The group was part of the "Brooklyn sound" of the early 1970s, formed from three players of the group King Davis House Rockers. The House Rockers were a local dance band who had released a couple of obscure singles (1967's "We All Make Mistakes Sometimes" on Verve Records, 1972's "Rum Punch") The three players (guitarist Richard Thompson, tenor sax player Bill Risbrook, and alto sax player Carlos Ward) formed Madison Street Express along with bassist Louis Risbrook (later Muslim-monickered Jamal Rasool), percussionist Dennis Rowe, drummer Terrell Wood, and vocalist Barbara Wood. They along with producer Jeff Lane signed with production company Roadshow Records to record writer Billy Nichols "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)." The record was shopped around to major labels until it was accepted at Scepter Records. Scepter suggested the group change its name from Madison Street Express, hence the Brooklyn Transit Express. The single was released in August 1974, and reached the top 10. Lane took the group back into the studios at that point to record a second single and pitch a full album to the label. Scepter agreed to the LP and to Roadshow Records having its own label within Scepter Records.
The first two singles were hits, both number 1 R&B releases and both Top 5 pop singles in the US. The album hit number 1 on the R&B album chart and number 5 on the Pop album chart of the US. These recordings were also hits in the spreading disco culture, "Do It" peaking on club playlists before Billboard started a separate disco chart, but the follow-up single sat for five weeks at number 1. They were certified gold releases.
BT Express released an album per year through 1978. With the third album, Leslie Ming was brought in as drummer and keyboardist Michael Jones was added as keyboardist. Jamal, who had converted to the Muslim faith, gave Jones the name Kashif Saleem, which he used after departing the group, in 1979, to pursue producing ("Mighty M Productions" with Morrie Brown and Paul Laurence Jones) and solo recording ventures. That year songwriter Billy Nichols and drummer Leslie Ming also departed the group. In 1976 Scepter records was experiencing business difficulties that soon ended the company, and BT Express was given a distribution deal with Columbia Records, which, though it gave them greater exposure, resulted in less attention being paid to their production, since they had so many acts to concentrate on. The group did not achieve the level of radio or sales success on Columbia that they had on the more nurturing but by-then defunct Scepter. They stayed with Columbia for five years, with Lane producing through 1978, then Nichols producing their fifth album before he departed for solo work, and Morrie Brown producing the sixth LP and several follow-up tracks. The group switched labels to Coast To Coast Records for the 1982 LP, to Earthtone Records for a later 1982 single, and to manager King Davis' own label in 1985.
Keep It Up
B.T. Express Lyrics
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Keep it up
Yeah
Hype it up
Hype it up
When it's up
You know it up
Keep it up
They say leave that bih stuck
So keep it up
Turn da whole motherfuckin' club up
When it's up
Turn me up
We gone keep da whole motherfuckin' club up
Ya heard me
All the way up
I keep it up
She keep it up
He keep it up
We acting bad
We cutting up
Just keep it up
We keep it up
We from that Raq
Don't give a fuck
That heater tucked
You meeting that
Just keep it up
Her feet touch her hands
All I see is ass keep it up
Now I'm jigging bad
I just hit my dance
I'm keeping up
When I was young
My momma told me
Keep it up
She say Ima show yo ass
Keep showing yo ass
Just keep it up
So I kept it up
I stepped it up
Fresh ass fuck
You play with us
I fuck ya up
I'm Thellinnnnnn Ya
It be up
Keep it up
Leave it stuck
Cuz once it's stuck
You know we gone
Keep it up
I wanna party
And Rockout I need a bus
Shawty got me horny
I'm rocked up I need to bust
I kissed her neck
I licked her breast
She was stuck
I popped one more
To make sho I keep it up
I'm jigging hard
I hit it hard until she cum
I'm living large
I'm in charge far from dumb
I get that bag
I spend that bag
I get it back
You was hating bad
You down bad
You did that bad
See me acting bad
I just had to shit bad
I'm the only one
Dropping loads
In this toilet bowl
Strike a pose
I like my hoes
Big fine
Mind on goals
They shine the golds
I KEEP A UPPER
KEEP IT UPPER
Everywhere I go
I gotta keep it up
If you in Dat Raq
You better have your pistol tucked
I fuck with real niggas
That can keep they money up
And I only fuck with bitches
Really get it out the mud
See me
I keep it up
And I back myself up
I ain't in no competition
Ion owe a nigga nothing
Yeah I lost it all
And I'm getting it right back
Living in Dat Raq
Showed me how to keep it up and stay strapped
I keep it tucked
Play with me you get busted at
You say it's up there
Then it's stuck
So keep it up there
I'm from that city
But I'm known in Dat Raq
I can't trust to many bitches that keep up with da mess
Yeah they playing both sides
I ain't fucking wit dat
Ain't to many bitches stepping
But I'm stepping like dat
Yeah I know you hoes envy me
