De La Soul - Say No Go (Official Audio)

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Lyrics
Now let's get right on down to the skit 
A baby is brought into a world of pits 
And if it could've talked that soon 
In the delivery room 
It would've asked the nurse for a hit 
The reason for this? 
The mother is a jerk 
Excuse me, junkie 
Which brought the work of the old 
Into a new life 
What a way 
But this what a way 
Has been a way of today 
Anyway 
Push couldn't shove me to understand a path to a basehead 
Consumer should erase it in the first wave 
Cause second wave forms believers 
And believers will walk to it then even talk to it and say... 
(You got the body now you want my soul) 
Nah, can't have none of that, tell 'em what to say Mase... 

(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 

Nah, no my brother 
No my sister 
Try to get hip to this 
Word, word to the mother 
I'll tell the truth so bear my witness 
Fly like birds of a feather 
Drugs are like pleather 
You don't wanna wear it 
No need to ask that question, just don't mention 
You know what the answer is... 

Now I never fancied Nancy 
But the statement she made held a plate of weight 
I even stressed it to Wade 

Did he take any heed? 

Nah, the boy was hooked, you could've phrased the word "Base" 
And the kid just shook 
In his fashion class once an A now an F 
The rock rules him now 
The only designs left 
Were once clothes made for Oshkosh 
Has converted to nothing but stonewash 

Now hopping in a barrel is a barrel of fun 
But don't hop in if you want to be down, son 
Cause that could mean down and out as an action 
What does it lead to? 
Dum-da-dum-dum 
People say what have I done for all my years 
My tears show my hard-earned work 
I heard shoving is worse than pushing 
But I'd rather know a shover than a pusher 
Cause a pusher's a jerk 

(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 

Believe it or not the plot forms a fee more that charity 
But the course doesn't coincide with the ride of insanity 
Is it a chant that slants the soul to fill for it? 
I know it's the border that flaunts the order to kill for it 

Standing, scheming on a young one 
Taking his time, eight-ball for a cool pool player 
Racked it all, tried to break, miscued 
Got beat by the boy in blue 
Next day you're out by the spot once more 
Looking hard for a crack in the hole 
I ask what's the fix for the ill stuff 
Word to the Dero 
The answer should have been no 

Run me a score from the Funky Four Plus One More 
(It's the joint) 
Rewind that back 
This is the age for a new stage of fiend 
Watch how the zombies scream 
It's the crack 
Plain is plain it should explain it from the start 
Behind the ideals of cranking up the heart 
Now the base claims shop over every park 

(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Don’t Even Think About it) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go) 
(Say No Go)

#DeLaSoul #SayNoGo #HipHop #HipHop50

[brendanmorey]

A firefight, soldiers, boogaloo boys, civil war and De la Soul.
Perfect mix

[STEPTITO]

As soon as I heard this song in Civil War I knew it was going straight to my playlist

[derrickmuhammad]

This song teleported me back to better times while watching this movie

[HappyTeeth.]

This tune worked so well in civil war. Plug Tunin will be my favorite but this is a silver

[qrock]

Who remembers this coming on MTV lol. Damn yall, we finally can stream De La Soul all we want, can you believe it? 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

[williammcmillan]

When hip hop was telling the youth to stay away from drugs. I miss the late 80s.

[kevinscott]

This track and the Nubian's "Slow Down?"
Two dopest anti-crack anthems ever.
The cadences and lyricism of "Say No Go" were ultra-advanced for '89.
rip, Trugoy

[well]

Anyone who complains that this song was out of place in Civil War has never seen Full Metal Jacket.

[RangeRover]

Riding down Sunrise Hwy in '89 this came on the radio and I hit the brakes, detoured into The Wiz and copped the tape!!! DeLa 4 life...thanks Dave <3

[CORDIS-DIE-HAITI]

whoever made the soundtrack has great taste in music

[PrimetimeJohnny]

The way they flipped Hall and Oates is crazy 😮

[johnfloyd]

The birth of hip hop ❤ I'm 55 now back the 19..ynwa ❤😊

[geraldinenolan]

Back in the day when.... class.. talent... lyrics and consciousness meant something!! No mumbling tattooed faces round here!!! Just knowledge

[thecattking]

Thank you Civil War, for giving me an new outlook on life and an improved music taste

[thesuncollective]

This was hot. I remember my friend, Gerry, brought the album round, we woke up the neighborhood up.

[ynnot]

Maybe the best hiphop album ever😊And it looks so cool

[davidAll]

RIP Trugoy
DeLa Soul lives forever 💙
a number i can never get tired of

[strangewayfaringstranger]

Hell yeah! This song was great in Civil War.

[robprodanov]

MEMORY LANE BROUGHT ME HERE 👌OLD SKOOL BEATS 🥰

[Itgyrl]

I so remember this song when I was a youngin’ in 1989. I’m so happy right now!!