Tribute To Tribe

Yeah Dedication to tribe called Quest A tribe called Quest consists of four members One of my favorite groups Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad Check me out Q-Tip, and Jarobi Check the rhime, video was my introduction Much Music, Rap City with no interruption Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed, and Phife on the screen The face of the native tongues, it would seem to me I mean, 91 or 92, I was a fiend The jazz infusion with the beats grabbed a hold of me I rinsed the tape until my boombox got weary Got a lot of mileage out of the low end theory A bit late to the party, but would soon catch up Later heard people's instinctive travels and the path of rhythm Bonita Applebaum, banged like a handgun Luck of Lucien kept the headphones to my ears for ransom Held them for hostage, vibes freeing my soul One of my inspirations vibe wise for me I am told Legendary in their own right, can't say it ain't true Respect the tribe, one of my favorite groups Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Fan favorites, too many to count Some bangers in my mind got bounce to the ounce Bonita, Bonita, Bonita The silhouette alone was fine enough The type of female made the grade with the vibes and stuff The booty was butter in my mind, I craved to scrape the plate Sex on a platter, me too, got me fearing date rape Was in the mood for some relaxation once again The jam got a hold I grabbed my pad and my pen Check the rhime God lives through these bars that I scribe The chase for ears, I find a way, but won't depart from the grind The grind, I'm stepping it up but rap promoters in Toronto frontin' That pay to play shit got us artists buggin' out 'Cause we the people, and we don't need you Lazy promoters, why the hell you think I wanna feed you? The rap show business got me feeling bummed lately Got a brother screaming uff you, pay me Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Peace to baby phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed It brought tears to my eyes, when tribe went through their divide The two frontmen couldn't see eye to eye Following love movement, the group ventured off to new beginnings The rift between Tip and Phife was well documented Then came the talk of a reunion back some years ago We got it from here, thanks for your service, here we go Phife's passing marked the ending of the book of tribe The influence forever sprinkled in my book of rhymes