Double Trouble
The Roots"Double Trouble" is a song by The Roots, released in 1999 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:46 long and contains 241 lines and 1106 words.
Lyrics
0:09We go wow
0:13Ba da da dow da dah ow
0:23Either stand tall
0:26Just sit the f**k down
0:28All the way from the 2 1 5th to bucktown
0:32Brace yourself
0:35It's about to go down
0:37Runnin one on one and only hip hop bound
0:40Yo tariq
0:41Whassup
0:41How your micraphone sound
0:42It sound tight
0:43Well aight
0:43Show em what it's about
0:45We got to blow up the spot
0:48Because they must have forget
0:50We double
0:52Trouble
0:52Bubble
0:53Bubble
0:54Bubble
0:55Bubblin hot
0:55Well it's like smack the track up and leave dents in it
0:58The vocalist
0:59Bustin this blunt
1:00Instrument spit
1:01The magnificent
1:02Rapper's run from it
1:03All fly girls
1:04Nipples and toes
1:05Numb from it
1:05Mc's in my circumference
1:07Is confronted son
1:08Get your growth stunted from this
1:09You don't want it
1:10What n***a
1:11The black thought and m o s def done it
1:13Who the ultimate
1:14Yo my man speak upon it
1:15Aiyyo I stop fools and drop jewels but never run it
1:18Rock mics so nice I make you stock price plummet
1:20All you high noon riders better rally at the summit
1:23It's me and tariq and your fleet outnumbered
1:25Cross the membrane barkin big game and get hunted
1:28Eyewitness account
1:29Say it happened so sudden
1:30Just slid off to the side
1:32Didn't really say nuttin
1:33Then blaow
1:34Blew away the 1900th
1:35You better get your rest cause the next day comin
1:38Oh yes
1:38And mc's they scared to say sum'tin
1:41Stop frontin
1:41I'm in the cut just onlookin
1:42Your get your kings
1:43Your rooks
1:44Rings and pawns tooken
1:45Aiyyo
1:46Keep your tape rollin so you catch every bar
1:48Of the black thought and the black man from black star
1:51Illadelph and vietnam we conference
1:52Accomplish
1:53Even with stakes inclined
1:54I get mine
1:55Regardless
1:56Yo
1:56A lot of smurfette mc's carry purses
1:58And rock
1:58Uniforms
1:59That's made for nurses
2:00I burst your verses
2:02Your words is worthless
2:03Only touchin surface
2:04The f**k's the purpose
2:05I shot the sherriff
2:06The deputy
2:07And head of bank treasury
2:08So mounties in the county got a big bounty stressin me
2:10But tell 'em to hold off
2:12They too short to measure me
2:13Mos and black thought blast forth with the weaponry
2:16Like blaow ba dow da da dow da dah ow
2:18Either stand tall or sit the f**k down
2:21All the way from the 2 1 5th to bucktown
2:23Brace yourself
2:24It's about to go down
2:25Yo tariq
2:26Whassup
2:26How your micraphone sound
2:27It sound tight
2:28Well aight
2:29Show em what it's about
2:30We got to blow up the spot
2:31Because they must have forget
2:33We double
2:33Trouble
2:33Bubble
2:34Bubble
2:34Bubble
2:35Bubblin hot
2:35Yeah
2:35Now check your stove top before you take a listen
2:38And make sure beans don't burn in the kitchen
2:40These gassed up n***az just ain't fuel efficient
2:43I play the winter breeze to choke hold your piston
2:46Eh eh eh eh
2:46Now you n***az can't make pole position
2:48Class e chassis can't hold the transmission
2:50Crew pit
2:51Useless
2:51They got they tools missin
2:53Watch me
2:53Grand prix
2:54Champy for wealth driven
2:55Yo
2:55You go one for my hustle
2:57Hustle
2:57Two to rock rhyme
2:58Two to rock rhyme
2:58From the muscle kid I'm one of the illets of all time
3:00I swing from chandeliers and wall climb
3:03And specialize in warfares of all kind
3:05A lot of mc's said I'm a run it down rhyme
3:08But half the time
3:09They run it down one of mine
3:10Thought suffocatin em with yet another stunnin line
3:13You dumb and blind kid
3:14It's enlarged and underlined
3:15What I memorized leave your whole staff pressurized
3:18Melt down all of your artificial lies
3:20Y'all n***az is faker than yellow no
3:235
3:23Swine like mono and diglyceride
3:25My vocals got texture
3:27You just texturized
3:27I'm nicer than your writtens even when I'm improvised
3:30Step into my zone get flown like fly
3:33By the b boy lazarus who just won't die
