They have recieved several Gospel Music Association Dove Awards throughout their career. Their first first was "Rap/Hip Hop Song" for "Alcoholic Plagiarism", from Factors of the Seven. The next year they took the same award for "They All Fall Down", from Grammatical Revolution. In 2003 The Art Of Translation won the award for "Rap/Hip Hop Album", and the following year their song "Believe" from the same album took "Rap/Hip Hop Song". They also shared in the "Special Event Album" that year, for their contribution to !Hero The Rock Opera.
Album list:
1. Mental Releases
2. Factors of the Seven
3. Grammatical Revolution in the Spirit
4. Art of Translation
5. Dichotomy A
6. Dichotomy B
7. Art of Transformation (remix album of Translation)
8. 7 (best of album)
9. Redemption
10. The Greatest Hits
11. Reiterate
12. Quarantine
Stop Bitin'
Grits Lyrics
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Using styles that you know
That ain't yours
Stop bitin'
Changing sounds
Every album you do
Stop bitin'
Reciting lines
Stop bitin'
Making money
Off of rhymes
That ain't yours
For the kleptos
Who stole flows
From those
In the pros
Get you mouth
Swole by blows
Thrown by those
You took from
How can you stand
To even look
At yourself
Peering through mirrors
Got to be
Insecurity can't
Just be bout money
If it is you
Got issues
Way beyond the Benhamins
Need reminder
Of purpose
Cause you
Clowning on surface
For those
In writers block
Stealing ideas
For concepts
This is judgement day
I'm putting hurt
On your rep
It's not my fault
That you slept
And didn't wake up
You getting shook up
Getting dug up
>From the roots up
Put your boots up
Your time has finally come
To a swift
And deadly end
A grammatical revolution
In the spirit
My friend
So stop bitin'
Stop bitin'
You ol style
Nibblin wagon
Jumpin braggin
Skill gnawing
Chainsaw jawed bandit
Moet drinking
Too high off weed
For proper
Thinking, sinking
Drowning your own vomit
Plus stinking pitiful
Selling soul
For residual
Individuals
In rituals
Through habitual manners
Driving me bonkers
And bananas
First off
I want to thank
Gotee for allowing
Me flow free
while some labels
Wild by picking
Their artists style
And that blow me
Completely out of the water
Thinking to myself
If they ain't
No good
Should they
Determine they
Artist vision
Make decision
How could
They regardless
Of how they feel
I'm gone avenge
Like Emma peel
For the preservation
Of hip-hop
From the one's
Who like to steal
Nothing more devious
Than a force
If my previous verse
Was harsh
A president of the U.S.
Finding love
In a boggy marsh
Me and this
Hip-hop thang
Go way back
Do what I can
To keep it intact
My soothing
Verbal herbon
Can absorb
A comet's impact
So react
On impulse
Or in a manner
That you deem fit
More of you's required
So get inspired
When my team hit
Copyright infringing
Producer pretending
To be
Beat borrowing
Noncreative
Wordless emcees
Take heed
We straight original
Rhyme sayers
Music composers
And songwriters
Christ was incapable
Of sin
We're incapable
Of biting
If we did
It would discredit
Everything we stand for
Keep your carbon copy repeats
That ain't never been sweet
Please forgive me
The song "Stop Bitin' " by Grits is a critique of artists who plagiarize others by stealing lyrics or sound styles without giving credit to the originators. The lyrics express contempt for copycat artists who lack originality and are too lazy to create something new. The opening line, "stop bitin'," sets the tone for the message of the song. The lyrics go further to condemn artists who make money off someone else's efforts, claiming they are not worthy of the accolades they receive.
The second verse takes aim at record label executives who dictate to artists what style they should use instead of allowing them the freedom to create. The lines, "If they ain't no good should they determine they artist vision, make decision, how could they regardless of how they feel," underscore the conflict between artistic integrity and commercial interests. The third verse highlights the importance of originality in hip-hop and appeals to the spirit of the genre's pioneers to preserve its essence.
Overall, the song "Stop Bitin'" serves as a wake-up call to artists, reminding them that authenticity is the key to success in the music industry. The lyrics evoke a sense of righteousness, calling out those who steal other people's work and concluding with a plea for forgiveness for anything that may have been borrowed unintentionally.
