Common - The Questions Lyrics
Uhh..
[Common]
It's the questions (what..) it's the questions boy
It's the questions (What?) it's the questions c'mon
It's the questions (hah) it's the questions yeah
Talkin bout the questions, it's the questions y'all
It's the questions (what?) it's the questions, dig it
The questions (why?) it's the questions boy
It's the questions (huh?) that's what it's all about
Yo, yo..
What is an emcee if the wall ain't got no back?
(I don't know, yo, he must be kinda wack)
What is paper to a nigga if the nigga don't stack?
Why do these girls, look so good in the summer?
(I don't know, I'm just sayin this shit)
If you got ta-dat-ta-dat-tap for your lady wouldja wanna?
(Hmmm.. yeah, right)
Cause you answer the phone "peace" do that mean that you not a freak?
(Hell no! That's right)
Cause you recognize me-e-e-e-e, yo, I got to speak?
(Why can't you speak? What you big a star now?)
Why you got-ta, act like, nigga, all the time
(Even on SUNDAY's you should..)
Is a nigga yo' complexion, is it all in your mind?
(It's all your mind..)
What's it called y'all?
It's the questions (WHAT?) it's the questions boy
It's the questions (What?) it's the questions, yeah!
The questions (uhh) it's the questions y'all
It's the questions (WHAT?) it's the questions c'mon
The questions, it's the questions boy
It's the questions (ahh, uh ahh) it's the questions, yeah
The questions (yes) it's the questions boy
It's the questions - that's what it's all about
Yo, if I'm a intellectual-al, I can't be sexual?
(I don't know, you wanna be sexual??)
If I want to uhh tah uhh does that mean I lack respect for you?
(I don't know you tell me..)
Youse a grown man, why fuck that young girl, are you lustin?
(I might look twenty but I'm 15 - slow down girl)
If you got paper like that, then why you still hustlin?
(Why you still hustlin? C'mon!)
Now you know yo' stomach too big, to be wearin a shirt like that
(Look at your stomach - ewww it's sloppy)
So why, you want, to go and do that?
[Mos Def]
Why ya why ya why ya why ya why ya wanna why ya wanna
Why ya wanna go and do that love huh?
Yo why your girl gi-giddy when my name come up?
{*female giggling*}
How come the industry build careers that don't last?
(Uh-huh, that's right, ask him)
How come niggaz don't know but they front and don't ask?
(Mmmmhmmm) Man I don't know, I don't know
[Common]
It's the questions (WHAT?) it's the questions girl
It's the questions (What?) it's the questions c'mon
The questions (WHAT?) it's the questions Com
It's the questions (hah) it's the questions yeah
Yo we talkin bout t
It's the questions (the who, the where, the when, the why)
It's the questions, c'mon!!
The questions.. the questions y'all (yo we shoutin it out)
It's the questions - that's what it's all about
[Mos Def]
Yo, why they say never say never, when they know that ain't right?
(What???)
Cause to never say never you done said never twice
(They scrubs, that's why - yeah that's twice)
Why do I need I.D. to get I.D.?
(I don't know, beats me.. beats me)
If I had I.D. I wouldn't need I.D.
(Hahahahah, that's right - that's true)
Why do these fine ghetto women got so much ass?
(Why'd you talkin about our ass though? C'mon now)
Why did Dr. J shave his beard and mustache?
(Like this.. and like this)
How you got high expectations but got no patience?
(C'mon, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know)
How come this joint named "The Questions" is so John Blazin'?
(Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh) Man I don't know, I don't know
[Common + Mos Def]
It's the questions (what..) it's the questions boy
It's the questions, it's just my questions black
Some questions - it's the questions y'all
It's the questions (what?) it's the questions, yo
Talkin bout the questions, it's the questions girl
It's the questions (what?) it's the questions, c'mon
The questions (which?) and we're shoutin it out
It's the questions (huh?) that's what it's all about, yo
[both fade out]...
