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What They Do Lyrics

The song What They Do is performed by The Roots in the album named Best of Roots in the year 2006 .

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Never do what they do, what they do, what they do
Never do what they do, what they do, what they do

Yo, yo, lost generation, fast paced nation
World population, confront their frustration
The principles of true hip hop have been forsaken
It's all contractual and about money making
Pretend to be cats, don't seem to know their limitations
Exact replication and false representation
You wanna be a man, then stand your own
To MC requires skills, I demand some shown

I let the frauds keep frontin'
And roam like a cellular phone far from home
Giving crowds what they wantin'
Offical hip hop consumption, the 5th dumpin'
Keepin' ya party jumpin' with an original somethin'
Yo, I dedicate this to the one dimensional
No imagination, excuse for perpetration
My man came over and said, "Yo, we thought we heard you"
Joke's on you, you heard a bitin' a*s crew but uh

Never do what they do, what they do, what they do
Never do what they do, what they do, what they do

Thin is the line that run between love and hatred
The game is ill natured, it's nothing sacred
Hey yo, it's funny when I see some rap niggaz do to make it
A few would blow up or go as far as they can take it
My nine to five is just to hit ya get the party live
I'm Black Thought, used to rap for sport
Now the rhyme saying rent paying life support
I take it very seriously within this industry

It's various crews that try to touch me
But I come wit the beautiful things and I bless the track plushly
Around the world the crowds love me from doing tours
Recipient of applause from all'a you and yours
Creator of original sounds to send to stores you take home
To absorb and sweat it out your pores
Now who can stop the music runnin' through these veins
Infinitely go against the grain, that's why my motto's to

Never do what they do, what they do, what they do
Never do what they do, what they do, what they do

Livin' the life of limos and lights, airplanes and trains
Short days and long nights
Keyboards and mics, ba*s chords and drum kicks
And my mental thick to hit my head like brick
As I embark on a mission welcoming to the dark
When I first spark the arts, when the listening start
Open your head wide and let the thought inside
My style fortified by all of Philadelphi

I've dealt more stealth than all the wicked wealthy
Mentality undetectable by the naked eye
Then I get paid when the record is played
"To put it short I want it made like Ed", Nuff said
Then after that, I'm puttin' on my cousin Hamed
We let the ladies blend with the darkskin devil bred and discover
My level is that of no other and roots crew reign offical and true
While I'm continuing to

Never do what they do, what they do, what they do
Never do what they do, what they do, what they do

Never do what they do, what they do, what they do
Never do what they do, what they do, what they do

Never do what they do, what they do, what they do
Never do what they do, what they do, what they do



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The Roots - Best of Roots

Best of Roots
Sep 2006
  1. Rock Star
  2. Come Together
  3. The Next Movement
  4. Thought Is Like Freestyle [J. Period Exclusive Freestyle]
  5. Clones
  6. Subliminal Minded
  7. Push Up Ya Lighter
  8. Push Up Ya Lighter
  9. Concerto of a Desperado
  10. Concerto of a Desperado [J. Period Remix]
  11. Been Thru the Storm
  12. Superlyricism/R.I.P. Big Pun (Interlude)
  13. Superlyrical
  14. Supposed to Represent (Interlude)
  15. All in the Music
  16. Don't Feel Right
  17. Members of the Band/Proceed II (Interlude)
  18. Essaywhuman?!!!??!
  19. Live from the Pj's
  20. Pj's [J. Period Remix]
  21. Influences/Native Tongue (Interlude)
  22. P*ssy Galore
  23. Stay Cool
  24. Stay Cool [J. Period Remix]
  25. De La Soul/Ego Trip (Interlude)
  26. What They Do
  27. You Got Me [Me Tienes Remix]
  28. Me Tienes [J. Period Remix]
  29. Don't Say Nuthin [J. Period Remix]
  30. Nuthin [J. Period Stick Up Remix]
  31. Nuthin [J. Period Shot Ya Remix]
  32. Adrenaline
  33. Adrenaline [J. Period Remix]
  34. Yes Y'all [J. Period Remix]
  35. Beat Street/B-Boy (Interlude)
  36. Thought @ Work [J. Period Remix]
  37. Boom!/Wrath of Kane [J. Period Blend]
  38. Din Da Da [J. Period Volume Remix]
  39. Rahzel (Interlude)
  40. Act Too... Love of My Life
  41. Love of My Life [Remix]
  42. Streets of Philly
  43. What You Want
  44. Like Water [Remix]
  45. You Got Me [J. Period Remix]
  46. Break You Off [#]
  47. Murder in the First [*]