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What It Takes

from RetroSpek by Lefspek

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I know your feindin'
Scheming reason
Breathing for the sleeves of them
Records
For the deck turns
To catch wreck burns
Check what's next to learn
As a turntablist
Concerned abled wrist
Crossfader enablist
Committed to you playlist
Like a sound sadist
getting' off on the cost
Of rotating who made this
Pro fading and insane mix
To watch the ladies swing their hips
And have the fellas finger tips
Biggin' it up
Diggin' corrupt
Manipulation
Not found on radio stations
Underground alien nation
Seek profound compilations
Of sound complication
Bowing down to dedication
With pronounced participation
This goes out to heads who have headphones for ears
Stayed at home alone with tables
Despite their spouses tears
Traded cable to enable payments on their gear
And been spinning' so long that they forget the fucking year
That they started and parted paths
With the rest
Of retarded shallow hearted
Record playing guests
That claiming they got more
But of course they've got less
Cuz the secrets of the crates that are deepest best kept
By the peeps who seek to create
An innate deck check
That infiltrates your cortex and leaves nothing but respect


With Fable and Breaker
It ain't hard for me to see
That these quarter inch cables
Are attached to their arteries
Smarter than me
At the art of beats
Fodder for feet
What hi hat is phat
And what track did they snatch that scratch
coded speech
And overloaded speakers
They painted footprints on the floor for where they put their sneakers
Tapping toes
On the threshold
Of untold dope tones
I feel like I'm invisible when they;re wearing headphones
Carving into vinyl like they;re widdling soap stone
So stoked they don't toke or cope with their home phone
Clone domes sharing chromosomes
And black stacks
Of funk flapjacks
And some jazz tracks
To slap back a soul clap
Relax and catch where the habitat is at
Rapid scratch sliding back on slip mats
Like they're having fits of finger
Spasm attacks
You don't know the time it takes to make sound bend
Until you get close and focused
With these musical men
I always big up my boys cause their noise it transcends
And the same goes for pros
Who know what the hook meant


They can make you sweat
They can make you chill
To come correct on the decks
Is to reflect the will
Of the people
Speak equal to street flow
Unique so
You freak your feet
To catch the next beat sequel
enhancing while your dancing'
Hands demanding a champion
Vinyl libraries fly with ease
To keep their peeps panting
Cut up the spaces
With faces hardcore
Intent and bent
On taking you places
You haven't been before
The message my man's sending
Is transcending the vibe
There's no pretending when your mending
Pending rhythms live
Expectation is a factor
But there's no lack for tracks
Imitations actors get slack
And bring it back wack
For the third time
The words I rhyme are in a forward motion
That's why I Identify
With Djs with the same devotions
Like motions for the masses
Wax lotions for their asses
To keep them smooth and bumping'
Don't look your girls shook
And about to jump in
To the culture on the floor
Social vultures hit the door
Something about the bass
Makes the place not care no more
That's the beauty of music
And those who choose to use it
As an expression of life
Before they lose it
In a world filled with woe
They find tempos and fuse it
You knows you knows
When it goes to the souls
Of the true kids
Listening and blistering
With serious intention
But it takes time to bind the mind
Did I forget to mention

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from RetroSpek, released November 28, 2020

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