El Arte Del Loop (part. Evidence)

The Art of the Loop (feat. Evidence)

El Arte Del Loop (part. Evidence)

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Hey yo, KarlitoEy-yo, Karlito
The experts are making listsLos expertoys están haciendo tops
They're looking for the best little rappersBuscan los mejores raperitos
Half of them are reggaeton anthropologistsLa mitad son antropólogos del reguetón

And the rest are asking: Who are Dilated Peoples?Y el resto está preguntando: ¿Quién es Dilated Peoples?
Other purists get all strictOtros puristas se ponen de estrictos
They get a contract and change their tune for three DoritosLes dan un contrato y cambian el discurso por tres Doritos
What they call beef is just a mythLo que llaman beef es solo mito

They just want fame and I have more than I needSolo buscan fama y yo tengo más de la que necesito
I've won it all, I don't compete anymoreLo he ganado todo, ya no compito
I train them to see if they can win as a teamLos entreno a ver si ganan en equipo
Anyone can be a collectorCualquiera es coleccionista

I've been in this since the '90s, yeahYo milito desde el '90 y pico, mua
Your God tells me: The favoriteTu Dios me dice: El favorito
We're not enemies, we're just differentNo somos enemigos, somos distintos
Before asking for unity, show some respect and that's itAntes de pedir unión, brinda respeto y listo

This isn't the Bronx and economically hip-hop is supported by other audiences, I've saidEsto no es el Bronx y económicamente al hip-hop lo sostienen otros públicos, he dicho
The scholars want everything for freeLos eruditos lo quieren todo gratuito
But nothing grows if you don't eat and don't contribute anything, shh-toPero nada crece si no comes y no aportas nada, shh-to

Loops, everything is a cycleLoops, todo es un ciclo
It doesn't matter what the end isNo importa cuál sea el final
Everything will return to the beginningTodo volverá al principio
Everything is a cycleTodo es un ciclo

It doesn't matter what the end isNo importa cuál sea el final
Everything will returnTodo volverá
It doesn't matter what the end isNo importa cuál sea el final
Everything will return to the beginningTodo volverá al principio

Hey yo, GambinoEy-yo, Gambino
The problem with this scene is they only care about being good when there's a prizeEl problema de este gremio es que solo se preocupan por ser buenos cuando hay un premio
And those who hand out those prizes are like politicians, they just want us to hate each otherY los que reparten esos premios son como los políticos, solo quieren que nos odiemos
I'm the different player, I don't fake it, not even my voice, I'm unique, I stand outSoy el jugador distinto, yo no finjo ni la voz, insólito, me distingo

So many formulas, none of their ownMuchas fórmulas, ninguna propia
They're halfway through a song saying the same thing in different clothesEstán a media canción de decir lo mismo con otra ropa
Vultures of the culture, mine is timelessBuitres de la cultura, lo mío es atemporal
Rookies who aren't passionate, just want an altarRookies que no se apasionan, solo quieren un altar

When your replacement comes, they throw you off the pedestalCuando llega tu remplazo te tiran del pedestal
If you got there fast, you're doing something wrongSi llegaste rápido, algo estás haciendo mal
I didn't come to blame, because everything evolvesYo no vine a culpar, porque todo evoluciona
Your album with twelve tracks doesn't have a single scratchTu albúm con doce temas no tiene ni un solo scratch

No-No-No— It doesn't have a single scratchNo-No-No— No tiene ni un solo scratch
N-Not a single scratchN-No tiene ni un solo scratch
They only talk about what they dream ofSolo hablan de lo que sueñan
I don't even talk about what I achieve, the difference is huge (at the beginning)Yo ni te hablo de lo que consigo, la diferencia es abismal (al principio)

Loops, everything is a cycleLoops, todo es un ciclo
It doesn't matter what the end isNo importa cuál sea el final
Everything will return to the beginningTodo volverá al principio
Everything is a cycleTodo es un ciclo

It doesn't matter what the end isNo importa cuál sea el final
Everything will returnTodo volverá
It doesn't matter what the end isNo importa cuál sea el final
Everything will return (I) to the beginningTodo volverá (Yo) al principio

More vengeance, ever rev the enginesMore vengeance, ever rev the engines
Music got a message, I ain't stressin' the attendantsMusic got a message, I ain't stressin' the attendants
Takin' breaks between an album, leave 'em tested (One-two)Takin' breaks between an album, leave 'em tested (One-two)
At the best I leave the least impressionsAt the best I leave the least impressions

Complete discretion, I'm back to move the needle like increased compressionComplete discretion, I'm back to move the needle like increased compression
Beats colder than the freezer sectionBeats' colder than the freezer section
The hardest rappers out there need affectionThe hardest rappers out there need affection
Hardest lesson that I learned about is second-guessin'Hardest lesson that I learnt about is second-guessin'

I play cards as a professionI play cards as a profession
Hard to pin me down, got calls from all directions (What up?)Hard to pin me down, got calls from all direction (What up?)
Any rap they throwin' at my armor is deflectedAny rap they throwin' at my armor is deflected
Karma is a bitch, I'm calmed and I'll collect it (I'll look it up)Karma is a bitch, I'm calmed and I'll collect it (I'll look it up)

I harness any current, that's electricI harness any current, that's electric
Currently the surgeon price is chargin' extras (Wow-wow-wow)Currently the surgeon price is chargin' extras (Wow-wow-wow)
I don't know what's dope, I just know what isn'tI don't know what's dope, I just know what isn't
I keep the loops flippin' with the code encryptedI keep the loops flippin' with the code encrypted

Below the heavens, but I know my visionBelow the heavens, but I know my visión
People dead, were they alive?People dead, were they alive?
I've been on for livin' (Uh)I've been on for livin' (Uh)

L.A. to MedellínL.A. to Medellín
Uh, AlcolirykozUh, Alcolirykoz
Those from Aranjuez with EvidenceLos de Aranjuez con Evidence

Loops, everything is a cycleLoops, todo es un ciclo
It doesn't matter what the end isNo importa cuál sea el final
Everything will return to the beginningTodo volverá al principio