Brand New Bein'
Sadat X Lyrics

Lord J, rap's Broadway Joe
Lord Jamar is like Broadway Joe Namath, famous for his rapping skills

I'm like Namath cause I'm famous for the way that I flow
Lord Jamar is comparing himself to Joe Namath, famous for his skills on the football field

See you're an anus and you're heinous, I just think you should know
Lord Jamar insults his opponent's behavior and personality, letting them know what he thinks of them

that in the plainest, you're the lamest and I think you should go
Lord Jamar thinks his opponent is the worst and should leave the game

straight to hell, New Rochelle, that's where I'm from
Lord Jamar is from New Rochelle and sends his opponent there as a curse

You got money for a show then here I come
Lord Jamar will be there to perform if his opponent has the cash to pay him

You wanna front on the low then hear my gun
Lord Jamar warns his opponent that they better not mess with him, or they'll hear his gun

Huh, yeah, my flow is impeccable
Lord Jamar boasts of his impeccable rapping skills

Yours don't make sense like homosexuals
Lord Jamar insults his opponent's rapping skills, saying they don't make sense, like homosexuals (which is wrong and offensive)

You do a show, I'ma throw more vegetables
Lord Jamar will throw more vegetables at his opponent if they perform live

Youse a bitch, you need to grow some testicles
Lord Jamar insults his opponent, calling them a coward and telling them to grow some courage

Your whole style is unacceptable
Lord Jamar doesn't approve of his opponent's style of rapping

None of your albums will ever be collectable
Lord Jamar doesn't think his opponent's albums will ever be worth collecting

Least you could do is try to keep it respectable
Lord Jamar suggests his opponent keep their rapping respectable, even if they can't make good music

This is yoga rap, my flow is so flexible
Lord Jamar describes his style of rapping as yoga, and his flow as very flexible

"Ghetto music rap, we doing it" - Lord Jamar
Lord Jamar repeats his catchphrase for the song, which is "ghetto music rap, we doing it"

"Brand Nubian" - Sadat X
Sadat X identifies Brand Nubian as the group he represents

"I flirt with the idea of quitting the game Nah, I'ma evolve, continue to change" - Xzibit
Xzibit says he's thought about quitting the rap game, but he's going to evolve and change instead

"Ghetto music rap, we doing it" "Brand Nubian" "Ghetto music rap, we doing it" "Brand Nubian"
Repetition of the song's catchphrase and identification of the group

See when I drop my thesis
Grand Puba talks about his rap style as if it's a scholarly thesis

I keep a hundred niggas straight down the line like permanent creases
Grand Puba keeps it real and straight with his hundred friends down the line

That paper increases, hot whips on leases
Grand Puba raps about making money from his music and buying expensive cars

Sort of mine like nephews and nieces
Grand Puba feels a sense of ownership over his nephews and nieces, probably as if they are his own children

I give it to you straight black, I ain't never been a hate cat
Grand Puba keeps it real, doesn't hold back and hasn't been one to spread hate

I'm more concerned with filling up my plate Jack
Grand Puba is more concerned with making money than anything else

Shit I'm starving, keep them bullshit snacks
Grand Puba is starving for real food and not interested in snack food, especially not bullshit snacks

I need my bank account obese when I'm moving in that Maybach
Grand Puba wants a fat bank account when he's driving his Maybach luxury car

A fool can learn from his own mistakes But the wise man learn from others
Grand Puba gives advice that a foolish person learns from their own mistakes, but the wise person learns from others'

That's why when I give it to you homie, gotta keep it real talk so you ain't stuck with three baby's mothers
Grand Puba gives advice to men to keep it real with their homies so they don't end up with three babies' mothers

I be that Mister Magnificent, oh so significant NY, so fly, viewing it from the bird's eye
Grand Puba boasts of his significance as a rapper and his status as a cool New Yorker, looking down from a bird's-eye view

Grand Puba, the mammies are magnetic Bullshit niggas and bitches is getting deaded, uh
Grand Puba is magnetic, drawing women to him, and he has no time for people he deems bullshit, calling them out in the song

Wake up in the morning with the yearning for 'erbs
Sadat X raps about waking up and craving weed or other drugs

Go to war with my dudes, it's like we fighting the Serbs
Sadat X and his friends feel like they're fighting a war when they rap, like they're in conflict with the Serbian military

And I ain't got to prove it to y'all The Jews and the A-rabs, that's a real brawl
Sadat X doesn't have to prove his worth to anyone because he believes the real conflict is between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East

Don't let them slugs gas up your ear
Sadat X is warning people not to listen to the negative things others might say to them (like being gassed up by slugs)

You was never in the jail, you never walked down the tier
Sadat X is calling out people who claim to have been in jail but have never actually walked down the cell blocks

Me? I'd rather be surrounded by broads
Sadat X prefers being surrounded by women

Even though I know half of them is really straight frauds
Sadat X knows that half of the women around him are not trustworthy, true to themselves or to him (aka frauds)

Damn, it's great to be here with my brothers
Sadat X is happy to be among his fellow Brand Nubians

Blowing things in the air, ain't near no baby mothers
Sadat X is smoking weed and/or vaping, without any of his baby mamas in the vicinity

I am still the Wild Cowboy, ask yourself who got more style boy
Sadat X is still a "wild cowboy" (a nickname he gave himself), and he asks who has more style than him

I warn you, I'll go baseline on you Hit you with the eighth and you keep that faith
Sadat X warns his opponent he will go hard on them, and hit them with all of his energy, and tells them to keep the faith and continue whatever they're doing afterwards. The reference to an "eighth" could mean an eighth of weed or something else, but it's unclear.

The Brand Nubian combo, Grand Puba ensemble Still type hungry, let's eat this food
Sadat X shouts out to the Brand Nubian crew, gives Grand Puba a specific shout out, and suggests they are still hungry and ready to eat up whatever comes their way

I could jump in this stew, there's no known cure
Sadat X can jump in the food mixture/cooking pot, but there is no known cure to his style of rapping