9/27/2023 0 Comments Carlos coy hustle town songs![]() ![]() There is no charge for the concert, scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m., with doors opening at 3:15, but admission is limited to adults and teenagers only. The program will feature performances and reminiscences by Melba Moore, who recorded numerous McCoy songs, including "Lean on Me" and "Good Love" Jean Carne, who recorded the 1995 album "Carne Sings McCoy" Herb Fame of Peaches and Herb, the Washington duo discovered by McCoy in the mid-'60s musical director Nathan Heathman and the Legacy Band evangelist Dorothy Norwood and Silvana and Brian Gallagher, winners of the 2004 International Hustle and Salsa Dance Competition held in Miami in April. Regaining "The Hustle" kicked off a seven-month campaign by the company to raise awareness of McCoy's work and rekindle interest in his catalogue, an effort that peaks with Saturday's "25 Year Legacy Tribute to Van McCoy" at Theodore Roosevelt High School (4301 13th St. ![]() Van McCoy Music, headed by McCoy's sister, Mattie Taylor, did just that, as it had been doing for several years with the rest of McCoy's 600-song catalogue. In January of this year, McCoy's heirs reclaimed copyright on "The Hustle." The song's initial copyright (held by Warner-Chappell) dated from publication, and copyright law gives heirs the right to reclaim a work after 28 years. Sadly, the composer didn't get to enjoy his best-known song's amazing durability: On July 6, 1979, McCoy died of a heart attack in Englewood, N.J., at age 39. It won a 1975 Grammy (for best pop instrumental) and almost three decades on, continues to pop up all over the place, from disco-themed compilation CDs to television, where "The Hustle" has been used on "Ally McBeal," "The Drew Carey Show" and "The Simpsons," as well as in Old Navy's 10th anniversary spots, which featured a reunion of the B-list '70s celebrities who'd appeared in its ads over the years, including Morgan Fairchild, Erik Estrada, Joan Collins, Sherman Hemsley and the late Isabel Sanford. Writer(s): Lawrence Gurule, Carlos CoyLyrics powered by Van McCoy's classic, "The Hustle," sold 10 million copies, making it the biggest dance record of the '70s. Memory lane But Mom don′t worry my teck protect well I told ya one day this rap shit gone sell But my heart been broke from the start Since the day my father died when I was seven in the park So I wrote the book How to pimp hoes and kick do's And if I kill well than that′s just how the shit go Pull yo strap What am I supposed to sweat This the third time today that I come close to death Hustle Town Hustle Town The city of dreams Where we creep through the hood And we serve them dope fiends Hustle Town The shit don't stop Roll rental cars And we keep the glock cocked Hustle Town The city of dreams Where we creep through the hood And we serve them dope fiends Hustle Town The shit don′t stop Roll rental cars And we keep the glock cocked Set 'em up Wet 'em up Etceteras Tell ya treasura Empty the regista Shit serious I′ll give ya life a period Well here he is The kid with experience Don′t start shit Mistake me for an artist Flash in the dark Someone tell 'em where his heart is Blue light Who die? Tonight Maybe over two dice Maybe cause he blew fry On top of ya With the Hillwood Mafia Hard hittin′ hustlas Beat the draws off of ya Knowledge While my shit be flawless Dope House Records step into my office It's ya boy Lord Loco Know what I′m talkin' bout Representin′ that H-Town wit my boy SPM There's a lot of frauds out there know what I'm sayin′ What you think ′bout them fraud ass niggas Los? Jackin' jaws I′m packin' balls Smoke and split I give mo′ gifts than Santa Clause Wit a cold forty-ounce and a sack of hay Chug a lug for the thugs who done passed away Mista da Masta Mystical Mexican Maniac Competition ha ha You muthafuckas make me laugh You a bitch if you hatin' on my Houston hits I fight devils like you wit a crucifix Ruthless shit With a shotty Take ya body Gun Kung Fu Mixed wit AK Karate I′m sorry but you the past like Atari As I smoke like Marley Stay Brown like Charlie Eh he he he he Hustle Town my city maan! Born and raised baby Yo I dedicate this jam to all the single mothers Raisin′ men in a big city I know it's hard Let ′em know what's up Filero I sell drugs with thugs Hittin' licks off tricks Workin′ two jobs a dope deala and a pimp Mom′s beggin' me to stop everyday So scared for me to walkâ?¦.
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