Let Your Backbone Slide
Maestro Fresh-Wes
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This is a throw down, a showdown, hell no, I can't slow down It's gonna go down, first offense on the mix down, go on and break down Okay, party people in the house, may I have your attention, please? In a moment, the beat will be played in many parts, come on and break Many parts, many, one, two, three, come on and break This jam is amplified, so just glide and let your backbone slide You listen to every word I say, I, every verb you heard I play snaps a vertabrae, you try to cover, a hover me, a roast, a fake A flag, then I run a post, toast, I'm the most, D-E-F's how it goes No X's or O's or tic-tac-toes, L-T-D knows, This ain't a game I'm on a mission, Call me a hip-hop, tip-tac-tition, I rap just like a slab of clay, that's shapeless, Champagne no shimmer no glass is tasteless, A universe without light is light less That's why I always take time to write this I mold it in my hands before I start chiselin' Could be a rain or brainstorm or drizzlin' Sun could be shining, sun could be showerin' Practice make perfect and I'm powerin', flowerin' My lyrics are awesome, tunin' from human, bloomin' a blossom Blowing away blockades and barricades, make ya black and blue From the blast and the blaze, it's a bloodsport, bloods builds up back I make your vision go blurry while your brain goes black into oblivion Beats from box to box to bates, rocks from blocks and blocks Let your backbone slide Just let it slide y'all, I don't give a damn, damn, if ya backbone quiver Man, oh man, watch ya swiver, Wind some twine your spine while you're slither, It's contagious, a epidemic, You try to lift you're cool but it fell again, Rap scholar, soul like a Dominican Butt like I said before, "I'm not American It's who you are not the where you went, we all originate from the same descent" I make a lot of cents, sense and pence, gold, myrrh and frankincense When I'm in France they blow me francs, Frank With your Swiss account is the way I bank-pank, at home I make bills Are brown from my sound in the States, green like the grass In the ground when I'm in England, they pass me pounds now I clock cash in every town, so I slide but nowadays, I'm trapped Why's that? So many suckers on my sacroiliac It's like a rap-sack, backpack, wic-wic-whack, give me some slack jack Rap is like a jungle, where rhyme for rhyme is like a vine to vine Swung line to line of mine, I'm colossal, you'se a mosquito I'mma play Tarzan, you play cheetah, cheetah, bitter love to forge Better yet, I'll call you curious George 'cause curiosity cold killed the cat Can't hide so black to the side, let your backbone slide The keyword is synchronism, yo, check out my homeboy dance to the rhythm (Hey) This ain't Forte, I'm coming Double-F, Fortissimo, FF for funky fresh, My DJ is LTD, mellow-flex You listen to the poetry, big jumbo jet, Vocabulary golden beats from my rollin' Stone cold lyrics with the microphone I'm holdin', words I rip, egos I strip, I make sucker crews kick Dick Van Dyke flips, I get busy, they're dizzy, they start to collide they should've stepped off, I let it slide, but now they got brazen Dry like a raisin, I glaze like a vase, I smash you like days until They realize, they shouldn't have ripped, it's '89 y'all, Not Beethoven's fifth or sixth, it's a throw down, I'm conducting it Because like a high rise I'm constructing it, T'was once thoughts, pen and paper Now it's a tower, a soul, a skyscraper, It's getting out of hand after I've created a monster, My musical monologue makes you wanna move with the Maestro, You feel hot so you set the blend the crescendo is nice yo, I'm the guy, the rhythm is a ride To the fresh side and let your backbone slide, this is a throw down
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Written by: ANTHONY GORDEN DAVIS, PETER P DAVIS, WESLEY ST AUBYN WILLIAMS
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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11 facts about this song
Debut Single"Let Your Backbone Slide" was the debut single of the Canadian rapper, Maestro Fresh-Wes. It was released in 1989.
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Iconic StatusThe song is considered a classic in Canadian hip-hop and is often cited as one of the best Canadian songs of all time.
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Chart PerformanceThe song reached No. 14 on the Canadian Singles Chart, making Maestro Fresh-Wes the first Canadian rapper to have a top 40 hit.
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Platinum Record"Let Your Backbone Slide" was the first rap recording certified gold and platinum in Canada.
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Breakthrough SingleThis song helped establish Maestro Fresh-Wes as one of Canada's premier hip-hop artists and contributed significantly to the growth of the country’s hip-hop scene.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Let Your Backbone Slide" got a substantial amount of play on MuchMusic, a Canadian music video and variety television channel, and helped increase the song's popularity.
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AlbumThe song was included in Maestro Fresh-Wes’s debut album "Symphony in Effect," which went platinum.
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Symbolic LyricsThe song is considered a pioneering track in Canadian hip-hop for its potent lyrical content, with Fresh Wes addressing societal issues and inspiring listeners to express themselves.
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Significant RecognitionIn 2013, CBC Music ranked "Let Your Backbone Slide" at No. 33 on its list of the 100 best Canadian songs ever.
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LegacyThe song is often used as a benchmark for Canadian hip-hop, and its success paved the way for other Canadian artists in the genre.
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In Other Media"Let Your Backbone Slide" was featured in a Kit Kat chocolate commercial in 2014.
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