Fresh Interlude
Refugee Allstars Lyrics

Yo yo, this Wyclef, alongside DJ Skribble (for the ladies)
Introduction of the performers and reason for the particular session

Yo Skribble I have one question
Wyclef starting a conversation with DJ Skribble

Could you please answer this for me?
Wyclef asking for Skribble's opinion

I gotta know this yo
Wyclef emphasizing the importance of his question

What makes a DJ
Wyclef's first question about the qualities of a DJ

What makes an MC
Wyclef's second question about the qualities of a MC

What makes the ReFugees
Wyclef's third question about the qualities of the Refuges

Why are kids getting jealous?
Wyclef inquiring why some children are envious

'Cause we F, R, E, S, H
Response to the earlier questions - the reasons behind the qualities

Fresh, fresh, fresh, that's, fresh!
Repeating the word fresh to emphasize the group's originality

Hey you, player, with the dibble and the dabble
Referring to someone with limited talent in music

You want to battle who? Wyclef or DJ Skribble
Challenging the aforementioned individual to a music battle

Hold the stickup it's a freestyle session
Announcing an impromptu freestyle music session

Skribble where you from man
Wyclef inquiring about Skribble's origin

Well I'm from Haiti, then Brooklyn, then Jersey
Skribble describing his place of birth and upbringing

With a universal tag, plus I got
Skribble further explaining his background and expertise

You slept on this musician, plus the hip-hop art
Skribble describing his skills that went unrecognised

Bring your best MC's
Inviting fellow performers to showcase their skills

'Cause every man got disciples if you ever want a rival
Explaining how every person has someone to challenge them

Show up, with a mic, and a rifle
Highlighting the intensity and competitiveness of music battles

Wyclef stuck the bank at mid-day
Narrating a fictional story involving Wyclef performing a heist

And took all of Sony money, in a black van he got away
Continuing the story of Wyclef's heist

I just got a call from Tommy Mottola
Narrator receiving a call from a music executive

He said forget about it "oh my word"
Tommy Mottola dismissing the situation

So I held John Agrassia, at gunpoint
Narrator committing another fictional crime

He's shook, callin' Donny Aiena, while smokin' a joint
Narrator describing the victim's state of mind and actions

I said, 'Who's the informer?' They say, 'Michael Malden'
Narrator trying to identify the sources of information against him

I had to take him out "Three the hard way!"
Narrator eliminating the informer through violent means

The moral of this story don't blame the record company
Narrator concluding the story and imparting a moral lesson

If your record ain't selling you lack creativity
Narrator suggesting that low record sales indicate a lack of creativity

But what you want me to say? What what you want me to say huh?
Narrator expressing frustration towards his unfulfilled dreams and expectations

Yo I've been trying to get a deal for, years and it ain't
Narrator describing his unsuccessful attempt to get a music deal

"And I'll kill anyone, who dares to go against me!"
Random and seemingly unrelated statement made by someone in the song