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Cee: This was the final track we wrote and recorded for the project, and pretty clearly it was the most sonically different. MaD is on that jazz tip heavy; I dig that stuff, though this project wasn't really on that vibe. However, the way he flipped the sample and threw in the funky ass bassline really helped make room for it. MaD had an idea to do a track where we both rap, in French and English, about our various difficulties with language in Montreal. It was inspired by a track by French rap group Hocus Pocus, and we wrote and recorded it in a couple hours at the lab not long before we released it. MaD killed his verses, it was dope to get him on the mic, however briefly. I hope we did them justice. And thank y'all for listening :)
lyrics
[Intro: Dr. MaD]
[Verse 1]
[Dr. MaD]
Le soul-jazz m’amène la paix refrè,
Si c’était à refaire, y’a que le refrain que je changerai,
J’ai médité sur la question, conclusion, la voici,
Yo Cee!
[Cee] What it does?
Oubli Shakespeare et puis écoute ceci
[Cee]
What's good? Ça va, homie? Man this city stay confusing, kid,
On the STM it's 'bienvenue', pas 'de rien',
Folks is hungry so 'la bouffe' on the menu,
Laughing coz 'devoir' be the burden when you in school
[Dr. MaD]
Ah langue de Molière, un fleuve de mots qui ne datent pas d’hier,
Voici venu le moment de mettre à l’épreuve la grammaire,
Ma mère disait souvent que sa mère n’a pas fait l’école,
Ce qui ne la pas empêché d’apprendre très vite l’espagnole
[Cee]
OK so many vowel sounds, accents and compounds,
Add the Québécois joualle and dog, I'm out, wow,
Man the curse words is coming from church words,
Oui de tabarnak de calice, the shit I learned first
[Hook: Cee & Dr. MaD]
Shit we ain't finna lead y'all on,
All we sayin' is the joint c'est vraiment bon, uh
Shit we ain't finna lead y'all on,
All we sayin' is the joint c'est vraiment bon
[Bridge]
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Verse 2]
[Dr. MaD]
Pour ceux qui se placent dans le jazz pour déposer des flows nases à gogo,
Matte cette emprise accidentelle du microphone,
D’un allophone, qui par pur fun, perfectionne,
La moindre rime puis t’la marmonne comme personne
[Cee]
Je dis 'Bonjour' quand j'entre dans le magasin,
I'm finding if I try, then les gens sont gentil and they smiling back,
But then they talking so fast and dog I can't understand,
So I'm snatching my bags and dippin' to class
[Dr. MaD]
Pardon, par moment j’confonds les sons de votre jargon,
Plus rien que je n'peux faire pour ne pas avoir l'air d'un p'ti con,
Si j’pouvais, mon Larousse de Poche, j’le garderai tout proche,
Pour parfaire mon approche avec les meufs,
Et m’éviter une sacoche
[Cee]
When I wanna speak French man, they switch it on me,
And when I'm not in the mood, it's like they English foreign territory,
Right MaD?
[Dr. MaD] Quoi?
Yo we hardly done,
Hashtag CVB, bruh, it's all I know
[Hook: Cee & Dr. MaD]
Shit we ain't finna lead y'all on,
All we sayin' is the joint c'est vraiment bon, uh
Shit we ain't finna lead y'all on,
All we sayin' is the joint c'est vraiment bon
[Bridge]
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
[Dr. MaD] C'est vraiment bon
[Cee] C'est vraiment bon
credits
from Steps To The Peak,
released September 13, 2013
Written by C. Thorn and M. Saoula.
All songs were recorded by Cee at Studio de l’Ascension, Montreal, Canada, with the exception of Notion’s verse on ‘Another Day’, which was recorded by Notion at Ill-Note Studios, Toronto, Canada; Green Hypnotic’s verse on ‘Don’t You Know’, which was recorded by Prince Green at Da C.O.A.S.T. Records Studios, Montreal, Canada; and Richeus’s vocals on ‘Dear Life, which were recorded by Hugo Roberge at AC Studios, Montreal, Canada.
All tracks produced by Dr. MaD. All tracks written by Cee and Dr. MaD, except where noted. Additional keys on ‘When The Chips Are Down’ by Marlon Kroll (dannyilluminati). All tracks were mixed and mastered by Notion at Ill-Note Studios, Toronto, Canada.
Cee and Notion appear courtesy of The Movement Fam. Dr. MaD appears courtesy of ALAIZ.
