Cold Call (Vocal Only) - Joyo Velarde, The Gift of Gab, Blackalicious

Gift of Gab: Hello?

LB: 'Sup, man?

GG: Chillin'

LB: Yea?

GG: Yea, 'fin (?) to write these lyrics down.

What’s going on with you?

LB: Man… Nothing.

Just… Whatever, dude

GG: Well why, w-wsup wsup?

LB: Nothing man.

Just hella stressed out about certain shit right now

Man, it’s hella personal shit going down

GG: Wow, like that?

LB: Yea, man, it’s kinda fast

One 'a those moments where, like, I don’t feel like I have control over my

Life, and all the checks that were supposed to arrive didn’t

There’s hella politics now in my social life over some bullshit somebody had

Told sombody

GG: Daaamn

LB: Yea, man.

So, you know, I shouldn’t even 'of told you that

Man, I shouldn’t even unload like that

GG: Maaan

LB: I know.

it’s just one 'a those moments in time where everything coincides

And it comes together at once and then it all collides

GG: Man, I feel that though

LB: Anyway, what’s goin' on witchu?

GG: Aw, man *beep*, just tryin' to do it.

Hold on, man, somebody’s on my other

Line.

I’mma hit chu right back, aiite?

LB: (Coo)

Telemarketer: We wanna talk to you (hoo)

GG: I don’t wanna talk right now.

I’m on the other line.

I’m busy

TM: We wanna talk to you

GG: I said I don’t wanna talk right now.

w-

TM: But we wanna talk to you (hoo ooo ooo)

GG: I don’t wanna talk right now!

TM: We wanna talk to you

GG: (Damn).

I’m hangin' up.

I’m hangin' up.

BYE

GG: Hey yo, I’m back, man

LB: Cool, man.

'Sup with it?

GG: Really, just trying not to think so much

LB: Mmm

GG: 'n keep my feet up.

Make this boy still (?).

Stopped smokin' cigarettes

Butts not stinking up my room.

Feelin' I’ve this new diet

LB: Word?

GG: Really just trying to get my health right.

Feelin' I’m just like this crap

Coolin' out.

Writin' raps.

Chillin'- Chillin'

LB: Uhn

GG: Feel me?

LB: I feel it.

I feel- Wait, man.

You stopped smoking all those Marlboros?

GG: Yep

LB: How long ago, man?

I’m proud of you, bro

GG: Man, four weeks.

I ain’t trippin', though, s’all good.

Four weeks

Yo, man, you know me, (homie)

LB: Aw, you really think you smoke more phillies since you quit and them

Millions of little Virginia Slims?

GG: Originally I was smokin' more of them anyway.

Really rememberin' back to

When I wasn’t really into them since.

They was killin' me, though

So I had to get rid of 'em

Anyway, whatchu gettin' into this wednesday, bro?

GG: Wednesday… *snap*

Let me think… *snap*

Was that the fifteenth?

*snap*

Well see, the rent’s paid.

*snap*

Got the Net’s game- *beep*

Hold on, my shit’s ringing

TM: We wanna talk to you (hoo)

LB: Ah… shii.

TM: We wanna talk to you

LB: I don- I don’t- I don’t wanna talk to you, though

TM: But we wanna talk to you (hoo ooo ooo)

LB: Fuck this!

TM: We wanna talk to you

LB: Aite, check this out?

I’m about to hang up on youuuu

LB: Alright, I’m back, man

GG: Hey, who was that, man?

LB: Fuckin' telemarketers callin' my apartment offerin' nothing, botherin' me

Constantly, (man)

GG: Yea, always just stalkin' cats.

There should be laws against this nonsense

LB: First of all, what kind of a person gets involved with these vermin making

Service calls?

GG: «Can I call you by your first name, Tom?»

Man, that ain’t workin' *beep*

Wait, hold on, that echo again, man.

This shit’s irkin' me.

I’m about to

Talk to 'em.

Hold on

LB: Naw, fuck that, I’m gone-

GG: Hello?

Gertrude Warner: Hello, am I speaking to the head of the household, sir?

GG: No

GW: Perfect.

My name is Gertrude Warner, and I’ve got some super news!

GG: This isn’t a good time

GW: Sure it is.

We understand you may be feeling a little nervous

GG: Nah uh

GW: Now, we could send a representative right out

GG: I don’t really need anything at this time

GW: Oh, I doubt that.

Anyway, your address is two two four-

GG: No!

GW: Yes, I know, too.

Is evening time better for you or is daytime?

GG: No time at-

GW: Perfect!

You deserve only the best service.

First thing thursday, then

GG: No!

GW: Perfect.

Eight thirty it is, you early bird

Now, my supervisor will be calling you back to confirm this purchase

GG: I DIDN’T AGREE TO NOTHIN'!

GW: Certainly

This is Gertrude Warner, your (GG: The fuck??) courtesy clerk, saying

Goodbye and thank you for choosing us, sir

GG: …Wha?

GG: Yo, LB?

LB?

TM: We wanna talk to you (hoo)

GG: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

TM: We wanna talk to you

TM: But we wanna talk to you (hoo ooo ooo)

TM: We wanna talk to you- talk to you- talk to you-

Sample: If you’d like to make a call, please hang up- please hang up, and try

Again.

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