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3 the Hard Way – Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

3 the Hard Way lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
2004
Genre
Pop
Length
2:49
  1. Fresh Dressed

  2. cause I shop at Modell's

  3. Deep in Brooklyn

  4. I ride the L

  5. Used to ride the D to beat the morning bell

  6. At Edward R. Murrow out on Avenue L.

  7. Well, we be grillin' cheese and flippin' flapjacks

  8. With the diamond stylus

  9. Yo, we're cutting wax

  10. We're the super elastic bubble plastic

  11. Got ethereal material that's straight up classic

  12. You try to vex reject but you should respect

  13. Or we'll have JC send you out a FedEx

  14. So don't start to flex up in the discotheque

  15. Or we'll make you extinct like a tyranosaurus rex

  16. We gonna rock this motherfucker

  17. Like 3 the hard way

  18. We're gonna rock this motherfucker

  19. Like 3 the hard way

  20. We're gonna rock this motherfucker

  21. Like 3 the hard way

  22. 3 the hard way, 3 the hard way

  23. Your rhyme technique

  24. It is antique

  25. To all my heads

  26. Qu'est-ce-que tu fabriques?

  27. Che cazzo fai? Come stai?

  28. Ho fatto molte telefonate

  29. OOPS! Gotcha

  30. Clutch like Piazza

  31. Sneak between the sheets

  32. So hide the matzoh

  33. Holla back challah bread... next

  34. We are the crew that put the crew in cruex

  35. I can see that Def Jam doesn't recognize me

  36. I'm Mike D,

  37. The one who put the satin in your panties

  38. Time to count MC's in this place to be

  39. Not 5 not 4 not 2 just 3

  40. We gonna rock this motherfucker

  41. Like 3 the hard way

  42. We're gonna rock this motherfucker

  43. Like 3 the hard way

  44. We're gonna rock this motherfucker

  45. Like 3 the hard way

  46. 3 the hard way, 3 the hard way

  47. 1 1 1, 2 2 2, 3 3 3, what up?

  48. Roundhouse kick the mic out your hand

  49. Drunken Mantis, my name brand

  50. So if you're slick with the tricks and the sleight of hand

  51. I'm hip to the shit that you're trying to scam

  52. Ginip Ginop

  53. I got shit to pop

  54. I'm an exceptional professional

  55. That just don't stop

  56. o pack up your bags and your mic

  57. And don't wait

  58. E.T. phone home

  59. Now get the fuck out my face!

  60. You know we shake 'em, bake 'em

  61. Then we take 'em

  62. Treat MC's like leaves

  63. Go out and rake 'em

  64. If you see our CD's on Canal before we make 'em

  65. Then we'll have no other alternative

  66. But to serve you on a platter like steak-ummm

  67. We gonna rock this motherfucker

  68. Like 3 the hard way

  69. We're gonna rock this motherfucker

  70. Like 3 the hard way

  71. We're gonna rock this motherfucker

  72. Like 3 the hard way

  73. 3 the hard way, 3 the hard way

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Key vocabulary

come
arriveA1
don't
do notA1
try
attemptA1
tricks
clever actionsB1
who
person thatB1
trying
making an effortA1
wait
stay until something happensA1
hard
with difficulty; firmlyA1
heads
leaders; top partsA1
home
place where you liveA1

About this song

Beastie Boys were an American hip-hop group from New York, mixing rap with punk, funk, and jazz. They are known for albums like Licensed to Ill and Paul’s Boutique, which helped define late-1980s rap, along with the MTV hit “Sabotage.”

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3 the Hard Way

Fresh Dressed

cause I shop at Modell's

Deep in Brooklyn

I ride the L

Used to ride the D to beat the morning bell

At Edward R. Murrow out on Avenue L.

Well, we be grillin' cheese and flippin' flapjacks

With the diamond stylus

Yo, we're cutting wax

We're the super elastic bubble plastic

Got ethereal material that's straight up classic

You try to vex reject but you should respect

Or we'll have JC send you out a FedEx

So don't start to flex up in the discotheque

Or we'll make you extinct like a tyranosaurus rex

We gonna rock this motherfucker

Like 3 the hard way

We're gonna rock this motherfucker

Like 3 the hard way

We're gonna rock this motherfucker

Like 3 the hard way

3 the hard way, 3 the hard way

Your rhyme technique

It is antique

To all my heads

Qu'est-ce-que tu fabriques?

Che cazzo fai? Come stai?

Ho fatto molte telefonate

OOPS! Gotcha

Clutch like Piazza

Sneak between the sheets

So hide the matzoh

Holla back challah bread... next

We are the crew that put the crew in cruex

I can see that Def Jam doesn't recognize me

I'm Mike D,

The one who put the satin in your panties

Time to count MC's in this place to be

Not 5 not 4 not 2 just 3

We gonna rock this motherfucker

Like 3 the hard way

We're gonna rock this motherfucker

Like 3 the hard way

We're gonna rock this motherfucker

Like 3 the hard way

3 the hard way, 3 the hard way

1 1 1, 2 2 2, 3 3 3, what up?

Roundhouse kick the mic out your hand

Drunken Mantis, my name brand

So if you're slick with the tricks and the sleight of hand

I'm hip to the shit that you're trying to scam

Ginip Ginop

I got shit to pop

I'm an exceptional professional

That just don't stop

o pack up your bags and your mic

And don't wait

E.T. phone home

Now get the fuck out my face!

You know we shake 'em, bake 'em

Then we take 'em

Treat MC's like leaves

Go out and rake 'em

If you see our CD's on Canal before we make 'em

Then we'll have no other alternative

But to serve you on a platter like steak-ummm

We gonna rock this motherfucker

Like 3 the hard way

We're gonna rock this motherfucker

Like 3 the hard way

We're gonna rock this motherfucker

Like 3 the hard way

3 the hard way, 3 the hard way