Yancey Boys "Quicksand" featuring Common & Dezi Paige (beats by J Dilla)

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Quicksand Lyrics

[Hook: Dezi Paige]
I always knew I'd touch the sky
With heart full of fire and third eye
Steady my vision, my climb
I, I knew with all my mind

[Verse 1: Common]
The dream manifesto, to get it and don't let go
Praises to the most high, eyes are kinda set low
A man of many faces
I rock the crooked smile since they took off my braces
Back on Stony Isle we was on our own oasis
Mild sauce, hot tempers cold cases, huh
I ran the town not knowing it was races
Standing on the deck smokin' aces
Grace is the wonderland
I see the face of the Son of Man
A fatherless child that made it to the motherland
I think how far these raps really took me
A veteran in the game I stay fresh like a rookie
When I was underground, they used to overlook me
Now flicks and book tours make it hard for them to book me
The presence of Ra, the essence of a star
Jewelry and a car, suggesting who we are
The blessings of Jah, that come through us all
I'm seasoned y'all, I never knew when to fall
In the quicksand

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[Hook]

[Verse 2: Frank Nitt]
The picture's been clear since this man's been a shorty
Consolidate the dollars go dumb E-40
No pimping in your poetry
No sleeping with your jewelry off
And when you get your chance slam dunk it, Ronny Turiaf
And I did that, me and my guys repping the city
And I hustle with no pity, they christen me Frank Nitty
And I took that and I ran with it, made a few stacks and some bands with it
But then I brought it home, a student must then teach his own
And I could never dream it could go from the Yancey's basement
To be standing up on stages in front of some foreign faces
Get love in those foreign places like we from there, and oh yea
They like, "Where the dollars at?"
I'm like, "Imma call you back"
And please let me clarify
Playa, I'll be damned if I
Ever let the picture fade to black before I say goodbye
Spot you like you Spotify
Nitty make the song cry
Imma let Illa sing his lullaby
Quicksand

[Hook]

[Verse 3: Illa J]
I heard a hater say I never be more than J Dilla's little brother
I never be more than an insignificant other
I never be more than a video stand-in
But here I am still standing
When you haters try to leave me in the quicksand
Left me outside the club with no wristband
Now I'm pissed off like I'm repping the Pistons
And I came all the way from fuckin' Michigan
That's when the shit hit the fan then I moved back
Had to do my Stella still I had to get my groove back
Then I came up with a plan to put my shoes back on
I ran hella hella fast until I proved that
I could do it while I'm swimming in the pool of sweat, blood and tears
My career I had to keep pursuing that
And I could do that with my eyes closed
Cause I know I'm fly, always knew I...

[Hook]

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Yancey Boys team up with Common, a long time collaborator of J Dilla’s. Dilla produced many of the tracks off Com’s 2000 album, Like Water For Chocolate.


+1

First beat I ever rhymed over..seems like so long ago lol, this will always be a truly beautiful song. RIP Dilla 🙏🏾

That is Hip Hop 🙏🏼🇧🇷

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November 19th 2022 still Fire 🔥 🔥🔥🔥

philip jam

Fire 🔥 man... highly flammable... salute

Common kilt this!

Best song ❤️

happy birthday the boss mic respect ✌🙏💪🍾🥂🎙🎤🔝

I didn't know that they made a video for this song🔥🔥🔥🔥

The dream manifesto!

2021 and this just gets better... G's me up to be successful - Thanks Yancey boys, common, Dezi and of course J Dilla ... RIP to the GOD.

2021?

That is beautiful. The beat, the flows and Dezi's voice. Excellent. I love it.

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I NOW I WOULD TOUCH THE SKYYYYYYY

Shout OUT 4rm SCLA//Watts.
Eye luv luv this song.

Don't sleep on Illa J, y'all! He's ill!!

Amazing song

this song is a breath of fresh air in music form

Eyes stay low...too raw☝️🙏

Always coming back to this song

Praises to the Most High 🙏

James Yancey rest in beats your music will always lives on forever my brotha word up word up SV for life💯💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏✊🎧🎶🎵🎹🎹🎹💯💯💯💯🎤🎤🎤🎹🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✊💯💯💯💯💯

FOREVER CLASSIC James Yancey rest in beats your music will always lives on forever my brotha word up🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🙏🎧🎤❤🎶🎵🎵🎵🎧🎧🎹🎹🎶🎶🎶💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

RIP Dilla

Yeah, every time I hear an unknown beat and tears start coming up, the beast is most probably made by Dilla. He always had that effect on me.

Thanks nosbo 2007 uyibhoza

J DILLA THE GENIUS,COMMON A RAP PHENOMENON.

Common. Dressed like a gent. Awesome

This is such a beautiful song.

esta cancion combina con el dia soleado de hoy

Eargasms ... ahhhhhh!!!

Brazil listened you

You always been Doppppppppe

Still a great song. And I just noticed the kid on the ripstick lol

🎼The dream manifesto to get and don’t let go
Praise is to the most high, eyes are kind of set low,
A man of many faces, I’ll rock the crooked smile
Sensates and got my braces, back on Stony Isle
We was on our owner aces, mild sauce
Hot dippers, cold cases, huh
I ran to town not knowing it was races,
Instead in only decks smoking aces,
Graces in wonderland, I see the face of this other man
A father to his child and made it to the motherland
I think our body’s rap really took me,
A veteran in the game I’ll stay fresh like a rookie
When I was underground they used to over look me,
Now flex and book tools, make it hard for them to book me
The presidents arrive, the essence of the star
Jewelry in the car, suggesting who we are
Blessings is the jar, they come through us all
I’m season y’all I never knew any far in the quicksand🎼
Common

Just remembered this song

TUNE FAMM!!!! <3 <3 <3

So damn cool.... greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰😎✌

Excellence Song!!!

Thank you Dilla and the Yancey Boys...this was a breath of fresh air in a toxic hip hop world during that time.

Oh yeah, Com Sense...you laced the track fo' reals.

Common killed this Dezi looks so sexy

illa j

Top 10 songs ever.

Cara essa música é muita treta ✌👌👍👊👏

Great dilla!

J Dilla The greatest Beatmaker !!! Rest In Power !!!