N.P.G. (Funky Weapon Remix)

Are there really angels
Or are they just in our mind?
It all comes out in the wash... in time

New power
Lay down your funky weapon (Whoo!)
(Oh-oh-oh) {x3} (Whoo!)
(Oh-oh-oh) {x3}

Pardon me 4 livin' but this is my world 2
I can't help if what's cool 2 us might be strange 2 U
Pardon me 4 breathin', can we borrow some of your air?
The problem with U and your kind is U don't know love is there

CHORUS:
Lay down your funky weapon, come join us on the floor
Makin' love and music's the only things worth fighting 4
We are the New Power Generation - we wanna change the world
The only thing that's in our way is U, ooh
Your old fashioned music, your old ideas
We're sick and tired of U tellin' us what 2 do, ooh

Pardon me 4 thinkin' but there's something under my hair
I bet (maybe) U thought the lights were on but no one's livin' there
U think that if U tell enough lies they will see the truth
I hope they bury your old ideas the same time they bury U

CHORUS
(Oh yeah)
(Oh)
(U, U)

We are the new (Huh!)
We are the new {x2}
Makin' love and music
New Power, (huh!) we stand

Huh (Oh yeah)
New power (Won'tcha give 2 us)
So if U didn't come 2 party child
I think U better get up offa my block!

CHORUS
(Hey yeah, yeah)
(Yeah)
(U, U, U, U)
(Your old ideas)
(Why don't U just be happy, baby?)

We are the New Power Generation
(Oh-oh-oh) {x3}
New-new-new-new
We are the New Power Generation
New power
Whoo!
New Power Generation
New power
New Power Generation
New power {repeated and sampled}

{samples and title repeats}
(Oh-oh-oh) {x3} {repeated}

The New Power Generation has just taken control

© 1990 Controversy Music - ASCAP

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T.C.'s Rap

Kid! (Yo?)
Kid, I got 2 do this
I got the noise, I got 2 do this, man
Then pump the big noise, c'mon in the house
(Lay down your funky weapon)

Yeah y'all, here we go
Pumpin' the big noise in the 90's

This here rap's about the true confession
If ya listen close U 'bout 2 learn a lesson
U must know failure before success
Now this is the failure I must confess
I was hanging onto life trying deal with this
Playing the games, almost got dismissed
Cocaine was the thing that I took on
And nowhere was the place that I was goin'

CHORUS:
Lay down your funky weapon, come join us on the floor
Makin' love and music's the only things worth fighting 4
We are the New Power Generation - we wanna change the world
(Twin Cities in your house, Twin Cities in the house)
The only thing that's in our way is U, ooh
(Twin Cities in our house, Twin Cities in my house)
Your old fashioned music, your old ideas
(Twin Cities in the house, Twin Cities in the house)
We're sick and tired of U tellin' us what 2 do, ooh
(Twin Cities in the house, Twin Cities in the house)

I must tell the truth, I cannot lie
I was headed 4 the kill, steal, destroy, and die
Top 2 the bottom 2 bottom 2 top
Success is where I'm headed, there ain't no doubt
Success is something that we all want
But the truth is what we need 2 reach that point
I had 2 give this message the so-called truth
I hope there's somethin' in it that's there 4 U

CHORUS

Twin Cities in the house {x4)
We're sick and tired of U tellin' us what 2 do {looped}

Like I said before, I'ma tell U again
Success is something that's deep within
So remember the truth - U can't go wrong
The flesh is weak but the spirit is strong

CHORUS

CHORUS {without "Twin Cities" lines}
This here rap's about the true confession {x4}

New Power Generation
(Twin Cities in the house) {repeated}
(Oh-oh-oh) {x3} repeated}
We are the New Power Generation {repeated}
I must tell the truth {repeated}
{fade out}

© 1990 Controversy Music - ASCAP

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Brother With A Purpose

M.C. T. on a hit and 2 make sure I don't miss
Kick the beat since this fool persists

Step off me, get the hell off, well I'm riding (Whoo!)
Flowing with this funky beat, U suckers keep on tryin' 2 diss this
Uh-uh, I ain't having it
Sucker duck, understand my schedule work 2 heavy
I'm a man, I mean, sometimes it seems
Damn, I'm clean but I can still cop a lean
And explain 2 U a M.C. who's got beef
I'm giving grief 2 disbelief
U said that I was new 2 this, well put me on your hit list
I'm 'quipped 2 rule, and I squash all the bull

We got our own ideas! {x2} (Yeah)

Antagonistic action
It's just a fraction of what I feel 4 U
I'll take my time in a rhyme, yo, let's bust a move
I'm steppin' with confidence, yes, I know it's evident
A backseat 2 U - that's irrelevant
U see it's like this, U shot and missed
And now it's my turn, U learn
U mess with the fire, U burn
And it's a heat-up situation sticky
U're the duck, uh-huh, I won't be picky
I'm bassin', U're chasing a dream that I'm livin'
U stupid pigeon,
Cuz even with the high flow, I keep a low-pro
U step off on me, and that's a sho'nuff N-O
I mean a no-go
Yeah, something like that

We got our own ideas! (Yeah, yeah) {x2}
Fucker be tryin' 2 step on my tip, yeah

(Lay down your funky weapon)
I'm a brother with a purpose (Yeah, pump it up, T.)
(Come join us on the floor)
So I'll take my time and serve this right
(Makin' love and music's the only things worth fighting 4)
Despite the negativity
Never want society 2 get the best of me
(We are the New Power Generation)
U sold out, just another fool, holdin' out
On the pockets of my brothers tryin' 2 get clout
(The only thing that's in our way is U)
Step back, cast the vapors
Your vision's blurred, check out my behavior
Calm, cool, never sweat the issue (So whatcha saying?)
Boy, what I'm saying is that we're past due
(Sick and tired of U tellin' us what 2 do)
Gotta stand up and be counted
Can't U see the trouble keeps mountin', boy?
And I won't stand 4 it
So get off cuz I'm about 2 have a fit
U can't step unless U step legit
Enough talk y'all, this is it
Let's get ill with this
Yeah, yeah
Huh

