Beastie Boys
Time to Get Ill lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1986
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:40
What's the time? It's time to get ill
And what's the time? It's time to get ill
So what's the time? It's time to get ill
Now what's the time? It's time to get ill
I'm not the type of person who likes to waste my time
And when I'm on the mic, I just say my rhymes
And I'm out on bail, the check is in the mail
They can sentence me to life and I won't go to jail
I'm cool, calm, collected, from class I was ejected
Just me, Mike D and MCA, we're rarely disrespected
I got all the time that I need to kill
What's that time? It's time to get ill
You been fully captivated by that funky ass bass
Your girlfriend screams when MCA's in the place
He stumbles in the room with the Chivas in his hand
Cold chillin' on the spot at the microphone stand
I'd have the pedal to the metal if I had a car
But I'm chiller with the Miller, cold coolin' at the bar
I can drink a quart of Monkey and still stand still
What's the time? It's time to get ill
Look-lookin'-look-look-look-look
Lookin' at my Gucci, it's about that time
Lookin' at my Gucci, it's about that time
(Dee)
Went outside my house, I went down to the deli
I spent my last dime to refill my fat belly
I got rhymes galime, I got rhymes galilla
I got more rhymes than Phillis Diller
MCA takes a stand, man, you're in command
Homebody, turn it out and don't give a damn
Man, my name is MCA, I got a license to kill
And what's the time? It's time to get ill
I'm Mr. Ed
The famous Mr. Ed
(Ridin' down the block, uh-huh)
Riding down the block with my box in my hand
Today I feel like chillin' just as chill as I can
Coolin' on the corner with a 40 of O-E
'Cause me and MCA, we're down with Mike D
Man, when I run a jam, I don't give a damn
When I'm throwing bass, I say, "Thank you, ma'am"
Fuel injected, rhyme connected, running things
Well, I'm the King Ad-Rock and I'm the king of all kings
I'm looking for a spot, things are gettin' hot
I'm MCA, I'm here to stay and you, sir, you are not
Oh, no, it could not be, it's such a sight to see
It's such a trip, you're on my tip, so listen to Mike D
My work is my play because I'm playin' when I work
My name's Mike D as you can see and I can do the Jerk
MCA, Ad-Rock, Mike D, it's chill
What's the time? It's time to get ill
Now what's the time? It's time to get ill
And what's the time? It's time to get ill
So what's the time? It's time to get ill
And what's the time? It's time to get ill
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Key vocabulary
- running
- moving fast on footA2
- box
- a container with sidesA1
- don't
- do notA1
- down
- not up; sadA1
- famous
- well-knownA1
- mic
- short for microphoneA1
- go
- move to a placeA1
- jail
- place for prisonersB2
- calm
- quiet and peacefulB1
- ejected
- pushed out forcefully
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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.”