The Roots — Aint Sayin Nothin New

[Intro: Black Thought] What the fuck, what, what, what? Nothin' new, nothin' new, what? Nothin' new, check Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin nothin' new I represent the legendary Fifth Dynasty crew Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin nothin' new Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin, check this shit out It's nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin nothin' new Nothin' new, nothin' new [Verse 1: Black Thought] Ghetto-related rendition the whole world awaited Y'all Dorito-head cats that 'gnac and stagnated Black Thought, the Doug E., most war veteran Crown ruler, soul controller of this lyrical land Spliff wizard, kid, who is it? Fifth dinosaur ghetto! Beat detonator, apex my level, next! My complex patterns of speech is like sex I mastered the art of makin' you snap your necks And Chase Manhattan endorse my mic checks Upset poet threat just collectin' my debt Yo, I'm overpaid in dues, blood, tears, and sweat When you fuckin' with The Roots, that's as good as it get Ultramagnet! We pull you in a Drag-net Then brainwash your clique and extort your assets Then roadie all your homies on some old-school shit Roots Crew represent, the next movement! [Verse 2: Dice Raw] Life's a gamble, step up and place your bets I drift through space, then make my escape on through the 'net With CD's, cassettes, no C.O.D.'s or checks Straight from the old school, ayo, Raw's in full effect I'm like Lex Luther with rifles filled with kryptonite When you grip the mic, it's like, "C'mon kids, let's say goodnight!" You don't like me, but don't even know why should you hate me You scared to face these so I still remain safely Confidin', North Phil' where I'm residin' Never let an outside nigga slide in—this ain't home plate I dunk on you once inside the paint (Uh-huh) Flow like this, you can't! (Right) Take me you out, you ain't! [Hook: Black Thought] Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Nothin' new, nothin' new, tell me what you could do Yo, we drop the funk, and do the shit [Verse 3: Black Thought] Yo, head lost, sippin' this Lambic Framboise Spittin' it for, like, whoever demand the answer What's the cure for this hip-hop cancer? Equivalent to this avalanche of black snow Rap flow to get my people thinkin' mo' We at the brink of war What does it all mean? What's it all for? With knowledge of yourself, then you're through the first door My people hungry and thirst for more, next music explore It's heavenly to your ebony daughter next door So what you think The Roots get the world respect for? The splendid, authentic hip-hop that's raw-core Severe world premiere, a superior sophomore No doubt, wherever you dwell, that's where the bomb fell Explodin' from the imperial en-sem-ble, for real From the venue to the avenue We truly only got respect for a few, y'all ain't sayin nothin' new [Hook: Black Thought] Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Represent the legendary Fifth Dynasty crew Roots crew comin' through, tell me what you could do Yo, you lookin' for me? Nah, we lookin for you Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Represent the legendary, with nothin' to do For you, yo, lyrical one-two Blow up y'all, it's nothin' new, nothin' new [Verse 4: Dice Raw, Black Thought, & Both] Look at y'all, you just a army ant, I'm a giant Arm fist, king of my city, runnin' this shit just like a tyrant Y'all clowns know what I meant, that's if we at war Then my henchmen will be at your back door Uhh, waitin', wise at debatin' Trippin' over Legos, runnin' up the steps and lookin' for a weapon But you come out wavin' a white flag That's why I just backslap [fags] like Shaq did Ostertag Either take me out or be taken You think I'm goin' down? Psych! The jury, they're still deliberatin' I got half of they kids tied up in a basement Nah, I'm just playin', yo, but that's how I'm playin' though (Right) Dig what I'm sayin', yo? D-I-C-E Shove a mic in your mouth, like Ted DiBiase When you come sloppy, fuck is y'all tryin' to do? Y'all into some wack shit and ain't sayin nothin' new [Outro: Black Thought] Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Represent the legendary Fifth Dynasty crew Roots crew comin' through, tell me what you could do One-two, one-two, yo, we lookin' for you One-two, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Represent the Fifty Dynasty crew Check it out, what? Well, one-two, one-two, one-two Knahmsayin', yo? It's nothin' new Nothin' new, nothin' new, y'all not sayin' nothin' new Represent the legendary, Fifth Dynasty crew Roots crew, tell me what you could do You lookin' for me, we're lookin' for, one-two, one-two Ha hah hah! Y'all ain't sayin' nothin' new O-o-one-two, one-two Represent the legendary Fifth, knahmsayin'? Blowin' your vent, yo, content, yo, it's like that