Buddy
De La Soul & The Jungle Brothers Lyrics
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Meany, meany, meany, meany (Say What?)
Meany, meany, meany, meany (Say What?)
Meany, meany, meany, meany, mean
Meany, meany, meany, meany (Say What?)
Meany, meany, meany, meany (Say What?)
Meany, meany, meany, meany, mean (Okay)
Hello it's the Soul
Troopin' in wit the Jungle patrol
And this one's about the KO's the knockouts out there
Who's holdin' my buddy
Hold up
(Wait a minute)
Now just wait
We're gonna talk about Buddy on this plate
But before we let the herd out the gate
Make sure the all the levels are straight out the jungle
(The Jungle, the Jungle, the Brothers, the Brothers)
De La Soul, from the soul
Black medallions no gold
Hangin' out wit Pos hangin' out wit Mase
Buddy buddy buddy all in my face
For the lap Jimbrowski must wear a cap
Just in case the young girl likes to clap
Ain't for the wind but before I begin
I initiate the buddy with a slap
Now for the next
I'm the Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest
And when I quest for the buddy I don't fess
For my jimmy wants nothin' but the best (the best)
The best (ooh wee!)
Let's stick out jimmy and see what we can catch
(Stick em up, stick em up jimmy)
Nets won't be needed unless
(Jenny wanna get right to the flesh)
(Sweet little woman, sweet little woman)
I won't lie, I love b-u-d-d-y (why)
Cause I never let it walk on by
When it comes to me and Jenny
I seem (very serious) like a Peek Freen
Buddy is the act that occurs on the lip
When Jenny and jimmy start shootin' the gift
Boy let me get shot I won't even riff
Buddy buddy, don't you know you make me go nutty
I'm so glad that you're not a fuddy duddy
Not too skinny and not too chubby
Soft like Silly Putty
Miss Crabtree I hope that you're not mad at me
Cause I told you that it was your buddy
That was making me ever so horny
Junglelistically horny
On the dial my buddy talks to me for a while
Plug Two is the
Q to her tip
On the A side and sometimes the flip
(Gotta gotta flip this record)
Buddy is the bud to my daisy tree
And the Luden to my do-re-mi
And the pleaser to my man Plug 3
(Plug 3 gets all the buddy)
Behind my bush my buddy likes the way that I push
And like a champ just knock it on out
Never ever once sellin' out
(Oh let loose the juice)
My buddy helps me to
(De La my Soul)
Keepin' jimmy in total control
Without Jimmy I'd be on a roll
(La la la l-la la la la, la la la l-la la la la)
Hey girl I heard ya lookin' for some good times
If you Quest from the Soul here's what we'll find
A whole lot of fun lots of fun together
Just like kissin' cousins (yeah that's kinda clever)
Close like bosoms, bosoms stay close
If you be my buddy I will toast
That we're like Ethel Merts and Lucille MacGillicuddy
You can be mines and I can be your buddy
The best buddy's in evening wear
Long lovin' less Tru know (he's in there)
I feel sorry for those who pay a fare (a fee) word to the D
I don't beg I just tease my buddy with my right leg
And when it's ready what's said is buddy is best in bed
Fly buddy told us all to get into a circle
Said don't worry cause I won't hurt you
All I really wanna do is freak you (she freaked us)
And I watched and then I checked my swatch
To see the time
The Soul had formed a buddy line
And that buddy was (mine all mine)
Now when Tribe, the Jungle, and De La Soul
Is at the clubs our ritual unfolds
Grab our bones and start swingin' our hands
(Then Jenny start flockin' it everywhere)
Cause Jenifa just wants to stay aware
Yo fellas should we keep her aware
(Mmm Hmm, yeah!)
"Hello it's the Soul, Troopin' in wit the Jungle patrol, and this one's about the KO's the knockouts out there, who's holdin' my buddy." In the mid-80s, rap was just over a decade old, and few groups had yet topped the charts; however, De La Soul's "Buddy" was a funky, oddball, bohemian freshman LP, which has since become the kind of influential classic that heralds a new movement. Three young men from Long Island re shaped the definition of hip-hop in the '80s. They're De La Soul, and their groundbreaking debut, "3 Feet High And Rising," pushed hip-hop in new directions with its eclectic style and witty, positive lyrics. The group's second album, "De La Soul Is Dead" (1991), added darker, tougher edges to the group's sound as De La Soul became highly respected members of the hip-hop underground.
De La Soul's "Buddy" featuring Jungle Bros. is a great example of just how brilliant the group was at sampling. By taking a little bit of itself and a little bit of everything else, the group created something wholly new. Instead of proclaiming themselves hard hip-hop insiders, De La reframed the genre as a colorful, bewildering Alice in Wonderland-type world where anything is possible. "Buddy's" lyrics sailed along with lines like "Let's stick out jimmy and see what we catch" (a reference from Q-Tip's verse) or "Jenny start flockin' it everywhere" (from Jungle Brothers' Afrika Baby Bam). The song has a singalong chorus, a playful, original spirit, and hilarious moments happen every few bars.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, SCHUBERT MUSIC PUBLISHING INC.
Written by: PHILLIP HALL NATHANIEL, BENTON SMALL MICHAEL, KAMAAL FAREED, PAUL E. HUSTON, DAVID J JOLICOEUR, VINCENT LAMONT MASON, KELVIN MERCER
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@DJMarcO138
BUDDY is the best word for BUDDY I have ever heard. MMM, buddy.
@williambourque926
Anything Q-tip was on from this era is likely pretty fire. Very underrated performer imo.
@gravitymusicproductiongrou260
This song resonated Q-tip style over the years of his career, I always was on the qtip bandwagon since black is black with the JB's back in 1988, I always thought Bonita Applebum was a spin-off/ sequel of the original buddy song because of the shared frequency of sound and aspect concept of both hits singles in the late 80s early 90s
@dopenerd
Every Gen X’er who loved hip hop vibed with this back in ‘89
@haightbum
Born in '70😊
@Rabbitthateats
Ok boomer
@dopenerd
@@Rabbitthateats 2020 called, they want their catchphrase back.
@Rabbitthateats
2023 called, they want you in the grave boomer
@dopenerd
@@Rabbitthateats Cool story boomer, go boom somewhere else.
@sketcharmstrong8491
Black Medallions, No Gold.....💯💯💯