3:35Yo
3:36Me and kamal and leanord hubbard
3:37Uestlove and malik
3:38We go back to dollar hoagies and tahitian treat
3:40Or like toast in the oven with government cheese bubblin
3:43Me and dante like marvin
3:46The troublemen travellin
3:46Give me the mic
3:47We on that again
3:48B boy business
3:49Off the top actin and battlin
3:51Servin them cats that forgot
3:53But don't get too close
3:54Because you might get shot
3:56Like blaow ba dow da da dow da dah ow
3:58Either stand tall or sit the f**k down
4:01All the way from the 2 1 5th to bucktown
4:03Brace yourself
4:04It's about to go down
4:05Yo tariq
4:06Whassup
4:06How your micraphone sound
4:08It sound tight
4:09Well aight
4:09Show em what it's about
4:10We bout to blow up the spot
4:11Because y'all must have forget
4:13We double
4:13Trouble
4:14Bubble
4:14Bubble
4:15Bubble
4:16Bubblin hot
4:16We go blaow ba dow da da dow da dah ow
4:18Either stand tall or sit the f**k down
4:21All the way from the 2 1 5th to bucktown
4:22Went from do you want more to what you want now
4:25Yo tariq
4:26Whassup
4:27How your micraphone sound
4:28It sound tight
4:28Well aight
4:29Show em what it's about
4:30We bout to blow up the spot
4:31Because y'all must have forget
4:33We double
4:33Trouble
4:34Bubble
4:34Bubble
4:35Bubble
4:35Bubblin hot
4:35Say here's a little story that must be told
4:38About two young brothers who got so much soul
4:40They takin total control
4:42Of the body and brain
4:43Flyin high in the sky
4:44On a lyrical plane
4:45It's just two bad brothers who will never quit
4:48Mos def and tariq from the 2 1 5th
4:50They rock beginnin to end
4:52On a spiritual blend
4:53And everybody who forgot then baby tell em again
4:55It's just me and tariq
4:57With ahmir on the beat
4:58The roots crew baby yo we got to make it unique
5:00We got the soul shockinest
5:01Body rockinest
5:02Non stoppinest
5:02Fortified live survive the apocalypse
5:06Rhymes we say
5:07The perfect blend
5:08Because we know how to rock when the beat come in
5:10Like zen zen zen zen zen
5:13Zen zen zen zen zen
5:14Zen zen
5:15Zen zen
5:16Zen zen zen
5:17Zen zen zen zen zen zen
5:19Zen zen
5:19Zen zen zen zen
5:21Zen zen zen
5:22Zen zen zen zen
5:23Here we go
5:24Here we here we here we go
5:26Zen zen zen
5:27Zen zen zen zen zen zen
5:29Zen zen
5:29Zen zen zen zen
5:31Zen zen zen zen zen
5:32Zen zen
5:32Zen zen
5:33Let the poppers pop
5:34And the breakers break
5:35Then zen zen zen zen zen
5:38Zen zen zen zen zen
5:39Zen zen
5:40Zen zen
5:40Two years ago
5:42A friend of mine
5:43Zen zen
5:44Zen zen
5:46Zen zen zen zen
We go wow Ba da da dow da dah ow Either stand tall Just sit the f**k down All the way from the 2 1 5th to bucktown Brace yourself It's about to go down Runnin one on one and only hip hop bound Yo tariq Whassup How your micraphone sound It sound tight Well aight Show em what it's about We got to blow up the spot Because they must have forget We double Trouble Bubble Bubble Bubble Bubblin hot Well it's like smack the track up and leave dents in it The vocalist Bustin this blunt Instrument spit The magnificent Rapper's run from it All fly girls Nipples and toes Numb from it Mc's in my circumference Is confronted son Get your growth stunted from this You don't want it What n***a The black thought and m o s def done it Who the ultimate Yo my man speak upon it Aiyyo I stop fools and drop jewels but never run it Rock mics so nice I make you stock price plummet All you high noon riders better rally at the summit It's me and tariq and your fleet outnumbered Cross the membrane barkin big game and get hunted Eyewitness account Say it happened so sudden Just slid off to the side Didn't really say nuttin Then blaow Blew away the 1900th You better get your rest cause the next day comin Oh yes And mc's they scared to say sum'tin Stop frontin I'm in the cut just onlookin Your get your kings Your rooks Rings and pawns tooken Aiyyo Keep your tape rollin so you catch every bar Of the black thought and the black man from black star Illadelph and vietnam we conference Accomplish Even with stakes inclined I get