The Evaporators, Brother Ali - Nardwuar lyrics
[The Evaporators, Brother Ali - Nardwuar lyrics]
Interview I did with Nardwuar
I took the records home that he gave me
And made a beat out of it
Matter fact, made a whole song check it out
Nardwuar: Who are you?
Brother Ali: I am Brother Ali, sir
Nardwuar: Brother Ali, welcome to Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada
Brother Ali: Thank you
I've been waitin' all my life
To hear you say that, man
They say baby, you're not a star
You're too underground and too avantgarde
Can't nobody tell you how hot you are
When you're chillin' with
Motha fuckin' Nardwuar (Brother Ali)
I've been around the world a couple times
TSA know my name, and let me cut the line
I'm tired of the scanner, could you please
Keep the back of your hand off my groin
And my butt this time?
My cell phone full of heroes
Underground rappers, activists and weirdos
Chuck D, Cornell, rest immortal, jack
I got Lupe's joint, but I ain't phone him yet
(Have you met Mos Def?)
Let me tell you what my game about
Ten years, and my flame never faded out
I, and I ain't never had
To go the major route i dropped six joints
They all sold the same amount
'07 I was billboard 6-9, same sales
But im 4-4 this time
So while the whole industry in a dick line
I didn't have to dick ride
And still sittin' just fine (Oh my god)
They say baby, you're not a star
You're too underground and too avantgarde
Can't nobody tell you how hot you are
When you're chillin' with
Motha fuckin' Nardwuar
I'm on tour again
Hoppin' out the spinner van
I'm arrivin' early just to kick
It with the fans
Hit the base, see the muslims, and visit and
I got a lot of fam, that's my man, 50 grand
Love to roll, but must admit I missed the fam
Hit the Minne up, just had to kiss the sam
(Back to Minneapolis)
Breakfast at Victor's, and
Brasaroaches, sivie be the dinner plan
Australian, my toes all in the sand
SPF 50, man, albinos never get a tan
Hit the bead head, spin like a ceiling fan
I calm down off of Nina Simone's Sinnerman
Got my lady with me
Tryin' be a different man
The ice blue ocean water got her in a trance
'Bout to get in that, none of y'all business
I took a glance in the mirror
Then I did my dance, shit
They say baby, you're not a star
You're too underground and too avantgarde
Can't nobody tell you how hot you are
When you're chillin' with
Motha fuckin' Nardwuar
Went from trashy to #teamclassy
My most lucrative years I was the least happy
First 2 of 'em we're me and BK comin' up
We had to sleep on the floor
And split a hundred bucks
Every audience we saw tried to front on us
Had to shut 'em all up
And it was fun as fuck
Nowadays, it's like shopping with
The trending team
Tryin' to find a happy medium is what I mean
(Keep on rockin' in the free world)
Voice all raspy
The big magazines no longer holler at me
Protests, and arrests all in my rap sheet
Homeland security file is my crammy
(Oh my god)
Beautiful women, always been attracted to 'em
Off the fact the music matters to 'em
So when they lift their shirt over they ribs
It's not to show me they tit's
They took a quote that I spit
And got it tatted to 'em
(That's an amazing fan)
They say baby, you're not a star
You're too underground and too avantgarde
Can't nobody tell you how hot you are
When you're chillin' with
Motha fuckin' Nardwuar
(This fella right here)
They say baby, you're not a star
You're too underground and too avantgarde
Can't nobody tell you how hot you are
When you're chillin' with
Motha fuckin' Nardwuar
Nardwuar: Brother Ali
Have you bought your horse yet?
Brother Ali: I haven't bought a horse
(laughing) , I haven't bought a horse, but I
But I'm a lover of horses
Nardwuar: Why should people care
About Brother Ali? Why should people care?
Brother Ali: Oh man, yeah (Nardwuar)
Nardwuar: Thanks much Brother Ali, keep on
Rockin' in the free world
And doot doola doot doo
Brother Ali: Doot Doot (yeah)