각종 인터넷 음악 블로그와 음악 동호회를 통해 힙합 팬은 물론 평소 힙합에 관심이 적은 팬들의 마음까지 단숨에 사로잡아버린 "Myself In You (Michitaro from Cradle Orchestra Remix)"의 주인공 Move.Meant는 두 명의 대학 동창인 DJ Sniper와 MC Champ! 그리고 뒤늦게 LA에서 합류한 프로듀서 Just Beats로 구성된 3인조 힙합 그룹이다. 2002년 첫 싱글인 "The Rebirth" (b/w "Heather") 발표 후, 그들의 독립 레이블인 Wax Paper Records를 통해 왕성한 활동을 개시하게 된다. 디제이-엠씨-프로듀서 라는 매우 독특한 구성은 이들의 음악을 보다 돋보이게 만드는데 결정적인 역할을 하게 되었으며 2005년 오스카 상에 빛나는 영화 "Crash"에 수록된 히트곡 "Problems"를 통해 LA 재즈힙합씬의 리더로서 당당히 인정받게 되었다. .... ....
See we all make different observations Depending on what's your location This is just my interpretation
I saw friends come and go, I saw some of them stay Saw a lot of different faces and places along the way I saw days and night, I saw rights violated Saw the innocent convicted, the guilty emancipated Saw lies created, I saw lives destroyed Saw some things that I enjoyed, and things I learned to avoid Annoyed by the shit I saw that I couldn't control For money and fame, I saw people sell souls In hellholes I saw people living in, I saw mansions Saw freedom keep drinking, I saw corporate expansion Saw things that I couldn't believe or understand Saw politicians deceive to take the cash from my hand Supply and demand I saw in every place that I looked On walls I saw truth, I saw lies in books I saw what it took to get to where I needed to be And everything I ever did I saw reflections of me
(Scratched Chorus) (x2) From the soul y'all Represent to the fullest And if I feel it, I'ma have to state in in a rhyme That's the only time I really find peace Learning...keep it moving
I see possibilities in all of this hostility Against the odds and despite of the probablity I rock facilities when my soliloquies lighten Cats is overrated, I'm motivated to keep writing I see people fighting, victory and defeat I see some of them turned there backs and some that never retreat I see streets and boulevards and concrete, streets of gold I see streets of dirt, I even see the crossroads Lost souls I see sleeping on the same streets I mentioned I see a lot of people that's wilding out to get attention I see inventions, I see them changing how we live I see the consequences, positives, negatives It's all relative, I see it in the way things work I see hope in peoples' eyes, in their faces I see hurt My excerpts is heavy on your mind, so be it Not an expert, I simply call it how I see it
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I want to see change, the government rearranged A new day, want to see these people looking at life in a different way Regardless of where you stay, I want to see unity I want to see each and every child see the same opportunity Like, I want to see them have the same chance I want to see the wealthy sacrifice so that the poor can advance Want to see the world, I want to see my girl succeed Want to see my own seeds, eventually centuries from now I want to see how far we've come, everything that's been done All the battle's been won, without guns Want to see the outcome of conflicts and confrontations Then what's next? The side-effects and complications And conversations between new leaders that take place Want to see the obstacles and all the challenges faced Want to see the true stake in this claim I want to see if y'all still remember the name
(Scratched Chorus) Continue to carry on For my people...
Brainstorm, take the form of a verse Already wrote the last line before I thought of the first It's like reverse psychology, I, alter egos Double the radius, originate my own alias Chose the moniker, make it bang out the monitor Correct, my crew shine bright like Andromeda Right like kilometers, cousin I go the distance Flow through the circuit, electric, with no resistance Assistance from the Spider, hold your lighter on thirds I paint pictures with words like graff writers Pull another on lighters, so when I finally see the sun I'm another step closer to having this battle won And just when you think that I'm done, I shift shapes And corrective takes, I'm guaranteed on your mixtapes A rebel with mics, and when I get my levels right I'll burn these MCs down like Troy in the Devil's night