HILLTOP HOODS

Pressure Verse 1

This whole world’s in a rush to be living plush, but never rich enough,

Till that mirrors such a stranger we asking is it us?

Losing your vision, make one stupid decision,

You’ve become the newest victim of the human condition

It’s a crying shame; honestly it’s a survival game,

While we die in vein making somebody rich,

Like we scared of taking that step,

Every days just another that escaped us if we don’t make an affect,

Back seat revolutionaries ain’t lions at heart,

Even the slightest of sparks can light up the dark,

And everybody want a piece of the action,

Like peace and relaxing became a niche for the deceased and the lacking,

Success, pleasures of the flesh and beheld,

Treasures and endless excess in which we measure ourselves,

I’ve faith in my fam, so I can relate to the fans,

Hope they understand how grateful I am

Chorus

We do it right here, right now,

With my peers, my house,

And fight here till the day we’re gone and rest in white clouds,

Life here, life out,

If I’m a die here with my doubts,

Then as night nears we’re gonna do it till they turn the lights out

Pressure Verse 2

And it starts with us, seeking an everlasting rush,

Pharmaceutical market drugs, liquor or grass and dust,

Murder, lust, self-worth, hurt and trust,

Burden us like a curse till we return to dust,

Keeping us on like we’re marching to the beat of a gong,

Freedom is from our own hearts and those we leave them upon,

Lingering on through the words that we sing in our songs,

Even a strong foundation we could blink and it’s gone,

So we carve out our marks and master our own path,

In a castle of glass our heart where our homes are,

Wars in our vein, that’s why we walk in the rain,

Of course if the name burns brighter it was forged in the flame,

And you’ll never get a break until your dead or make fifty,

And a pension ain’t a pay you resonate with me?

I’ve faith in my fam, so I can relate to the fans,

I hope they understand how grateful I am

Chorus

We do it right here, right now,

With my peers, my house,

And fight here till the day we’re gone and rest in white clouds,

Life here, life out,

If I’m a die here with my doubts,

Then as night nears we’re gonna do it till they turn the lights out

We won’t go, no we won’t go, we won’t go, no we won’t go,

We won’t go, no we won’t go, we won’t go, no we won’t go,

We won’t go, no we won’t go, we won’t go, no we won’t go,

We won’t go, no we won’t go, we won’t go, no we won’t go

Just finished a countdown I was doing on Twitter. Here’s the full list…

100 – Run DMC – Down with the King

99 – X-Clan – Xodus

98 – Rodney O & Joe Cooley – Get Ready to Roll

97 – Nardo Ranks – Rough Nardo Ranking

96 – Mountain Brothers – Self: Volume 1

95 – Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

94 – Busta Rhymes – The Coming

93 – Finger Lickin’ Good – Illegitimate Sons of the Bastard Funk

92 – Kurious – A Constipated Monkey

91 – Yaggfu Front – Action Packed Adventure

90 – Geto Boys – We Can’t be Stopped

89 – Mad Kap – Look Ma Duke, No Hands

88 – Showbiz & A.G. – Goodfellas

87 – Casual – Fear Itself

86 – Das Efx – Dead Serious

85 – M.O.P. – To the Death

84 – De La Soul – Buhloone Mind State

83 – Grand Puba – Reel to Reel

82 – L.O.N.S. – T.I.M.E.

81 – KRS One – KRS One

80 – Eminem – The Slim Shady LP

79 – Jay-Z – Reasonable Doubt

78 – Redman – Whut? Thee Album

77 - Diamond D – Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop

76. - The Afros – Kicking Afrolistics

75 - Big L – Lifestyles ov da Poor & Dangerous

74 – Big Daddy Kane – Taste of Chocolate

73 – Schoolly D – How a Black Man Feels

72 – Gang Starr – Hard to Earn

71 – Chi-Ali – The Fabulous Chi-Ali

70 – Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Wanted: Dead or Alive

69 – The Goats – Tricks of the Shade

68 – Two Kings in a Cypher – From Pyramids to Projects

67 – YZ – Sons of the Father

66 – Del – No Need for Alarm

65 – Hijack – Horns of Jericho

64 – Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Return to the 36 Chambers

