Turn the Tables

To show our appreciation for your support… Thank you DJs… "You out there?" [Intro: O.C.] Unh New LP (Yeah…) JS-1 It is what it isn't Turn the tables Turn the tables on ‘em, J Unh [Verse 1: O.C.] It’s left up to the DJ If anything he play On the wheels of steel, no replay these days How it regards to them Technics spinnin' Pioneers over the years rarely mentioned Let a flare go Let ‘em know who’s in the building DJs are the original builders Before Soundscan or BDS exist Where the park jam’s dudes were their own soundman Importance of the vinyl Cuttin’ and scratchin’ right and exact Maybe it skip - spin it back The purpose of the slip mats under the wax Provides the glide for LPs when doing a scratch Pitch control, sped up or slowed down A nice DJ wit’ it, manipulate the sound Chirpin’ with his fingers like birds very early in the mornin’ [JS-1 scratches] [pre-Chorus: OC] Turn the tables Don’t be merciful like Joe Fatal when flippin’ the crossfader Shoutouts to JMJ and Roc Raida And all the Grandmasters [Chorus: Scratched samples by JS-1] How it all got started, way back when I’m like tellin’ you, straight on up How it all got started, way back when I’m like tellin’ you, straight on up [Bridge: DJ Red Alert What’s the deal everybody? It’s the coolest, legendariest, that’s right The Kool - the DJ, the Red Alert We going wayyyyy back, the way it used to be Or may I say, the way it should be? [Verse 2: O.C.] Anybody with a brain can use Serato Test the skill of a true DJ is in a battle For example, DJ Aladdin or Rob Swift Mixmaster Ice or DJ Jazzy Jeff Q-Bert or Cash Money Or DJ Scratch DJ Cheese or Cutmaster Swift Can’t forget Tat Money Roc Raida, doing his thing in the flesh in Beat Street Records Rock and Soul was the best of the best when Gemini products on display and Vestax Jeff showed DJs how to transform Over 33 and a third, the history’s long Grandwizard Theodore invented the scratch up top in the Ex while doing sets 45s in this day? If you on a Gemini 2200 that’s rare Rane mixer be the new elixir Make sure tone arms balance right when… [needle jumping sound] Much love for Kool Herc ‘Cause if he wasn’t born, hip-hop wouldn’t exist at all [pre-Chorus: OC] Turn the tables Don’t be merciful like Joe Fatal when flippin’ the crossfader Shoutouts to JMJ and Roc Raida And all the Grandmasters [Chorus: Scratched samples by JS-1] How it all got started, way back when I’m like tellin’ you, straight on up How it all got started, way back when I’m like tellin’ you, straight on up [Kool DJ Red Alert] We gonna take it back to the, the architects We gonna take it back to the turntables That’s right, we takin’ it back to the vinyl, the wax That’s the way it’s going down You know why? Because this is how it should be [Outro: O.C.] Ay yo I want to give a shout out to all the DJs around the world Bambaata, Grandmixer DXT Of course my man Lord Finesse DJ Premier Jazzy Jeff, Mixmaster Mike, Rob Swift Total Eclipse Boogie Blind, Muggs DJ Shortkut Noize, Babu, Craze Swamp, Krazy B of course DJ Revolution, Aladdin, Cash Money DJ Miz, Red Alert, Chuck Chillout Clark Kent, Cut Creator Bobcat, Alamo, Eric B Richie Rich Mr. Magic, rest in peace And whoever I forgot This goes out to all the DJs, this means all of y'all JS-1 (one… one… one…)