[{"id":35195422,"name":"Like They Used to Say (instrumental)","trackName":"Like They Used to Say (instrumental)","artistName":"Common","albumName":"1999 / Like They Used to Say","duration":259.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n[Common]\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n* \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n* \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample*  yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n[Common]\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n[Common]\nYo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys ?produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE!!! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used to Say (instrumental)\n  artist: Common\n  album: 1999 / Like They Used to Say\n  duration_ms: 259000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n  [Common]\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n  * \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  * \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample*  yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n  [Common]\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  [Common]\n  Yo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys ?produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE!!! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":22030020,"name":"Like They Used To Say (Street Version)","trackName":"Like They Used To Say (Street Version)","artistName":"Common","albumName":"1999 / Like They Used To Say","duration":272.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n[Common]\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n* \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n* \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nYo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used To Say (Street Version)\n  artist: Common\n  album: 1999 / Like They Used To Say\n  duration_ms: 272000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n  [Common]\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n  * \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  * \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  Yo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":23781945,"name":"Like They Used To Say (Instrumental)","trackName":"Like They Used To Say (Instrumental)","artistName":"Common","albumName":"1999 / Like They Used To Say (Remixes)","duration":258.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n[Common]\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n* \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n* \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample*  yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n[Common]\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n[Common]\nYo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys ?produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE!!! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used To Say (Instrumental)\n  artist: Common\n  album: 1999 / Like They Used To Say (Remixes)\n  duration_ms: 258000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n  [Common]\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n  * \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  * \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample*  yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n  [Common]\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  [Common]\n  Yo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys ?produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE!!! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":30470203,"name":"Like They Used to Say","trackName":"Like They Used to Say","artistName":"Common","albumName":"Cool Common Collected","duration":274.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n[Common]\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n* \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n* \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nYo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used to Say\n  artist: Common\n  album: Cool Common Collected\n  duration_ms: 274000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n  [Common]\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n  * \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  * \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  Yo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":15295943,"name":"Like They Used To Say (Radio Edit)","trackName":"Like They Used To Say (Radio Edit)","artistName":"Common","albumName":"1999 / Like They Used To Say (Remixes)","duration":272.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" repeated in background\n\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n\"Silly Hoes\" sample say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\"\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) Biz Markie sample \"Like they used to say\"\n\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\nYo repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\"\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\"\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used To Say (Radio Edit)\n  artist: Common\n  album: 1999 / Like They Used To Say (Remixes)\n  duration_ms: 272000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" repeated in background\n\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n  \"Silly Hoes\" sample say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\"\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) Biz Markie sample \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  Yo repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\"\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\"\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":15004062,"name":"Like They Used To Say - Street Version","trackName":"Like They Used To Say - Street Version","artistName":"Common","albumName":"1999 / Like They Used To Say (Remixes)","duration":272.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n[Common]\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n* \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n* \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nYo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used To Say - Street Version\n  artist: Common\n  album: 1999 / Like They Used To Say (Remixes)\n  duration_ms: 272000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n  [Common]\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n  * \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  * \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  Yo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":28968427,"name":"Like They Used To Say","trackName":"Like They Used To Say","artistName":"Common","albumName":"Cool Common Collected Bootleg","duration":274.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n[Common]\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n* \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n* \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nYo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used To Say\n  artist: Common\n  album: Cool Common Collected Bootleg\n  duration_ms: 274000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n  [Common]\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n  * \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  * \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  Yo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":33868319,"name":"Like They Used to Say (instrumental)","trackName":"Like They Used to Say (instrumental)","artistName":"Common","albumName":"One‐Nine‐Nine‐Nine / Like They Used to Say","duration":259.