Learning from their cohort Lord Finesse, the two started an underground buzz by street promoting their demos then selling the tapes out of the trunks of their cars. The street sales helped them polish their debut single "Soul Clap" b/w "Party Groove," a cut that banged dance clubs and got love on Yo! MTV Raps for many a week, a self-titled EP was released in March of 1992. Their debut album, Runaway Slave, followed in the fall and is seen as an early-'90s hip-hop essential. The album brought a bouncing hardcore sound of crisp, jazzy horns, stiff drum kicks, and snapping snares that could get a party hopping but could also satisfy the non-dancing purist nodding his head in the back of the club. The album truly is a D.I.T.C. family affair and introduced such legendary names as the late Big L, Fat Joe, and Diamond D, whose classic debut solo album Stunts, Blunts, and Hip Hop dropped the same week in 1992.
The albatross of making unadulterated rap music is that it sometimes costs a crew acclaim, for Show and A.G. are some of rap's disturbingly underrated. The sequel to their raw, stripped sound came in 1995 with the under-appreciated Goodfellas and the two were major contributors to D.I.T.C.'s eponymous debut album in 2000.
Visions
Showbiz & A.G. Lyrics
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불꽃처럼 사방으로 전부 (flame, flame)
흩어져 흔적 없이
텅 빈 여긴 내 새하얀 도화지
기분 좋게 널 속이고
내 맘대로 칠해
다 엉망이래도
Yeah 꿈처럼 화려한 place
내가 원하면 다 바꿔
또렷해지는 내 brain (brain)
모든 게 새로워 보여
망설일 시간은 없어
이곳엔 없는 게 없어
눈 감을수록 선명해져가
(눈 감을수록 선명해져가)
이끌리는 대로 따라가 봐
꿈결 같은 순간 멈추지 마
사라질 테니까, 다 망쳐도 괜찮아
Either now or never
일렁이는 네 heart 다 맡겨봐
모든 걸 잃어도 뛰어들어
지금뿐이니까, 좀 다쳐도 괜찮아
Follow your desire
부스러진 내가 (그래, 내가)
조각조각 사방으로 전부 (can you see it now?)
흩어져 만든 건 (hey, ayy)
봐도 믿지 못할 shiny crystal rose
때론 의심하지만
이미 늦은 걸 알잖아
이젠 걷잡을 수 없는 error, error, yeah
나쁠 리 없는 부드러운 touch (touch)
천천히 느껴 no rush (no rush)
손끝부터 얌전히 스며들어 처음처럼
Come down, lay down
Just listen to my sound
널 자연스레 움직여
Come closer now (now, now, now, now)
이끌리는 대로 움직여봐
기분 좋은 순간 멈추지 마
후회할 테니까, 다 망쳐도 괜찮아
Either now or never
거세지는 impulse 겁먹지 마
모든 걸 잃어도 멈추지 마
무뎌질 테니까, 한 번쯤은 괜찮아
Follow your desire
이끌리는 대로 널 데려온
반짝이는 new world
믿는 순간 흐려지는 vision
그때 그대로 나는 사라져
The lyrics to Showbiz & A.G.'s song Visions explore feelings of dependence and vulnerability in a romantic relationship. The singer expresses a fear of losing control and a need for their partner to be present and supportive. They acknowledge their own insecurities and anxieties, admitting that they frequently overthink and turn to drugs as a coping mechanism. The line "Please don't leave me you're the one that I need" highlights the singer's desperation for their partner's affection and attention, while the final line "It's hard to live if you wish that I don't exist" speaks to the painful rejection that they feel could potentially lead to their own self-destruction. The lyrics are emotive and introspective, conveying the complexities of human connection and the struggle to maintain it in a world full of distractions and challenges.
Line by Line Meaning
If I dream of you tonight
Thinking about you is on my mind
I don't wanna lose control
I hope to stay calm and retain my composure
Need you on my side all the other shit count no more
I require your support, nothing else matters
Please don't leave me you're the one that I need
Don't abandon me, you are my only necessity
It's hard to live if you wish that I don't exist
It's difficult to carry on if you desire my nonexistence
She wanna bust that ass when I'm gone paranoid on my phone you know I can't be right here
She wants to engage in activities when I'm absent but I'm worried about what may occur
And you won't let me know cause you're cold making shows on a low knowing you keep my fear
You maintain secrecy and concealment, heightening my anxiety
And you keep me up at night
You cause me to lose sleep
I overthink lose control
I think excessively and become overwhelmed
Light a blunt to get high
I smoke to relieve my stress
For all the shit that I'm on
For everything that's causing me distress
Babe tell the truth 'cause I know you
Be honest with me because I trust you
And shake over shake it and I don't know if I can take it pray to god I want escape it
I tremble and quiver, uncertain if I can handle it, I pray to escape the situation
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ho Young Yoon, Nicha Yontararak, Mi Yeon Cho, Jeong Ho Won, Hyo Jung Shin
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