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Fear through time is left behind
When we simply havin' a wonderful time, a beautiful time
Leave the troubles you find at home
Take some time and ease your mind
When we simply havin' a wonderful time, a beautiful time
Leave the troubles you find at home
Hey, yo last day of spring first day of the heat
I'm calling out my troops, so y'all best retreat
Tryin' to win the eyes off of Little Bo Peep
While I'm pushin' Big Bird up Seaseme Street
After one nut I'm goin' straight to sleep
If it ain't a love affair, it's just a late night creep
Use Colgate when I'm brushing my teeth
Favorite MC's Gregg Nice and Smooth B
Keep it old school like where's the beef?
And if you ain't from an era then you up shit's creek
First B-side is freedom of speak
If you don't speak, well I ain't losin' no sleep

See me on the cover of your Double X-L
Takin' a holiday at the hotel
Fans keep sending me back the fan mail
Heavyweights keep it on th grand scale, when we doin' it
Fear through time is left behind
When we simply havin' a wonderful time, a beautiful time
Leave the troubles you find at home
Take some time and ease your mind
When we simply havin' a wonderful time, a beautiful time
Leave the troubles you find at home
Hey, yo, the sky swallowed the sun
Spitted out the moon and stars
Puttin' out shiners that gave the cause
Armor all ed down, the downtown activity
I'm 'bout to have fun without the problems that live with me
Not tryin' to be posh but let's stay out the mosh pit
Tonight keep my nose out of trouble
Everybody in my bubble's been briefed
No beef, just party
Of course your gonna have some clown
Niggaz try to take us off course
Always lower levels tryin' to bring out the devil in us
Not condoned but it's known that a party ain't a party
If the thugs don't try to shut it down
Tight security and its still soft
Can't offset the thirty or plus caught in the rush
Keep the door sealed 'cause the floor's filled with action
And we don't need any distractions tonight y'all
Introduce me to your madam, Mauzel
I'm Tarzan and she's my gazelle
I live at Biggs and say it's notorious
Travel through minds, emotions and euphorias
Glorious as I get great, still kinda smooth
Like way back in my old school tapes
I bring it pronto, rep the BX like Billy Blanco
Treat your troubles like colds, sweat it out, get it out
So we can get in the right mode, let it out
No need to pull on the throttle, if I could bottle this love
I wouldn't hesitate, get it straight
Wonder why I can medicate the soul
While takin' its toll, just for simply havin'
The right record that could bring in the pull
And this must be the right run y'all
'Cause the dance floor's full 'cuz
Fear through time is left behind
When we simply havin' a wonderful time, a beautiful time
Leave the troubles you find at home
Take some time and ease your mind
When we simply havin' a wonderful time, a beautiful time
Leave the troubles you find at home
Fear through time is left behind
When we simply havin' a wonderful time, a beautiful time
Leave the troubles you find at home
Take some time and ease your mind
When we simply havin' a wonderful time, a beautiful time
Leave the troubles you find at home

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De La Soul is a massively influential hip hop group, hailing from Amityville, New York, United States. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz hop subgenre. They are the best known of the early alternative hip-hop acts. The members are Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos, Mercenary, Plug Wonder Why, Plug One), David Jude Jolicœur (Trugoy the Dove, Dave, Plug Two) and Vincent Mason (Pasemaster Mase, Maseo, Plug Three). The three formed the group in 1987, while still in high school and caught the attention of producer Paul Huston (Prince Paul) with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'".

Their debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising (1989), was a critical smash that saw the group labeled hippies due to the message of peace and love. They quickly became prominent members of the Universal Zulu Nation, along with A Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep, Queen Latifah, Jungle Brothers and others. They were also members of the famed Native Tongues Posse and mentioned the group often in their music (though they have since left the group for various reasons). "Me Myself and I" became a huge hit, further cementing the group's popularity. However, rock group The Turtles sued the group for sampling "You Showed Me" without permission on De La Soul's "Transmitting Live from Mars". From that point on, sampling required permission from the sources before it was released.

After 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul was pegged by audiences as hippies and were expected to continue creating the same type of music. This greatly agitated the group, as they always envisioned their career as a constantly changing style. This would influence their next recording sessions.
De La Soul's second album, De La Soul Is Dead (1991) was a much darker album. It featured skits that criticized the direction that hip hop was heading in at the time, though it still managed to maintain a light sense of humor. While the album is a fan favorite today, it received mixed reviews and did not sell as well as 3 Feet High and Rising.

1993's Buhloone Mindstate and 1996's Stakes Is High saw the group evolve a new sound which - though it still failed to garner commercial success - cemented their position as mainstays in the alternative hip-hop movement.

Four years later, De La Soul announced that they would release a triple album series entitled "Art Official Intelligence" (or AOI). All three albums were intended to be released within a year, beginning with the release of Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump. This was followed by AOI: Bionix in late 2001. After this, however, the public saw no release of the third and final album in the AOI series. For the next two years, the only De La Soul releases were singles or remix compilations. Jolicœur (Dave) stated in an interview that it usually takes about four years for the group to record an album, promote it with advertisements, touring and so on. The group was having trouble finishing the last AOI installment for many reasons, one of which being an ongoing struggle with Tommy Boy Records, who had been releasing their albums ever since their debut.

In 2004, De La Soul ended up releasing a new full album: The Grind Date on Sanctuary Records. Although it was not the new AOI album their fans had been anticipating, it was released to some critical acclaim and was well received by most fans. The album also receives recognition for being the seventh studio album from the group.

In 2005, they were featured on the Gorillaz single, "Feel Good Inc." and on the LA Symphony single "Universal" They also made an apearance on superFast Jellyfish on the album Plastic beach by Gorrilaz in early 2010

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