Grand Puba (born William Dixon March 4, 1966) is a rapper best known as a m… Read Full Bio ↴Grand Puba (born William Dixon March 4, 1966) is a rapper best known as a member of the group Brand Nubian. He debuted with the group Masters of Ceremony. Their album Dynamite (1988) was hailed by critics, but probably due to lack of sales the group soon disbanded, and Puba emerged as the lead rapper of Brand Nubian. After their innovative and versatile debut album One For All (1990) - covering areas from reggae-influenced rap to new jack swing - Puba left the group and embarked on a solo career. He became a member of the group again in 1998, in time for the album The Return. In 1999, Puba and groupmate Sadat X performed on the track "Once Again" on Handsome Boy Modeling School's concept album So How's Your Girl. . . . Following the group's 2004 effort Fire In The Hole, a rejuvenated Puba appeared on tracks with Beanie Sigel ("Bread and Butter", also featuring groupmate Sadat X), Missy Elliott ("My Struggles" featuring his onetime collaborator Mary J. Blige), and Ugly Duckling ("Party Goin' Down Tonight")

Honey Don't Front
Grand Puba Lyrics

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Yeah (5X)
Aiyyo check it
This is how we swing this
Big kid flavor
So come on honey, don't front

C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front

Honey honey don't front
C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
Ha hah, you know what time is it
C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
c'mon honey don't front
C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
Check it

No one's home, I'll be there in a sec
And all I keep thinkin is wreck wreck wreck
Ding-dong goes the doorbell as I'm straight for the nightie
She said, "Hold on a sec," to make sure her crib was tidy
I steps in, with the Puba grin
And I say, "How ya been?" But all I'm thinkin is skins
I said, "What's on the agenda for the night?"
She said HBO was boomin and Foreman was about to fight
Cool, I'm down to see him drop a body
So I, dim the lights and it was me and this hottie
Round one, round two and then the fight was through
And I was thinkin all the things that I can do
I threw my arm upon her shoulder, this is what I told her
"Baby grab ahold-a I'm as solid as a boulder"
She said, "Stop it!" She tried to change the topic
I said, "c'mon honeydip because you know I want to knock it"
Then she broke down in tears
And I've been waitin for weeks, but weeks feel like years
"Puba, I thought you was a friend"
I said, "What are you sayin hon, I gets no skin?"
I gave her some advice I put the shit on ice
And then I told her, yeah yeah

C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
Ha hah, c'mon honey don't front
C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
You know what time is it
C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
Knock it off, baby baby knock it off
C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
Huh

See hon was a good friend, I seen her more than just a bend
(What's a bend?) A bend is when you spread the skins
Why pretend? If honey bend, the God is in
She called me friend because she didn't want to see the Jim
Now now-now now now just wait a sec
In cases like this, the Puba usually gets wreck
But this night I settled for a little raincheck
Before I left I mmm-mmm'd all on her neck
I like to civilize em first before I run up in
Educate em then politely speak upon the skins
I'm the type of nigga to be careful of a digger
And I still can't figure how they try to play a nigga
So, c'mon honey cause I know you're not a stunt
But it ain't no need for you to front

C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
Honey don't front
C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
Ha hah, you know what I want
C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
Yeah yeah yeah
C'mon honey, don't front
Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
Big kid flavor

Sha-ah, sha-uh, sha-ah
Sha-uh, sha-ah, sha-uh, sha-ah
Ha hah! This is how we gonna move it on yo

