Troopin' It

Track Information

Artist Live Squad
Track Troopin' It
Performers Stretch aka Stretch Luv, Young Majesty aka King C
Producer(s) Stretch, Majesty
Writer(s) Stretch, Majesty
Released 1988
Length 4:47

Overview

Although little documented information survives about "Troopin' It", the recording is believed to date from 1988 and was released alongside We Ain't Havin' It on Live Squad's debut commercial single. Like its companion track, it captures the group's early sound before their later work with Tupac Shakur and the formation of their own production identity.

Featuring performances by Stretch and Young Majesty, Troopin' It showcases the raw energy and lyrical confidence that characterised Live Squad's earliest recordings. Together, the two tracks provide a valuable snapshot of the group's formative years and the Queens, New York hip-hop scene from which they emerged.

The song contains one of the earliest known references to DJ Shalik, with Majesty introducing "Shalik, Stretch Luv and King C" during the opening verse. Together with the shout-out on We Ain't Havin' It, this provides the only known contemporary references to DJ Shalik's association with the early Live Squad camp.

Release History

Year Release Format Notes
1988 Percee P - BQ In Full Effect 12" Vinyl Original Promo release.

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Lyrics

[Majesty aka King C]

Ah yes, yes y'all, ya don't stop,
And ya won't stop, hah, body rock.
Introducing to you, yes, a brand new crew,
Shalik, Stretch Luv and King C too.
Can't you claim our fame? You will all know my name,
As we go rockin' shop, you will learn how it came.
It's that pinnacle, we ain't takin' no shorts,
Like a game and I was Jordan, cold servin' them courts.
We gotta go through a war and I be holdin' the fort,
And that's what we gotta go through to reach the stars.
As long as I'm fifteen, drivin' a blue Jaguar,
Ho's keep on us 'cause we here to stay.
We cold troopin' it each and every day.
So Stretch Luv, you cold troopin' it?
Get on the mic and get to it!
It's a smash new hit, smash new hit,
Smash new hit on your radio.

[Stretch]

Keep you on the go while I'm collectin' my dough,
With the delivery, I deliver the bass.
Smooth tempo and I'm shakin' the place,
Takin' control of the hip-hop field,
And I'm makin' girls hot with the sex appeal.
And a lot of old gold, send the gin and tonic in,
I get nice about the whole metropolitan.
???? and in control when I rock,
Keep the crowd dancin', goin' straight to the top.
This is like a game and I'm playin' for keeps,
Like a girl ridin' Jimmy and I'm grabbin' her cheeks.
This is '88, ain't no time to bate,
I'm 'bout to get mine and I'm keepin' the fade.
Cold troopin' it...

[Majesty aka King C]

Yes, the crowd I stimulate,
With the funky rhymes that I create.
When I kick my rhymes, I run 'em down smooth,
I have the whole crowd of people sayin', "Oooooo!"
The jam's so def, the party, how ya pumpin' it?
I am troopin' it, never ever chumpin' it.
On the mic, badder than bold,
Cruisin' to a million, on the side of that's gold.
Vicious like a pit bull, knockin' like Tyson,
Mess with me (ugh!), you have to pay the price and...
Right and exact (do it),
I can never be wack.
Cooler than cool, coolin' out like a mack.
I am the mack daddy, I'ma pay the whole system,
Packin' styles so heavy I bet you can't lift 'em.
Fool with green, don't you know what I mean?
Now we're chillin' and coolin' on the disco scene.
I can fly the fly, I can chill the chill,
When I step in the jam, niggas know the deal.
When I'm in the place I gets stupid respect,
The Springfield Posse in full effect.
Cold troopin' it.

So Stretch Luv...

[Stretch]

My name is Stretch Luv and I rate myself above
Booty emcees, 'cause they ain't sayin' enough.
When I rock I drop jewels with class,
And when I'm on the block I'm just countin' up cash.
But I'm doin' shit up in the place to be,
With the wicked raw sound on the T-O-P.
When the girls step to me, I hit 'em with the quickness,
And then the women catch a deal of sickness.
I got game like an educated don,
'Cause I can hold your girl's butt right in the palm of my hands.
Understand I only aim to please,
Serve you with a real meal, enough to give you a tease.
I'm the emcee mack, cold live in effect.
When a chump try to play me, I'm ready to wreck.
But I'ma keep on the sweet side and feel the flow,
And make ya sweat till ya drop, it's time to go.
We cold troopin' it.

Cold troopin' it, you know what I'm sayin'?
Springfield Posse in full effect.
Cold troopin' it.

Yo, we dedicate this one to the Show Boys,
to the Hollace Crew,
to the Springfield Crew,
to the whole masses, you know what I'm sayin'?

My man Big Prince,
Homicide,
Sweet Daddy ????,
Shaquan,
Jabon,
C-Jay,
Fly Ty,
Ill Phil,
and another brother that they call Ty Kwan.

You know what I'm sayin'? And fuck that.

Yeah, I'm tryin' to tell ya,
and my man Qee,
Fuze,
the whole masses.

Springfield in effect,
Live Squad,
and we're goin' hard,
cold troopin' it.