Mister Magic

Look here, I'm 'bout to take you on a hip-hop ride
Through the eyes of Warren Hill, my rhythmic tour guide
And not Novacane, storyteller and lyricist
Paying tribute to Grover Washington, an inspirationalist
Behind everything Warren does
Because since he was a kid he wanted to be what Grover was
A great man with a sax in his hand
It began for Warren in his high school band
He got a tape with Brecker Sanborn and Grover on it
From that moment on he knew that's what he wanted

So he put a group together and prayed they would shine bright
One of the Grover tunes he played was called "Wine Light"

Then he got to see him live on stage
In Toronto, where Warren Hill was born and raised
Amazed and perplexed by the way Grover played
The image of him and his sax just stayed to this day

Smoother than smooth when he's blowing the sax
There was no sweeter sounds that ever came from an axe

I wish there could've been a way to say goodbye
But I know he's hitting riffs somewhere in the sky

Can you feel the vibe for the millennium?
Can you feel the vibe for the millennium?
Can you feel the vibe for the millennium?
Can you feel the vibe for the millennium?

Can you feel the vibe for the millennium?
Can you feel the vibe for the millennium?
Can you feel the vibe for the millennium?
Can you feel the vibe for the millennium?

So here we are now, just keeping it real
Warren Hill with his own record deal and mad skill

Ripping through changes with his circular breathing
And doing some things that others just aren't achieving
Like streams of lightning through clouds in the sky
Warren shines like the noonday sun in July
And I had the privilege to be on this track
With my man Warren Hill that I've known from way back
See, my only source of income that I know
Is when I tickle someone's eardrum with my flow

See, I never had the income
To learn to tickle the ivory or make a guitar strum
So a hip-hop lyricist is what I've become
A revenue for what I do, I could use some
All the cynics and critics, I confuse 'em
Various hip-hop styles, I could use 'em, come on

Can you feel the vibe for the millennium?
Can you feel the vibe for the millennium?
Can you feel the vibe for the millennium?
A taste of the old and the new is what I'm giving 'em

Peace