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n[Common]\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n* \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n* \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample*  yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n[Common]\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n[Common]\nYo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys ?produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE!!! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used to Say (instrumental)\n  artist: Common\n  album: One‐Nine‐Nine‐Nine / Like They Used to Say\n  duration_ms: 259000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n  [Common]\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n  * \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  * \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample*  yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n  [Common]\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  [Common]\n  Yo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys ?produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE!!! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":21133634,"name":"Like They Used to Say (Street version)","trackName":"Like They Used to Say (Street version)","artistName":"Common","albumName":"One-Nine-Nine-Nine / Like They Used to Say","duration":273.933333,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n[Common]\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n* \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n* \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nYo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used to Say (Street version)\n  artist: Common\n  album: One-Nine-Nine-Nine / Like They Used to Say\n  duration_ms: 273933\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n  [Common]\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n  * \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  * \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  Yo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":18615255,"name":"Like They Used To Say (Street Version)","trackName":"Like They Used To Say (Street Version)","artistName":"Common","albumName":"One-Nine-Nine-Nine / Like They Used to Say","duration":271.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n[Common]\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n* \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n* \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nYo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used To Say (Street Version)\n  artist: Common\n  album: One-Nine-Nine-Nine / Like They Used to Say\n  duration_ms: 271000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n  [Common]\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n  * \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  * \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  Yo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":33868318,"name":"Like They Used to Say (radio edit)","trackName":"Like They Used to Say (radio edit)","artistName":"Common","albumName":"One‐Nine‐Nine‐Nine / Like They Used to Say","duration":272.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" repeated in background\n\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n\"Silly Hoes\" sample say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\"\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) Biz Markie sample \"Like they used to say\"\n\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\nYo repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\"\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\"\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used to Say (radio edit)\n  artist: Common\n  album: One‐Nine‐Nine‐Nine / Like They Used to Say\n  duration_ms: 272000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" repeated in background\n\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n  \"Silly Hoes\" sample say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\"\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) Biz Markie sample \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  Yo repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\"\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\"\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":15702203,"name":"Like They Used to Say (Radio Clean Version)","trackName":"Like They Used to Say (Radio Clean Version)","artistName":"Common","albumName":"One-Nine-Nine-Nine / Like They Used to Say","duration":273.933333,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n[Common]\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n* \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n* \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nYo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used to Say (Radio Clean Version)\n  artist: Common\n  album: One-Nine-Nine-Nine / Like They Used to Say\n  duration_ms: 273933\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n  [Common]\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n  * \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  * \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  Yo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":31162530,"name":"Like They Used To Say","trackName":"Like They Used To Say","artistName":"Common","albumName":"Cool Common Collected (A Fine Collection Of Remixes & Rarities)","duration":274.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"\"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n[Common]\nWe dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\nSome of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\nI wrote Stoney Island on my guy\nHe was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\nTried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\nYo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\nStudy MC's like a god do lessons\nMic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\nYou feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\nI drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\nThere's only so much ice you can skate on\nShit cats right for you, you say wrong\nNo time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\nOr who shot Big and Tupac\nOr who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\nThat's hoe shit\nThat ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\nI Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\nWho hasn't had a chance to hold his son\nSacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\nTryin to hold my come, I think of raps\nSeen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n* \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\nYeah \"Like they used to say\"\n* \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n(Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nI walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\nAll your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\nYour producer pumped the track\nTold him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\nNice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\nMy ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\nNow every single you drop I'ma double that\nJigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\nMy sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\nI go into a soundproof booth and change flows\nTrack the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\nHip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\nNiggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\nI ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\nIt's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\nI be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\nAnd speak up, like when my homey's musty\nHere we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\n[Common]\nYo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\nYo yo check it\nAppreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\nSpeakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\nDug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\nLayin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\nGeek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\nIn shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\nRaps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\nThis business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\nTalk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\nHoldin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\nContract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\nIt's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\nAskin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\nName'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\nWrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\nThe letter came back three days later, return to sender\nDamn!\n\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n\"Like they used to say\"\n\"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n\"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n\"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n\"Like they used to say\"\nPEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: Like They Used To Say\n  artist: Common\n  album: Cool Common Collected (A Fine Collection Of Remixes & Rarities)\n  duration_ms: 274000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  \"Like they used to say\" *repeated in background*\n\n  [Common]\n  We dealin wit some very critical and crucial times\n  Some of the most critical and crucial times I've ever seen\n  I wrote Stoney Island on my guy\n  He was tryin me about the S-I-E experience\n  Tried to tell him about the C-S-E experience, you know?\n\n  Yo I'm the rap profession, I go the session\n  Study MC's like a god do lessons\n  Mic testin in the rain, I brainstorm\n  You feelin me out nigga? We got the same form\n  I drop heavy in spots you scared to put your weight\n  There's only so much ice you can skate on\n  Shit cats right for you, you say wrong\n  No time to debate on, who's your pop and who's not\n  Or who shot Big and Tupac\n  Or who this stud fuckin or how much this crew got\n  That's hoe shit\n  That ain't me or the type of niggas I roll wit\n  I Cold Get Dumb, like a brother in prison\n  Who hasn't had a chance to hold his son\n  Sacrificin like Abe did his oldest son\n  Tryin to hold my come, I think of raps\n  Seen the BDP cover and I start thinkin back to\n\n  * \"Silly Hoes\" sample* say what? \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Kool G Rap and Polo, back again\" [Kool G Rap]\n  Yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  * \"Ain't No Half-Steppin\" sample* yeah \"Like they used to say\"\n  (Dig it, like they used to say) *Biz Markie sample* \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  I walk through triple darkness wit a childproof lighter\n  All your homeboys'll bite us, so what's up wit that?\n  Your producer pumped the track\n  Told him, \"Naw, I can't fuck wit that\"\n  Nice way of sayin \"Big, bring a rougher track\"\n  My ball in my ear said \"Enough of that humble rap\"\n  Now every single you drop I'ma double that\n  Jigga-jigga Joe cut the record down to\n  My sound surround you like racism, you feel it all around you\n  I go into a soundproof booth and change flows\n  Track the strange hoes wit headwraps and Bangols\n  Hip-hop is gettin strangled by this Puff Combs syndrome\n  Niggas Been Around The World actin like they never been home\n  I ain't hatin cuz I can only love niggas\n  It's just outta the game, I wanna sub niggas\n  I be dub figure rusty to adjust the in-dustry\n  And speak up, like when my homey's musty\n  Here we go yeah * \"Roxanne Roxanne\" sample* yeah, dig it\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You don't want it\" [T-La Rock] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"F-R-E-S-H\" [Fresh 3 MC's] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"My Adidas, walk through concrete doors and broke\" [Run-DMC]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n\n  [Common]\n  Yo *repeating \"zen zen zen zen\" for about 20 sec.*\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n\n  Yo yo check it\n  Appreciate the art that came through Puerto Ricans and Blacks\n  Speakin the facts, the sound is much deeper than wax\n  Dug Inf, Luke Lumberjack I'm keepin the axe\n  Layin on passed out nights wakin up reekin wit raps\n  Geek like the Fat Boys? produce the feeb? in fat\n  In shows I get more hoes/holes than a seam in the matt\n  Raps develop like film (so what?) so call me Instant Common\n  This business of pimps and hoes, I stick out like Bishop Juan\n  Talk to my nigga Ron about openin shops\n  Holdin up cops, I'm from the 'Go, it don't stop\n  Contract ain't show enough options, it's time to pop guns\n  It's gon' be some Shook, Lost and popped Ones\n  Askin How Come like Wyclef, they'll be Gone before November (yeah)\n  Name'll be in sentences wit the word \"remember\"\n  Wrote a letter to '88, let's get back, love me tender\n  The letter came back three days later, return to sender\n  Damn!\n\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Hot damn hoe here we go again\" [MC Lyte] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I want it like that, I got it like that, I have it like that\" [Kool Keith]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"You gots to chill\" [PMD] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Boyz in the hood are always hard\" [Eazy E] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"One for all and all\" [Brand Nubian] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoo zoom\" [MC E-Z]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I get money, money I got\" [Milk-D] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"Plug one, plug two\" [De La Soul] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"For all the pioneers, I'm goin way back\" [Just-Ice] \"Like they used to say\"\n  \"I think that's about as far back as we can go\" [Just-Ice]\n  \"Like they used to say\" 3x\n  \"Yo what happened to the beats\" [Eric B.]\n  \"Like they used to say\"\n  PEACE! \"Like they used to say\" \"Like they used to say\"\n"},{"id":2452582,"name":"They Say","trackName":"They Say","artistName":"Common","albumName":"Live at The Jazz Room","duration":143.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":true,"plainLyrics":"But I could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a, uh\nYou know what, 'cause\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nY'all know what they say, right? 