intro ladies and gentlemen the greatest stage show you ve ever witnessed appearing live from out the 2 1 5 the roots crew verse 1 big respect to the get fresh yes have you ever seen a show and fellas on the mic make one minute rhymes that don t come out right aiyo they never write word up am i lyin well tonight on this very mic you re about to hear we swear the illest star rappers of the year so so cheerio yell scream bravo also if you didn t know it s the roots show verse 2 yo rahzel put your wallies on why s that six minutes six minutes six minutes roots crew you re on uh uh on uh uh on uh uh uh uh uh uh uh on uh uh on uh uh on uh uh uh uh uh uh uh on here we go come on here we go come on aiyo the brother is late told him the time oh i forgot the date oh no come on come on no no no nono no we didn t w w w word no nono nono nono no we didn t w w w word no we didn t excuse but um excuse but umm excuse roots crew you re on uh uh on verse 3 well it started on osage avenue when we came up with the squad that s called the roots crew it was me qwest kemal hubbard and my man malik b and rahzel from the nyc who used ta scratch and sing make sounds and things for example check out this telephone ring telephone ring well anyway no more delay just peep out the ill my man display but cha gotta be rahzel ll rock like d o u g i e and i m known for the and not for the rahzel the godfather the entertainer no other title could fit me plainer in the past generation i am the remainder and i m also known as the beatbox trainer cashin cheques makin sound effects after i finish rockin black thought is up next well here s a lil sometin that needs to be heard rah i was headin uptown word and all alone no one to be with hopped up on the train headed for 2 5th and saw this pretty girl so i sat beside her then she went like she was tony the tiger i said oh no there s been a mistake love my name is black thought not frostie flakes well she was raisin hell she said aah my name is maggie but call me michelle something in reverse check it out roots crew and yeah we rock the house y nahi msayin and when i m on the mic there won t be no delayin so bust a move we show and prove yo rahzel do that record jam on the groove outro as you can see most definitely the roots are come up rahzel come up illa del come up uestlove and then come on up hub come up malik b and then behind him d come up dice raw the 5th dynasty and black thought sendin out a shout to the get fresh crew and doug e