Pharcyde, The - On The DL Lyrics

Sad that there’s no video of them performing this song
live, they only sing 2 verses and cut the beat!

Fuckin' Backstabber - Em.

Real Hip Hop

One of my favorite PHARCYDE cuts,,,, the backing vocals is that a SAMPLE or is that them. The backing vocals give this cut that extra smoothness.

tre bodied this

Monumental Debut album, legendary

dam this is ahhhh fffuuuunnnkkkkkyyyyy yeah love it on the down low peace out crew 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉.

So here it is, fuck it, friends or no friends I had enough bullshit
To last me clear to the ends of my term
I hate worms, so I'mma bring in the fish
And induce my backhand to refrain from my fist
Yeah I wish that I change then I could shed all the mains
You trippin' on my ego but all my shit is sustained
Order order, I cross the border for a spot in the sun
I'm so down with myself, bitch I could chill as a bum (ho hum)
Drum, I'm so burnt that I'm beat
I got my peers on my nuts, and the crowd on my feet
The only one who has my back is me, in reality, see
I'm constantly fighting heavy when we journey through the sea
Oui, oui monsieur, I'm true to the game, I believe my friends you slip me
I might have the ego but you'll tell me who're tripping
I know and it shows, I can look at your nose
And just tell that you're effected by the e-g-o
On the downlow
On the downlow
On the downlow
I woke up in the mornin' to a girl who's butt's soft
Gotta brush my teeth, clean my nuts off
Put on the gear that I'mma wear throughout my day
But before I take a shower I ain't ashamed to say
When I think of the night before, and the heat of passion
Your big brown booty, my mind starts flashin'
I'm lookin' in the mirror with my cock on rock
Should I pursue to do you or just stroke my knot
While my girl is asleep I'm caught in a jam
Went to the bathroom with cocoa-butter in my hand
Closed the door behind me, locked it very tight
Thinkin' of all the naughty things we did last night
Slipped out my underoos sat on the toilet bowl
And let the hand I hold the mic with take control
Closed my eyes tight so it would seem more real
I'm thinkin' about the crazy ways you made me feel
As my thoughts get deeper and a little more intense
If you don't know what comes next, well you're just too dense
On the downlow
On the downlow
On the downlow
Who's chasin' me, scrapin' my knee on the cement is what I did
What dug, look under the rug and I got it
Hit him in the heart with my night struck a slug, but no, this nigga had to go
Peep this, I was asleep, he climbed in my window
Grabbed me around the neck said scream and you're dead
I thought it was the devil 'cause his face was glowin' red
He was a brother but this brother had the devil in his eye
He was out to get I-m-a-n-i
First I took my trigger finger with a wiggle
The devil jumps into my eyes and then I giggle
In the back of my head you know Imani feels no shame
I grabbed my nine I said, "watch my millimeter go bang"
I got him, he's crippled so he crawls across the floor
He's bleeding everywhere and now he's reachin' for the door
Bang bang bang, yep I got him again
His story's soundin' sad like the movie Ben
But um anyway I'm just protectin' my shit
'Cause if it wasn't me he's killin' then my moms mighta got it
It's on the downlow
Don't tell nobody I killed him all right?
On the downlow
On the downlow
On the downlow
'Cause you should know
On the downlow
On the downlow
On the downlow
'Cause you should know
Flip fly caught you soarin' sky high
But a fly slip wash you up fly drip my
Eyes cry, tears fear
A baby eagle seagull shit falls quicker than a local hero
Zero from zero leaves nothin', now ain't that somethin'?
And all this time you been wantin' somethin' for nothin'
The crew has pushed your button 'cause your frame is on recall
The homies kick the fact 'cause its wack to let you fall
Brother don't want you rollin' in the hood, so niggas that don't wantcha
And you're fucked, crazy fucked, like the slut Heather Hunter
Will be the one that punch you, shit, I know you'll get the pic
With the cars and the girls and the ego and the loot chief
I'll make this brief, I'd be lyin' through my teeth
If I told you, you was dope and your benefits was reaped
From my ego, those libro kids are creepin' with the steel
And you're cappin' 'bout this rappin' and they cavin' in the grill

I told you

Iconic beat

This is what it is supposed to sound like.... one of the meanest beats ....fuckin lyrics tho'.. smh

I miss beats like this...

Nice beat and great lyrics Pharcyde one of the dopest groups ever

Aye I've seen you before! I swear it was on a gameplay vid too. You have good taste in music as well

@NoNameJ0hnson I have ways of getting around lol. I usually comment on most Pharcyde tracks and used to play quite a few games but haven't had as much time since I've been studying a lot. Sorry for replying 9 months later lmao, YT doesn't notify me.

