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Kung Fu Grip

by Stone Deep

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1.
Ya think that my motherfuckin’ life is shit Say that I’m never gonna amount to shit They say that I should lay down and quit Well all you motherfuckers can suck my dick I fell on black days and you know it hurt But me I ain’t goin’ out like no Kurt Cobain that motherfucker couldn’t take the strain What’s up with that? he took the gat to his neck He shoulda been dissed, but the world was kind I say never mind And fuck what they said Motherfuckers all all in your head chorus What they said, its all in your head What they said, its all in your head Its all in your head, its all in your motherfuckin’ head So ain’t nobody got nine lives You can’t drink a forty ounce of St. Ides and turn into superman God damn, its a shame The motherfuckers get bent when they get a little fame Get a gold record, now your a hero, Shit ain’t real, your less than a zero You’re passin’ gas to make the grip Now I’m the motherfucker that sink that ship Cause Imma tell you that that shit ain’t for real Here’s the real deal Fuck what they said when I tell you that its all in your head. chorus That shit’s all in your head It’s all in your cranium and I been wrecking mine I’m tryin to find, now what be on your mind? You’re watching all those videos like Arsenio Hall You need to take a pause And watch what you’re doin Cause when I get down I tell you I’m pursuin’ Cause your takin’ those kids for the money Motherfucker you try to treat me like a dummy But Imma break it down When I tell ya that shit ain’t goin down So fuck what they said I tell you its all in your head chorus
2.
Annie 03:16
chorus Annie got a magic show Now she can make a twenty go With a puff and a blow The genie in the bottle keep her satisfied Said he gonna love her ’til she dies I stepped out to step in to some some skins I bumped into little Annie Yo, honey how you been? and what your life look like baby? Said she take me home, we get butt naked, I freak you crazy She took me home, Annie made me pause She said I need some money before I get the draws I said Yo, Annie why you play me like soup? I know you ain’t tryin’ to be no prostitute She said Oh no I make my dough doin my magic show and Imma tell ya why My man is gonna love me ’til I die chorus See I ain’t down with trickin’ anybody to stick my dick in every nook and cranny I ain’t down with you Annie She said: Hold up, you don’t understand I need the money so I give it to my man My man his name is Genie and he loves me so Well if he really loves you why you be a ho? He gimmie, gimmie what I need Said I’d never leave Each and every night he sets me free So I do my show I’m here to let you know So now you know why He said he’s gonna love me ’til I die chorus So Annie passed away one day Now I know why He said he gonna love her til she die chorus
3.
Betterday 02:49
The essence of tomorrow depends upon the day The strength of the pottery depends upon the clay If the foundation is weak from the start Oh yeah, its sure to fall apart London bridge is falling down take the stones that remain and put ‘em in the ground Make the base stronger and longer it will stay And we can have a betterday chorus Ain’t no betterday Dig, dig, dig what I say Cause I say time’s slip, slippin’ away So don’t slip, or drip, or sleep on what you’re doin’ You gotta get ahead, start pursuing Watch the hands, just like the sands of time They keep slipping through the potholes inf your mind If you waste it and baste it it ain’t never comin’ back again chorus Hey you, don’t waste my time The clock goes tick, so I get down for mine Happy days have never been here at all We gotta rise before we fall Rise to the universal realm of thought Before we get caught in the onslaught And wasting, wasting, wasting time away Cause ain’t no better day than today chorus
4.
Billie 03:01
Brother, brother please Could you tell me this Was it somethin, somethin that a brother missed? I heard you had a gat Now ya think you’re all that You run around town with the rat-tat-tat-tat Yeah, look what you did You played mr. man and you killed another kid Somebody’s momma’s gonna cry tonight Tell who do you see when you turn out that light? You need to be the biggest on the block You need to be the biggest with the glock You need to be bowing your head Be down on your knees paying homage to the dead Got jealous on a hot summer day Ego tripping for the girls around the way Yeah, you’re number one with a bullet Packin’ that point four-five so you pull it Bang bang, pop pop, Its all over now, till you watch the body drop You’re making a mistake man, Standin’ with that smokin’ gun in your hand chorus Billy Bristol packing that pistol Billy Bristol packing that pistol (Oh, oh, oh) Tell me cause I don’t understand (Tell me) Watcha doin’ with that gun in your hand? (Whatcha doin?) verse 3 I know, you want to be the big man I know, you want to be the tough man I know, you trying as hard as you can But I know you can’t seem to wash the blood off ya hands Ten million dead souls in a raindrop What will it take to make the rain stop? So many people wearin’ black Brother Billie I see you standin’ in the back Suddenly I see the rain came pourin down I see the souls escape as they hit the ground But Billie cried as he reached out his hand His Momma said Son, I don’t understand She’s never comin’ back. You know you’re gonna miss her Ya killed your only sister She’s never comin’ back. You’re gonna miss her Straight bullet to the dome chorus
5.
Circle 03:10
Pass me the microphone Yes, I’m gonna check it Imma bust this one, just for my record See I was a man, a man with a plan Now I bum rush the show like Custer’s last stand We make our music loud See we rock the crowd Get paid like a muthafucker Make my parents proud See it was rough in the beginning, being broke But we wrote more songs that John Lennon Then came the buzz and the biz was like booming Never did I realize the times that I’m consuming Up late at night, I played my gigs for free One, come the two, come the record label three Oh no, here we go Here we go now chorus Round and round, round and round, upside down We go uptown, downtown. But when the music hits will it make a sound? verse 2 Now the suits they’re houndin’ The doors they’re poundin’ Everybody is surrounding me They’re telling me about the big time All I had to do was play, hit skins and bust rhymes The buzz of the biz was like wine So I drank, I got drunk and I signed the dotted line You see I’m just a freshman in the game on the road to the riches and the bitches and the fame So I though, so I bought what they said All the fame, you know its goin straight to my head Will all my hopes and dream die or will they go high chorus You see I didn’t get paid like a thought In a vicious circle I got caught I didn’t get the money, didn’t get the fame No power like I thought but I still feel the pain, yo And I’m not the only one There thousand of musicians that reach for the sun And you know they get burnt by looking for the gold It takes a lot of heart and a whole lotta soul and sometimes it makes me wonder Am I just another number? Will all my hopes and dream die or will they go high chorus
