Band members Prince Po and Pharoahe Monch began their career as Simply 2 Positive and then signed to Hollywood Records for 1991's Organized Konfusion. The album was commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed, as was the follow-up, Stress: The Extinction Agenda (1994) and the duo moved to Priority Records for the concept album The Equinox in 1997.
Monch has also launched a successful solo career, highlighted by his album Internal Affairs. Prince Poetry released The Slickness in 2004. A reunion album remains a distinct possibility.
Organized Konfusion
Organized Konfusion Lyrics
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Capital P-to-the-are-to-the, I-to-the-N-to-the-see-to
the-E-to-the-P-to-the-O-to-the-E.. TRY harder, don't bother
Prince Poetry, the man, not a myth
I'm not the type that you can walk up and EFF with
Don't sleep, just peep the whole damn connnnn-cept
I'M OUT TO WRECK!! Sucker MC's steppin to me with garbage
I'm Goldilocks and I'm, taxin your porridge (yeah!)
I slept in your bed, and your girl sucks funny
I'm out to bash, beats and, drop snares
Crush tables and smash up chairs, YEAH
So consider me on a rampage
I spread out and hit ya like a sawed off twelve gauge
So back up, don't play me close
Most boast to be the best, but you can't, and will never
ever in your life, come close to a mic, assassinator
I'm playin you out like Beta
I'm, watchin you, front
Flaunt your puss-head lookin just like bark
This is just a verbal whippin
for all you who don't fall, but you keep slippin
Shootin the gift for the GUH-GUH-GAB
I'm gonna dunk on your neck just like Kareem
Ab-dul, yo and ain't cool
So don't let me act like a fool
Cause I'm takin off from the tip-top of the key
with the rock passed by the Pharoahe M-O-N, see-H
the chosen lyrical soldier who backs me up
when punks verbally and, physically try to get over
with no skills, no comp..petition
havin you reminiscin about a brother
who don't give a DAMN about dissin
Black and white, clever like a superstition
Cause concepts flow, with the use of a
pen, a sheet, and when braincells meet
Brain-bustin MC's try to get hype but
smell like doo-doo cause they can't even wipe butt
Stuck-up and quite conceited
Your one hit song, all year long, at shows
everybody knows it cause you're gonna repeat, like reruns
Put your iron away, cause I got three guns
Now that we've got things up and out in the open
and clear yo, grab a chair
Cause I swing with a style that's rather ill
The illiterate can't consider it legitimate so I
kick simplistic rhymes for the plain
For the peanuts, I commence to go insane
Shredder of a competitor, makin it better for
rap listeners, cause I'm headed for
the top of the hill where Jack can't chill
Just me and Jill cause Jack has no skills
Now tell me why everybody wants to be a Prince
No skills, no sense, NONSENSE
I'm steppin up front, and to be quite,
blunt a radical creator of a poetical hypnotical mathematical
slang slurs punch, that stuns and amazes
PRINCE POETRY SHOOTS POWERFUL PHRASES
Interrupting your braincells, dilutin your thoughts
Causin side effects fully disintegratin body parts
Cause I stalk when I pray upon in the form of the flesh
Now weaken when Prince Poetry commence speakin
Side by side I rock with the Pharoahe
Watch you decomposin MC's, and look there's only a shadow
Too late, cause I'm gone, I explode
and I drop a hip-hop again, atomic, atom bomb
Releasin lyrics that you better not be usin
Organizin beats that you find Konfusin
[Pharoahe Monch]
Yeah.. here we go..
Aiyyo umm Prince (yo!) Brothers try to swing on me
nut I don't think they can hit it (nah)
These (these) styles, MC'S they, JUST CAN'T GET IT (why?)
The way I are-ti-see you-late my flows (my flows!)
Sometimes I think I know some shit
some MC's just don't know; THE
quicker I'm kickin the style
slippin and stickin the words hit quicker
better figure the verbs are thick in you
while the poetical fanatical rap acrobatical style
static never had any so I'm packin a black
automatic pistol itchy by the C.I.A.
By the way, my display of rhymes that I will lay
down on wax, distributed from a zodiac
Digitally, with a funky appeal
From the reel to reel, it doesn't matter
I still got the skill to get ill
Straight literature when you try to hit em with your
WACK STYLE, the critics are sore to crack smiles
So back up black cause you lack the skills
when I ask your girl, tax your girl
She said she wanted it from the back so I WAXED your girl
So why would you try to swing, on a nigga
with a itchy trigger finger better bring a bigger auto
hit, swing a nigga if you want to get rid of me (damn)
Your first mistake, was to consider me
a new jack black when I ahhhh-lready knew that
So get back, step back, move back, out of my way
when I roll offbeat (offbeat) again
Again and again and again and again and again
Blending the style, mending it like this
so that you can check it out when I flow awkwardly
Awkwardly I flow, yo, let's go
Most don't recollect me as T-are-O, why
cause I'ma get fly, with a microphone
dope with a microphone, you can't cope with a microphone
cause I'ma be illin, buckin off into your grill and
fillin your face with knuckles and watchin the blood spill in
down the sewer, always knew I could do a brother
with a crew of, good MC's
Or maybe even a few are stale MC's
I scatter data that'll catapault a metaphor
The epitcle epilogue editor
Trendsetter, letters are formin together
in the jaw side of my mouth, I'm alphabetic
Call me a librarian, rhymes are scary when
I mix verbs and phrases and put the vocabulary in places
where, only the M-O-N-see-H can do it
So don't ever despise
Red is the color when you look in to my Organized/eyes
you'll see Konfusion
When I'm usin a style for abusin MC's are loosin.. quick
The O-are-G-A-N-I-Z-E-D-K-O-N-F-you-S-I-N-G will TRANSMIT!