63 – Company Flow – Funcrusher

62 – Above the Law – Livin’ like Hustlers

61 – Digital Underground – Sex Packets

60 – EPMD – Business Never Personal

59 – Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth – Funky Technician

58 – Showbiz & A.G. – Runaway Slave

57 – Ice T – Original Gangster

56 – The Alkaholiks – 21 & Over

55 – Paris – Sleeping with the Enemy

54 – Artifacts – Between a Rock & a Hard Place

53 – Pharcyde – Bizarre Ride II

52 – De La Soul – De La Soul is Dead

51 – Slick Rick – The Ruler’s Back

50 – DJ Shadow – Endtroducing

49 – King Sun – Righteous but Ruthless

48 – WC & the Maad Circle – Ain’t a Damn Thing Changed

47 – Stetsasonic – Blood, Sweat & no Tears

46 – Jeru tha Damaja – The Sun Rises in the East

45 – L.O.N.S. – A Future Without a Past

44 – King Tee – At Your Own Risk

43 – Chino XL –Here to Save you All

42 – Y’all so Stupid – Van Full of Pakistan’s

41 – The Beatnuts – The Beatnuts

40 – ATCQ – Low End Theory

39 – PRT – Black Business

38 – Ice Cube – Amerikkkas Most Wanted

37 – Gang Starr – Step in the Arena

36 – The Roots – Do you Want More?

35 – Jurassic 5 – Jurassic 5

34 – Ultramagnetic MC’s – Funk Your Head Up

33 – Lord Finesse – The Awakening

32 – Brand Nubian – One for All

31 – Hard Knocks – School of Hard Knocks

30 – Smif-N-Wessun – Dah Shinin’

29 – Gang Starr – Daily Operation

28 – Dr Dre – The Chronic

27 – EPMD – Business as Usual

26 – O. C. – Word… Life

25 – Def Wish Cast – Knights of the Underground Table

24 – Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Mecca & the Soul Brother

23 – Eric B & Rakim – Let the Rhythm Hit ‘Em

22 – Big Pun – Capital Punishment

21 – Pharoahe Monch – Internal Affairs

20 - 3^rd Bass – Derelicts to Dialect

19 – KMD – Mr Hood

18 – Tony D – Droppin’ Funk Verses

17 – KRS One – Return of the Boombap

16 – De La Soul – Stakes is High

15 – Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet

14 – Common – Resurrection

13 – Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill

12 – Gravediggaz – 6 Feet Deep

11 – Beastie Boys – Check Ya Head

10 – ATCQ – Peoples Distinctive…

9 – Wu-Tang Clan – 36 Chambers

8 - Main Source – Breaking Atoms

7 – Black Sheep – A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

6 – Masta Ace – Slaughterhouse

5 – Souls of Mischief – ’93 Till Infinity

4 – ATCQ – Midnight Marauders

3. – Organized Konfusion – Stress

2. - Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die

1. - Nas - Illmatic

We’ll be hitting the road for the ‘Groovin’ The Moo’ Festival in May. Tickets go on sale next week, more info HERE.

Dates:

Saturday 5 May – Bendigo VIC
Bendigo’s Prince of Wales Showground 42 – 47 Holmes Rd, Bendigo VIC

Sunday 6 May – Townsville QLD
Murray Sports Complex – Townsville Cricket Grounds Mervyn Crossman Dr & Murray Lyons Cres Idalia QLD

Saturday 12 May – Maitland NSW
Maitland Showground Blomfield St, Maitland NSW

Sunday 13 May – Canberra ACT
The Meadows, University of Canberra Kirinari St Bruce ACT

Saturday 19 May – Bunbury WA
Hay Park (off) Parade Rd Bunbury WA