Afrika Bambaataa

Party people, party people
Can y'all get funky?
Soul Sonic Force can y'll get funky?
The Zulu Nation can y'll get funky?
Just hit me, just taste the funk and hit me
Just get on down and hit me
Bambaataa's jus' gettin'
So funky, now, hit me just hit me

Just start to chase your dreams
Up out your seats, make your body sway
Socialize, get down, let your soul lead the way
Shake it now, go ladies, it's a livin' dream
Love life, live come play the game,
Our world is free do what you want but scream

We know a place where the nights are hot
It is a house of funk
Females and males both headed all for the disco
The D. J. plays your favorite blasts
Takes you back to the past, music's magic (poof)
Bump bump bump get bump with some flash, people
Rock rock to the Planet Rock, don't stop
Rock rock to the Planet Rock, don't stop

The Soul Sonic Force, Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow and M. C. Globe
We emphasize the show, we got ego
Make this your night, just slip it right, and by day
As the people say, live it up, shucks
No work or play, our world is free be what you be, be
Rock rock to the Planet Rock, don't stop
Rock rock to the Planet Rock, don't stop

You're in a place where the nights are hot
Where nature's children dance and set a chance
On this Mother Earth, which is our rock
The time has come, and work for soul,
Show you really got soul
Are you ready hump bump bump,
Get bump, now let's go, house

Twist and turn, the you let your body slide
You got the body rock and pop, bounce and pounce
Everybody just rock it, don't stop it
Gotta rock it, don't stop
Keep tickin' and tockin',
Work it all around the clock

Everybody keep rockin' and clockin'
And shockin' and rockin', go house
Everybody say, rock it, don't stop it (Crowd repeats)
Well hit me, Mr. Biggs (Crowd repeats)
Pow Wow (Crowd repeats)
G-L-O-B-E (Crowd repeats)
The Soul Sonic Force

You gotta rock it, pop it, 'cause it's the century
There is such a place tht creates such a melody
Our world is but a land of a master jam, get up and dance
It's time to chase your dreams
Up out your seats, make your body sway
Socialize, get down, let your soul lead the way
Shake it now, go ladies, it's a livin' dream
Love life, live, zih, zih, zih, zih, zih (ad lib)

Everybody say, rock it, don't stop it (Crowd repeats)
Everybody say, shock it and pop it (Crowd repeats)
Everybody say, ich me sun chi (Crowd repeats)
Say, Planet Rock (Crowd repeats)
It's the sure shot (Crowd repeats)
Say, Planet Rock (Crowd repeats)
It's the sure shot (Crowd repeats)

So twist and turn, then you let your body glide
You got the body rock and pop, bounce and pounce
So hit me just taste the funk and hit me
Just get on down and hit me
Bambaataa's gettin' so funky, now hit me

Every piece of the world
Rate the message of the worlds
All men, women, boys, and girls,
Hey our Planet Rock is superb get on it
You got the groove, move (ad lib)
Feel the groove fell it
Do what ya want but ya know
Ya got to be cool and boogie
Out on the floor, go down

Bring it low close to the ground
Everybody just rock it, don't stop it, gotta rock it
Don't stop keep tickin' and tockin'
Work it all around the clock
Everybody just rock it, don't stop it
Gotta rock it, don't stop (repeats)

(feat. Afrika Bambaataa)

[over beat from "Phucked"]

[Afrika Bambaataa:]
True school, you got to stop BS'in, with this
New school you got to stop BS'in with this
Cause y'all don't know that y'all ALL are bein controlled by corporations
Where's your hip-hop museum? Where's your hip-hop doctors?
Where's your hip-hop judges? Hip-Hop lawyers?
Where's our hip-hop agriculturalists? Our hip-hop army?
We better have some hip-hop police police our hip-hop self
If we gon' do all this killin
We are at war brothers and sisters...
[leads into "Everybody Rise"]

(feat. Afrika Bambaataa)

[Afrika Bambaataa:]
We got to understand rap been here for a long time~!
When God talked to the prophets, he was rappin
And when the prophets talked back to God, they was rappin
And then if people wanna bring it up and get all up to the modern days and ages
We can start to goin in the 60's when you had Shirley Ellis
When she did "The Name Game" and "The Clapping Song"
We can go to the poetry rappin of of sister Son... Sonia Sanchez
With uh The Watts Poets, or The Last Poets
We can get into the political or the message rap
Of The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, Malcolm X
Or The Honorable Elijah Muhammad
We can get into the the the the party and fun raps
Of Pigby Markam[? ], Marks Baby[? ]
We can go back to the "Hi De Hi De Ho" with Cab Calloway
We can go back to the radio disc jockey or jocko
Eddie OJ, and all the others that did things
We can go back to the LOVE RAP of Isaac Hayes, Black Moses
To the LOVE RAP of Barry White out there
This is all part of rap
And if all you country people want to get into the country & western thing
We can take it to, Tony Joe White, when he did "Poke Salad Annie"
This is all dealin with the rap
Rap has always been there... [echoes]

