Stretch and Bobbito ft. Natural Elements (ft. Dante Pacino, Mr. Voodoo, and L-Swift) - āWKCRā
89.9FM:ā
The Stretch Armstrongā
and Bobbito Show - Natural Elementsā
(ft. Dante Pacino, Mr. Voodoo, and L-Swift) Interview & Freestyle on 07/27/1995ā
[Emcee(s): Dante Pacino, Mr. Voodoo, and L-Swift]
[Producer(s): DJ Premier (Original Instrumental from Das EFX - āReal Hip-Hop (DJ Premierās LP Version)ā)]
[Intro: Stretch Armstrong, Bobbito Garcia, Mr. Voodoo, L-Swift, and Dante Pacino]
Stretch Armstrong: One, two, one, two
Bobbito Garcia: Clear-the-phlegm beast
Stretch Armstrong: One, two
Bobbito Garcia: Clear-the-phlegm beast
Stretch Armstrong: Yeah, yeah
Bobbito Garcia: Yeah
Stretch Armstrong: Tell āem who you are
Bobbito Garcia: We got
Stretch Armstrong: Bobbito!
Bobbito Garcia: Yeah
Stretch Armstrong: Before, before we get to that
Bobbito Garcia: Oh, yeah, yeah, my bad, my bad
Stretch Armstrong: Gotta let the listeners know what theyāre listening to
Bobbito Garcia: We got DJā¦
Stretch Armstrong: Every week, we have new listeners just shopping around the radio
Bobbito Garcia: We got, on the wheels of steel, he is doom-doom-doom-doom-doom-doom
Stretch Armstrong: Yeah
Bobbito Garcia: DJ Stretch Armstrong
Stretch Armstrong: Yeah
Bobbito Garcia: Yah, Iāma be hanging out with [?] tomorrow
Stretch Armstrong: And on the mic is Bobbito Mazzola
Bobbito Garcia: Hahahahaha
Stretch Armstrong: Actually, no, you gotta peep the new Vibe Magazine
Bobbito Garcia: Oh wow
Stretch Armstrong: Bobās in there in, in Arnettes and a Kangol looking like, looking like Puffito Garcia
Bobbito Garcia: Wowzers. Yeah
Stretch Armstrong: Puffito
Bobbito Garcia: And Simon Lavoine
Stretch Armstrong: Simon Lavoine talking about
Bobbito Garcia: Foolish
Stretch Armstrong: Talking about⦠oh no, I canāt even⦠should I say it?
Bobbito Garcia: Nah, donāt even give it out, just let the vibe⦠letās just⦠vibing againā¦
Stretch Armstrong: He really⦠yo, he did the crying game on Vibe, he did the crying game
Bobbito Garcia: Wowzers
Stretch Armstrong: Yeah, and youāre in there, smiling, like, high
Bobbito Garcia: And I had the [?]-type t-shirt. High
Stretch Armstrong: My man Simon Lavoine
Bobbito Garcia: Yeah
Stretch Armstrong: Hahahaha
Bobbito Garcia: Simon Lavoine and his moms
Stretch Armstrong: Exactly
Bobbito Garcia: Hahahaha
Stretch Armstrong: Yeah, yeah, and, and him and someone else
Bobbito Garcia: Heās cool peoples though, man, he likeā¦
Stretch Armstrong: Yeah, he sounded cool, he sounded cool
Bobbito Garcia: He like Mobb Deep, he like, uh, he like Furious Five, um, whatever
Stretch Armstrong: Yeah
Bobbito Garcia: But we move right along. We have..
Stretch Armstrong: As we moveā¦
Bobbito Garcia: From The Underground Railroad, Jay Smooth fame, my man Mr. Voodoo
Mr. Voodoo: Yeah, yeah
Bobbito Garcia: On the M-I
Mr. Voodoo: Yeah, yeah, what up, what up?
Bobbito Garcia: We have from WYNU Mayhem & Martin Moore fame, L-Swift
L-Swift: Yes, yes, yes, yes
Bobbito Garcia: And we have from Hollywood fame, Dante Pacino
Dante Pacino: Aight
Bobbito Garcia: Did I get it right this time?
Dante Pacino: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Bobbito Garcia: Alright, cool. Dante Pacino. You heard all three of them just on the promo that Mr. Charlemagne
Stretch Armstrong: Good looking on that
Bobbito Garcia: Is that, is that correct?
