There were four of us, we had a DJ and it was myself and two other rappers. I ain't talking no lil' shit, this a. How they let 'em be cut like he cut, and he still learned to be all commercial and shit. I don't need a legal deed. Chordify for Android. Copyright © 2023 Datamuse. It was called "Request Line. " So we'd put the show together that way. We were called Rock Master Scott and that was it. It's an Old School Hip-Hop chant that permeated popular culture, but it was a slow burn. So it's a song that I believe may outlive most of us. They know we ain't going for shit, it get violent. Wasn't even wanting a bitch, no problems. Four times out of four got that fire.
Our systems have detected unusual activity from your IP address (computer network). Product #: MN0145185. Choose your instrument. Songfacts: So that meant Jerry and Mr. Magic could help break you guys out a little bit, give you some airplay. Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß. It was more of a radio type of song, and it worked. From: Instruments: |Voice, range: G3-D5 Piano|. We don't need no water, let the mutha f--ker burn. From the beginning that was part of the lyrics. Songfacts: How many songs would you typically do at one of these sets? Yeah, I tear the roof off up this bitch, nigga (Go).
This love in my heart, It's love for everyone. I work a lot with children now, so I attach myself with the younger generation who wants to rap. She played the role of Sharon in the 2009 Encores! I run my own media camp for the younger children, teaching them how to rap and studio presence and how to use a video camera and take pictures and stuff. I Don't Need a Roof lyrics Big Fish Musical. But it was Jerry Bloodrock, Mark Scott and the Dynamic Three. But then I'd go to a George Clinton show in the '90s and everybody would be saying it.
Songfacts: It's excellent that you actually managed to get some royalties for this song, because in many cases that didn't happen. There could be a single shingle-dangling overhead. She told me to go get some condoms and pull up, I told her I didn't have time to (Uh). It was other people's music - instrumental beats in the songs - and then we'd come in with ours. This Spanish Group called Kumbia Kings, remade "The Roof is on Fire, " and I guess in the Spanish community it went platinum or gold. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. Remember Garvey say) Remember weh Garvey say, Remember wha de righteous man say, Time a go dread, Everybody a go run deh. Find similarly spelled words. She performs frequently in regional theater, including South Pacific as Nellie Forbush (receiving a Helen Hayes Award nomination) at Arena Stage in Washington Read Full Bio Kate Baldwin is an American actress and singer known for her work in musical theatre. Hear what the rain says. Word or concept: Find rhymes. We always led with our DJ.
And no, he was never given credit for anything. Songfacts: Well, the big distinction with that song that sets it apart from all the other rap songs in the era is the chant. So we would go places and that was our name, Rock Master Scott. You could me put me and a slut in a room together. Echo Park was a place where a whole bunch of local rappers that never made it performed. Songfacts: You made a video for that, right? Lyrics Begin: In your face I see a lifetime. The Roof Is On Fire. My bitch super cute when she give me a smooch she make her lips bigger (Yeah). Remember Garvey say). The New York Times critic Charles Isherwood praised her performance, writing that she sang the role "beautifully... her rich, pure soprano riding the crests of the melodies with ease", most notably in the "famous wistful ballad 'How Are Things in Glocca Morra? '"
Have the inside scoop on this song? Killing shit I got the work on. Up on the Roof Lyrics. And back in the Bronx, we did it for the love of rappin'. To help me play my part. Songfacts: So anything that we hear past that is some kind of remix that somebody put together? Songfacts: Tell me about writing "Request Line, " how you came up with that song.
Stepping, I fucked up my toenail (Step). Here's where I end and begin I don't need a roof to say I'm covered I don't need a roof to know I'm home There could be a single shingle-dangling overhead I don't need a roof to make my bed Close your eyes, I'm still beside you. Like, Run-DMC may have been on the show, we've done shows with Kurtis Blow and a couple of other people.
I enjoyed it when I was doing it, but it was a decision that I made to drift away and make the move that I made. I would answer the phone and say who I was, and then lay the rap down. Because back then you had Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Rock Master Scott and the Dynamic Three.
She married fellow actor Graham Rowat on October 2, 2005. And called her a "discovery". That's when I started really seeing it and hearing it being played on the radio and other people sampling the music and the ASCAP royalties began to get bigger. It's been six years since I've been retired, so it worked out for me. It even shows up in the middle of Nelly's "Hot In Herre" video. Find more lyrics at ※. You niggas better had try to come fuck with that load, let a nigga like me get that rich, bitch. Sign up and drop some knowledge. Remember Garvey say) Remember weh Garvey say. Contributed by Savannah Y. Rewind to play the song again. Greg: Probably in 1989. Greg: Not much, but it did.
Find rhymes (advanced). Songfacts: Did that get any MTV play? Ask us a question about this song. It did play on TV for a good while.