Suckers be trying 2 step up on my tip {x4}
We got our own ideas! {x3}

As I roast, U toast - can't stand the heat of the aftermath
(Oh-oh-oh) {repeat in background}
The words U ran with, U dissed just 2 get a laugh
The brother U ridiculed, they say U're the king of rules
Yeah, time 4 school
Time 4 walkin', I'm stalkin', U're talkin'
As U run your mouth down, I'm chalkin' up
Another way of gettin' paid in dividends
In the end, my friend, it's just a verbal blend
Yeah, get with that

Wassup?
We got our own ideas! (Yeah)
Wassup?
We got our own ideas! (Yeah)

Brothers be jockin', freaks be clockin'
Brothers be jockin', skeezers are clockin'

We got our own ideas!
Skeezers be on my tip (Yeah)
Trying 2 get with this
We got our own ideas!
Skeezers be on my tip (Yeah)
Trying 2 get with this
Skeezers be on my tip (Yeah)
Trying 2 get with this
Skeezers be on my tip (Yeah)
We got our own ideas!

Trying 2 get 2 this
Clockin', I got my own ideas
And they ain't got nothing 2 do what's in here
See ya next year - '91 in full effect
I'm getting ign'ant (Whoo!)
(Yeah, yeah)
We got our own ideas! (Yeah, yeah)

© 1990 Controversy Music - ASCAP

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Get Off / The Lubricated Lady

New Power
Lay down your funky...
Get off!

Get off, baby

What can a brother do when the clock keeps ticking U off?
Turn the other cheek or kick a nut till he coughs, "Get off"
"Get off"

CHORUS:
On the positive tip
I'm equipped with a whip
But I don't have 2 spank U cuz this is my ship
Get off {x2}

(Get off, baby)

I will still be hip
When the words from your lip take a dip in the ratings
Then I'll be stripping your Mercedes off your Lubricated Lady
And taking her 4 a walk, taking her 4 a walk

On the positive tip
I'm equipped with a whip
I don't have 2 spank U cuz this is my ship
Get off {x4}

Ooh, is this a dream?
No - everybody get off
Is this a dream? {x2}
Get-a-get-a-get-a-get off

CHORUS

(I got the bed 4 U)
Get off (Hey, hey sugar)
Get off

(Get off) {repeat in BG}
Once I give her back 2 ya
She won't ever wanna do ya
Cuz I wrote the book
I taught her how 2 look
She showed me the money U gave her - I took
I even ate her cooking
That's more than U did

Get off {x2}

What can a brother do when the clock keeps ticking U off?
Turn the other cheek or kick a nut till he cough, "Get off" (Ooh, help me)
"Get off" (Get off)

Get off {sampled}
New Power {sampled}

Everybody get off {x2}

Is this a dream? {x2}
Get-a-get-a-get-a-get off

CHORUS

(I got the bed 4 U)
Get off (Hey, hey sugar)
Get off

What can a brother do when the clock keeps ticking U off?
Turn the other cheek or kick a nut till he cough, "Get off" (Ooh, help me)
"Get off" (Oh)

Get off {repeat and sampled}

Everything alright back there?

© 1990 Controversy Music - ASCAP

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Loveleft, Loveright

The Girls of Steel
Like the way my body feels
They don't need 2 put their hands on
But, ooh, it gets 'em gone
Thinkin' 'bout the way things might have been
In another life if U were my wife
And I don't mean one, but the 2 o' U every night (Ooh)

Lord knows I'd do my best
I mean it'd be a test
Baby in the middle, baby in the middle taking all requests

CHORUS:
Love 2 the left of me, love 2 the right
Come on, make a noise somebody - party 2night (Oh yeah!)
Love 2 the left of me, love 2 the right
Come on, make a noise somebody - party 2night (Oh yeah!)

The Girls of Soul
Like the way my booty goes
They say the curves deserve another glance (Curves deserve)
Come on, pretty baby, give me a chance
2 prove my brotherhood
I'll make it real good
I'll do ya, I'll do ya, I'll do ya like U wanna should

Lord knows I'd do my best
I mean it'd be a test
Baby in the middle, baby in the middle taking all requests

CHORUS

I can't help it, baby
It really gets me gone (Love, love)
2 think about the 3 of us g-goin' on
The notion of the ocean
(Love) {x6}

Love 2 the left of me, love 2 the right
Come on, make a noise somebody - party 2night (Oh yeah!)
Love

Lord knows I'd do my best (Love)
I mean it'd be a test
Baby in the middle, baby in the middle taking all requests

CHORUS

I can't help it, baby (Love 2 the left of me)
It really gets me gone
2 think about the 3 of us g-goin' on (Love 2 the left of me)
The notion of the ocean sailing under me
(Love 2 the left of me, love 2 the right)
It's enough 2 make a man want 2 marry
And I don't mean one, but the 2 of U's – naturally
(Love 2 the left of me, love 2 the right)
Come on make a noise, pretty baby - let's party 2night, alright

Party 2night (Oh yeah!) {x6}
Party 2night, party 2night
Party 2night (Oh yeah!) {x3}

Are there really angels or are they just in our mind?
It all comes out in the wash in time

© 1990 Controversy Music - ASCAP

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