Can't take the time
Out da gate
Bitch I'm EYB
Now who gone fwm
I KEEP A UPPER
KEEP IT UPPER
Keep it upper
Coming smoother than some butter
Feel like switching lanes
Gripping wood in da summer
I just met yo dame and put wood in her stomach
Right after she claim that she wasn't that type of woman
Unun
Ion want a bitch to tell my nothing
I ain't finna change and that ain't up for discussion
I might put that aim on a lame
And get to busting
Don't give a fuck how you came
That's how I'm coming
She winked her eyes
And licked her lips
I told her keep it up
That nigga over there a bitch
And I want beat him up
Ain't it like a body for a body
I want even up
Know that Ima catch that boy slipping ain't no need to rush
Yeah all my people tough
Forty-five desert eagled up
That Richard gone knock yo arm back man just keep it up
I just let her ride for the weekend
I'm not keeping her
Love how she dance with that lit ass
She don't need that much
I keep it up
She keep it up
He keep it up
We acting bad
We cutting up
Just keep it up
We keep it up
We from Dat Raq
Don't give a fuck
That heater tucked
You meeting that
Just keep it up
Her feet touch her hands
All I see is ass keep it up
Now I'm jigging bad
I just hit my dance
I'm keeping up
When I was young
My momma told me
Keep it up
She say Ima show yo ass
Keep showing yo ass
Just keep it up
The lyrics of BT Express's song Keep It Up seem to relate to keeping energy levels high and excitement constant in a social setting like a club or party. The artists behind the lyrics encourage the listener to keep it up and hype it up to keep the crowds entertained and the party going. The song also seems to address the importance of being confident in oneself and one's abilities, despite the challenges that one may face. The lyrics contain numerous references to staying tough, putting up a front, keeping weapons close and avoiding competition. There is also an emphasis on being in control and pursuing pleasure, as evident from the lines, "I kissed her neck, I licked her breast, She was stuck, I popped one more, To make sho I keep it up." Overall, the song's message is one of self-confidence, self-preservation and social dominance.
Line by Line Meaning
Huh
Expression indicating confusion or surprise
Keep it up
Continue to do what you are doing
Yeah
Expression indicating agreement or affirmation
Hype it up
Enhance or increase the excitement
When it's up
When you are in a good position or advantage
You know it up
You are aware that you are in a good position or advantage
All the way up
Completely up or in a good position/advantage
They say leave that bih stuck
One should leave a difficult or stubborn person behind
So keep it up
So continue doing well or maintaining your advantage
Turn da whole motherfuckin' club up
Creating an exciting atmosphere in the club
Turn me up
Increase the volume and excitement
We gone keep da whole motherfuckin' club up
We will maintain the high energy in the club
Ya heard me
Expression used to emphasize the importance of what you said
She keep it up
She is doing well or maintaining her advantage
He keep it up
He is doing well or maintaining his advantage
We acting bad
We behave confidently and fearlessly
We cutting up
We are having fun and enjoying ourselves
Just keep it up
Just continue doing well or maintaining your advantage
We keep it up
We continue doing well or maintaining our advantage
We from that Raq
We are from the city of Raq
Don't give a fuck
Don't care at all
That heater tucked
A gun is hidden somewhere for protection
You meeting that
You will encounter trouble
Her feet touch her hands
She is very flexible or doing a difficult move
All I see is ass keep it up
I am enjoying the sight of a sexy body
Now I'm jigging bad
I am moving or dancing in an exciting way
I just hit my dance
I just performed a dance move
When I was young
Recalling a moment from the past
My momma told me
Advice given by my mother
She say Ima show yo ass
She will teach me a lesson or discipline me
Keep showing yo ass
Keep doing what you are doing
So I kept it up
So I continued doing what I was doing
I stepped it up
I increased my efforts or performance
Fresh ass fuck
Very stylish and fashionable
You play with us
You challenge us or cause trouble
I fuck ya up
I will beat you up
I'm Thellinnnnnn Ya
Introducing oneself as Thellinnnnnn Ya
It be up
Things are going well or in our favor
Leave it stuck
Walk away and forget about it
Cuz once it's stuck
Because if it gets difficult or complicated
You know we gone
We will leave or walk away from it
I wanna party
I want to have a good time
And Rockout I need a bus
And I need a ride to get there and rock out
Shawty got me horny
The woman is attractive and arousing me
I'm rocked up I need to bust
I am sexually aroused and need to reach climax
I kissed her neck
I kissed her on the neck
I licked her breast
I licked her breast
She was stuck
She was frozen in pleasure
I popped one more
I took another pill to increase sexual arousal
To make sho I keep it up
To ensure sexual performance stays at a high level
I'm jigging hard
I am dancing in an exciting way
I hit it hard until she cum
I had sex with her vigorously until she reached climax
I'm living large
I am successful and enjoying life