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Ya know what they say, uh, uh\n[00:30.72]Yeah\n[00:31.87]They say a nigga lost his mind\n[00:33.58]In the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\n[00:36.00]Thin line between love and hatred\n[00:38.04]I'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n[00:41.40]They say life is what you make it\n[00:43.17]So I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\n[00:46.06]As high as the stakes get when paper get low\n[00:48.37]I be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n[00:50.97]Little Com, I make righteous bitches get low\n[00:53.43]Richest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\n[00:55.80]They say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\n[00:58.53]Niggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n[01:01.00]Paintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n[01:04.02]\"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\n[01:06.23]I stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\n[01:09.34]They never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n[01:11.74]They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n[01:13.51]We say the facts and if, they lie\n[01:16.66]We comin' back for them\n[01:18.68]They might say but they don't know\n[01:22.06]Come on (they say, they say)\n[01:24.69]Yeah (they don't know)\n[01:28.77]Yeah\n[01:32.35]They say \"Dude think he righteous\"\n[01:34.58]I write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\n[01:38.64]Amongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\n[01:43.22]On my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n[01:46.42]They say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\n[01:48.98]Writin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\n[01:51.67]They say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\n[01:53.64]Tell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n[01:56.46]Play my cards right, they say I went too left\n[02:01.55]They showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\n[02:05.74]Played chess in this game of, pawns and knights\n[02:09.60]Now I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n[02:13.96]It's comparable to Christ's\n[02:15.21]The way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n[02:17.87]\"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\n[02:20.23]Seen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"","lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: They Say\n  artist: Common\n  album: Live at The Jazz Room\n  duration_ms: 143000\n  instrumental: false\n  language: en\nlines:\n- text: But I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  start_ms: 20\n  end_ms: 2818\n  words:\n  - 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text: 'Seen '\n    start_ms: 140230\n  - text: '\"The '\n    start_ms: 140532\n  - text: 'Corner\", '\n    start_ms: 140703\n  - text: 'now '\n    start_ms: 141047\n  - text: 'they '\n    start_ms: 141188\n  - text: 'say '\n    start_ms: 141344\n  - text: '\"That '\n    start_ms: 141488\n  - text: 'nigga''s '\n    start_ms: 141683\n  - text: back\"\n    start_ms: 142085\nplain: |-\n  But I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a, uh\n  You know what, 'cause\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Y'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\n  Yeah\n\n  They say a nigga lost his mind\n  In the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\n  Thin line between love and hatred\n  I'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\n  They say life is what you make it\n  So I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\n  As high as the stakes get when paper get low\n  I be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\n  Little Com, I make righteous bitches get low\n  Richest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\n  They say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\n  Niggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\n  Paintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n  \"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\n  I stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\n  They never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Yeah\n\n  They say \"Dude think he righteous\"\n  I write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\n  Amongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\n  On my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\n  They say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\n  Writin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\n  They say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\n  Tell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\n  Play my cards right, they say I went too left\n  They showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\n  Played chess in this game of, pawns and knights\n  Now I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\n  It's comparable to Christ's\n  The way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n  \"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\n  Seen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"\n"},{"id":32961186,"name":"They Say","trackName":"They Say","artistName":"Common","albumName":"Be (instrumental vinyl)","duration":244.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"But I could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a, uh\nYou know what, 'cause\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nY'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\nYeah\n\nThey say a nigga lost his mind\nIn the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\nThin line between love and hatred\nI'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\nThey say life is what you make it\nSo I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\nAs high as the stakes get when paper get low\nI be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\nLittle Com, I make righteous bitches get low\nRichest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\nThey say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\nNiggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\nPaintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n\"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\nI stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\nThey never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nYeah\n\nThey say \"Dude think he righteous\"\nI write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\nAmongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\nOn my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\nThey say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\nWritin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\nThey say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\nTell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\nPlay my cards right, they say I went too left\nThey showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\nPlayed chess in this game of, pawns and knights\nNow I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\nIt's comparable to Christ's\nThe way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n\"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\nSeen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: They Say\n  artist: Common\n  album: Be (instrumental vinyl)\n  duration_ms: 244000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  But I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a, uh\n  You know what, 'cause\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Y'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\n  Yeah\n\n  They say a nigga lost his mind\n  In the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\n  Thin line between love and hatred\n  I'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\n  They say life is what you make it\n  So I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\n  As high as the stakes get when paper get low\n  I be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\n  Little Com, I make righteous bitches get low\n  Richest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\n  They say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\n  Niggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\n  Paintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n  \"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\n  I stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\n  They never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Yeah\n\n  They say \"Dude think he righteous\"\n  I write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\n  Amongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\n  On my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\n  They say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\n  Writin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\n  They say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\n  Tell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\n  Play my cards right, they say I went too left\n  They showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\n  Played chess in this game of, pawns and knights\n  Now I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\n  It's comparable to Christ's\n  The way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n  \"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\n  Seen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"\n"},{"id":32593891,"name":"They Say","trackName":"They Say","artistName":"Common","albumName":"Be (explicit)","duration":238.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"But I could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a, uh\nYou know what, 'cause\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nY'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\nYeah\n\nThey say a nigga lost his mind\nIn the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\nThin line between love and hatred\nI'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\nThey say life is what you make it\nSo I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\nAs high as the stakes get when paper get low\nI be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\nLittle Com, I make righteous bitches get low\nRichest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\nThey say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\nNiggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\nPaintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n\"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\nI stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\nThey never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nYeah\n\nThey say \"Dude think he righteous\"\nI write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\nAmongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\nOn my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\nThey say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\nWritin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\nThey say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\nTell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\nPlay my cards right, they say I went too left\nThey showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\nPlayed chess in this game of, pawns and knights\nNow I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\nIt's comparable to Christ's\nThe way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n\"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\nSeen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: They Say\n  artist: Common\n  album: Be (explicit)\n  duration_ms: 238000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  But I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a, uh\n  You know what, 'cause\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Y'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\n  Yeah\n\n  They say a nigga lost his mind\n  In the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\n  Thin line between love and hatred\n  I'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\n  They say life is what you make it\n  So I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\n  As high as the stakes get when paper get low\n  I be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\n  Little Com, I make righteous bitches get low\n  Richest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\n  They say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\n  Niggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\n  Paintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n  \"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\n  I stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\n  They never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Yeah\n\n  They say \"Dude think he righteous\"\n  I write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\n  Amongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\n  On my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\n  They say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\n  Writin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\n  They say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\n  Tell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\n  Play my cards right, they say I went too left\n  They showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\n  Played chess in this game of, pawns and knights\n  Now I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\n  It's comparable to Christ's\n  The way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n  \"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\n  Seen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"\n"},{"id":31389110,"name":"They Say","trackName":"They Say","artistName":"Common","albumName":"Be","duration":240.0,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"But I could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a, uh\nYou know what, 'cause\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nY'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\nYeah\n\nThey say a nigga lost his mind\nIn the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\nThin line between love and hatred\nI'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\nThey say life is what you make it\nSo I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\nAs high as the stakes get when paper get low\nI be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\nLittle Com, I make righteous bitches get low\nRichest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\nThey say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\nNiggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\nPaintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n\"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\nI stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\nThey never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nYeah\n\nThey say \"Dude think he righteous\"\nI write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\nAmongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\nOn my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\nThey say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\nWritin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\nThey say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\nTell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\nPlay my cards right, they say I went too left\nThey showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\nPlayed chess in this game of, pawns and knights\nNow I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\nIt's comparable to Christ's\nThe way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n\"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\nSeen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: They Say\n  artist: Common\n  album: Be\n  duration_ms: 240000\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  But I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a, uh\n  You know what, 'cause\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Y'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\n  Yeah\n\n  They say a nigga lost his mind\n  In the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\n  Thin line between love and hatred\n  I'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\n  They say life is what you make it\n  So I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\n  As high as the stakes get when paper get low\n  I be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\n  Little Com, I make righteous bitches get low\n  Richest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\n  They say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\n  Niggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\n  Paintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n  \"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\n  I stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\n  They never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Yeah\n\n  They say \"Dude think he righteous\"\n  I write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\n  Amongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\n  On my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\n  They say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\n  Writin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\n  They say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\n  Tell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\n  Play my cards right, they say I went too left\n  They showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\n  Played chess in this game of, pawns and knights\n  Now I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\n  It's comparable to Christ's\n  The way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n  \"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\n  Seen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"\n"},{"id":19491080,"name":"They Say","trackName":"They Say","artistName":"Common","albumName":"Be (instrumental vinyl)","duration":237.87102,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"But I could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a, uh\nYou know what, 'cause\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nY'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\nYeah\n\nThey say a nigga lost his mind\nIn the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\nThin line between love and hatred\nI'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\nThey say life is what you make it\nSo I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\nAs high as the stakes get when paper get low\nI be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\nLittle Com, I make righteous bitches get low\nRichest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\nThey say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\nNiggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\nPaintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n\"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\nI stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\nThey never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nYeah\n\nThey say \"Dude think he righteous\"\nI write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\nAmongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\nOn my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\nThey say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\nWritin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\nThey say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\nTell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\nPlay my cards right, they say I went too left\nThey showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\nPlayed chess in this game of, pawns and knights\nNow I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\nIt's comparable to Christ's\nThe way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n\"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\nSeen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: They Say\n  artist: Common\n  album: Be (instrumental vinyl)\n  duration_ms: 237871\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  But I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a, uh\n  You know what, 'cause\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Y'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\n  Yeah\n\n  They say a nigga lost his mind\n  In the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\n  Thin line between love and hatred\n  I'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\n  They say life is what you make it\n  So I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\n  As high as the stakes get when paper get low\n  I be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\n  Little Com, I make righteous bitches get low\n  Richest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\n  They say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\n  Niggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\n  Paintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n  \"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\n  I stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\n  They never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Yeah\n\n  They say \"Dude think he righteous\"\n  I write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\n  Amongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\n  On my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\n  They say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\n  Writin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\n  They say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\n  Tell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\n  Play my cards right, they say I went too left\n  They showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\n  Played chess in this game of, pawns and knights\n  Now I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\n  It's comparable to Christ's\n  The way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n  \"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\n  Seen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"\n"},{"id":19945632,"name":"They Say","trackName":"They Say","artistName":"Common","albumName":"Be (Deluxe Edition)","duration":237.8710272,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"But I could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a, uh\nYou know what, 'cause\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nY'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\nYeah\n\nThey say a nigga lost his mind\nIn the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\nThin line between love and hatred\nI'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\nThey say life is what you make it\nSo I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\nAs high as the stakes get when paper get low\nI be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\nLittle Com, I make righteous bitches get low\nRichest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\nThey say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\nNiggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\nPaintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n\"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\nI stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\nThey never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nYeah\n\nThey