Easy Back It Up
Styles of Beyond Lyrics


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[Takbir]
It was 11:33, just wakin up to write
Got plans to meet my man at the jam tonight
Got a call from Tiger Chan, he said, "Whassup Tak'?"
Yo my car broke down, meet me at the bus stop
"What time?" About five, I'll be ready when I'm done
4:22, turn twenty-one, so you know
Threw on my shades to block the rays from the sun
I stepped out the door and now my day's begun
So I'm walkin down the block, think about that girl Britney
Knowin that I'm goin to the club to get tipsy
If I step out of line, would she soon forget me
I don't know - I'm Dazed and Confused like a hippie
Waitin on the corner for the four-door Honda
Picked me up, with the switch seat recliner
Yo I hear the horn blowin from these girls behind us
I turned around to look and they got all obnoxious
They recognize the face, "Can we get your autograph?"
Yo I turned back to Ryu and we started to laugh
"We got a show to do tonight," that's what I yelled out the window
They pulled up on the side, with a pen and pad for info
One had pretty eyes, with the buttermilk complexion
So I ran it down the line with the directions, yo..

Everytime we got a jam to make
we make sure the beat knocks, we dig up in the crate
Once the vibe is straight, we packin the place
It's the S.O.B., put the needle on the plate
(What what what what?)
Put the needle on the plate
(uhh.. uhh..)
Put the needle on the plate
(yeah UH)

"Wait back it up, hup, easy back it up" -> Q-Tip (repeat 3X)

[Ryu]
Steppin out in style, three dimensional light beams
Knight Queens and Club Kings swingin hype cling
Trippin over bottles of Moet on my way to the dancefloor
Pan-thers, freakin my folklore
My bloody roar buddy deplore cunning game to transform
and trap a dame flat in nine seconds we take aim
Change to battle beast, that'll cease, any attempt
in petty offensive diss to my click
We move quick, you might not even recognize my presence
Thirty second assassination sedation weapon
Step into the club, all these thugs want to shoot me
Because I'm well known at the spot, they call me roofies
Hittin hard rocks when I travel through veins
and wake up in three days not remeberin thangs
The reign of the poetry prince of darkness the martian
Stompin, from California to Boston, Lost in Space
so take caution, face the facts, harken
Eagle talon attack, pack it up often
Audio abortion, distortion offense
Corporate, decaptitated three-headed horsemen
Shredded portions of serial murder endorsement
Course across clubs and fold my armed forces

Everytime we got a jam to make
we make sure the beat knocks, we dig up in the crate
Once the vibe is straight, we packin the place
It's the S.O.B., put the needle on the plate
(What what what what?)
Put the needle on the plate
(uhh.. uhh..)
Put the needle on the plate
(yeah UH)





"Wait back it up, hup, easy back it up" -> {cut and scratched}

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Styles of Beyond's song Easy Back It Up tell the story of two friends, Takbir and Ryu, as they get ready to go to a club and perform. Takbir wakes up with plans to meet up with Ryu later that night, but gets a call from their friend Tiger Chan saying that his car broke down and he needs a ride. Takbir and Ryu pick up Tiger Chan and drive to the club, with a group of girls recognizing Takbir and asking for his autograph. Ryu then describes the scene in the club, where he is well known and some fellow club-goers are not happy about it, with Ryu threatening them using his rap skills. The song ends with its chorus "Wait back it up, hup, easy back it up" being cut and scratched.


Line by Line Meaning

It was 11:33, just wakin up to write
I woke up at 11:33 and started preparing for the night's events.


Got plans to meet my man at the jam tonight
I had plans to meet my friend at the nightclub tonight.


Got a call from Tiger Chan, he said, "Whassup Tak'?"
Tiger Chan called me and asked me how I was doing.


Yo my car broke down, meet me at the bus stop
My car broke down, so I had to meet Tiger Chan at the bus stop.


"What time?" About five, I'll be ready when I'm done
Tiger Chan said he'd be ready by 5 PM.


4:22, turn twenty-one, so you know
It was 4:22 PM, and I just turned 21.