Universal b-boy, looking for the perfect beat
Mortal motivations, looking for the perfect beat
Mighty Zulu Nation, they have found the perfect beat
Afrika Bambaataa, I present the perfect beat beat beat beat

Looking for the perfect beat
(Searching for the perfect beat)
Looking for the perfect beat
(Seeking for the perfect beat)
I must get mine (I'm out to get it)
I must get mine (I'm out to get it)

Now in this world of music,
There are many different tones (Tell 'em)
If there's no satisfaction,
Just pay for some action (Listen up, Listen up)
On your radio,
You hear perfect beats playing (Hey)
If it makes you satisfied,
Just get a pony and ride! (Giddy up!)

Well if you're looking for the perfect beat, people
Well here's a perfect beat for ya
So with a chorus you can sing, round up!

Looking for the perfect beat
(Searching for the perfect beat)
Looking for the perfect beat
(Seeking for the perfect beat)
I must get mine (I'm out to get it)
I must get mine (I'm out to get it)

Looking for the perfect beat,
Looking for the perfect beat,
Looking for the perfect beat,
Looking for the perfect beat!

Say we like to body rock the parties
Say we like to body rock the parties
You like to body rock the parties?
We like to instant pop the parties

Students, of the music, at every single age
Must exercise the quotes of Shakespeare
With this life upon a stage
When we say life you know
That's right, has a meaning

Our music does complete it and all the things
That we wanna keep teasing, teasing, teasing
Looking for the perfect beat, people
Well here's a perfect beat for ya
Looking for the perfect beat,
Looking for the perfect beat,
Looking for the perfect beat,
Looking for the perfect beat!

Looking for the perfect beat party,
The one with the top sure shot mix
Stop a futuristic hit dance,
Just party (Get loose, get loose)
Every time we get into it,
Makes us wheel and deal
Brings out the very best in us,
That is for real

Now this is what you gotta do
(This is what you gotta do)
This is a thing you must to, round up!

Music is a must,
The rhythm moves the women
To a spacy romantic ocean that's
Perfer or every moment,
Is a space on the parade
With the psychadelic shades,
Make you party party, everybody

Now this is what you gotta do
(This is what you gotta do)
This is a thing you must to, round up!

Mr. Biggs! (Looking for the perfect beat)
Now Pow Wow (Looking for the perfect beat)
The G.L.O.B.E. (Now found the perfect beat)

People of the world (We're looking for the perfect beat)
All the boys and girls (Looking for the perfect beat)
The Soul Sonic Force (Has found the perfect beat)

Beat this, beat this, beat this!

Looking for the perfect beat, people
Well here's a perfect beat for ya
Soulsonic stay aim
With a chorus you can sing, round up!

Looking for the perfect beat,
Looking for the perfect beat,
Looking for the perfect beat,
Looking for the perfect beat!

Get up on this now, or you'll be left behind
Now say, say, say "Round up!" (Round up!)
Say "Round up!" (Round up!)

Say "Get that beat" (Get that beat)
"That perfect beat" (That perfect beat)
"I gotta get mine" (I gotta get mine)
"I gotta get mine" (I gotta get mine)
"It's working" (It's working)
"It's working" (It's working)

Say "We like to body rock the party"
(We like to body rock the party)
Say "We like to body rock the party"
(We like to body rock the party)
You like to body rock the party?
We like to insti pop the party

Looking, looking, looking, Soulsonic Force
We are the future, you are the past
We are your future, you are the past
It's working, it's working,
It's working, it's working,
It's working, it's working,
It's working, it's working!
Keep looking, searching, seeking, finding
Looking, searching, seeking, finding

Keep looking for the perfect beat
And it'll help you reach your peak
Keep dancing to our perfect beat
And it'll help you reach your peak
Keep looking for the perfect beat
And it'll help you reach your peak

Keep dancing to our perfect beat
And it'll help you reach your peak
Keep looking for the perfect beat
And it'll help you reach your peak
Keep dancing to our perfect beat
And it'll help you reach your peak