Ode To Nujabes (Album Instrumental)

Big up my man Nujabes

Big up my man Nujabes

Big up my man Nujabes

Big up my man Nujabes

Chilling in my bedroom it's morning

I've not long woke up

heard a ring, ring so I picked my telephone up

Who's this? "Sebajun"

who? "Call me Nujabes"

"Looking for a rapper for my beats"

"thinking you the best choice from the UK"

"do you have an email?"

"I'mma send a couple of my beats and some details"

"Want you here in Tokyo"

"get you in the studio"

"Got you on the airfare", bank wire sent the doe

June 10th, 1999 at the airport

first time to Japan so I had to clear my thoughts

ready for the lyrical assault

that's when I get the beat from Nujabes for "Don't Even Try It"

plus four more, we record three in a day

"Unstoppable", plus the track "People Don't stray"

me and L Universe spitting on an unreleased

part one done, Nujabes San, rest in peace

Big up my man Nujabes

big up my man Nujabes

big up my man Nujabes

big up my man Nujabes

big up-big up my man Nujabes

June 23rd, 2000 and I'm back on Japanese ground

five more tracks, "Not Yet Known", "Slow Down"

plus a few more, now I'm at the Guinness record store

Nujabes got more breaks than I ever saw

said he ordered just a few of Jay-Z's "Hard Knock"

but so much of mine and he so loved Starbucks

then we both went on tour, Yellow in Tokyo

Fukuoka, Wakayama and Sapporo

Club I to I in Osaka and Kyoto,

Gifu, Mito, Nagoya it was so dope

then he came to London and I showed him all my best breaks

chilling in the restaurant, eating up the best steak

then I said goodbye at the terminal at Heathrow

he was enigmatic so incognito

he was my people, chilling in the Far East

part two done, Nujabes San, rest in peace

Big up my man Nujabes

big up my man Nujabes

big up my man Nujabes

big up my man Nujabes

big up-big up my man Nujabes

August 14th, 15th, 2010, club unit

Hydeout, Nujabes tribute we doing it

Cise Star, Fat Jon, Pace Rock, Funk D

Emancipator, Substantial, Apani

Got to give a shout to my main man Takumi,

Seiji, Segawa, the show really moved me

moved us, Nujabes loved and respected

so many people's lives were affected by his music

one in a million

worldwide fans, grown men, young children

spread the word let the whole movement increase

part three done, Nujabes San, rest in peace

Big up my man Nujabes

big up my man Nujabes

big up my man Nujabes

big up my man Nujabes

big up-big up my man Nujabes