This is my shit right here, love it

This song has the best verse about jacking off lol

Very true also😂

bucwheed man great rapper

existe l amor a primera vista,bien!ke tal amor a primer sonido?

totalmente de acuerdo

The best song of ladolejos

3:09 best part

The Pharcyde rules

This song would make me start break dancing on gravel if that's what I would be walking on while listening to this...

This is simply awesome ! The best song from The Pharcyde !

My favorite song off Bizarre Ride II. I enjoy blasting this at house parties.

yikes... i love the pharcyde too, but this is not a house party song lol

MoneyMike true, this is more of a smoke a bowl or two drink a brew and put your headphones in type joint

I could rock to this at a house party.

I could tie the guests up and light the house ablaze to this song, while I smoke PCP. PARLAY

the stanly cowell sample is dank as fuck

Hell yeah classic shit

One of my all time favourite songs.

the great sample is from Stanley Cowell - Equipoise

+nicolini13 God bless you

for reals! good lookin out!

Stanley Cowell - Travelling Man as well

bucwhead was so good

(my dad)

+Chronic Illiteracy ya pops? either way bruh was on another level. perfect flow

I've heard people say that it was Bootie Brown with the jacking off verse but I find it hard to believe. It really sounds like Bucwheed

definitely not bootie brown

Came back to say that it was Bucwheed (his name with the Wascals) but after their debut got shelved he changed his name to Buc Fifty and joined Soul Assassins. A shame because he was fucking ill back then.

what the hell!

been into Pharcyde since my bro got me into hip-hop and don't remember this song. It's amazin

@Pivotal Disorder  its on "bizarreride" ....one of the best hip hop albums ever in my opinion.....

@Mike Watkins which is why I'm shocked :P maybe I just never acknowledged it somehow, in favour of other tracks.

@Pivotal Disorder
Maby you just deliberately skipped it for some stupid reason.

I need The Notes for this

The pharcyde!

On the down low. ..voice is roxanne shante

Yo, who did this art tho? Dope idea to expand on the o.g album art

This artist named Fuct.

TAKE CONTROL

eminem - fuckin' backstabber brought me here

"what the hell does he mean when he says he was out to get I-M-A-N-I ?"  The dude rapping that part is named Imani. He's saying this other guy was out to get him.

someone was out to rob him and his name is Imani. Get it!

Imani is also Swahili for faith I think.

I am a 6, and

im gonna dl

the snares kinda missed it up.

2nd verse freaked me out a tad bit...

What comes next? (...) (The cum comes next!) LoL Buckwheat is one crazy muthafucker!

WHERE IS Ms Funkadelic?

me 2! smh its sooo smooth!

43 yr old white female still listenin!

correct. i was about to clarify until i read your comment. thanks for educating these individuals. i just let some other cat know on a Passin' Me By comment section for the same issue.

just discovered this track like 10 mins...its dope. i love the chrous...that jazz is eating me alive. i swear if i was a teen in the 90s id b soooo gone! id love it considering i just hit 16 like a month ago? aww id b crying if they had hiphop just as dope as this today bumpin. :) 4 real!

THIS IS REAL MUSIK IF YOU WANNA HEAR REAL RAP LIKE THIS LISTEN TO MY CHANNEL

there is a thin line between good and evil when you putting the dollar before my people

good and bad are artificial constructs

true lies

butterfly effect them
she said

Imani, Slimkid, Fatlip, and Bootie Brown are the four original members of Pharcyde

J-Swift actually produced this album.

Except JDilla didn't produce this song. This is a J-Swift.

j dilla!!!! best producer ever

lol this aint dilla. get your education kiddo

CisCo BuDz Nope, DJ Premier is

"got up brushed my teeth.. cleaned my nuts off." did the exact same thing just now. lulz

awesome

haha omg.,on the dL: he lets the hand that rocks the mic take controoool

watch my nine millimeter go BANG- KRS-1! Pharacyde is epicness

Damn...straight up classic hip hop. No one makes this type of jam anymore...Timeless.

Haha i can definitely relate to this song x), and I'm not ashamed to type it lol.

@yerfdogderf yeah? alright hip-hop pro. what do you reccomend for good lyrical content?

Banger.

This song is definitely on the DL to the people who listen to rap today

damn...this is like juming in the Delorean & going 88mph......Dope.

This is a pile of inane crap.

No, it aint.

white guy alert 🚨 🚨🚨

great album

@karey26 Really good sample

@onassis2k Passin Me By is #1 for me. Truly a classic.

perfect song

crazy track!!!

@ectowle main sample is from Stanley Cowell Equipoise.

Dope track!

Wow only 967 views and no comments? People are missin out. Shame. This is the 2nd best track from one of the dopest hip hop albums created.

Jon B Smooth what other albums sound like this from any artist?