Natural Elements - “Ahead of Our Time”
[Emcee(s): Swigga (AKA L-Swift), Agu (AKA Mr. Voodoo), and Anthony Cruz (AKA A-Butta)]
[Producer(s): Charlemagne]
[Hook: Swigga (AKA L-Swift)]
So ahead of our
Time, who better to lead the way? Natural
Elements forever, and we are they. There's hella disarray
Whenever we be away, but we the type
Of people you never should keep at bay. So ahead of our
Time, who better to lead the charge? “NE
For life” will never be a façade, and we’re the same
Strength together when we apart, and we always keep
Alignment consecutive with the gods. God damn
[Verse 1: Swigga (AKA L-Swift)]
Land this in the ears of the hearing-impaired
So they can hear the same shit that their parents could hear
Yeah, Natural Elements, bitch. Follow the leaders
Bottles of beakers bubble up as you swallow a liter
I mean, your bitch the molly-eater, my Florida keeper
The omelet-beater, Orangina, her waffles are ether
Alright, some Condoleezza, you gotta come meet her
She put organic avocados on top of her pizza
Whoo! Back to NE, the greatest to do it
That means you love us if you're smart and you hate if you stupid
We're like straight-A students when making this music
And every day is graduation—that’s daily improvement
And we done finished graduate school, but took it
Back to factory settings to rap for you fools
Back to school, but we're breaking all the faculty rules
Screw your math. I'm doing laps in the pool—zoom!
[Hook: Swigga (AKA L-Swift)]
So ahead of our
Time, who better to lead the way? Natural
Elements forever, and we are they. There's hella disarray
Whenever we be away, but we the type
Of people you never should keep at bay. So ahead of our
Time, who better to lead the charge? “NE
For life” will never be a façade, and we're the same
Strength together when we apart, and we always keep
Alignment consecutive with the gods. God damn
[Verse 2: Agu (AKA Mr. Voodoo)]
I be
The archetype emcee on mics. Fool, you'll never see
The likes like blocks from social media sites
Speaking in numerical code like real right, receive
Life like panspermia on meteorite
My timespan before these emcees' life began. I'm like that
Mystery, laughing at their best-laid plans. Elohim
Afraid, the weak can do whatever they can. Prometheus
I steal the fire from gods, gave it to man. Born
B.C. and A.D.—Before Crack and After Dope. They have to quote
Chapters I wrote like ecclesiastical notes. Four-hundred
Eighty megahertz—switch the frequency—four-hundred thirty-two
Megahertz, a deity emcee. Wrote this on
Zero-Fucks-Given Day. Those that sit and pray are sitting prey
Like shaman, craft whiskey, spit and spray
Why wait later? Get it today, cop it now. A later date
Ain’t happened at a later date—it happened now
[Hook: Swigga (AKA L-Swift)]
So ahead of our
Time, who better to lead the way? Natural
Elements forever, and we are they. There’s hella disarray
Whenever we be away, but we the type
Of people you never should keep at bay. So ahead of our
Time, who better to lead the charge? “NE
For life” will never be a façade, and we're the same
Strength together when we apart, and we always keep
Alignment consecutive with the gods. God damn
[Verse 3: Anthony Cruz (AKA A-Butta)]
I keep
A sword in my hand like He-Man in front the Castle of
Grayskull, North Face Gore-Tex and my X-Men
Mega-print. I spent $700 on it. I’m a
Derelict yet an avant-garde savant
So what, so what, so what you want, what you want? I was
Literally conceived in East Tremont, so I guess
Technically, I'm from the Bronx, a legacy of
Legends embedded in my genetics. My pops is
A poet, step-pops a sketch artist—that's why I spit
Bars, geek out, and collect comics. I should teach
A course on Ebonics at City College. My drip vintage
Down to the kicks, Olajuwon Etonics
So ahead of my time, my wrist is watch-less
My apartment is clock-less, your remarks are innocuous
It's NE for life—yeah, that’s obvious. I'm just
Rocking with whatever the universe want from us
[Hook: Swigga (AKA L-Swift)]
So ahead of our
Time, who better to lead the way? Natural
Elements forever, and we are they. There's hella disarray
Whenever we be away, but we the type
Of people you never should keep at bay. So ahead of our
Time, who better to lead the charge? “NE
For life” will never be a façade, and we're the same
Strength together when we apart, and we always keep
Alignment consecutive with the gods. God damn
