De La Soul — Ego Trippin Part Two Live at Tramps NYC 1996

[Intro: De La Soul] Swingin' it, swingin' it, swingin' it, swingin' it, swingin' it Swingin' it, swingin' it, swingin' it, swingin' it You know the part, you know the part Let me hear you say "Aah" (Aah), "Aah" (Aah) "Aah" (Aah), "Aah" (Aah), "Aah" (Aah), "Aah" (Aah) "Aah" (Aah), "Aah" (Aah) [Verse 1: Trugoy the Dove & (De La Soul)] Yep, yep big trucker man is rollin' your in town How ya do, how ya do We got the joints to make ya... (JUMP!) Because I'm headin' eastbound We tired of the merry go round and around And everybody's talkin' 'bout you're so funny But they still tellin' lies to me I got the trees in my backyard And it's hard for them to tell a lie to me Now who's the foot? (Who?) Well, I'm the foot, now you say it (Ain't) Big (no) Daddy (half) Kane (steppin') record Skirts play wit' it 'cause I'm slick like that I'm the greatest MC in thе world!! You gots to gimme gimme mine, see, I'm hеavy when I weigh it Now watch the way they say it (Ego trip) I change my pitch up (Smack my bitch up) I never did it The flavor's bein' matza but brothers ain't gettin' it (You better bite it) Or else you're a goner When I rolls over you're gonna have to wanna lamp 'Cause I'm the choo-choo champ Yo, we takin' a train (Takin' a train), we takin' a train (Takin' a train) We takin' a train (Takin' a train), we takin' a train (Takin' a train) We takin' a train (Takin' a train), we takin' a train [Verse 2: Posdnous & (De La Soul)] Well, I'm somethin' like a phenomenon (What you say?) Somethin' like a phenomenon I be the hourglass cat, drug it out of Jack (For Jill, baby) 'Cause I spilled the phenomenon I'm packin' dirt in my lawn, got the world in my song Word is bond, I'm a livin' phenomenon I'll be the better brand (Yeah), I'm a superman (Yeah) I run the block with my circle 'cause I'm nubian (Yeah) I got the platinum rust, don't even fuss Because DJ Mase, he's down wit' us People stop takin' my stylin' for a joke I don't sassafrass, put this foot up yo' ass Sometimes I'm fast, I blow off like a seal (Ayo, when they reminisce over you) We go for real Mase choppin' the records down to the bone And now Renee King is on my telephone But see. I got the Ring Ring Ha Ha Hey Hey ('Cause this type of shit it happens every day) We got the magnet connection because New York City is tough (Oh word? Word 'em up) Because I'm so fly... [Verse 3: Trugoy the Dove & Mos Def] Yes on and on I'm in it like a room so buy my yacht I got Gills like Johnny And sail those seven seas (Well, good for ya) We bigger than big, so dig it (I dug it) With ways that amazes popes (Come on) I am the is equals is 'cause it's caught up When the tides taught me the ropes Ain't no weights for the baits (Man, I'll give you four) For a verb unheard, you better give me one more (Well, if you got it, if it's special with a dapper toe-tapper) When a lot's goin' on (And ain't a damn thing happenin') The answer to the riddle is me and here's the question: Who can be (Volkswagen) Or who can be (Fahrvergnügen) Or who can be (Volvo) Or who can be (Mercedes) Who can be (Häagen-Dazs) Word up [Verse 4: Posdnous] Me be the Jericho turnpike bandit Yes competition try to troupe my way I say that shit you never heard before I feed the famine in your mind So mind your manners, baby I run a line on ya Lay ya on the springs then sway ya All this with a condom 'cause I be a taxpayer Promotin' of a moccasin I skin like Danny Boone When I swallow hear the (Boom) Give me room, give me room Back the hell up, know what I'm sayin' When I'm on this mic there won't be no delayin' I pressure 40 does it like a Easy Bake oven (Ayo, all of New York got the motherfuckin' muffin) [Outro: De La Soul & (Crowd) Yo, cash rules everything around me, CREAM, get the money (Dollar dollar bill, y'all) And say ego trip, come on, ego trip And say ego trip, come on (Ego trip) Say ego trip, come on (Ego trip) Well, its an ego trip, the ego trip We be takin' a train to the ego trip The ego trip, the ego trip We be takin' a train to the ego trip