"Well I woke up this mornin with the same frustration from situations like these Got a call about some work from one of them temporary agencies No high school diploma or any college degrees I can't enlist but they'll draft me if there's a war overseas Oh please Of course I can slice some OZs But see I'm one of those aspirin MCs And uh bills are due so at times I'm doubtful and everyone disagrees But I'd rather struggle on my feet than to live on my knees So my uniform tight workin all night at Mickey D's Got about 90 dollars and some change after the government Get they fees These minimum wages ain't enough to feed my babies Purposely these limitations on black folks opportunities So I quit cuz I'm tired of being one of those overworked Underpaid employees Stop carin at all went on and did a few small burglaries It seems like my faith done turned into forgotten memories And I ain't gettin away with nothing because I know He always sees But see right now I need to see how I can get this here dope sold I done stuffed in my pocket as many rocks as it can hold They gonna get high so I'm gonna get my money even though it's freezin cold Now how many times you done heard this story told? Believe it or not, there's some very intelligent junkies But dependencies is eating away at they souls like disease Anyone can turn into somebody who covets and envies Unequal economics can easily make you some enemies And the crime rate never drops so the cops ride around in threes I knew he would have killed me if I did anything but freeze They found the rest of the dope in some nearby shrubberies In a dimlit room being questioned by these authorities And they gave me some time in correctional facilities And now my woman's gotta take on a man's responsibilities" - CeeLo Green
01. The Experience prod. by Organized Noize 02. Black Ice (feat. OutKast) prod. by Mr. DJ 03. Fly Away prod. by Organized Noize 04. The Damm (feat. Cool Breeze) prod. by Organized Noize 05. They Don't Dance No Mo' (feat. Lil' Will) prod. by Organized Noize & Mr. DJ 06. Beautiful Skin prod. by Craig Love 07. Gutta Butta prod. by Organized Noize 08. Ghetto-ology (feat. Chiefton) prod. by CeeLo 09. Distant Wilderness prod. by Organized Noize 10. Greeny Green (feat. Witchdoctor) prod. by T-Mo 11. I Refuse Limitation (feat. Backbone) prod. by Organized Noize 12. See You When I See You prod. by Organized Noize 13. Inshallah prod. by Organized Noize & DJ Muggs 14. Just About Over prod. by David Whild co. prod. by Organized Noize 15. Still Standing prod. by Mr. DJ
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Ghetto-ology (which I don’t mind so much today) and Just About Over could go...along with that dumbass They Don’t Dance No Mo skit but other than that...probably like this as much as the debut for different reasons.
4. ""N***a, I ain't shit, I just know how to rhyme a little bit" In response to Reply # 0
N***a please, I'm still trying to squeeze my fat ass in where I fit Now I got a little dough, but it ain't that much mo Than any other nigga I know We all still poor I don't sell dope I sell hope You wanna size me up my n***a then wear a scope Cause you gon see me on MLK and on T.V I ain't got no fear, my n****a I was born & raised right here Late one night I was in a pearl white Acura Legendary I got that thang with me cause it's necessary Shit, I was just ridin Wasn't even thinking about colliding But I kept seeing the same headlights running stop signs and red lights I'd done prepared myself to die if it's my time to go He said "you know what it is, you done seen it before" This sad, of course I'mma be mad Well here you can have it got damnit if you want it that bad You would try to take from me, my n***a I ain't no star I value both of our lives more than this car You lucky n***a, I used to be you Shit and I'd bust a hole in your chest somebody could see through Now remember, shit, you could've died tonight And I would've been in the right I ain't even pissed you could just drop me off at the house 'Cause I ain't ready to die about nothin like this"
5. "Cee-Lo's performance on this album is all-time great" In response to Reply # 0
And he very much was one of the best people rapping at the time. He had the ability to put a unique thought in your head. His verse on "I Refuse Limitation" and "Gutta Butta" are two of my favorite verses ever. All of this makes me pretty sad at what he's become now.
As for the album, I'll put it side by side with "Soul Food." I may be even prefer "Still Standing." Yeah, the hard rock song sucks, but the tracks I mention, "Distant Wilderness," "My Experience," "Black Ice," "Greeny Green," "Fly Away," and "Inshallah" more than make up for it.
And just for another shameless plug, here's the tribute I wrote for the album:
I wasn't a big fan of Goodie before this album. I didn't like Cell Therapy when it dropped although Soul Food sounded dope at the time.
But Still Standing got ALOT of burn from me. It reminds me of the first job I had in SF where I was doing some programming for an internet company. There were a lot of late nights so I would pull out this little stereo and play this late at night to keep me awake. Ha!
The singles go, especially Black Ice. I personally didn't mind It's About Ova but I know that's one of the more debated songs on that album.
It made me a fan of the group and eventually I went back to their first record. Dug it in retrospect.
I wish they had made another quality album after this. I never heard World Party all the way through. But they're the second best act to come out of the DF and were a solid group on their own.
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