Line by Line Meaning
Stop bitin'
Stop plagiarising
Using styles that you know
Copying someone else's style
That ain't yours
That doesn't belong to you
Changing sounds
Modifying your music
Every album you do
In every album you make
Reciting lines
Repeating lyrics
I done heard before
That I've heard before
Making money
Earning income
Off of rhymes
From your lyrics
For the kleptos
For the plagiarists
Who stole flows
Who plagiarised other's music
From those
From the original creators
In the pros
Who are professional creators
Get you mouth
Get ready
Swole by blows
To be hit hard
Thrown by those
Thrown by the original creators
You took from
Whom you plagiarised
How can you stand
How can you tolerate
To even look
To see
At yourself
At your own reflection
Peering through mirrors
Looking through reflective surfaces
Got to be
Must be
Insecurity can't
The lack of self-confidence
Just be bout money
Just be about money
If it is you
If it is you who's plagiarising
Got issues
Have problems
Way beyond the Benhamins
More than just money problems
Need reminder
Need to be reminded
Of purpose
Of the real reason for creating music
Cause you
Because you
Clowning on surface
Fooling around on the surface level
For those
For the audience
In writers block
Who are struggling to write
Stealing ideas
Copying concepts
For concepts
For the main ideas
This is judgement day
This is the time of judgement
I'm putting hurt
I'm causing damage
On your rep
On your reputation
It's not my fault
It's not my responsibility
That you slept
That you didn't pay attention
And didn't wake up
And didn't realise the consequences
You getting shook up
You're getting scared
Getting dug up
Getting exposed
From the roots up
From the source
Put your boots up
Get ready for a fight
Your time has finally come
It's your time to face the consequences
To a swift
Quick
And deadly end
And painful consequences
A grammatical revolution
A change in the way we use language
In the spirit
Based on our belief
My friend
A friendly term
You ol style
You old style
Nibblin wagon
Feasting on other's success
Jumpin braggin
Proudly talking about your plagiarism
Skill gnawing
To be dishonest and unskilled
Chainsaw jawed bandit
To be ruthless and unethical
Moet drinking
Drinking expensive champagne
Too high off weed
Intoxicated by marijuana
For proper
For good
Thinking, sinking
Losing your mental capabilities
Drowning your own vomit
Being overwhelmed by one's own faults
Plus stinking pitiful
In addition, being pathetic
Selling soul
Selling your principles
For residual
For recurring
Individuals
Plagiarists
In rituals
In a habitual way
Through habitual manners
As part of your normal behaviour
Driving me bonkers
Making me crazy
And bananas
And insane
First off
Firstly
I want to thank
I am grateful to
Gotee for allowing
Gotee for giving me the freedom
Me flow free
To express myself freely
While some labels
While other record companies
Wild by picking
Randomly selecting
Their artists style
Their artists' particular sound
And that blow me
And that amazes me
Completely out of the water
Is completely astonishing
Thinking to myself
Reflecting to myself
If they ain't
If they are not
No good
Not talented
Should they
Should those record companies
Determine they
Influence their artists'
Artist vision
Creative vision of their artists
Make decision
Make the final call
How could
How can they
Regardless
Regardless of
Of how they feel
Despite their feelings
I'm gone avenge
I will take revenge
Like Emma peel
Violently, like Emma Peel's character in the Avengers
For the preservation
To preserve
Of hip-hop
Of the hip-hop genre
From the one's
From the plagiarists
Who like to steal
Who has no creativity and plagiarises
Nothing more devious
Nothing more unethical
Than a force
Than a plagiarist
If my previous verse
If my previous line
Was harsh
Was too critical
A president of the U.S.
The leader of the United States
Finding love
Experiencing romance
In a boggy marsh
In an unlikely place
Me and this
I and this music genre
Hip-hop thang
Hip-hop music
Go way back
Have a long history
Do what I can
To contribute positively
To keep it intact
To preserve its essence
My soothing
My comforting
Verbal herbon
Lyrics that heal
Can absorb
Can handle
A comet's impact
Anything powerful
So react
So respond
On impulse
On spur of the moment
Or in a manner
Or in a specific way
That you deem fit
That you think best
More of you's required
We need more of you
So get inspired
So become inspired
When my team hit
When my team delivers
Copyright infringing
Violating someone's copyright
Producer pretending
The dishonest producer
To be
To act
Beat borrowing
Copying someone else's beat
Noncreative
Without creativity
Wordless emcees
Rappers without meaningful lyrics
Take heed
Listen and learn
We straight original
We are genuinely original
Rhyme sayers
Rappers
Music composers
Composers of music
And songwriters
And writers of lyrics
Christ was incapable
Christ couldn't commit sin
Of sin
Of wrongdoing
We're incapable
We too are incapable
Of biting
Of plagiarising
If we did
If we do
It would discredit
It would ruin
Everything we stand for
Our beliefs and principles
Keep your carbon copy repeats
Keep your copied and repeated content
That ain't never been sweet
That has never been good
Please forgive me
Apology to the audience
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: OTTO MONTGOMERY PRICE JR., RIC ROBBINS, STACY BERNARD JONES, TERON DAVID CARTER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Duane Anderson
This song and group need to get more love!
David Harris
Good job