cabin talk album intro feat giancarlo esposito

De La Soul

Hello, everyone, welcome, and thank you for attending
This gathering called Cabin in the Sky
My name is mister esposito
And I m here to help you understand
The perception of life and the thereafter

But before we get started, let s take attendance
Hum (we back in school, what are you talking about?)
No, but there s a lot of people in here today
Attending this paid conference
And I d like to make sure no one is in the wrong room
Or purposely trying to receive this experience for free

So, when I call your name, please respond
Okay, let s see here
Bilal (yerp)
Black Thought (right here, beloved)
Common (peace, what up, doe? Nigga, you ain t from the D)
DJ Premier (yo, yo, you know I m here)
Is there an Erik and Joshua here? (Hey, we here)
Cute, in unison
Gareth Donkin (hey, how are you?)
Gina Loring (greetings, I am present)
Is there a HOPE? (How can I help you?)
How s that?
(I am HOPE
Your Host Operating Program Entity from Spitkicker)
Oh, hum, like Siri? (Who is Siri?)
Kay, never mind, let s keep going
Jake One (yep, I m here)
Is there a Jay Pharaoh? (Nigga, no)
Okay, even though I can see you, I ll mark you absent, hum
Is there a killer of mics here, or is it Killer Mike?
(King, I believe they both apply to me)
Okay, K, butler and The Collective
(And we are here in the name of the what?
In the name of the Lord)
Wow, ho, haha, love it, and a mighty shalom to you, too
Lady Stout (here)
Nas (peace, peace)
Nottz (yo, yo, I m right here, dog)
Pete Rock (peace, baby)
Yes, we do need more peace in the world, for sure, hum
Q-Tip (yerp, I m here, present)
Hum, let s see, ah, I see we have royalty with us
Slick Rick (here, here, Ruler s in the building)
Supa Dave West (yep, that s me)
Is there a Yukimi? (Hey, that s me)
And how bout Yummy? (The only is here)
Delicious
Almost finished
Is there a Pos here? (Over here, bro)
Maseo (yep, salute, salutary
And salutations and vocalizations)
And last but not least
I want to know, is there a Dave here?
Dave?
Dave?
Dave?