say \"Dude think he righteous\"\nI write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\nAmongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\nOn my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\nThey say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\nWritin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\nThey say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\nTell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\nPlay my cards right, they say I went too left\nThey showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\nPlayed chess in this game of, pawns and knights\nNow I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\nIt's comparable to Christ's\nThe way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n\"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\nSeen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: They Say\n  artist: Common\n  album: Be (Deluxe Edition)\n  duration_ms: 237871\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  But I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a, uh\n  You know what, 'cause\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Y'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\n  Yeah\n\n  They say a nigga lost his mind\n  In the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\n  Thin line between love and hatred\n  I'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\n  They say life is what you make it\n  So I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\n  As high as the stakes get when paper get low\n  I be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\n  Little Com, I make righteous bitches get low\n  Richest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\n  They say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\n  Niggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\n  Paintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n  \"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\n  I stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\n  They never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Yeah\n\n  They say \"Dude think he righteous\"\n  I write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\n  Amongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\n  On my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\n  They say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\n  Writin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\n  They say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\n  Tell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\n  Play my cards right, they say I went too left\n  They showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\n  Played chess in this game of, pawns and knights\n  Now I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\n  It's comparable to Christ's\n  The way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n  \"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\n  Seen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"\n"},{"id":19066539,"name":"They Say","trackName":"They Say","artistName":"Common","albumName":"Be","duration":184.299208,"instrumental":false,"hasWordSync":false,"plainLyrics":"But I could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a damn about the things that they say\nI could give a, uh\nYou know what, 'cause\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nY'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\nYeah\n\nThey say a nigga lost his mind\nIn the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\nThin line between love and hatred\nI'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\nThey say life is what you make it\nSo I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\nAs high as the stakes get when paper get low\nI be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\nLittle Com, I make righteous bitches get low\nRichest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\nThey say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\nNiggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\nPaintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n\"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\nI stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\nThey never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\nThey say, \"What's happenin'?\"\nWe say the facts and if, they lie\nWe comin' back for them\nThey might say but they don't know\nCome on (they say, they say)\nYeah (they don't know)\nYeah\n\nThey say \"Dude think he righteous\"\nI write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\nAmongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\nOn my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\nThey say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\nWritin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\nThey say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\nTell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\nPlay my cards right, they say I went too left\nThey showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\nPlayed chess in this game of, pawns and knights\nNow I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\nIt's comparable to Christ's\nThe way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n\"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\nSeen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"","syncedLyrics":null,"lyricsfile":"version: '1.0'\nmetadata:\n  title: They Say\n  artist: Common\n  album: Be\n  duration_ms: 184299\n  instrumental: false\nlines: []\nplain: |-\n  But I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a damn about the things that they say\n  I could give a, uh\n  You know what, 'cause\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Y'all know what they say, right? Ya know what they say, uh, uh\n  Yeah\n\n  They say a nigga lost his mind\n  In the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme\n  Thin line between love and hatred\n  I'm the black pill in the Matrix, the saturated life\n\n  They say life is what you make it\n  So I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it\n  As high as the stakes get when paper get low\n  I be tellin' Derick, \"Tell Kara get us a show\"\n\n  Little Com, I make righteous bitches get low\n  Richest man ain't necessarily the nigga wit' dough\n  They say \"You ripped\", yeah, that's what they say\n  Niggaz couldn't tell it was me, like Jamie in Ray\n\n  Paintin' a day, wit' focused crime, broads, and good wine\n  \"Dope is sour so it's homework and hood crimes\"\n  I stood mine, for forever and a day so goodbye\n  They never could say \"Tell 'em, J\", uh\n\n  They say, \"What's happenin'?\"\n  We say the facts and if, they lie\n  We comin' back for them\n  They might say but they don't know\n  Come on (they say, they say)\n  Yeah (they don't know)\n  Yeah\n\n  They say \"Dude think he righteous\"\n  I write just to free minds, from Stony to Rikers\n  Amongst the lifeless, in a world crazy as Mike is\n  On my paper, whether its weed or Isis\n\n  They say \"life is a game,\" so I play hard\n  Writin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job\n  They say \"Sef kept the hood together\"\n  Tell the young, \"We can't play the hood forever\"\n\n  Play my cards right, they say I went too left\n  They showed me strange love, like I was Mr. F\n  Played chess in this game of, pawns and knights\n  Now I claim \"King\" like Don, or Frank White\n\n  It's comparable to Christ's\n  The way I sacrificed, and resurrected, twice\n  \"The crochet pants and the sweater was wack\"\n  Seen \"The Corner\", now they say \"That nigga's back\"\n"}]