BEP Empire

(album: Bridging The Gap - 2000)

[DJ Premier:]
Three, four

[Will.I.am:]
Chk-u-chk-u-chk-chk-chk
Chk-duh
Chk-uh
I'm the W-I, double-L-I-Am
Linking up with the Preemo, do it (do it)
He's the T-to-the-A-to-the-B-oh-oh
Linking up with the Preemo, do it (do it)
He's the A-P-L-to-the-D-E-Ap
Linking up with the Preemo, do it
And we the B-to-the-E-to-the-P
Hooking up with Preemo don't do it (do it)

[Will.I.am:]
We coming through to take control of each zip code
Bridging the gap from rap to calypso
We gonna strike each city from 'Frisco
Tokyo then back to San Luis Obispo
[?] data, descendants of Amadeus
Transmitted through your CDs, tapes and record players
We the crusaders, attack like alligators
Yo, we're known to elevate like escalators
Yo, we coming through to control your area
Black Eyed Peas control your area
Bringing the vibe that create hysteria
Wack MCs vacate your area
We 3D, coming out of yo' speaker
I bust through your woofer and tear through your tweeter
Every rapper's talking 'bout killing somebody
But they ain't hip-hop to be (check it out)

This is the hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), yo, we keep it moving
Yo, we keep it moving
The hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), yo, we keep it moving
We got to keep it moving

[Apl.de.ap (will.I.am):]
It's the Black Eyed Peas [?] climbing up the Empire (yeah)
State Tower living is the mission desired (yeah)
I see a lot of liars holding them mics cross and fire (yeah)
And they lyrics sounding tired, repetitious and expired
Cool 'em down troop before they time get picked (yeah)
I can't take 'em serious talking about boom-shit
Got money and cars but, can't bullshit
And your lyrics are sounding like, some doo-doo shit
While I'm holding the mic tight, recite living insight
So we can all benefit from the art-form
Many took, [?] on you to make dough
But forgot the main goal, almost lost the soul and got norm
'Cause everybody's talking 'bout, high profiling
But it ain't hip-hop to me (why? Why? Why?)
'Cause everybody's talking 'bout, high profiling
But it ain't hip-hop to me (so check it out y'all)

[Will.I.am:]
This is the hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), we keep it moving
Yo, we keep it moving
The hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), yo, we keep it moving
We got to keep it moving

[Will.I.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo:]
"I like the way the rhythm makes me jump"
"Got Black to Asian, and Caucasian saying
'That's the joint, that's the jam'"

[Apl.de.ap:]
"Let your body collide to the rhythm provided by the

[Will.I.am:]
"Black Eyed Peas"

[Taboo:]
"Through a nation we build, off the music field
Or a visual thrill, we do what we feel"

[Taboo:]
Yeah, your style's dated and you ain't came out yet
Don't think you're fresh 'cause you're rocking them outfits
I think you're lost, 'cause you don't know where your route is
Pick up the mic, put your money where your mouth is

[Will.I.am:]
I pick up the mic and put my lyrics where my mouth is
Hit your spirit, make you jump out them pouches
Quick agility to slow-like slouches
With more bounce to the freak of deaf fouses

[Apl.de.ap (will.I.am) {Taboo}:]
And we announce this, {follow us and show you what the sound is}
Preemo and the Peas (collaborating like great)
Ayo let's do this, {let's do this, we show you who the crew is}
(Black Eyed Peas is like the rulers leaving all you brothers clueless)
Haters hate us if you wanna, we gon' speak on it
We gon' tell the world why hip-hop is haunted
Money is a drug and MCs is on it
We gon' take it back to the days of Soulsonic

[Will.I.am:]
This is the hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), yo, we keep it moving
We got to keep it moving
The hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), yo, we keep it moving
We got to keep it moving
The hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), yo, we keep it moving
We got to keep it moving
The hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), yo, we keep it moving
We got to keep it moving

This is the hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), yo, we keep it moving
We got to keep it moving
The hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), yo, we keep it moving
We got to keep it moving
The hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), yo, we keep it moving
We got to keep it moving
The hip hip hip, the hop hop hop
We keep it keep it moving, non non stop
(Black Eyed Peas), yo, we keep it moving
We got to keep it moving