L-Swift: Yeah, yeah
Stretch Armstrong: Good looking on that, good looking
Bobbito Garcia: Good looking
Stretch Armstrong: Good looking, good looking, good looking
Bobbito Garcia: Got people calling up already, asking about it
Stretch Armstrong: As in, as in āthank you,ā as in āthank you.ā Youāre welcome, Stretch. I mean, you know
Mr. Voodoo: No problem
Stretch Armstrong: Thanks, thanks, Charlemagne. Charlemagne, I, I see you in your civilian clothes today. The last time I saw him, he was in a tie and jacket the whole night. I was like, āāYo, who are you talking to? Me?ā My manā
Bobbito Garcia: Yo, and L-Swift, I, I, I imagine the single is doing well because weāve seen you gain a couple of pounds and, uh, the Banana Venezuela Syndrome
L-Swift: Iāve been eating a lot, man
Bobbito Garcia: Yeah. Good, man
L-Swift: Iām trying, Iām trying to stay healthy, man. Yo, the singles are in some stores right now, big moms and pops stores. Yo, one thing I gotta say is thanks to Stretch for giving āem love, you knowām saying?
Bobbito Garcia: Fortress, Fortress Recordings
Stretch Armstrong: Yo, my man, I cannot, I, I do not even foresee getting sick of those records for, for months. I donāt know what it is. I mean, maybe it has something to do with you guys, but I like it a lot
L-Swift: Fortress Records, my man Randy, Ray Lugo, Vidal Goring
Stretch Armstrong: Yeah, Randy, he, he, he almost scared the daylights out of me on 86th Street. I was walking out, he just jumped out of the store and grabbed me. But good looking, he, he, he eventually made it to the crib and dropped the records off. Good looking
Mr. Voodoo: Ayyo, peace to K.A., yo
L-Swift: K.A. couldnāt make it
Mr. Voodoo: Weāre here right now. Peace to K.A., one third
Dante Pacino: Word up, my man Big Walt, Killer Coalition, nahāmean?
Stretch Armstrong: Fortress Records, they got a habit of just jumping on people around corners. Blaahh!
Bobbito Garcia: Speaking about, speaking about corners, peace to my man El-P, Bigg Jus
Stretch Armstrong: Oh, no doubt. Lyrical punisher
Bobbito Garcia: Those commercials just started running on a couple of commercial stations in the Tri-State. Peace to J-Treds and I.G. Offāalso got a commercial running in the Tri-State. Peace to Apani and Trip, and peace to Organized Konfusionāguess who had something to do with that? Anywayā¦
Stretch Armstrong: Your mommy?
Bobbito Garcia: My mommy. Yo, the M-I is open
Mr. Voodoo: Aight. Yeah, yeah
Bobbito Garcia: As the pause buttonās [?]
Mr. Voodoo: One time for your mind
Bobbito Garcia: And itās time for representation. The House of Representation
L-Swift: Dante Pacino in the house, yo, yo
Dante Pacino: Can it set it?
Bobbito Garcia: Dante Pacino
L-Swift: What you wanna do, man?
Bobbito Garcia: Dog day afternoon
Mr. Voodoo: Go āhead. L-Swift and Mr. Voodoo
Dante Pacino: Gonna do it like this, gonna do it like this
Bobbito Garcia: So what you gonna do? So drop the doo-doo
Dante Pacino: Yo, uh, uh, uh, uh
Bobbito Garcia: Dante Pacino
Dante Pacino: Check it out now
[Bridge 1: Dante Pacino]
Ayyo, yo, who these
Butter-ass n***as? Yo, get āem, handsome
Snatch n***as for ransom, get shot upā¦
[Verse 1: Dante Pacino]
Before I start, Iāll take a sip of this martini, twist
Slowly, proceed to wipe you off of my list. I want
Nothing but imported wear, silks and cashmere
Tiffany silverwares, living room with chandeliers
Decorate my walls with federal notes
Recline, Iāll see celebs to blow and suckers to smoke. Iāll be
The townās Al Pacino, bought my own casino
Party like the Mardi Gras of Carnivals in Rio
Find me in the hot spots flooded with rocks, so I
Divide thugs with ooh-wops, trifling hella cops. My
Strategy could make the world collapse
And those I used to mess with similarly bounced as the market crashed
Dante Pacinoās only out for self
