Frontline
El Da Sensei Lyrics


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Yo yo yo, huh hah
Smooth diff' in this, why'all know what's goin' on with this right here
Yo it's Shawn J., bust it
It's goin' down like that
El Da Sensei hah, for the '9-8
F.T., Mike Zoot, Prince Po' huh, Pharoahe Monch
The Frontline, huh
You don't know what's up with this, uhh uhh
You don't know what's up with this
Doin drama like dis do', yo check it out check it out

My vendetta in this form of musical song
Is to enlighten and brighten the mind through instrument and rhyme
And fix those inadequate flows that don't adapt
Makin' snacks on wax plates for DJs to scratch

Fast slash, cross hatch slash, cross patch
Every word of mine will be verbally so tight to match
That or that I hit you harder than Caterpillar trucks
In the lab where we collaborate or matter will erupt

From a, music martyr, bust mortar, break the order
Torch your sound texture, fire water's in my aura
Your future forefather, your new wave slave wrapped in chains and amulets
And hard to earn assets

Yo, niggas game playin' but not name sayin'
My aim's sprayin', I get mine that's why you stay waitin'
And vacatin', whether you know it or not, I'ma blow up the spot
If you owe me a lot, I'ma show up with Glocks

And you're still wet, pull up your socks, suspend the art
Sizzle like woks, underground spots, from the city to the boondocks
Bounce, double wishbone suspension like shocks
Multiple plans and plots, word

[Chorus:]
You know we shine with rhymes all the time
Keep in mind don't test these MCs who bless (Word)
Test these MCs
You know we shine with rhymes all the time
Keep in mind don't test these MCs who bless (Word)
Test these MCs (Word what ugh)
Test these MCs

I spit fire satire, indeed bleed, phenomenal demographics
Broadcast my rhyme forecast to eager addicts
Pave a path many can't outlast
Who these cats who blast gats rehearsin' lines for a movie cast?
But as a central, blaze the track engage
Instamatic sporadic insight pays for days
With their sickening floss, flip on tracks like Dominique Dawes
Pause, date back, flows is gettin' flashback

My existence, spirits in animated film
Three-dimensionally roller scoped
With cloakin' devices, skates, stogies and a motor boat
I hold the Pope for ransom, it's
The handsomest, assassinatin' Satan
Leavin' the world Marilyn Manson-less
I'm in the streets like Sesame
The recipe - to kill, attain da mil/DeMille like Cecille B.
The rest'll be the aftermath, the most got statistics
Pharoahe Monch, Steve Post about to lift it


I gotta get mine, give it back so you can get yours

I gotta get mine, give it back so you can get yours

I gotta get mine, give it back so you can get yours
Yo yo uhh what

I'm leavin' your staff mated, makin' these crabs hate it
I lotta fags rate it and thought I got stagnated
I'm not some rap nigga that you're dyin to meet
Just another hungry brother real hungry and tryin' to eat
And in the streets you better rely on your feet
Babies is feelin' iron, cryin' to sleep
Plus the government is supplying the heat
They goin' psychotic in prison 'cause of the economic additions
Plus sex and drugs in the bleachers

3-4 come up, run up in beefcake gun butt-ups
Crush truck chains, the wiry gold frames
Chains sums up, the dollars, white collar, blue Range
Eat my dust up, ten in the bucket in the left lane gainin' momentum
Cum sendin' comers, fair game, a lot of sumtin' sumtin'
All in or nothin', silence the sufferin'
Can't stand the strugglin', some resume games to stain jugglin'
I muscled in and scribbled my name

Belittle your brain, the true grain riddle your frame
Got you forfeitin' the bitch by the middle of the game
Hostile, impossible to stop below the free
Buck em down, shook em nothin' at the top of the key
Prince, I'm nippatant, magnificent moves, strategic
Smash joints, leavin' the track paraplegic
Repeat it for those who need it, niggas catch the vibe
Fish 'n grits, hot sauce, forever embedded inside

[Chorus:]

What, ugh, yo, yeah come on, yeah yeah
By my nigga El Da Sensei, Mike Zoot, ynah I'msayin?




Okay, F.T., guess why'ld
I gotta fresh style

Overall Meaning

The song "Frontline" is a track from El Da Sensei's 1998 album "Relax, Relate, Release." The song features several other rappers, including F.T., Mike Zoot, Prince Po', and Pharoahe Monch. The chorus warns against testing the MCs involved, who shine with rhymes all the time. The verses are full of intricate wordplay and metaphorical imagery.


El Da Sensei uses the song to express his intent to enlighten and educate through his music. He compares himself to a "music martyr" who will make snacks for DJs to scratch on wax plates, emphasizing his dedication to his craft. He also remarks on his ability to hit harder than Caterpillar trucks and create eruptions in the lab where he collaborates.


Pharoahe Monch's verse is particularly clever, with lines like "The rest'll be the aftermath, the most got statistics" playing on both the meaning of aftermath as well as the "math" sound in the word. He also references Marilyn Manson and the Sesame Street characters in his verse.


Overall, "Frontline" is a well-crafted and energetic track that showcases the skills of several talented MCs.




Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALLEE WILLIS, MAURICE WHITE, SHELDON MAURICE REYNOLDS

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@pookeyblow

Shawn J. Period is one of the most slept on hip hop producers!!!!

@axMf3qTI

truer words never been spoken

@Massproduce201

Mike Zoot the king of hit singles back to back. Pharaoh lyrical technician and FT another technical verbal abuser. El the Sensei from the wrong side of the tracks Jersey to be exact and shout out the rest of the guys this another Shawn J classic!!

@awakenowful

Peace! One of my prized vinyl records. Great upload.

@bdot7

Same here absolutely love this song!

@kastrevo5491

Jerseeyyy this shit still bumps!

@fariaz37

Ufff que bomba este tema.

@ShinkuKaioken

Gold.

@ShinkuKaioken

Still gold.

@yehor_ivanov

great stuff )

Pharoahe Monch attackin' fierlessly !

others guys - nice, also

but Pharoahe..damn )

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