[Intro: Snoop Dogg & Q-Tip] I put it down for the L.B.C I put it down for a place called Queens You know I represent the 213 I hold it down for the big city I keep it gangsta for all my young g's All the P-Y-T's with they own car keys I put it down for all the ladies It's all about you [Verse 1: Raphael Saadiq] I tried to look the other way the day you passed me by I saw you holding Q-Tip's hand and girl I damn near died The way you hold that cosmo, just fits you to a tee But I just wish that you was sitting right here next to me I wonder what was on God's mind the day that he made you I know he wrote a new commandment after he was through But every time I see you, I find something new But I just gotta have you [Chorus: Raphael Saadiq] I really want you I just gotta have you [Verse 2: Raphael Saadiq] Me and nephew Snoop was eating at the serving spoon And my partner Skinny Black was sitting with us too And all of a sudden, your body was in sight I couldn't finish breakfast, now something just ain't right Now Snoop was looking like, "What the hell is wrong with you?" I said I know you understand, you've been through a few But this one was special, special to me Is it my imagination killing me? [Chorus] All I ever want is you I just gotta have you Now all I really want is you [Verse 3: Snoop Dogg] I can't fake it no more I can't take it no more I need you in my life fo' sho My wife fo' sho No turnin' back, it's on and crackin' Pure satisfaction, girls that's what's happenin' [Verse 4: Q-Tip] I appropriate game, you know my name Abstract hits when them bad times flip A man need a lady no matter the kind A diamond shinning like you, you know it's hard to find [Verse 5: Snoop Dogg] Time brings change, and change brings time My nephew wants you cause you so fine [Verse 6: Q-Tip] A woman choose a man is a real motif Make a choice cause me and Ray, we never had beef Me and Snoop we go hard, real macaronis Why you think that we want to have a ceremony Snoop Dogg... [Verse 7: Snoop Dogg] There's something special 'bout you baby boo I need to know right here right now what you really wanna do [Chorus]
Incredible that the Ummah got this production credit when Battlecat is clearly shouted out on the record. J Dilla thought Battlecat to be the GOAT when it came to the Westcoast sound.
LA to the core and J Dilla just might be the greatest producer. Gotta recognize how blessed his sounds were. Pure life. Battlecat is my favorite tho cus he never fails to keep that smooth g funk alive
Its a party on Da eastside N a party on da west Got some bloods to my right Got some crips to the left U not him then keep Chain tucced Cuz we snatch em Off of neccs U from where U better speak up U not from the set From East daygo Were u keep a small Circle n keep u blicc tucced if you aint come to Hoover high then yous A bitch cuhz The bacc fade in the Alley we had blitz cuhz Call up my nigga jaysicc So its a sticc Up Ha The cops out
[Intro: Snoop Dogg & Q-Tip]
I put it down for the L.B.C
I put it down for a place called Queens
You know I represent the 213
I hold it down for the big city
I keep it gangsta for all my young g's
All the P-Y-T's with they own car keys
I put it down for all the ladies
It's all about you
[Verse 1: Raphael Saadiq]
I tried to look the other way the day you passed me by
I saw you holding Q-Tip's hand and girl I damn near died
The way you hold that cosmo, just fits you to a tee
But I just wish that you was sitting right here next to me
I wonder what was on God's mind the day that he made you
I know he wrote a new commandment after he was through
But every time I see you, I find something new
But I just gotta have you
[Chorus: Raphael Saadiq]
I really want you
I just gotta have you
[Verse 2: Raphael Saadiq]
Me and nephew Snoop was eating at the serving spoon
And my partner Skinny Black was sitting with us too
And all of a sudden, your body was in sight
I couldn't finish breakfast, now something just ain't right
Now Snoop was looking like, "What the hell is wrong with you?"
I said I know you understand, you've been through a few
But this one was special, special to me
Is it my imagination killing me?
[Chorus]
All I ever want is you
I just gotta have you
Now all I really want is you
[Verse 3: Snoop Dogg]
I can't fake it no more
I can't take it no more
I need you in my life fo' sho
My wife fo' sho
No turnin' back, it's on and crackin'
Pure satisfaction, girls that's what's happenin'
[Verse 4: Q-Tip]
I appropriate game, you know my name
Abstract hits when them bad times flip
A man need a lady no matter the kind
A diamond shinning like you, you know it's hard to find
[Verse 5: Snoop Dogg]
Time brings change, and change brings time
My nephew wants you cause you so fine
[Verse 6: Q-Tip]
A woman choose a man is a real motif
Make a choice cause me and Ray, we never had beef
Me and Snoop we go hard, real macaronis
Why you think that we want to have a ceremony
Snoop Dogg...
[Verse 7: Snoop Dogg]
There's something special 'bout you baby boo
I need to know right here right now what you really wanna do
[Chorus]
Produced by DJ BATTLECAT! King of the Moog Bass
I’ve should’ve known!! ❤
This is DJ Battlecat all day
Best instrumental ever 🚫🧢
Battlecat
This is such a feel good instrumental
great west coast feel
Incredible that the Ummah got this production credit when Battlecat is clearly shouted out on the record. J Dilla thought Battlecat to be the GOAT when it came to the Westcoast sound.
The Ummah was just a way for Q Tip to get money and acclaim he didn't deserve. He also claimed a whole bunch of J Dilla productions from '95-97.
100% some come close, some are just as good, but nobody does it better
LA to the core and J Dilla just might be the greatest producer. Gotta recognize how blessed his sounds were. Pure life. Battlecat is my favorite tho cus he never fails to keep that smooth g funk alive
oh man.....thanks for that one....made go back in time and feel good.....gotta luv it!
they use to play this all the time on v103 in Atlanta with the traffic updates lol 😆
This is the Loks anthem right here, Cuh everybody in they mama finnah H-stomp and hit the C-walk to this real talk 🍊🧡💙🐗
muito boa show do milhão essa música
This a Battlecat beat!
Gratidão Raphael um dos melhores no quesito R&B ... vc é foda man..
Sempre foi ..desde a época d Tony toni Tone...
Thank you. Been waiting for someone to reupload this.
Word
Dope!
Wow. Where’s the extended mix??? Thank you so much for this!
This is a beautiful track and instrumental...screwed and chopped
yee
C walk
PRODUCED BY DJ BATTLE CAT and RAPHAEL SAADIQ
Its a party on
Da eastside
N a party on da west
Got some bloods to my right
Got some crips to the left
U not him then keep
Chain tucced
Cuz we snatch em
Off of neccs
U from where
U better speak up
U not from the set
From East daygo
Were u keep a small
Circle n keep u blicc tucced
if you aint come to
Hoover high then yous
A bitch cuhz
The bacc fade in the
Alley we had blitz cuhz
Call up my nigga jaysicc
So its a sticc
Up
Ha
The cops out
Please stop!!! 😢