Released on July 24, 1990

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Muuuuuuuusic!


The music man (Repeat 4x)


I am the man, but I'm not the one with the can in his hand

I'm down with a different kind of street band

And I appear from place to place as the Music Man, AKA Master Ace

Stacks of flyers are pressed up

All the party people are home gettin' dressed up

Just to hear the sound of the underground

Fusion, and the bass like thunder pound

And so they pack the show just to see

He who claims to be the Music Man


The music man (Repeat 4x)


It's about time for the music man to rip

First I take a sip, then a light grip

The crowd tight into my hand with a loud

Intro, then throw lyrics from a cloud like Zeus

I'm the one to get the ladies loose

Baby, you just got seduced and juiced

By the Master Ace, I'm not a villain from a place

In the West, that was just the way I was dressed

And so, looking for lust I stand

I got girls, but I would never bring sand to the beach

Each and every person give a hand

And sway with the capital A, the Music Man

The music man (Repeat 3x)


I bet you thought that the Music Man would take a short

I fought tooth and nail to prevail in this sport

So lend me your ears, my peers because here's

A brother who doesn't fear another because fear's

In the mind, so don't try to scare because you might find

A chair thrust upon your back with the wack

So there, I put you in your place with haste

Now flee, cause now you can't be Master Ace, the Music Man


The music man (Repeat 8x)


I'm here to reach the youth

The only way that I can do that is to teach the truth, so I do

Some used to diss and dismiss this

But then many of those small minds grew

To understand the mission of the Music Man

I know the time, plus I clock dough so I'm grand

But I'm not a father, no I'm more like the sun

Shining down on every single one

So run, run and tell m all

Yell it from a wall, the Music Man will never fall

Or fail, raps tip the scale to get you hot and

I wear cotton, I don't bail

Or pick, but I like to kick

Raps, haps— you have none, so quick

Gather round, hear the sound of the man

'Cause I can, yes you know I can, yes I can, can

Satisfy with the fly display, this may dismay

But I am, the Music Man

Yeah I'm the Music Man

The music man (Repeat 4x)

“I’m not a villain from a place In the West, that was just the way I was dressed”
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In the music video of “The Symphony,” Masta Ace was dressed in a wild west type of outfit.

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“I am the man, but I’m not the one with the can in his hand”
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If you are waiting for the metro or walking on a crowded street you have a big chance to come across a street musician who usually holds a can for those who might bear him with a little cash. Ace is not one of them.

“The music man (Repeat 4x)”
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Tha word “man” is a sample from the song Ben Casey Theme by David Raksin.