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Steppin' Through Lyrics


[moka only]Ya'll can do what y'all want to do just know
That we're doin' it the way you want to do,
Rockin' you just watch how your shit get blown back,
I know you wish that you could do it too.
People think that they can't do it like swollen,
The members do it like you never knew.
Gettin' it by the grip thats the way we roll it,
You better move it when we're steppin' through.
[mad child]I'm the first and conversed and person street stalker.
Off my rocker, a red bull and vodka.
Provactively, walkin' like you talkin' to me,
Branded outlandish, triple deck and stress sandwich.
It's an ambush, turn no pad to canvas,
Ain't it an art words paintin' worth paintin' my heart.
New york to la, younge street to robson,
We get the job done and rob with tribeslum.
[prevail]Live and effect, graze the edge of the metal, grace day,
Game face, first place the rebel.

In the cage with the lions, engage with the giants, starts september,
Red october preps the cobra.
I coil the sun, snake oil I drum, stick grease up my grill y'all I'm formula one.
Crack a hole in your helmet, your bucket, your pail,
Woke a mad child chemo prevails.
[moka only]Ya'll can do what y'all want to do just know
That we're doin' it the way you want to do,
Rockin' you just watch how your shit get blown back,
I know you wish tht you could do it too.
People think that they can't do it like swollen,
The members do it like you never knew.
Gettin' it by the grip thats the way we roll it,
You better move it when we're steppin' through.
You feel me as if I wasn't part of you (if I wasn't part of you),
If you really doin' what you wanna do (doin' what you wanna do),
If you see how moka only get it done (get it done),
Swollen get it lock never sweat it none.
Jump in the air, hands in the air, put 'em up,
Girls shake it down, girls shake it down, wind it up.
Come through your town, come through your town, tear it up,
Once y'all keep down, y'all stayin' down, raise the love.
[mad child]Don't be shocked we made it,
Mad child rocks the greatest, when I'm intoxicated,
Got shit locked we waited.
Invaded and stayed at the fact with tactics activated,
Can't hate it you played that track attacks infatuated.
Fatal attraction won't stop 'till I'm platinum,
Wam bam gonna flatten 'em, gonna baseball batt'n 'em.
Quick draw mcgraw, wrap assault rifle,
Go blind when you look into the mind of a psycho.
[prevail]We're the main attraction boy, you're just a side show,
Evolve and try to glow in the class don't try to hide bro.
We spin the vinyl from the beat y'all need a sonar,
The curb to the club heavy hittin' like a crowbar.
No scars, no bruises, no cuts or bumps,
Those are signs of effects how did you come up chump?
Through the back door, this is a brand new route,
We'll blow the speaker throw the mike stand and grab the dance floor.
[moka only]Ya'll can do what y'all want to do just know that we're doin' it the way you want to do,
Rockin' you just watch how your shit get blown back,
I know you wish tht you could do it too.
People think that they can't do it like swollen,
The members do it like you never knew.
Gettin' it by the grip thats the way we roll it,
You better move it when we're steppin' through. [x2]

Enjoy the lyrics !!!
Swollen Members was founded in the mid-1990s by Vancouverites Mad Child, Prevail and Moka Only. Having begun a solo career while living in San Francisco, California, Mad Child returned to Vancouver for some work. There he met Prevail and Moka Only, working as partners and making a name together on Canada's West coast hip hop community. The trio saw each other's abilities, thought they heard opportunity knocking, and joined together under the name Swollen Members. Soon after, however, Moka Only decided he wanted to pursue a solo career and left the group.

In 1996, Mad Child and Prevail went to the B-Boy Summit in San Diego, California, where Mad Child won several rap battles and was initiated into the Rock Steady Crew, legendary to the hip hop/b-boy scene. The Crew is held in great respect as hip hop's highest collective - to join one must win a contest of skill against one of the highest ranked members. Swollen Members is one of only three rap groups affiliated with Rock Steady.

That same year, the duo began recording their first tracks, with help from many of their friends from the scene - MCs, DJs, and producers, including Rob the Viking. Rob would continue to work with the group through the years, eventually joining them later. From the praise they were receiving, they decided it was time to release their material as a group. With the subsequent release of three 12" singles on Mad Child's record label Battleaxe Records, the group quickly established themselves in the scene and built a respectable following. The next logical step was to release an album, which was titled Balance and released in 1999.

Balance received wide critical acclaim and has been claimed by the band to have sold in excess of 50,000 copies. Featuring collaborations with artists such as Everlast, Divine Styler, and Dilated Peoples, the album also netted Swollen Members the 2001 Juno Award for Best Rap Recording.

Following Balance, Swollen Members recorded and released Bad Dreams, which successfully dodged the so-called "sophomore curse" many artists suffer upon their second release. Bad Dreams was released on November 13, 2001, featuring guests such as Chali 2na of Jurassic 5, Son Doobie, Joey Chavez, and former member Moka Only. Like their debut, Bad Dreams was surprisingly successful for an independent rap album and brought Swollen Members global acclaim. Surprisingly, it appealed to both underground and mainstream audiences, with several singles reaching platinum status in Canada.

The album also earned Swollen Members their second Juno Award, and four MuchMusic Video Awards. The group continues to tour, visiting every major market possible and performing hundreds of shows a year; some with nearly 15,000 audience members. The media continues to give their music and live shows excellent coverage around the globe, and both new and old singles receive solid airplay on college and commercial radio. Their tracks have also been featured in a multitude of films, television programs, extreme sports videos, commercials, video games (especially games produced by Electronic Arts, which has a studio in their hometown of Vancouver), and compilation albums, the sales of which total in the millions when combined.

Swollen Members have appeared on numerous television shows, in addition to having several of their live shows televised. Like their singles, their music videos have been heavily played on both the Canadian MuchMusic and the American MTV, as well as on many independent video shows.

2002's Monsters in the Closet, their third release, brought them greater fame than ever before. Where Moka Only and Rob the Viking had only peripherally assisted the duo before, they now became official members of the group. Monsters included several unreleased tracks and remixes, as well as collaborations from fellow British Columbian Nelly Furtado and Saukrates of Def Jam. Production credits included Evidence from Dilated Peoples.

2003 brought Heavy, released yet again to critical acclaim and powerful sales, despite dismal video play time on MuchMusic. The band considers it the bridge between their underground origins and their potential for fame. Unfortunately the album was controversial among Swollen Members' fanbase. Many fans claim that Swollen Members have removed many elements of their style which had awarded them in the past. The lines were drawn between fans who began to listen to Swollen Members when Monsters in the Closet came out and fans attracted by the earlier two albums (especially Balance). They continue to tour, playing both local and international shows to the delight of their hometown fans.

In 2005 Moka Only decided to break off from the group for a second time and continue work on his solo career.

In 2006 Swollen Members released their fifth full album, Black Magic. It is understood that Mad Child and Prevail made an attempt to return to their previously critically acclaimed style and method. Their previous album Heavy was seen by the band as a disappointment, and isn't listed on their official site discography.

In August 2006, Swollen Members released their new single "Put Me On - Feat. Everlast" off of their new album, "Black Magic".

Their next CD is scheduled to be released at the end of the summer of 2008. According to the band's website, Mad Child will soon release a solo album.

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