[ti:Express Yourself (Engage Album Version)]
[ar:Stretch Armstrong]
[al:Engage]
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[00:00.68]A lot of brothers out there been
[00:01.94]Flakin' and perpetratin' but scared to kick reality
[00:04.96]We been doin' all this d**e producin'
[00:06.13]You ain't had a chance to show 'em what time it is
[00:08.49]Well what you want me to do
[00:09.86]Express yourself
[00:11.71]I'm expressin with my full capabilities
[00:13.85]And now I'm livin' in correctional facilities
[00:16.01]Cause some don't agree with how I do this
[00:18.45]I get straight and meditate like a Buddhist
[00:20.75]I'm droppin' flava my behavior is hereditary
[00:23.21]But my technique is very necessary
[00:25.21]Blame it on Ice Cube; because he said it gets funky
[00:27.88]When you got a subject and a predicate
[00:29.78]Add it on a d**e beat; and it'll make you think
[00:32.56]Some suckers just tickle me pink to my stomach
[00:34.97]Cause they don't flow like this one
[00:37.28]You know what I won't hesitate to diss one
[00:38.97]Or two before I'm through so don't try to sing this
[00:41.47]Some drop science; while I'm droppin english
[00:43.78]Even if Yella makes it acapella
[00:46.21]I still express yo I don't smoke w**d or sess
[00:49.07]Cause it's known to give a brother brain damage
[00:50.77]And brain damage on the mic don't manage nnothin'
[00:53.51]But makin a sucka and you equal
[00:55.59]Don't be another sequel
[01:00.24]Whoa
[01:01.82]Express Yourself
[01:04.87]Whoa
[01:06.59]Express Yourself
[01:09.50]Whoa
[01:11.16]Express Yourself
[01:14.14]Whoa
[01:16.37]Now gettin back to the PG
[01:19.04]That's program and it's easy
[01:21.08]Dre is back new jacks are made hollow
[01:23.34]Expressin' ain't their subject because they like to follow
[01:25.38]The words the style the trend
[01:27.78]Again and again and again yo you're on the other end
[01:30.31]Whatch a brother blend d**e rhymes with no help
[01:32.61]There's no fessin' or guessin' while I'm expressin' myself
[01:35.46]It's crazy to see people be
[01:37.09]What society wants them to be but not me
[01:39.57]Ruthless is the way to go they know
[01:42.12]Others say rhymes which fail to be original
[01:44.49]Or they kill where the hip-hop starts
[01:46.53]Forget about the ghetto and rap for the pop charts
[01:49.28]Some musicians curse at home
[01:51.18]But scared to use profanity when upon the microphone
[01:53.68]Yeah they want reality but you will hear none
[01:56.31]They'd rather exaggerate a little fiction
[01:58.37]Some say no to *** and take a stand
[02:00.55]But after the show they go lookin for the "Dopeman"
[02:02.84]Or they ban my group from the radio
[02:05.24]Hear Stretch Arm Strong say "Hell no "
[02:07.64]But you know it ain't all about wealth
[02:09.79]As long as you make a note to express yourself
[02:14.78]Whoa
[02:16.33]Express yourself
[02:19.44]Whoa
[02:20.99]Express yourself
[02:24.08]Whoa
[02:25.72]Express yourself
[02:28.56]Come on do it
[02:35.91]Cause if you wanna start to move up the chart
[02:40.55]Then expression is a big part of it a big part of it
[02:49.88]Expression is a big part of it a big part of it
[02:54.48]There's a little bit more to show
[02:56.03]I got rhymes in my mind embedded like an embryo
[02:59.06]Or a lesson all of 'em expression
[03:01.03]And if you start fessin' I got a Smith and Wessun for ya
[03:03.55]I might ignore your record because it has no bottom
[03:06.01]I get loose in the summer winter spring and autumn
[03:08.36]It's Dre on the mic gettin' physical
[03:10.33]Doin' the job Stretch Arm Strong is the lynch mob
[03:12.99]Yes I'm a climb but you know you need this
[03:15.22]And the knowledge is growin' just like a fetus
[03:17.69]Or a tumor but here is the rumor
[03:19.61]Dre is in the neighborhood and he's up to no good
[03:21.98]When I start expressin' myself Yella slam it
[03:24.46]Cause if I stay funky like this I'm doin' damage
[03:26.62]Or I'm a be too hyped and need a straight jacket
[03:29.15]I got knowledge and other suckers lack it
[03:31.10]So when you see Dre a DJ on the mic
[03:33.32]Ask what it's like it's like we're gettin' hyped tonight
[03:36.19]Cause if I strike it ain't for your good health
[03:38.66]But I won't strike if you just
[03:39.99]Express yourself
[03:43.18]Whoa
[03:44.72]Express yourself
[03:47.83]Whoa
[03:49.45]Express yourself
[03:52.41]Whoa
[03:54.08]Express yourself
[03:57.02]Come on and do it
[04:01.69]Come on and do it
[04:06.37]Express yourself
[04:10.05]Express Yourself (Engage Album Version) - Stretch Armstrong