6.
Hands 02:57
Hey, I tried to introduce myself to you I opened up my soul, let my sun come shining through How can you hate me if you don’t know me? You need to take is slow G, you could been my homie Don’t turn your back on me, or face me with a frown, I can even cry the tears of a clown But never try to front me with disrespect Cause if you do that Imma have to snap your neck chorus Watch the hands Hands don’t fight They only get tight When something ain’t right Like the sun risin’, my rhyming, Rising up, I get down with perfect timing But like the sunrise or the sunset Ya never let the darkness come and get you stressed You see, I’m the man that bring understanding Without understanding, yo, there’s bound to be fear So hear what I say Because you’re gonna have to face me every single day chorus Change the faces of all the racists and All the hatred’s gotta desist Cause bliss is no reality But the fatality’s got to cease Can I get a little peace? And tranquility so I can get a hold of my mentailty I’m reaching out my hands to you, So whatcha gonna do gonna do? chorus
7.
Sometimes 03:29
There’s someone watchin' me Oh no, I gets no apology Hey man I think you’re making a mistake You got me all messed up cause that purse I did not take I feel crowded but all alone Surrounded in my own home You press me every day So I got this to say Should I run away, or should I lead the chase Should I lead the chase, should I lead the chase I feel so outta place chorus Sometimes, I feel, outta place You may not notice by looking at my face but.. The world go round and round I live my life upside down I’m going every, every which, which way but loose Cause I’m trying like hell not to get caught in my own noose Don’t get me wrong, yes, I want the American Dream But its not for me, cause it ain’t what it seems If you press and the press and attack So I gotta press and attack right back Tell me, should I run away, or should I lead the chase should I lead the chase, should I lead the chase I feel so outta place chorus I’m paranoid, all non-void Walking around in a daze Yes it amaze me, how people phase me But you can’t phase me no you can’t fade me You press and press, the attack So I gotta press and attack right back Thats the way it is, you it is like that You never ever see me take a step back chorus
8.
This is a street jam. I have to say damn What ever happened to my Uncle Sam He’s supposed to be a protector, now he’s a projector of violence. I can’t get a moment of silence That’s the only moment of grace From now on you got Stone Deep strictly in your face You can’t escape the disgrace, or save face or think that we move at a snail’s pace Hell no. Justice must be served It seems like justice is just a word I see it goes on and on Please can you tell me what’s goin on? chorus Lookin’ out your window Just another cesspool of greed and vanity What’s goin on with humanity? You see the world is getting kinda crazy yo My focus went hocus pocus and now its getting hazy I dwell in a purple haze of insanity What’s goin’ on with humanity? Now everyone marches to a different drum beat My drum track is backed by the street Your father won’t bother, can’t keep a job steady Your little, bitty sister is a mother already Family breakdown, soul needs a refill Make you want to do a line or pop a pill I see it goes on, and on, and on Can ya tell me what’s goin’ on? chorus Now I lay me down to rest A bulletproof vest on my baby’s chest Hoping’ there will never be another drive by Cause every time they do, somebody die Tell me why must we kill each other? Seems like sometimes that I’m gonna smother From the smoke as I choke from the the smokescreen I’m reminded, I’m reminded of what I seen At the time it was quite clear My mother protected me without fear Now I’m on blueberry hill, my thrill is gone Can you tell me what’s goin on? chorus
9.
Whatcha Say? 04:29
In case you missed it, I’m the animalistic glock nine, with the rhyme, I’m futuristic The bad man from the bad land Other bands get dropped like so many grains of sand You can’t stand me, but you gotta hand me my title and just like a tidal wave, they say I’m suicidal Now run for shelter, just like helter skelter I leave your bones to dry out in the summer swelter I pick my teeth with your bones at night Its The Beast bringing back the rapper’s delight chorus So whatcha say? Whatcha, whatcha say? Now who’s the baddest around? So whatcha say? Whatcha, whatcha say? You gotta get up, so we can get down I’m the super, duper Rapper like Dapper Don, what? I’ll cut you up like Genghis Khan Its the bomb, and I’m dropping it hit after hit Stone Deep put the stank on it, so I could be the shit I never miss cause I’m mystical like voodoo So fuck what you heard I rock shock like Shaka Zulu Now you knew that I’m the undisputed Shaolin master of the rap I get crazy with the Dap And I’m lethal like that injection I keep a condom on the rhymes And that’s for your protection From a milky, highly contagious, outrageously written rhyme being ripped from the pages I pick my teeth with your bones at night We got The Beast bringing back the rapper’s delight I pick my teeth with your bones at night Its The Beast and I’m bringing back the rapper’s delight chorus Play on that shit,while I get mandigo Dave is on the drums, gettin funky like Ringo Starr But no matter how high I get, I still come back to you You say, you only hear what you want to Ooo, Fuck you, Stone Deep’s got the crew And the moves to do what I gots to do Iam stick to you like that glue And this is my advice to you Never ever try to step to me or you get slammed Check my shit and your gonna say, damn I’m the big B-E-A-S-T I’m the high evolutionary So watch me pick my teeth with your bones at night It’s The Beast bringing back the rapper’s delight I pick my teeth with your bones at night Stone Deep bringing back the rapper’s delight chorus

