| "Respect 4 Grandma" | |
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| Song by Fort Minor | |
| from the album We Major | |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Released: | October 30, 2005 |
| Length: | 3:05 |
| Samples: | The Miracles - Baby, Baby Don't Cry |
| Writer: | Vic Mercer, Ryan Maginn, Takbir Bashir, Mike Shinoda |
| Producer: | Scoop DeVille |
| Label: | Machine Shop Recordings |
| We Major tracklist | |
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"Respect 4 Grandma" is the twelfth track on Fort Minor's We Major mixtape.
Background
"Respect 4 Grandma" features Mike Shinoda, Styles of Beyond, and Celph Titled and production by Scoop DeVille.
For some reason, Celph Titled's parts on the song were recorded via phone.
The title of the song is taken from the intro, where Scoop DeVille asks, "are we recording right now?" and Celph Titled responds over the phone, "I can't do it right now, 'cause my grandma is asleep in the other room, so I gotta like... go into like, another room and yell it. It's respect for grandma, know what I mean?"
The breakdown between Tak's verse and Mike's verse has Celph Titled's actual part recorded over the phone, where he says, "Alright hold on a second.. yeah.. yeah yeah you know who the fuck it is, S.O.B. motherfuckas, Demigodz motherfuckas, Mike Shinoda motherfuckas, and this is Celph Titled mothafucka. We put a pipe bomb in your tail pipe and let it go off motherfuckas. My gun don't fit through the doorway motherfuckas. Let's go!" After Mike's verse, he has another recorded part, saying, "Yeah yeah yeah... you know the fuckin' drilly, keeping it godzilla up in the motherfuckin' Home Depot. This is Celph Titled the lame mile killer, this is S.O.B., this is Demigodz, this is M. Shinoda the Cobra Holder, and this is your brain on crack mothafucka!"
Mike's verse where he says, "'cause when we hop in the Jeep to try out the CD, you'll want to low ride a bucking bronco to Scoop's beat now" is a reference to Scoop DeVille creating the beat of the song, despite not being credited on the release. His lines, "More rock than "Raising Hell", rougher than "Rock The Bells" references Run-D.M.C.'s 1986 album "Raising Hell" and LL Cool J's single "Rock The Bells" from his 1985 album "Radio."
"Respect 4 Grandma" samples "Baby Baby Don't Cry" by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles from 1968. Specifically, the beat is a sped up portion of the guitar line in the song, retaining a few vocals, and part of the chorus is featured at the end of the track.
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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| Respect 4 Grandma | We Major | 3:05 | 2005 | October 30, 2005 |
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Live
"Respect 4 Grandma" has never been performed in full, but Tak rapped his verse of it in the Fort Minor Medley and Mike rapped his verse of it over the extended intro of "Points Of Authority" at some shows on Projekt Revolution 2007 during the Minutes To Midnight touring cycle.
Personnel
Lyrics
("Dry your eyes long enough to see,
That you have found the love you thought,
You had in him, here in me,
Love is hope girl, love is strength,
Here's someone standing right beside you,
Who would...")
"Are we recording right now?"
"Yea we're recording..."
"I cant do it right now, 'cause my grandma is asleep in the other room, so I gotta like...go into like, another room and yell it."
"Go ahead."
"It's respect for Grandma, you know what I mean?" (*laughter*)
Scoop Deville!
You're now rocking with a drunken battle,
We pack pumps like sluts when they travelin',
Scoop Deville!
You're now rocking with a drunken battle,
We pack pumps like sluts when they travelin',
(Fort Minor)
Scoop Deville!
You're now rocking with a drunken battle,
We pack pumps like sluts when they travelin',
With shoes in the trunk,
I'm losin' it punk,
Missin' a few screws and a nut,
I'm stupid as fuck, I'm from the old school but I flunked,
Black on black, rips with some grain to grip,
Bitch slappin' these trick rappers till they pay this pimp,
Quit acting and click clackin' like you famous...shit,
You faggots are broke with names out of gangsta flicks! (Biatch!)
What a joke, you ain't never cut up coke on a scale,
Or snuck dope through the border in a coconut shell,
Fuck no, you wanna tell your little veteran tales,
So when I put the smoke in your mouth you better inhale,
Suck it!
You ready? Let's get it,
The game's now finished,
It's all weapons to aim, with a thousand rounds in it,
Machine shop class, mixtape lynch men,
Clapping at you track rabbits...back to the benches! (Yeah)
People fiend this, call me the evil genius,
Got them bumpin' Styles, in the Buick Regal speedin',
People fiend this, call me the evil genius,
Got them bumpin' Styles, in the Buick Regal speedin',
...fiend this, call me the evil genius,
Got them bumpin' Styles, in the Buick Regal speedin',
Brim with the tilt, cigar on my clutch,
You're crying over spilled milk, Demigodz whats up?
Got a flask full of that ol' lucky #7 brand,
Get rid of your first stringm I aint playing second hand,
You messin' with butane, get scorched in a torch fire,
Look out for the new slang, you rockin' with Fort Minor!
("Love is here standing by
Love is here standing by
Love is here standing by
Love is here standing by")
"Alright hold on a second..
Yeah..yeah yeah you know who the fuck it is,
S.O.B motherfuckas, Demigodz motherfuckas,
Mike Shinoda motherfuckas, and this is Celph Titled mothafucka,
We put a pipe bomb in your tail pipe, and let it go off mother fuckas,
My gun don't fit through the doorway motherfuckas,
Let's Go!"
This is the last warning shot before we're letting this go,
We don't have to say 'lay low',
Ya'll already know,
That when the lights go dim, and the beat drops in,
Even Texas cant hold 'em,
Ante up and Im in
Im like Black Jack Johnson and M.O.B.,
Drinking handfuls of Jack Daniels, (you'll see)
Cause when we hop in the Jeep to try out the CD,
You'll want to low ride a bucking bronco to Scoop's beat now,
My name's Mike (Mike), remember it well,
More rock than "Raising Hell",
Rougher then "Rock The Bells,"
Ryu and Tak will tell you what's really the deal,
If you want it come and get us at the end of this twelve!
("Love is here standing by
Love is here standing by
Love is here standing by
Love is here standing by")
"Yeah yeah yeah...you know the fuckin drilly,
Keeping it Godzilla up in the motherfuckin' Home Depot,
This is Celph Titled the lame mile killer
This is S.O.B, this is Demigodz, this is M. Shinoda The Cobra Holder,
And this is your brain on crack motherfucka!"
"Love is here standing by
Love is here standing by
Love is here standing by"
("Perfect, this guy is a fuckin' genius!")