, diamonds and the arts
[00:49.50] Back in '94 they call me Chi-town's Nas
[00:52.29] Now them niggas know I'm one of Chi-town's gods
[00:54.96] We even yo, you're still talking no cause
[00:57.64] A conscious nigga with Mac like Steve Jobs
[00:59.69] We coming from the
[01:00.39] South (side), South (side)
[01:01.03] South (side), South (side)
[01:02.40] South (side), South (side)
[01:03.86] South (side), South (side)
[01:04.89] South (side), Side of the Chi
[01:06.37] Your fly is open, McFly
[01:08.50] The crowd is open I think I know why
[01:11.14] I'm back from the future seen it with my own eyes
[01:13.90] And yep, I'm still the future of the Chi
[01:16.61] Back in college I had to get my back up off the futon
[01:19.59] I knew that I couldn't cop a coup with no coupons
[01:22.31] Look at that neutron on his green like two dimes
[01:25.02] People asking him: "Do you have any Grey Poupon?"
[01:27.10] We coming from the
[01:27.63] South (side), South (side)
[01:28.35] South (side), South (side)
[01:29.70] South (side), South (side)
[01:31.12] South (side), South (side)
[01:32.22] South (side), Side of the Chi
[01:33.45] You in the building but the building's falling
[01:35.92] You wouldn't be ballin' if your name is Spalding
[01:38.66] My mind get flooded, I think about New Orleans
[01:41.20] Back in school, ya'll niggas you should call in August
[01:43.89] Summer sun it goes down but I'm still revolving
[01:46.65] Southside 'bout to walk it out, I still get crawling
[01:49.58] If rap was Harlem, I be James Baldwin
[01:52.29] With money in the bank like G. Rap, we're calling
[01:54.55] We coming from the
[01:55.04] South (side), South (side)
[01:56.44] South (side), South (side)
[01:57.84] South (side), South (side)
[01:58.54] South (side), South (side)
[01:59.28] South (side), Side of the Chi
[02:00.54] With niggas masked up like Phantom of the Opera
[02:03.31] Dreaming of the day they push a phantom to the operas
[02:06.07] Can't wait till they say: "Yeah, he ran up at the Oscars"
[02:08.82] Poppa, I heard his life is like a movie
[02:11.12] Like when Em played him and Mekhi played a rasta
[02:14.24] Mexican don't love it like it was for La Raza
[02:16.87] But this is for the mobsters, Holla
[02:19.07] We some true chi-town legends, accept no imposters
[02:21.79] We coming from the
[02:22.48] South (side), South (side)
[02:23.72] South (side), South (side)
[02:24.92] South (side), South (side)
[02:25.99] South (side), South (side)
[02:27.08] South (side), Side of the Chi
[02:27.70] Uh, the un-American idol, tower like the Eiffel
[02:30.70] Lean wit it, rock wit it, back like the disciples
[02:33.36] Know when to use a Bible, and when to use a rifle
[02:36.13] You rap like you should be on the back of a motorcycle
[02:38.66] Caught a case of robbery, and 'Beat It' like Michael
[02:41.32] Your career is a typo, mine was written like a haiku
[02:44.35] I write to 'Do the Right Thing' like Spike do
[02:46.95] Through conflict that's crucial and drama that's psycho
[02:49.28] We coming from the
[02:49.77] South (side), South (side)
[02:51.16] South (side), South (side)
[02:51.97] South (side), South (side)
[02:52.56] South (side), South (side)
[02:53.92] South (side), Side of the Chi
[02:55.31] La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
[02:59.55] La, la, la, la, la, la
[03:04.74] La, la, la, la, la, la, la
[03:10.38] La, la, la, la, la, la, la
[03:16.35] We're coming from the... Hey!
[03:18.49] Spice it up (la, la, la, la)
[03:19.72] Ya might have to spice it up
[03:21.98] Spice it up, spice it up
[03:25.03] Take your life and...
[03:26.48] Yo, we're coming from the... Hey!
[03:30.19]
[03:38.25] We're coming from the... Hey!
[03:41.09]
[03:44.73] And this concludes our Chicago show
[03:47.97] Please stay tuned
[03:49.56]
From the album: Hip Hop Workout
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Fight The Power by Public Enemy , -
Touch It by Busta Rhymes , Mary J. Blige , Missy Elliott , Rah Digga , -
75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) by The Roots , -
Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. , -
Desire by Pharoahe Monch , Showtyme , Mela Machinko , -
Mama Said Knock You Out by LL COOL J , -
If I Can't by 50 Cent , -
Hero by Nas , Keri Hilson , -
9 Milli Bros by Ghostface Killah , Wu-Tang Clan , -
Won't Trade by Q-Tip , -
Live On Stage by Dilated Peoples , -
I Ain't No Joke by Eric B. & Rakim , -
Shutterbugg by Big Boi , Cutty , -
She Wants To Move by N.E.R.D , -
Let's Get It Started - Spike Mix by Black Eyed Peas , -
Comin' For The Datazz by Gang Starr , -
Compton by Kendrick Lamar , Dr. Dre , -
Push It by Salt-N-Pepa , -
I Do It For Hip Hop (co-starring Nas and JAY-Z) by Ludacris , Nas , JAŸ-Z , -
The Breaks by Kurtis Blow , -
X Gon' Give It To Ya by DMX , -
Get By by Talib Kweli , -
Southside by Common , Kanye West , -
Livin' It Up by Ja Rule , Case , -
First In Flight by Blackalicious , Gil Scott-Heron ,