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Kung Fu Grip is the third release and first full album from Nashville's Rap Rock originators, Stone Deep. Kung Fu Grip was named "Best Independent Release of 1995" by Nashville Music Awards. The following year, Stone Deep was named "Best Independent Act of 1996" by the NMA and "Best Unsigned Act in United States" by NARAS, the National Academy of Arts and Sciences/ in Los Angeles.

Stone Deep expands their hard-hitting rap rock sound on Kung Fu Grip –incorporating new vocal textures and psychedelic blues and soul guitar sounds without rolling back any of the in-your-face intensity that made them the "must see live" act in mid-90s Nashville.

Bonus items include: a pdf of the original cassette packaging from 1994, three contact sheets of unseen photos by Libba Gillum.

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released June 17, 2020

Stone Deep is:
Ronzo "the beast" Cartwright, vocals
Glen Cummings, guitar
Big Tim Brooks, bass and vocals
David Howard, drums
Terry "DJ KUTT" Hayes, turntables and vocals

Musicians
Sam Tucker, all bass and vocals tracks
Fender Rhodes on "Whatcha Say?" performed by Mike Griffiths

Recorded and mixed June 15-23 and July 2-5, 1995, at 16th Avenue Sound, and Sound Vortex, Nashville, Tennessee

Produced by Glen Cummings and Mike Griffiths
Engineered by Mike Griffiths
Mastered in cooperation with Benny Quinn at Masterfonics, Nashville
All recordings done on a 2 inch 24 track Studer A800m at 15 IPS.
All songs ©ODIS 2024 and ©Secession Recordings, 1995

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