The song "Organized Konfusion" is a self-titled track by hip-hop duo Organized Konfusion, consisting of Prince Poetry and Pharoahe Monch. The song showcases the duo's lyrical prowess with each rapper taking turns to deliver hard-hitting verses. Prince Poetry emphasizes his aggressive and uncompromising attitude towards enemies, while Pharoahe Monch showcases his intricate and complex wordplay. The song's lyrics also touch on themes like competition, skill, and the struggle for recognition and respect in the hip-hop industry. The beat has an old-school, boom-bap style, with a heavy bassline and sample cuts, adding to the song's energetic and raw feel.
One interesting fact about the song is that it was produced by the legendary hip-hop producer Buckwild, who is known for his work with artists like Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and Nas. The song also features scratches by DJ Eclipse, who was a member of the influential hip-hop crew Non-Phixion. "Organized Konfusion" was released as the lead single from the duo's self-titled debut album on October 3, 1991, and received critical acclaim, although it did not chart well commercially. The album as a whole is regarded as a classic in underground hip-hop circles, and the duo would go on to release two more critically acclaimed albums before disbanding in 1997.
Another interesting fact is that the song's title is a play on the duo's name, with "Organized Konfusion" referring to the chaos and confusion that can arise from their complex and intricate rhymes. The song also features a reference to NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with Prince Poetry mentioning dunking on opponents' necks like Kareem. The song's lyrics also reference other hip-hop artists like Kool Moe Dee, Rakim, and LL Cool J, highlighting the duo's respect for their predecessors in the genre. Overall, "Organized Konfusion" is a classic example of underground hip-hop, showcasing the raw talent and lyrical skill of two MCs who were ahead of their time.
Chords: Unfortunately, the chords for the song are not available as it is a rap song with no instrumental parts that can be played on an instrument.
Line by Line Meaning
Capital P-to-the-are-to-the, I-to-the-N-to-the-see-to
the-E-to-the-P-to-the-O-to-the-E.. TRY harder, don't bother
Prince Poetry introduces himself and tells other rappers not to bother trying to compete with him.
Prince Poetry, the man, not a myth
I'm not the type that you can walk up and EFF with
Prince Poetry asserts that he is a real person and not someone to be messed with.
Don't sleep, just peep the whole damn connnnn-cept
I'M OUT TO WRECK!! Sucker MC's steppin to me with garbage
Pay attention to what I'm doing and understand my message. I am not here to take insults from unskilled rappers.
I'm Goldilocks and I'm, taxin your porridge (yeah!)
Ooooooh, cold but yummy
I slept in your bed, and your girl sucks funny
Prince Poetry has stolen his opponents' music (porridge) and finds it unimpressive, while also alluding to having slept with his opponent's loved one.
I'm out to bash, beats and, drop snares
Crush tables and smash up chairs, YEAH
Prince Poetry is here to destroy his opponents and their music.
So consider me on a rampage
I spread out and hit ya like a sawed off twelve gauge
Prince Poetry is on a destructive rampage and will attack anyone who gets in his way.
Most boast to be the best, but you can't, and will never
ever in your life, come close to a mic, assassinator
Most rappers claim to be the best, but they will never come close to Prince Poetry's level of skill.
This is just a verbal whippin
for all you who don't fall, but you keep slippin
Prince Poetry is delivering a verbal beating to those who think they can compete with him, but continue to fail.
I'm gonna dunk on your neck just like Kareem
Ab-dul, yo and ain't cool
So don't let me act like a fool
Prince Poetry will overpower his opponents in the same way that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would dunk over his opponents in basketball.
Cause I'm takin off from the tip-top of the key
with the rock passed by the Pharoahe M-O-N, see-H
the chosen lyrical soldier who backs me up
when punks verbally and, physically try to get over
Prince Poetry collaborates with Pharoahe Monch, who supports him when facing off against weaker rappers.
Shootin the gift for the GUH-GUH-GAB
I'm gonna dunk on your neck just like Kareem
Prince Poetry is showing off his lyrical skills as he continues to overpower his opponents.
I'm steppin up front, and to be quite,
blunt a radical creator of a poetical hypnotical mathematical
slang slurs punch, that stuns and amazes
PRINCE POETRY SHOOTS POWERFUL PHRASES
Prince Poetry is a dynamic and innovative rapper, who creates surprising and impressive rhymes.
The quicker I'm kickin the style
slippin and stickin the words hit quicker
better figure the verbs are thick in you
while the poetical fanatical rap acrobatical style
static never had any so I'm packin a black
automatic pistol itchy by the C.I.A.
Pharoahe Monch is a quick and skilled rapper, who creates complex and impressive rhymes. His style is so unique that he is compared to a secret agent.
Always knew I could do a brother
with a crew of, good MC's
Or maybe even a few are stale MC's
I scatter data that'll catapault a metaphor
The epitcle epilogue editor
Pharoahe Monch has always known that he could outperform other rappers, even those in groups or with some level of talent. He creates and scatters complex rhymes that are sure to impress.
The O-are-G-A-N-I-Z-E-D-K-O-N-F-you-S-I-N-G will TRANSMIT!
Organized Konfusion will continue to put out high quality music for all to hear.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: LARRY BASKERVILLE, TROY JAMERSON
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