Aha, Iām out for pussy and wealth
Hundred Gās on the Lamborghini, dimes in bikinis
Shorties for driven Benzies, houses in the Indies
With intellect, do the business on the internet
Throughout time zones on supersonic-type jets
No money off the weed, taking two and youāre hype. And with
The orient connect, Iām importing to Chinaāwhy
Therefore, my combination cracks the jackpot. Divide
My kis into Oās
[Interlude 1: Dante Pacino, Mr. Voodoo, Bobbito Garcia, and L-Swift]
Dante Pacino: Check it out, yo. Get on and rock, my man. Haha, Pacino
Mr. Voodoo: One time for your mind, one time for your mind, itās Mr. Voo in the place. I keep it on, I keep on, I keep on. Check it
Bobbito Garcia: Agu
L-Swift: Mr. Voo, kick it, man
[Verse 2: Mr. Voodoo]
Now when
The micās on, flows bounce off the dome like nylon. Iām energized
Like Cybertron, idolized like an icon (No doubt)
To beat me is preposterous. Iām made of steel like Colossus
Plus noxious with the ink and pen, my strengthāll increment
Iām in hereāwhere the fuck you think I went? Iām stationary, inter-
-planetary, my words remain like hieroglyph
My brain can bring doom like the Terminatorās microchip
Hemlockās in my type O, itās got me on some psycho shit
My signature sound pounds miniature clowns. If I was
Water, then I would float like the Caribbean
Iām amphibian, plus Iām at my meridian
Burn you with my⦠murder rappers by the millions
Check it out
[Verse 3: L-Swift]
Yo, itās the L
Iām in the flesh, of course Iām fresh. I rule
A party like a chaperone, switch up my rapping tone
Notorious like Al Capone, shoot up a party scene
Iāve been through drama rappers hardly seen. Never had a godly dream
All I dream about is dollars and death. I walk
My borough late at night with alcohol on my breath. Aināt nothing
Left to live for, so, wack emcees, I kill more when my skills pour
L-Swift is liver than a jam of Gilmour, and I build doors
That canāt be broken down. I be choking clowns with fish and wire
Wack n***as be on some funny shit like Richard Pryor
On the mic, I shine like new chrome. Emcees, we walk around like
Superstars but still live in a group home. For the new poem, I write
Poetry like Langston Hughes. L-Swift be hanging crews
Chill and let my n***a Mr. Voo embalm and bandage you
And watch you burn like candles do on Easter Sunday. L be
Getting busy like a runway, but, still, I chill, relax
And learn ācause Iām long-awaited like a tax return
Plus Iām quick to burn a rapper like relaxing, but, hey, you heard me
Freestyle. Well, check the written shit. I freeze emcees like
Ice cubes and hand āem death certificates, yo
[Verse 4: Dante Pacino]
Yo, you couldnāt imagine all the luchi I be getting
Fuck a carāgive me the 747
To roam the heavens, playing dice with Christ, forgiving
My sins, remaining New Yorkās kingpin. This world
Is my frontier, setting off expeditions
Look out. Coming with my Killer Coalition, n***as
Of my entourage done did decades
If rhyming was the mob, then Iād be made as a
Goodfellaāyou know why like Joe Pescā. Never
Possess GUESS, but I still stay fresh. I want
Different-colored Kangols to match my Timbos
Shit that I be kicking leaves your mind in limbo
Purgatory. Narrate the crime story
Pacino sets it on your entire territory, so
Donāt even tell me ābout the shit your crew make. Man, my
Shit is on release like a brand-new Clue tape
My manās in the back of me, sipping on this daiquiri
My dime must have blind, you aināt for the naked odyssey
āCause, yoā¦
[Interlude 2: Dante Pacino and Mr. Voodoo]
Dante Pacino: Uh, to my man, yo, say what you got, yo
Mr. Voodoo: Yo, yo, check it out one time, and Iām out, yo, check it
[Verse 5: Mr. Voodoo]
Now
To put it candidly, I rip it randomly
Get flam with me, and thatās your last role like Brandon Lee
To challenge meās unspeakableāwhy do the unspeakable?
