Talkin' All That Jazz

Well here's how it started
 Heard you on the radio
 Talkin' 'bout rap
 Sayin' all that crap about how we sample
 Givin' examples
 Think we'll let you get away with that?
 You criticize our method of how we make records
 You said it wasn't art, so now we're gonna rip you apart
 Stop, check it out my man
 This is the music of a hip-hop band
 Jazz, well you can call it that
 But this jazz retains a new format
 Point, where you misjudged us
 Speculated, created a fuss
 You've made the same mistake politicians have
 Talkin' all that jazz
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 Talk, well I heard talk is cheap
 But like beauty, talk is just skin deep
 And when you lie and you talk alot
 People tell you to step off alot
 You see, you misunderstood
 A sample is a tactic
 A portion of my method, a tool
 In fact it's only of importance when I make it a priority
 And what we sample of, is the majority
 But you are a minority, in terms of thought
 Narrow minded and poorly taught
 About hip-hop, playin' all the silly games
 You erase my music, so no one can use it
 Step on us and we'll step on you
 Can't have your cake and eat it too
 Talkin' all that jazz
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 Lies, that's when you hide the truth
 It's when you talk more jazz than proof
 And when you lie and address something you don't know
 It's so whack that it's bound to show
 When you lie about me and the band we get angry
 We'll bite our pen, start writin' again
 And the things we write are always true
 Suckers, get a grip, now we talkin' 'bout you
 Seems to me that you have a problem
 So we can see what we can do to solve them
 Think rap is a fad? you must be mad
 'Cause we're so bad we get respect you never had
 Tell the truth, James Brown was old
 'Til Eric and Rakim came out with "I Got Soul"
 Rap brings back old R&B
 And if we would not, people could've forgot
 We wanna make this perfectly clear
 We're talented and strong and have no fear
 Of those who choose to judge but lack pizazz
 Talkin' all that jazz
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 Now we're not tryin' to be a boss to you
 We just wanna get across to you
 That if you're talkin' jazz, the situation is a no-win
 You might even get hurt, my friend
 Stetsasonic, the hip-hop band
 And like Sly and the Family Stone, we will stand
 Up for the music we live and play
 And for the song we sing today
 For now, let us set the record straight
 And later on we'll have a forum and a formal debate
 But it's important you remember, though
 What you reap is what you sew
 Talkin' all that jazz
 Talkin' all that jazz
 Talkin' all that jazz