[Intro]
Going out to the Essentials
The time is 03:00 hours
South London base
The year 3005
[Chorus: Remerdee & K Dot Kidman]
State your name (K Dot)
Where you from? (South London)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah!)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah!)
State your name (K Dot)
Where you from? (South London)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah!)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah!)
[Verse 1: K Dot Kidman]
My name's Kidman and K Dot's my alias
Pounce on the set spontaneous
Brainiest kid, smokes on the haziest
Far from the laziest; in my crew, I'm the craziest
Kid that you don't wanna move to
Get rude to
Essentials leave holes in your FUBU
We don't care about your crew or who's who
And it's North D-dot, d-dot, South D-dot, d-dot
East D-dot, d-dot, West D-dot, d-dot
All around town, it's K D-dot, d-dot
Touch mic, we spray (D-dot, d-dot)
And it's North D-dot, d-dot, South D-dot, d-dot
East D-dot, d-dot, West D-dot, d-dot
All around town, it's K D-dot, d-dot
Touch mic, we spray
[Chorus: Remerdee & J2K]
State your name (J2K)
Where you from? (East London)
You gonna hold it down? (Yes, man)
You gonna hold it down? (Yes, man)
State your name (J2K)
Where you from? (East London)
You gonna hold it down? (Yes, sir)
You gonna hold it down? (For sure)
[Verse 2: J2K]
Don't get it twisted, this ain't the same
I'm J, listen, this ain't a game
Been here for a little while, nuttin' changed
Just more same of the same of the same
'04, I pushed my boat in the game
Now you can put a face to the name
Flipped my shit from hip-hop, then moved to each spot
They came round and still sound the same
I rep the east side of the L-O-N
No confusion, I'm moving; tell a friend
Move up many men, not ones and twos
Rudeboy, I'm talking 'bout regiments
E boy, I spit them bars easy
One take in and out the booth, I'm greazy
Straight from E3, and now I make 'em say Bow
That's right, 'cause yeah, the world needs me
[Bridge: Remerdee]
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
On your marks, get set
[Chorus: Remerdee, Marci Phonix & Hypa Fenn]
State your name (Marci Phonix)
Where you from? (West London)
You gonna hold it down? (You know me)
You gonna hold it down? (The don)
State your name (Hypa Fenn)
Where you from? (West London)
You gonna hold it down? (Well, alright then)
You gonna hold it down? (It's merkage)
[Verse 3: Marci Phonix & Hypa Fenn]
Who's not ready for the merkage, merkage?
They're not ready for the merkage, merkage
They can't say merkage, they can't touch merkage
They can't murk merkage, merkage
Who's not ready for the merkage, merkage?
They're not ready for the merkage, merkage
They can't say merkage, they can't touch merkage
They can't murk merkage, merkage
Nah, nah, you're not a dan MC
Nah, you ain't a thug, you're just tryna be
You're walking around [?] prime MC
Nah, you've not boxed once, stop lying to me
Nah, nah, you're not a dan MC
Nah, you ain't a thug, you're just tryna be
You're walking around [?] prime MC
Nah, you've not boxed once, stop lying to me
[Chorus: Remerdee & Jendor]
State your name (Hollowman Jendor)
Where you from? (South East London)
You gonna hold it down? (woof)
You gonna hold it down?
State your name (Hollowman Jendor)
Where you from? (South East London)
You gonna hold it down? (woof)
You gonna hold it down?
[Verse 4: Jendor]
Bullets I'm sending, riddim I'm bending
Too heavy on track, ain't no mending
In society, Jen don't blend in
Girls I'm sexing, weed I'm smoking
If I wile out then it's n****s I'm smoking
Just like Harry, toke 'em, toke 'em
Collect your items like tokens
Don't wanna get caught slipping with vultures
Don't wanna get caught open
Big shells that leave your torso open
Nowadays, coffins will never be opened
Your mouth should have been closed, not open
I'll leave your headpiece open
On your doorstep with your front door open
That's how the omen's rolling
Paramedics wanna know how you're coping
[Bridge: Remerdee]
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
On your marks, get set
[Bridge: Remerdee]
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
Are you really gonna rep? (Yeah)
You gonna hold it down? (Yeah)
On your marks, get set