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Common The Questions Comments
that native tongues feel
Forever Classic
ari melber mention this son in his program today. Great song
When hip hop was hip hop
Dilla was just too smooth, too soulful, too bueatiful.
No.1 producer ever J. Dilla.
Dre, Premo, Pete Rock, No I.D, Kanye, 9th Wonder etc. all rank after him but none can come close
❤🔥👏👏👏👊
why do nigga were gold chains ,,, when they r still mentally inslave ????
🔥🔥
I pull out my pencil like a tonsil from my counsel & i cant be sexual to a homosexual cuz I've always been heterosexual Bad as verse! 👆🥋✊
This is my shit
Its the qouestins its the qouestins boi it the qouestins its the qouestins come on it the qouestins, it the qouestins talk about the qouestins, the qouestins talmbout the qouestin come on
The Questions
My mate told me about this track, banging tune
How come this joint named the questions is so jon blazn?
Who is the woman in the back?? Eryka Badu?
That's Monie Love in the background.
Listen to the red wolf remix of this, its amazing
Once again another bonafide beat from the greatest of all times . R.I.P Dilla
whoever that girl in the background is she has the sexiest god damn voice
Lowkey I think it’s erykah lowkey
It's Monie Love
why do i need i.d to get i.d...if i had i.d i wouldn't need i.d.....lol...real shit mos!!!!!!
dis beat is off da hook
I just cant help but think about the faceless nigga from Justice League Unlimited
Why yo girl get gitty when my name come up?
His best albun to me
1:49 , biggest Roast ever.
"Why you got high expectations but got low patience?" Realest line.
"how you got high expectations and got no patience." So true,So motovational.
They the same thing bro
electoral reform
why do I neeed ID to to get ID? if I had ID i wouldnt need ID!
I always asked myself...why do I need ID to get ID!
Ronaldo interviewing himself brought me here xD
True story*
produced by J Dilla A.K.A J Dee....RIP J Dilla u alwayz gone be my favorite producer
Jay Dee
Yo this gotta be a top 5 mos def verse
"Why do I need I.D. to get I.D. ?
If I had I.D. I wouldn't need I.D." - Moss
Listening...
Why you gotta act like nigga all the time?
Is a nigga yo complexion? Is it all in your mind?
Tierra Mayes man this line was to dope
J DILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA miss yoouuu :(
lmao, the minute I heard the beginning of the beat I knew this was Dilla at work
hot fire
Dilla was so talented, he was not human. He always made them sick beats..... RIP
HozCube Nas of course he was an human and died from it. Hip-hop fanatics should learn to stop sucking penis. There is no easiest way to do music than with samplebased productions.
common my boi
www.soundcloud.com/cloudcastleprod/way-back-when Check out my remix i did to this song!
R.I.P JDilla
It's got the same format as Common Ground by ATCQ
Morog FACTS!
Mos Def is all up on this track
Most underrated rapper ever.
Most overrated more like. Very contrived cadence and flow and with a beat like this there's no excuse. Mos Def is a natural
The questions!!!!!!!!!!! :v
gino-ole
produced by James Poyser and j.dilla
thats james on keys and j.dilla doing drum beat and bass
Jay Dee probably arranged the piano James was playing in his own unique way too
luh da tribe reference
One of my favorite joints on this album!
CRISTIANO RONALDO
if you got paper why are u still hussling...
Reminds me of Breaking Bad when Skylar shows Walter the pallet of money and was like, "How much do you need, when you gonna stop?"
'why do I NEED id, just to GET id?!'
tell 'em yasin
If I had ID I wouldn't need ID
@Salty I read y'all comments at the same time Mos was saying them. .."i wouldn't NEED id" Thanx
QUesTioNs are CooL :-) They MaKe u THinK
this caught me off guard. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
I just worked out the chords so in chase any of yall were interested.....Em 7/9 A7/9 Dm 7/9 G Cmaj7 Gaug/5... :) ENJOY
Boy I loved this CD!! I know I had to buy it 3x times cause of scratches
so dope still...only older heads would probably recognize the homage to Audio Two
it sure is, but in this case he is using that movie's title to reference segregated water fountains before the civil rights movement
respect the man's opinion brah
It's the ?uestions!
