Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on the saying "Don’t let your mouth write checks your ass can’t cash” and similarly worded "Don't let your mouth" sayings.
This post provides information about the Hip Hop group Stetsasonic and showcases their 1991 track "Don't Let Your Mouth Write A Check That Your Ass Can't Cash".
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/05/what-dont-let-your-mouth-write-checks.html for Part I of this series. Part I provides definitions and examples of this saying.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE HIP HOP GROUP "STETSASONIC"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stetsasonic
"Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. It is remembered as one of the first hip hop crews to use a live band, and the group's positive, uplifting lyrics made it forerunners of alternative hip hop and jazz hip hop.
Genres Hip hop, jazz rap
Years active 1981–1992
History
Originally, the group was known as The Stetson Brothers, after Stetson hats. There were three MCs, the Human Mix Machine, and Prince Paul. The Stetson Brothers changed its name and style to Stetsasonic the Hip-Hop Band and clinched a deal with Tommy Boy Records when DBC came up with and played the funky bassline for its debut single "If You Can't Say It All Just Say STET", live for Tom Silverman, owner of Tommy Boy Records. After a few months of the single being in regular rotation on radio stations everywhere, they released their first album On Fire (1986).[2] The album received mixed reviews, though the follow-ups, In Full Gear and Blood, Sweat & No Tears were critically acclaimed. A 1988 New York Times article said that the group mirrored the rise of artistic, profound rap music: "While pop's political commentary often seems secondary to catchy melodies and commercial acceptability, rap's tough sound sharpens its commentary".[3] As a "hip hop band", dependent on instruments as well as turntables, the group was also known for live shows, though sometimes the "rap-show format prevented Stetsasonic from employing the band instrumentation and studio layering that make their records so distinctive."[4]
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Don't Let Your Mouth Write A Check That Your Ass Can't Cash
Stetsasonic - Topic. Published on Nov 8, 2014
Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group
This song is by Stetsasonic and appears on the album Blood, Sweat & No Tears (1991).
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LYRICS: DON'T LET YOUR MOUTH WRITE A CHECK THAT YOUR ASS CAN'T CASH
(Written By MC Delite & Daddy-O)
[ Daddy-O ]
Ah yeah
Smooth dedications goin out to
My man the E Double and the PMD
Special dedications to DJ Scratch
And the Albany Projects in Brooklyn, you know what I'm sayin?
We gonna break it down a little somethin like this here
1, 2, and don't forget the Daddy
O is for the only, chief is for relief
People like to talk about the Hip-Hop Band
Not that they get away with it, but they think they can
Cuttin their eyes, and frownin at Wise
And sayin Paul can't cut - kiss my butt
Don't know Bobby, smirkin at D.B
Boy, stop jockin S-t-e-t
Do what you feel, and if you feel real froggish*
Leap on this, so I can bust your lip
Because Allah made man, but man made speech
And speech is only talk, and talk is cheap
[ Delite ]
Well, like a boxer, we got the groove that sticks and moves
Boom! another k.o., and now a major news
No short cuts when it came down to this
Some have wrote us off cause we continued to persist
Without fail, our actions prevail
Success breeds, and the legend unveils
While many pop duty, the Band stood cooly
Till our chance came, and we smashed them rudely
Proved that the soft talk was all pink water
Baked and fried em and threw em all a quarter
Cause when you talk that talk, and your talk is kinda cheap
You reap what you sow, and you sow what you reap
(Action speaks louder than words) (2x)
[ Daddy-O ]
Aiyo, the situation seems very peculiar
Like the Jungle Brothers said: I'm gonna do ya
But I'm not gonna do ya like a guy does a girl
When I do you, I'm gonna crash your world
Lights out, with the click of a switch you're cut off
You can't handle, so you break north
Then I said it before, and I'mma say it again
I'm the Daddy, O is for the wars I win, friend
[ Delite ]
Speaking of a war, yo, I get excited
The taste of victory, man, keeps me ignited
And like a bolt of light that shoots across the darkness
I'm flippin MC's out by my pin-point sharpness
Punishment is due them, I whip em very thorough
I'm servin up the hype like there ain't no tomorrow
The a-c-t-i-o-n means get the job done
MC Delite, now grab hold to my wisdom
(Action speaks louder than words) (4x)
[ Daddy-O ]
Sittin in the park out in East New York
Soak in the sun, watchin the girlies walk
By, some say "Hi", and some say "Hello"
And some say, "How you're doin, Daddy-O?"
I say, "Alright, but the beef I got
Is how the faggot MC's try to cop my spot"
Cause it's cool to occupy your own
But if you come for mine, I'm gonna crash your dome
See, I don't really always wanna be the aggressor
But my respect for MC's continues gettin lesser
And just like my mother used to say in the past
Don't let your mouth write a check that your ass can't cash
[ Delite ]
So just imagine all the flack that you'll be catchin
When you're pop that weak, boy, yo, I be bashin
Rip all your bull, to show that we're winnin
By blood, sweat, no tears, we're provin, not pretendin
We daze and amaze till foes are left confused
Like some men treat their women, they get whipped and abused
Cause Stet is rolling strong, so what the hell goes on
Try to gank this, your ass is gettin bombed
Cause action overspeaks above any plight
Peace, sincerely yours from MC Delite
(Action speaks louder than words) (4x)
Source: https://genius.com/Stetsasonic-dont-let-your-mouth-write-a-check-that-your-ass-cant-cash-lyrics
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Italics were added by me to highlight those lines.
*Here's information about the term "feeling froggish" that is found in this song:
From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=feelin%27%20froggish%20den%27%20leap
"feelin' froggish den' leap
Im feeling strong, lets fight
David, Im feelin' froggish den' leap!
by Ryan Thomas April 11, 2003
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