Black Eyed Peas

Released: August 8, 2000

Featuring: Chali 2NA

Songwriter: Method Man Aldane Browne Chali 2NA George Pajon Jr. Taboo apl.de.ap will.i.am

Producer: will.i.am

[Intro: will.i.am]
What?

[Verse 1: will.i.am]
A lot of brothers, claimin' they hard (huh?)
I grab the microphone and leave 'em scarred (scarred)
But not scarred physically (what?)
More like scarred mentally (yeah)
I correct your ego (your ego?)
I'ma show you how it go (go)
'Cause you killin' me, ain't no skill in you
With my hands on you I wouldn't be feelin' you
Yeah you platinum, but you wack as hell
I dubbed over your single like a Maxell
You need to
Stop now, get original
Start practicin', master your flow
You might as well, turn in your mic
And start collectin' dollars at the turnpike
Cause the rhymes you kick, need to be fixed
But you couldn't even fix them (in the mix)
If you ate pebbles, your shit wouldn't rock
You one of them balloons made to go pop
You need to

[Chorus: will.i.am]
Stop now, get original
Start practicin', master your flow
Stop now, get original
What?
Stop now, get original
Start practicin', master your flow

[Verse 2: apl.de.ap]
There is really nothin' you can do
We about to hit you in your face with my kung-fu
Risky on the microphone, I am
Got the energy of Goliath unravellin'
I'm about to let you know the deal on how I feel
Many people can't be real, so they gotta chase the steel
What the deal? Is it really all about the bills?
What's the thrill? I'd rather have my soul fulfilled
You gotta
Stop now, get original
Start practicin', master your flow
We delegate the skills to conversating
The loss of motivation of MC's to create
Sent it in for quick hit, waitin' for the break
You didn't pay your dues, so you got on Rikki Lake
How does it feel to be the man on top
When everything you got ain't any of your props?
You need to

[Chorus: will.i.am]
Stop now, get original
Start practicin', master your flow
Stop now, get original
Stop now, get original
Start practicin', master your flow

[Verse 3: Chali 2na]
When you think about rap in its entirety
Violence became variety
Silently personalities differ from what they try to be
2na be on the frontline, one rhyme shall I hit you with
Sluggish like a barbituate, we can make you admit you bit
A hectic thrill, connect with Will
And we create with the calm cool collective skill
The checks get real, people think this shit is hunky-dory
It's another story while we be fightin' for re-
-demption pimps and prostitutes get the break they need
With breakneck speed, the fakes succeed indeed
Thinkin' life is a party and it's a must to please
But many pop MC's work for Mephistopheles
Choppin broccoli happily for your company
Publically sellin' Satan when really you should be bumpin' the truth
So stop now

[Chorus: will.i.am]
Stop now, get original
Start practicin', master your flow

The Black Eyed Peas is a hip-hop and pop group, currently consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and singer Jessica Reynoso.

Originally, The Black Eyed Peas were a hip-hop group, standing alongside the likes of Talib Kweli and Jurassic 5.

In the early 2000s, they started to add pop and EDM influences to their music. They subsequently added Fergie to the group and became the pop sensations that they became from 2003 to 2011. Fergie eventually left in 2018 and the Peas returned to their hip-hop roots.

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