ITS THE QWUESTHINS
That's why Im here
Isnt "water for chocolate" an old movie based in mexico during their revolution?
The title's inspired by the book.
Jay Dee <3. We miss you. RIP
is a great producer
DJ Premier?
DILLA forever
Damn this beat>>>
WHY DO I NEED ID TO GET ID? IF I HAD ID I WOULDN'T NEED ID!- Yes Mos Def!!!
RIP to the greatest producer of all time #JDILLA
Great song & collaboration
What J. Dilla sample is on this track? Really tight track by Common and Mos also
Dilla is a legend and will stand on top for me as the best producer that will ever live. he could adjust to any rappers style and make the perfect beat for them. unlike Alot of producers today stick to 1 genra of beats, Dilla could do it all and no one will even come close to his multi style producing. (RIP DILLA) DONNUTS !
"Why do I need I.D to get I.D, coz if I had I.D I wouldn't need I.D"
Anyway, let's get back to the song!
Yeah, but it's pseudoscience. Kind of like phrenology, or when they released "scientific evidence" saying that Jews and Blacks were the lowest form of human species.
There are scientific explanations in evolution which do show how the "Gay gene" (yes, it actually exists) has developed and evolved through time. just my two pennies worth!
only big tracks for common
Classic
dam havent heard this in a minute this is that shit
and its uploaded on my bday:)
WhaatWheenWhyWhereHuh?
#itsthe?love
why did he just take everybody koofies with that one?
I love this tune
"Why you gotta act like, 'nigga' all the time? Is nigga just your complexion, or is it all in your mind?."
"If I had id I wouldnt need id"
Sup Guys , Huge Fan Of Common N Mos Def. I Did A Track To The Beat As Well As A Video . From Brooklyn . Pretty Dope. Its A Video Response If Ya'll Tryna see it Prime Ft. Radamiz. thanx.
Nigga is your serious? If you think you one can just choose to be gay, then go and have sex with the next gay man you can.
It's no big deal, it's just a choice right? Sexuality is a spectrum, not a set of binary choices. No matter how much you shout "IT'S SOMETHING YOU CHOOOOOSE" like a moron, it doesn't make it true.
What's wrong with using comparisons? All I'm doing is comparing the basic concepts/mindsets of people in certain scenarios/situations to your situation.
And are you seriously comparing innate sexual attraction to favourite colours? Are you serious?
First of all, that's bullshit. Being gay is not something you simply choose on a whim. Do you know anything about sexuality? It develops as you grow, based on your experiences and on the way you interact with the world. Some scientists even say people are born gay- although there's no evidence either way.
But essentially, yes, my attraction to other men is 'instinctual' to me. I can't just turn it off whenever I want to, it's a part of me. So stop with the bullshit.
So you didn't read a thing about what I wrote huh?
You can't love gay people and hate homosexuality. It's just not possible. I'm a gay man, my gayness is an intrinsic part of my identity. It's not what I do, it's what I am.
Saying you don't hate gays but hate homosexuality is like saying you don't hate mexicans but you hate the colour of their skin and mexican culture. It's completely ridiculous.
And stop repeating "homosexuality is wrong" like it's a fact.
...what's your point?
Homophobia is a hatred of homosexuality. Of homosexual behaviour (an irrational one at that) Don't try to spin the word, that's what it means.
First of all, there is nothing commendable about hating homosexual behaviour. It's a stupid and bigoted thing to do. Second, homosexuality is irrevocably tied to the homosexual. If you hate my way of expressing my sexuality and feelings of love, you hate me as a person.
Youtube Comments....
Always epic fails
Its the Questions
- XKUNX Films
I wasn't talking about crime, I was talking about homosexuality
Don't act like it wasn't implied
If you're talking about the first line, understand that he never said that he hated gay people.
Maybe it is the "ignorancy"?