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Get By

Lyrics

We sell, crack to our own out the back of our homes
We smell the musk at the dusk in the crack of the dawn
We go through "epidodes ii," like "attack of the clones"
Work 'til we break our back and you hear the crack of the bone
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Features of This Track

east coast rap roots
r&b influences
danceable beats
syncopated beats
use of vocal counterpoint
a poetic rap delivery
clear pronunciation
lyrics with a political message
tight lyrics
spiritually uplifting lyrics
the use of chordal patterning
melodic part writing
light drum fills
dry snare
a tight kick sound
rhythmic clapping
acoustic drum samples
an electric bass riff
subtle use of pianos
subtle use of piano riffs

These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this track by the Music Genome Project.

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Comments

I love it!
Talib Kweli is dope. A real music artist. This is probably his best single ever!
FOR SHIZZLE ;D
The realist right here
one of my favorite songs
Follow me on SOUNDCLOUD to hear me sing!! Comment, like, and share with your friends while you're there!! Free downloads!! Thank you!! ... @Cleo Li Dean ... Follow me here to if you'd like. <3 I'll make sure to follow back.
Fave Talib song
Talib is a great lyrical force... They need more rappers like him and Nas in the game
♥ it, solid Word.s n beat s. @Heavenangel . . . n o joke, for real. Gettin by always. Love n Peace ya'll.
One of the realist
I remember that too ! @Techasaurus .

I miss chappell's show. 
I remember when he performed Get By on Chappell´s show.
Just to get by
Great song!!!!
#CHURCH
F**kin classic
Talib lyrically one of the livest mcs out there word
I can rock 2 this all day..Now this is G.O.O.D. Music..Yasss s s s s s lawd
Love this!
Rock Rock Rock!!!!!!!! Real Hip Hop!!!!!!!! Don't Stop!!!! Yo Yo!!!!!
this morning i woke up!
kweli always cut it
This cut is da s**t
Similar songs don't really make sense...seei n g as this is produced by Kanye West.
godajtalent1 1
This is one of my FAVORITE songs by Talib Kweli!!!! I LOVE this song by him! This is REAL HIP HOP!!!! The beat of this song is HOT!!!! I also remember when this song and video came out!!! This video shows the poverty( in which I believe the video was filmed in Haiti), but the video is generally talking about the issue of poverty that is affecting the world; especially in the African American/Bla c k communities around the world!!! LOOVE this song!!!!
Talib means "student," and he really is a student of the true beat. Tight
tlapre
its a shame brothers who really have something to say and give a message in the words they spit dont get the proper radio play but rap is the root of the evil in our youth put more brothers like this on the radio
i see the evil in their eyes....... real talk!!!!!!!! ! !
@Davis Pearson yup Nina Simone's Sinnerman. Kanye killed this beat and a nasty crate digger but IMHO Preem and RZA got the edge on the crate skills.
Awesome Kanye beat on this song, I've always liked this song. Talib should've done a whole album with Kanye producing, just like Common did.
hotwheel1126 5
by by by by by by by by by by by by by
Talib Kweli is the man. I love his content and his flow in all his raps.
Nina simone in the sample?
just to get by....my lord!
I can listen to this song multiple times a day. Its a few years old but its still tight!
This song is dope
one of the dopest songs ever made in hip hop, the remix is phenomenal too. Kweli stays so ill.
marcelfrasca t i
This song is HARD!!!
The original music was already dope, but Kanye smashed this one out the park!

And... Andre 3k is the best MC out there broheim.
Best MC out there. Period! Not just saying stuff to be saying it- Amazing.
Music that speaks and has something valid to say.
lyriclly untouchable!
reem071872
One of top 3 MC's out, period!!!
I love this song Talib has skills.
lol @ "Tight lyrics" being one of the song's qualities. I mean it's true, but still funny to see in writing.

www.youtube. c o m / G r a n d A n g e l 5 1 0
www.twitter. c o m / G r a n d N O B L E
"is there really a better lyricist in the game than kweli? think not!!!!!"
Yes, his name is Andre' 3000.
But yeah, super dope song! The piano riff kills it, even if it was lifted from elsewhere.
talib been a beast...the rest of hip hop can learn some lessons
instant classic!!!! is there really a better lyricist in the game than kweli? think not!!!!! this is hip hop!!!! not these wack n**gas passin they wack lyrics as swag........
lkladyk
luvvv it!
he's so underated as a real emcee
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