Give me a mic and I'll wreck shit
Cause it takes less than a sec for me to wet shit
But I just do my shows and catch the hoes and wear my 'Bauds
And hang with those who I know are not down low foes
Oh my lord, climb aboard, here's the love train
Brother tried to hitch a free ride, back off shit stain
We got the lingo, hon stop look and giggle
Stud Doogie drops a beat and then we watch the ass wiggle
Oh my good, this is how it SHOULD be done
So c'mon hon
I'm not Luther Vandross, Babyface, or Freddie Jackson
That's OK, cause I still get a piece of the action
Don't worry honey, cause we got things covered
The best thing I left undiscovered
We can get this 40, step to the corner and get this blunt
It ain't no need to front

c'mon honey don't you don't don't don't don't
YaknowhatI'msayin? Let's get it on
Ha hah, Stud Doogie Doogie Doogie
Yeah, Ala Ala Alamo, you know how it go
S.O.S., ha hah!
Yeah, c'mon, c'mon, ha hah
c'mon, c'mon
S.D. pumpin this shit on the reel to reel
Ha hah, let's do it like this
Yeah, yeah, on the bug out, uh
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Ha hah, and you don't stop
And you won't stop, and you don't stop
Baby Pop, in the thing, knowhatI'msayin?
Big Jeff is in the thing youknowhatI'msayin?

Ha hah, c'mon, c'mon
Time to shift

Overall Meaning

The song "Honey Don't Front" by Grand Puba features his signature smooth and effortless flow as he raps about a night with a friend who he hoped would become more. The chorus "C'mon honey, don't front" repeats throughout the song as Puba urges his friend to stop playing games and recognize their attraction to each other. In the first verse, Puba arrives at his friend's house and they watch a boxing match, but he is really just thinking about getting with her. He tries to make a move but she breaks down in tears and accuses him of only seeing her as a friend. Puba gives her some advice and urges her to stop pretending and just be honest about what she wants.

The overall theme of the song is honesty and communication. Puba wants his friend to stop pretending that she doesn't want to be with him and just be honest about her feelings. He also stresses the importance of being truthful with oneself and not playing games. The smooth flow and catchy chorus make the song a classic hip-hop track that still resonates with listeners today.

Line by Line Meaning

C'mon honey, don't front
Don't act like you're not interested, come on

Honey don't front, c'mon honey don't front
Stop trying to play games, show me what you really want

No one's home, I'll be there in a sec
I can come over now since no one is home

And all I keep thinkin is wreck wreck wreck
I'm only thinking about having sex with you

She said, "Hold on a sec," to make sure her crib was tidy
She needed to tidy up her home before we hang out

And I say, "How ya been?" But all I'm thinkin is skins
I asked her how she's been doing, but I'm really just thinking about having sex with her

She said HBO was boomin and Foreman was about to fight
We can watch HBO and the Foreman boxing match

And I was thinkin all the things that I can do
I was thinking about having sex with her

"Baby grab ahold-a I'm as solid as a boulder"
I am a strong and reliable partner

"Puba, I thought you was a friend"
I thought we were friends

"I gave her some advice I put the shit on ice"
I told her to wait and think about whether or not she wants to have sex

See hon was a good friend, I seen her more than just a bend
We have a good friendship and I have seen her more than just a sexual partner

"In cases like this, the Puba usually gets wreck"
Normally I would just have sex with her, but not this time

I like to civilize em first before I run up in
I like to educate my partners and treat them with respect before having sex

And I still can't figure how they try to play a nigga
I don't understand why some women try to manipulate men

"It ain't no need to front"
You don't need to pretend or play games

Big Jeff is in the thing youknowhatI'msayin?
My friend Big Jeff is here, do you know what I'm saying?

Time to shift
It's time to move on

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Comments from YouTube:

Sean Parker

5y↑5

Golden age of Hip Hop, this is a classic

olamide raphaels

5y↑4

Grand puba of brand nubian is dope. Nice rap and nice beat

Nook Guy

5y↑16

Mannnn i swear its something special about that 90s rap its like rappers just rolled their lyrics of their tounge so smooth. Most of this new rap today sound all the same man. Just bragging and boasting about what they have and how much it cost like i dont care about what you have 24/7 I get a headache when i hear it and its worse with auto tune. Back than you had to have had talent in order to get on nowadays anybody can make a song as long as they have a good beat its all good. Since when does beats matter more than lyrics. My my my. Rip to 90s rap gone but never everrrrr forgotten.