Seems I have to teach a few, defeating Vooās unreachable, so
Forget the clichĆ©. You gets no leewayātrue
āCause 666 is the route on my freeway
Like Nick and Mallory, observe my gallery
As I increase in calories, I increase my salary
Now, can men tally the mentality? Mentally, noā¦
[Interlude 3: Mr. Voodoo, Bobbito Garcia, Dante Pacino, and L-Swift]
Mr. Voodoo: Haha, check it out one time. Iāma chill right here, Iāma chill, I aināt gonna say no more, aight? Iāma leave it at that
Bobbito Garcia: Hahahahaha
Dante Pacino: Check it out
L-Swift: Check it out, yo. Ayyo, ayyo, yo
[Verse 6: L-Swift]
Planet
Earth was my place of birth. Iāll search
For the glamor and gold ātil my grammar gets told. Iāll flow
For gangbangers that roll late-night, hold a Heineken case tight
Run up in cribs and open stage fright, living my every-
-day life like Iām supposed to. Every year, I get close to
Living life less than most do. Iāll sip a champagne
And give a toast to Natural Elements, close crew. Collect
My money in stacks like gold-digger hoes do. I suppose
You should know my name now. Iām still the same now even though
I entertain now. I still leave bloodstains now, but, still
I live āMy Lifeā like Mary J., relax and sip the Perrier
And itās a daily routine ācause, yo, I do this every day
[Bridge 2: L-Swift]
Check it. Itās like that, yāall
Check it as I flex it like that. Ayyo
[Verse 7: Dante Pacino]
No more
Heartaches hustling tapes. Searching for the break got me
Flipping eggs in the plates filled with mignon steaks
All clichĆ©s, āForeverāās on the pinky tag
On the wrist. Martini twist kind that keeps the notes crisp
For nickel toe-tagger. Duck, spin, shells scatter
Rhymes with a bloody dagger. My thoughts grab ya
Pacino calls all the shots. Got cover girls calling
Dante Daddy, getting head in the AllantƩ Caddy
Or stretch Lincoln. My mansionās worth millions
From milking stocks and bonds like Mike Milken, never
Go broke. My full streetās paved with gold. Maintain
A whole platinum soul, story is told. Pacino
Keeps it low-proā, stolen Jag is dark-tinted
Contact the spirit, live the life for a hot minute
[Interlude 4: Dante Pacino and Bobbito Garcia]
Dante Pacino: Nahāmean? Uh, uh, check it out like that. Killer Coalition
Bobbito Garcia: Yeah. Dante Pacino
[Verse 8: L-Swift]
Ayyo, wake up in
The morning, gather my thoughts, pick up my liquor, catch
A buzz, hoping my contemplations come quicker, man
Yāall n***as really donāt understand. I paid dues
And Iāma have to stay true until my debut
Whenever the time come. But, still, for now, I spit
Lyrics for masses, teaching emcees classes, and time
Passes quick as a quarterback, so I throw bombs at your
Receivers. Fuck Uncle Toms and nonbelievers ācause they aināt
Making me or breaking me. I speak clearly
Aināt no mistake me, man. N***as aināt taking me, man
Ayyo, check it when I wreck it. What you thought? Thanks to
Stretch Armstrong for all of the support
All the time. 89.9 is how I rhyme
L-Swift be divine, and I shine like a dime
On the flow when itās sunny, yo. Gots to make this money, yo
Coming through, pulling all the honeys though. You can tell thereās
No smoking in WKCR. I know
Everybody says it, but, yo, Iāma just dead it, yo
[Outro: L-Swift, Mr. Voodoo, Bobbito Garcia, Dante Pacino, and Charlemagne]
L-Swift: Itās that, yo, itās like that, yo. Ayyo, ayyo
Mr. Voodoo: Weāre out like that, man. Weāre out like that
Bobbito Garcia: Yeah. Alright, so go out to the store tomorrow morning, bright and early when the nickel is on the floor and the sun is shining off of it
Dante Pacino: My man Walt, I know youāre taping this. Word up
Bobbito Garcia: And buy the L-Swift Fortress Recording
Mr. Voodoo: Word
Bobbito Garcia: Go back in the back catalog, buy the Mr. Voodoo on Fortress Recordings
Mr. Voodoo: Yeah, yeah
Charlemagne: Donāt forget that fat compilation
Bobbito Garcia: And the fat compilation
Charlemagne: Word up, Medgar Evers tomorrow at 6PM. Um, L-Swift will be performing also at Spontaneous, 565 West 23rd Street and 11th. Thursday, August 3rd, itās L-Swift, Cella Dwellas, and the Ten Thieves, and L-Swift will be appearing Saturday at 2PM, and, if youāre lucky, Charlemagne might show up, you nahāmean?
Dante Pacino: Word, pick that up, nahāmean? Ayyo
Bobbito Garcia: Alright, Dante Pacino
Dante Pacino: Word up [?]
Bobbito Garcia: The debut. Good looking out for coming down, aight?
Dante Pacino: Aight [?]
Bobbito Garcia: Alright, there it is! Natural Elements. We roll back with Stretch Boogie in a hot sec. As weāre flying helicops, this is 89tec9 show in [?] New York