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(q-tip waxes philosophic, as lord of the tribe<\/a>…)<\/em><\/p>\n

[sample audio]<\/a> — abbridged<\/p>\n

What is a party if it doesn’t really rock?
\nWhat is a poet? All balls, no cock.
\nWhat is a war if it doesn’t have a general?
\nWhat’s Channel Nine if it doesn’t have Arsenio?
\nWhat is life if you don’t have fun?
\nWhat is a “what?” if you ain’t got a gun?
\nWhat is a quest if the players ain’t willing?
\nWhat is a pence if you don’t have a shilling?
\nWhat’s a fat man without food in his gut?
\nWhat’s a child birth, without the umbilical?
\nWhat’s United Parcel, without the deliverer?
\nWhat’s Momma-san, without Poppa-san?
\nWhat’s martial arts without Daniel-san<\/a>?
\nNotta notta notta, notta damn thing.
\nWhat’s Duke Ellington<\/a> without that swing?
\nWhat’s Alex Haley if it doesn’t have Roots<\/a>?
\nWhat’s a weekend if you ain’t knockin’ boots?
\nWhat’s a black nation, without black unity?
\nWhat is a child who doesn’t know puberty<\/a>?
\nWhat is my label when I exit boom status?
\nWhat’s menage-a-tois? Or, that is…
\nWhat is sex when you have three people?
\nWhat are laws if they ain’t fair and equal?
\nWhat’s Clark Kent without a telephone booth?
\nWhat is a liquor if it ain’t 80 proof?
\nWhat are the youth if they ain’t rebellin?
\nWhats Raplh Kramden<\/a>, if he ain’t yellin’
\n…at Ed Norton? What is coke snortin’?
\nWhat is position if there is no contortin’?
\nWhat is hip-hop if it doesn’t have violence?
\nChill for a minute, Doug E. Fresh<\/a> said “silence”
\n*four second pause*
\nWhat is a glock<\/a> if you don’t have a clip?
\nWhat’s a lollipop without the good ship<\/a>?
\nWhat’s S&M if you dont have chains?
\nWhat’s a con-artist if he doesn’t have brains<\/a>?
\nWhat’s America without greed<\/a> and glamour?
\nWhat’s an MC if he doesn’t have stamina?
\nWhat’s music fractured without Mr. Walt?
\nWhat’s Trugoy<\/a> without a phrase called torte?
\nWhat’s Chris Lighty if he wasn’t such a baby<\/a>?
\nWhat is a woman if she didn’t say maybe?
\nBaby laid down, I removed the frown.
\nWhat would be my penal cord, if it wasn’t brown?
\nWhat is a paper without a president?
\nWhat is a compound without an element?
\nWhat is a jam if you don’t spike the punch?
\nWhat’s a Bruce Lee if you don’t like brunch?
\nOooh ooh, it’s like that.You keep goin’…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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