Threw on my shades to block the rays from the sun
I put on sunglasses to protect my eyes from the sun.


I stepped out the door and now my day's begun
I stepped out of my house and started my day.


So I'm walkin down the block, think about that girl Britney
I walked down the street while thinking about a girl named Britney.


Knowin that I'm goin to the club to get tipsy
I knew that I was going to the nightclub to drink alcohol.


If I step out of line, would she soon forget me
I wondered if Britney would forget about me if I did something wrong.


I don't know - I'm Dazed and Confused like a hippie
I didn't know the answer, and I felt confused like a hippie.


Waitin on the corner for the four-door Honda
I waited on the street corner for a four-door Honda to pick me up.


Picked me up, with the switch seat recliner
The car that picked me up had a switch seat recliner.


Yo I hear the horn blowin from these girls behind us
I heard a car horn blowing behind us, and it was some girls in a car.


I turned around to look and they got all obnoxious
When I turned around to look, the girls were acting rude and irritating.


They recognize the face, "Can we get your autograph?"
The girls recognized me and asked for my autograph.


Yo I turned back to Ryu and we started to laugh
I turned to Ryu and we both started laughing.


"We got a show to do tonight," that's what I yelled out the window
I yelled out the window that we had a show to do that night.


They pulled up on the side, with a pen and pad for info
The girls pulled up next to us with a pen and pad to take down information.


One had pretty eyes, with the buttermilk complexion
One of the girls had pretty eyes and a light-colored complexion.


So I ran it down the line with the directions, yo..
I gave them directions to our show location.


Steppin out in style, three dimensional light beams
I walked out in style and saw trippy 3D light beams.


Knight Queens and Club Kings swingin hype cling
There were fancy, wealthy people at the nightclub.


Trippin over bottles of Moet on my way to the dancefloor
I accidentally stumbled over Moet bottles while heading to the dancefloor.


Pan-thers, freakin my folklore
People were freaking out to my music and stories.


My bloody roar buddy deplore cunning game to transform
My friend and I had a game plan to transform our music into something amazing.


and trap a dame flat in nine seconds we take aim
We wanted to impress women and take their attention within nine seconds.


Change to battle beast, that'll cease, any attempt
We transformed into a battle beast that could shut down any negative attempts.


in petty offensive diss to my click
No one dared to make petty offensive comments about our music clique.


We move quick, you might not even recognize my presence
We moved quickly and smoothly, and people couldn't even recognize us.


Thirty second assassination sedation weapon
We were quick and deadly like a 30-second assassination.


Step into the club, all these thugs want to shoot me
Some people in the club didn't like me and wanted to hurt me.


Because I'm well known at the spot, they call me roofies
People knew me at the nightclub and called me names like "roofies."


Hittin hard rocks when I travel through veins
My music was hard-hitting and made people feel a rush like they were on drugs.


and wake up in three days not remeberin thangs
People who listened to my music might wake up after three days with no memory of what happened.


The reign of the poetry prince of darkness the martian
I was like the reigning king of dark, poetical music, almost like a martian.


Stompin, from California to Boston, Lost in Space
I traveled and performed my music all over the US, feeling like I was in space.


so take caution, face the facts, harken
People needed to take caution and listen to my music.


Eagle talon attack, pack it up often
I attacked like an eagle and was always on the move.


Audio abortion, distortion offense
My music was like an audio abortion, distorting the norm and offending some people.


Corporate, decaptitated three-headed horsemen
I was against corporate control, and wanted to decapitate the three-headed horsemen that represented big business.


Shredded portions of serial murder endorsement
I shredded and destroyed any endorsement of serial murder in music or media.


Course across clubs and fold my armed forces
I dominated clubs and folded my forces like a military leader.


"Wait back it up, hup, easy back it up" -> {cut and scratched}
These lyrics were cut and scratched in the song, probably for emphasis or rhythm.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALI SHAHEED JONES-MUHAMMAD, COLTON FISHER, KAPER BRONISLAU, NED WASHINGTON, RYAN MAGINN, TAKBIR BASHIR

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