mine Regardless Yo A lot of smurfette mc's carry purses And rock Uniforms That's made for nurses I burst your verses Your words is worthless Only touchin surface The f**k's the purpose I shot the sherriff The deputy And head of bank treasury So mounties in the county got a big bounty stressin me But tell 'em to hold off They too short to measure me Mos and black thought blast forth with the weaponry Like blaow ba dow da da dow da dah ow Either stand tall or sit the f**k down All the way from the 2 1 5th to bucktown Brace yourself It's about to go down Yo tariq Whassup How your micraphone sound It sound tight Well aight Show em what it's about We got to blow up the spot Because they must have forget We double Trouble Bubble Bubble Bubble Bubblin hot Yeah Now check your stove top before you take a listen And make sure beans don't burn in the kitchen These gassed up n***az just ain't fuel efficient I play the winter breeze to choke hold your piston Eh eh eh eh Now you n***az can't make pole position Class e chassis can't hold the transmission Crew pit Useless They got they tools missin Watch me Grand prix Champy for wealth driven Yo You go one for my hustle Hustle Two to rock rhyme Two to rock rhyme From the muscle kid I'm one of the illets of all time I swing from chandeliers and wall climb And specialize in warfares of all kind A lot of mc's said I'm a run it down rhyme But half the time They run it down one of mine Thought suffocatin em with yet another stunnin line You dumb and blind kid It's enlarged and underlined What I memorized leave your whole staff pressurized Melt down all of your artificial lies Y'all n***az is faker than yellow no 5 Swine like mono and diglyceride My vocals got texture You just texturized I'm nicer than your writtens even when I'm improvised Step into my zone get flown like fly By the b boy lazarus who just won't die Yo Me and kamal and leanord hubbard Uestlove and malik We go back to dollar hoagies and tahitian treat Or like toast in the oven with government cheese bubblin Me and dante like marvin The troublemen travellin Give me the mic We on that again B boy business Off the top actin and battlin Servin them cats that forgot But don't get too close Because you might get shot Like blaow ba dow da da dow da dah ow Either stand tall or sit the f**k down All the way from the 2 1 5th to bucktown Brace yourself It's about to go down Yo tariq Whassup How your micraphone sound It sound tight Well aight Show em what it's about We bout to blow up the spot Because y'all must have forget We double Trouble Bubble Bubble Bubble Bubblin hot We go blaow ba dow da da dow da dah ow Either stand tall or sit the f**k down All the way from the 2 1 5th to bucktown Went from do you want more to what you want now Yo tariq Whassup How your micraphone sound It sound tight Well aight Show em what it's about We bout to blow up the spot Because y'all must have forget We double Trouble Bubble Bubble Bubble Bubblin hot Say here's a little story that must be told About two young brothers who got so much soul They takin total control Of the body and brain Flyin high in the sky On a lyrical plane It's just two bad brothers who will never quit Mos def and tariq from the 2 1 5th They rock beginnin to end On a spiritual blend And everybody who forgot then baby tell em again It's just me and tariq With ahmir on the beat The roots crew baby yo we got to make it unique We got the soul shockinest Body rockinest Non stoppinest Fortified live survive the apocalypse Rhymes we say The perfect blend Because we know how to rock when the beat come in Like zen zen zen zen zen Zen zen zen zen zen Zen zen Zen zen Zen zen zen Zen zen zen zen zen zen Zen zen Zen zen zen zen Zen zen zen Zen zen zen zen Here we go Here we here we here we go Zen zen zen Zen zen zen zen zen zen Zen zen Zen zen zen zen Zen zen zen zen zen Zen zen Zen zen Let the poppers pop And the breakers break Then zen zen zen zen zen Zen zen zen zen zen Zen zen Zen zen Two years ago A friend of mine Zen zen Zen zen Zen zen zen zen
Translation
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