I'm in charge far from dumb
I am in control and intelligent
I get that bag
I make money or gain wealth
I spend that bag
I use my money or wealth on things I enjoy
I get it back
I am able to make more money or regain wealth after spending it
You was hating bad
You were showing a lot of jealousy and negativity
You down bad
You are going through a tough time
You did that bad
You messed up or did something wrong
See me acting bad
Look at how confidently I am behaving
I just had to shit bad
I needed to use the bathroom urgently
I'm the only one
I am unique and special
Dropping loads
Defecating
In this toilet bowl
Inside the toilet bowl
Strike a pose
Take a confident or glamorous pose
I like my hoes
I like my women
Big fine
Attractive and well-endowed
Mind on goals
Concentrating on success
They shine the golds
They display their jewelry or wealth
I KEEP A UPPER
I always have a gun with me for protection
KEEP IT UPPER
Always keep a gun with you for protection
Everywhere I go
Wherever I travel or visit
I gotta keep it up
I have to maintain my advantage or stay alert
If you in Dat Raq
If you are in the city of Raq
You better have your pistol tucked
You should carry a gun for protection
I fuck with real niggas
I associate only with genuine and trustworthy people
That can keep they money up
Who can maintain their wealth and financial stability
And I only fuck with bitches
I only get involved with women
Really get it out the mud
Who have worked hard to achieve success
And I back myself up
I believe and trust in myself
I ain't in no competition
I am not competing with anyone
Ion owe a nigga nothing
I do not owe anyone anything
Yeah I lost it all
I experienced a significant loss
And I'm getting it right back
I am recovering and regaining my previous success
Living in Dat Raq
Residing in the city of Raq
Showed me how to keep it up and stay strapped
Taught me how to maintain my advantage and remain prepared
I keep it tucked
I carry a gun for protection and keep it hidden
Play with me you get busted at
If someone causes trouble for me, they will receive punishment
You say it's up there
You claim to have something important
Then it's stuck
But it is difficult to access or achieve
So keep it up there
So keep it to yourself if it cannot be shared
But I'm known in Dat Raq
But I am recognized and respected in the city of Raq
I can't trust to many bitches that keep up with da mess
I cannot trust many women who are involved in drama or trouble
Yeah they playing both sides
They are being disloyal or manipulative
Ain't to many bitches stepping
Not many women are confident or assertive
But I'm stepping like dat
But I am confidently moving forward
Yeah I know you hoes envy me
I know you women are jealous and resentful of me
Can't take the time
Do not have the patience or interest
Out da gate
At the beginning or start
Bitch I'm EYB
I am EYB (an acronym for a music group)
Now who gone fwm
Now who wants to hang out or party?
Coming smoother than some butter
Arriving calmly or confidently
Feel like switching lanes
Feel like making a change or trying something different
Gripping wood in da summer
Holding onto a steering wheel during the summer
I just met yo dame and put wood in her stomach
I just had sex with your woman
Right after she claim that she wasn't that type of woman
Immediately after she denied being sexually active
Ion want a bitch to tell my nothing
I do not want a woman telling me what to do or getting in my business
I ain't finna change and that ain't up for discussion
I am not going to change and it is not open for debate
I might put that aim on a lame
I might aim a weapon at someone who is weak or unimpressive
And get to busting
And start shooting
Don't give a fuck how you came
I do not care how you arrived or your current status
That's how I'm coming
That is my attitude and behavior
She winked her eyes
She made a flirtatious expression with her eyes
And licked her lips
She made a flirtatious movement with her mouth
I told her keep it up
I encouraged her to continue with her actions
That nigga over there a bitch
That man is weak or cowardly
And I want beat him up
And I want to physically fight him
Ain't it like a body for a body
An eye-for-an-eye type of situation
I want even up
I want to get revenge or justice
Know that Ima catch that boy slipping ain't no need to rush
I know I will catch him off guard, so there is no need to hurry
Yeah all my people tough
All of my friends are strong and intimidating
Forty-five desert eagled up
Equipped with a powerful handgun
That Richard gone knock yo arm back man just keep it up
That gun will have a strong recoil, so be ready for it
I just let her ride for the weekend
I let her stay with me for the weekend
I'm not keeping her
I am not getting into a long-term relationship with her
Love how she dance with that lit ass
I like how she dances with her great ass
She don't need that much
She does not require a lot of attention or material things
We from Dat Raq
We are from the city of Raq
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Brandon Smith, Ebony Youngblood, Forest Martin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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