Priorities 1-6 - Meshell Ndegeocello

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I hail from a suburb
Outside southeast
No I ain't the type
I don't like to run in the streets
And I ain't really into none of that
Uh
Pimp & thug mentality
But I like to smoke some weed
And get close
And set my mind free
Can I hang with you?
I ain't gonna pay your rent
All I've got is Love
And time
To spend
I ain't gonna pay your rent
'Cause all I've got is Love
And time to spend
Can I hang with you?
Tell me
Can I hang with you?
I wanna hang with you

Yeah
I got a nice car
So what?
Yeah, and I got a nice house too
Come here
It don't mean a thing
Without someone there
To share
Give my Love to
Rebecca
Yes, you

I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
Before I touch you
Learn to Love you

Can I hang with you?
I ain't gonna pay your rent
All I've got is Love
And time
To spend
I ain't gonna pay your rent
All I got is
Love
And time to spend
I wanna hang with you, baby
Can I hang with you?

Yeah
And yes, you know you fine
Yeah

I ain't gonna pay your rent
'cause all I've got is Love
'cause I ain't gonna pay your rent
'cause all I've got is Love
Give you
What you really want
I ain't gonna pay your rent
'Cause all I've got is Love
What you really need
Tell me
Can I hang with you?

I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
Before I touch you
Learn to Love you

Tell me can I hang with you?

I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
What you really need
I just wanna talk and get to know you
Before I touch you
Learn to Love you

Can I hang with you?
I ain't gonna pay your rent
'Cause all I got is Love
And time to spend
So tell me
Can I hang with you?
I ain't gonna pay your rent
'Cause all I got is Love
I wanna hang with you
Tell me can I hang with you?

I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
Before I touch you
Learn to Love you
Can I hang with you?

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Michelle Lynn Johnson officially changed her professional name from Me'Shell NdegéOcello to simply Meshell Ndegeocello, with the release of her 2001 album, "Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape".

Meshell Ndegeocello (b. August 29, 1968) is a singer, bassist, and multi-instrumentalist. She was born Michelle Johnson to Army lieutenant (and saxophonist) father Jacques Johnson and her mother, Helen in Berlin, Germany.

Raised in Washington, D.C., Meshell Suihailia Bashir Shakur (as she became known) adopted the surname Ndegeocello, which means "free like a bird", while still in her teens. She has been hailed in the music press as a redeemer of soul music. Her music incorporates funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, rock and jazz. She has been nominated for 9 Grammys. She has frequently toured with Lilith Fair.

Ndegeocello honed her chops on the D.C. Go go circuit in the late 1980s before venturing out as a solo artist. She emerged as a recording artist in 1993 on Maverick Records/Sire Records with her debut, Plantation Lullabies. This recording presented a distinctly androgynous persona. Her music has been featured in a number of film soundtracks including How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Batman and Robin. She has also appeared on recordings by Basement Jaxx and The Blind Boys of Alabama, among others. Her biggest hit is a duet with John Cougar Mellencamp, a cover version of Van Morrison's "Wild Night", which reached #3 on the Billboard charts.

Her singles "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)", "Leviticus: Faggot", and her cover of Bill Withers "Who Is He and What Is He To You?" have all charted in the Billboard top 20. She sang background vocals on the song "I'd Rather be Your Lover" by Madonna, on her album "Bedtime Stories.". She also sang with Chaka Khan on the single "Never Miss the Water", as well as providing her typical solid bass skills. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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