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Saved message: Today at 5:47 p.m
You know my man Jay Dee was a true hip-hop artist
I can't explain the influence that his mind and ear
Have had on my band, myself, and the careers of so many other artists
The most humble, modest, worthy and gifted beatmaker I've known
Definitely the best producer on a mic
Never without that signature smile and head bouncin' to the beat
Jay Dee had a passion for life and music and will never be forgotten
He's a brother that was loved by me and I love what he's done for us
And although I'm happy he's no longer in
The pain that he had been recently feeling
I'm crushed by the pain of his absence
The name is Dilla Dawg and I can only rep the real and the raw
My man Dilla, rest in peace
Last of the red-hot hip-hop lovin' emcees
That came up off grits and government cheese
The only thing I ever really loved in my life was a mic
Some of my niggas fell in love with MPs, come on
Work the bass, nigga juggle them keys
I'm tryin' to get a piece of this government greed
And smack 'em in the melon with another LP
Come on, help a couple people in the struggle get free
We from the block where people stay prepared to rock
And it's hard 'cause opportunity be scared to knock
And more people in the hood found dead from cops
With guns that chop and sprayed off random shots
But what you know good, people say they in the hood for good
You ain't a prisoner, the world got more to it
Sky's the limit, it don't take but a minute
Don't fear for your people, nigga, my hood's your hood
Yeah, get it
I know in these trying times it feels confusing
That's why I can't tell y'all to dance to the music
Unless we face it first and try not to lose it even if it gets worse
They can't stop this
I want my peoples to rock this
Bang this music in your speakers and boxes
Langston Hughes is 'bout as deep as my thoughts is
Sit back and I'ma paint you a portrait
This stress can make you think you a lost fish
It can have you exhausted, just
Picture the planet and imagine it's yours, kid
Don't ever let nobody knock you out of your orbit
I never seen a bridge we couldn't shuffle across it
Got a lot of people livin' a life that's pure trivia
Real hip-hop, but they tryna get rid of ya
Can't have that because here come the city of Philly
Put an end to all the trivia really
Where I'm walkin', e'rybody ain't pretty or friendly
It's work, my whole life they ain't give me a penny
Comin' up between a rock and a hard, watchin' for God
People hip-hoppin' with no option at all
Yo, this is how it's goin' down
I know in these trying times it feels confusing
That's why I can't tell y'all to dance to the music
Unless we face it first and try not to lose it even if it gets worse
They can't stop this
We rip apart the pieces, part of rap's a special sound
The robe's long enough to be considered a gown
Thoughts brim is sharp enough to be considered a crown
When the plate come, take some, pass it around
It's the last of the hip-hop lovin' emcees
In front of an audience that never been pleased
I'm comin' from all the streets that never been cleaned
And speakin' for any face that never been seen
This debonair style of my words is high caliber
Speakin' my mind for every day that's on the calendar
'Cause I done been quiet 'bout as long as I could handle it
Walked a mile in these boots that I'm standin' in
Mellow soul brother with his lyrical dean on
The stages I'm seen on, mic I fiend on
When it's all full of soul, that's when it mean more
I never hesitate to give a shoulder to lean on, yo
Check it out, man
I know in these trying times it feels confusing
That's why I can't tell y'all to dance to the music
Unless we face it first and try not to lose it even if it gets worse
They can't stop this
Yo, it's Mr. Jay Dee Dilla, Jay Dee
Basically man, Dilla changed the game
He started a movement, you know what I'm sayin'?
Like, unsung hero, you know what I'm sayin'?
Y'all gotta give it up, people gotta know about Dilla
'Cause Dilla was like the greatest triple threat of all time
Muhammad Ali, he's got the real music
But they don't know the man
Muhammad Ali, he was the potenist
He had everything the culture deserved
He was the vibe
Genius, profound, and his humbleness is something we'll never forget
Jay Dee was a genius
The man is the king of the
Muhammad Ali, there'll never be another like him
Greatest beats, you know what I'm sayin'?
Muhammad Ali, he's very fortunate to have known this man
He could take anything, take anything
Any noise, any instrument
And not, I've seen him take instruments up
And not get trained on how to play it
Just make something great
This man, this man, this man
Truly one of the most brilliant minds
That ever come across this planet
I love you so much, Jay Dee, I love you so much
He developed a friendship
Such a humble, good person
He's taught me a lot 'cause there's times I wanna give up
And I just look at him, how hard he works
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