Acid Raindrops (feat. Camel MC)

Written by: Michael Turner & Christopher Portugal

[Spoken sample:] Out on the porch…

[Camel MC:]
Let's have a Mid-City Fiesta with your West L.A. connection
Hop inside the vehicle, start crossing intersections
We learning life's lessons while we blaze this herbal essence
A man, but still a child, and I have so many questions
Struggle all my life to evade the misconceptions
Then find a place to live between the negatives and positives
While trying to make money, slanging synonyms and homonyms
I went to pop's house, so I could visit moms and him
Cut to the mall, copped a brand new pair of Timberlands
Then dipped down a one-way, trying to scoop up Double K
And chill with my people on this bright and sunny day
My nigga Spliff was sipping Beck's, I'm slappin hands with guests
Locate a shady spot, so we can circulate the stress
Mary Jane invades my brain, now I can't complain
I'm saying: what else is there to do besides relax
Let the problems in your mind become ancient artifacts
Perhaps these raps can help you alleviate
The things that's got you tripping, yo, watch me demonstrate
First, you ignore the nonsense and clear your conscience
Let your pen touch the paper, write verbs and consonants
As the words become a sentence, you start to feeling different
The stress is out your mind, you feel like the weight was lifted
Terrific, I'm glad we had this time to discuss
I'm outro, call me if you wanna blaze one up

[Camel MC:] When the stress burns my brain just like acid raindrops
Mary Jane is the only thing that makes the pain stop
[Double K:] I let the music take over my soul, body, and mind
[Thes One:] To kick back, relax one time, and you will find
[Camel MC:] When the stress burns my brain just like acid raindrops
Mary Jane is the only thing that makes the pain stop
[Double K:] Just let the music take over your soul, body, and mind
[Thes One:] And kick back, relax one time, and you will find

[Double K:]
I try to keep it stress-free, take everyday at a time
Make sure the family's in place, and let the music unwind
I got plans to take charge like major outlets
Ride around the country chilling in my L.A. Express
On every street corner, the importance of having fun
Empty bottles, Phill tobacco, don't nobody carry guns
We keep our minds on fun, and let the drums do the banging
On any given day, like Mr. Cooper, yo, we hanging
Under the blue sky, to stay laced in smog
Pollute your quarter-inch cables with all the sound that we brought
Can't get enough, so brother, pass another cold one
Feel like a dad at a ballgame, lamping with his son
Chuck D, y'all, word up, we bugging overtime
From the light to the lime, original Star Time
It's the Double, Chris One, and Camel brought the ammo
So we can shoot game like thugs on your sport channel
Take off the do-rag, replace it with a thinking cap
If you didn't know, tell the bro, he shoulda known that
We here for one thing (what's that?), and that's to remain
What's the name? (name… name…)([Camel MC:] Nigga!)

[Camel MC:] When the stress burns my brain just like acid raindrops
Mary Jane is the only thing that makes my pain stop
[Double K:] I let the music take over my soul, body, and mind
[Thes One:] To kick back, relax one time, and you will find
[Camel MC:] When the stress burns my brain just like acid raindrops
Mary Jane is the only thing that makes my pain stop
[Double K:] Just let the music take over your soul, body, and mind
[Thes One:] Kick back, relax one time, and you will find

[Thes One:]
Yo, L.A., hit me one time, make it funky
Double-down on my underground sound, I'm feelin lucky
For this jackpot, I jack spots to fill up my crates
We laid back, chilling, and feeling the music relates
We on the ([Spoken sample:] One!) to the two, hanging with my crew
Bullshitting while we sitting down, drinking on some brew
And 'til the afternoon turns to the moonlight
Funky tracks and nickel sacks, freestyling all night
Doing it right, knowing we're tight, and music may get better
My crew banging through blocks like shots from a Beretta
Snub nose to the hos with problems, I suppose
Honey, you gotta understand: your man's got flows
And I'm leaving you, so By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Underground heads'll fiend this musical genius
Transglobal, by the books, like Barnes with Noble hooks
Armed with overlooked, talented guests, so god bless crooks
Who steal loops and keep this shit alive
Something for your troops to sit around and vibe by
For Camel, Double, and Thes to ease stress
We 'bout to hip hop, so have fun and god bless

[Camel MC:] When the stress burns my brain just like acid raindrops
Mary Jane is the only thing that makes the pain stop
[Double K:] I let the music take over my soul, body, and mind
[Thes One:] Kick back, relax one time, and you will find
[Camel MC:] When the stress burns my brain just like acid raindrops
Mary Jane is the only thing that makes the pain stop
[Double K:] Just let the music take over your soul, body, and mind
[Thes One:] And kick back, relax one time, and you will find

[Double K:]
Pop collars to this, wear ice to this, drink Cris to this
Yo, is there something we missed?
Pop collars to this, wear ice to this, drink Cris to this
Is there something we missed?
Yeah, like my two-way, throw 'bows, and do the shoulder shake
We throwing 'bows up in here, do the shoulder shake
Oh shit, my two-way… oops, my shoulder shake
Arms up, I'm throwin 'bows…
[Double K:] (Alright…) One more time!

[Sung sample:] There was music, enjoying marijuana
It was flown up fresh this morning from the border

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