Title: Operation Shutdown (LDW vs. Shadow) - Extended Cut

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Title: Operation Shutdown (LDW vs. Shadow) - Extended Cut [Intro] (Sound of a lighter flicking, heavy vinyl crackle, mic feedback) LDW: Yeah... turn the mics up in the headphones. LDW in the building. Shadow: And Shadow lurking in the cut. East Coast flavor. LDW: Let’s get it. Step into the arena. [Verse 1 - LDW] I step into the room, cast a heavy in gloom Hit the bass on the dial, let the speakers boom It's LDW, architect, buildin' up the raw respect With a grimy little flow that you can’t deflect Spittin' acid on the track, yeah¹@"_2 I’m front and center thank you Breakin' down the door every¹ time I enter No gimmicks, no games, just the burning flames Put the legendary status right beside our names. [Verse 2 - Shadow] Yo, pass the mic, let the Shadow strike like a matchstick Flow so sick that they lookin' at it drastic I'm the heavyweight champ of the underground Leave 'em lost in the dark when I drop the sound I got the raspy delivery, cold and shiver-y Puttin' out the wack MCs in their misery It's a tag-team flex, what you want next? Got the whole city breakin' their necks! [Chorus - Both MCs together] Step on the scene with a heavyweight sound! We came to shut the whole operation down! Got Got the whole game locked, yeah we runnin' the streets! Got the whole game locked with the boom-bap beats! (LDW:) WE RUNNIN' THE STREETS! (Shadow:) YEAH, WE RUNNIN' THE STREETS!l [Verse 3 - LDW] I never stutter when I utter, I'm the king of the gutter Cut through the track like a hot knife in butter LDW, I leave the microphone smokin' Half these rookies out here must be jokin' I bring the rugged and raw, the undeniable law I hit the stage and leave 'em dropping their jaw It's pure adrenaline, pumping right through the vein I'm bringing the thunder, the lightning, the rain. [Verse 4 - Shadow] And I emerge from the mist, with the ink on my wrist Shadow checkin' names off the casualty list I creep slow on the tempo, dissectin' the beat Moving like a phantom through the concrete street My vocabulary's scary, undeniably dark Leave a permanent mark like a bite from a shark You want the static? I'm the master of panic Flow is organic, but the mind is mechanic. [Bridge - Rapid Fire Trading Bars] LDW: Yo I hit 'em with the left! Shadow: And I swing with the right! LDW: Keep the studio knockin' all through the night. Shadow: We the gritty committee, takin' over the city. LDW: LDW on the mic, and I show no pity. Shadow: Drop the needle on the record, hear the vinyl crack. LDW: It's the golden era sound and we brought it back. Shadow: So roll the carpet out, let the kings step through. LDW: If you step into the cypher, man, we warnin' you. Shadow: Step back! LDW: Make room! Shadow: Watch the speakers pop! LDW: It's the boom-bap rhythm and it's never gonna stop! [Chorus - Both MCs together] Step on the scene with a heavyweight sound! We came to shut the whole operation down! Got the whole game locked, yeah we runnin' the streets! Got the whole game locked with the boom-bap beats! (LDW:) WE RUNNIN' THE STREETS! (Shadow:) YEAH, WE RUNNIN' THE STREETS! [Outro] Shadow: Yeah. You know what it is. Shadow shutting it down. LDW: LDW. We took 'em back to the golden era. Shadow: Tape's rollin'. We out. (Sound of turntable scratching, beat fades out with a heavy echo on the snare)

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