An alliance is an agreement or friendship between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests.
See also military alliance and business alliance.
In international relations, the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, signed in 1373 between the Kingdom of England (succeeded by the United Kingdom) and Portugal, is the oldest alliance in the world which is still in force.
PHASE 2 (aka Lonny Wood) is one of the most influential and well known New York City aerosol artists. Mostly active in the 1970s, Phase 2 is generally credited with originating the "bubble letter" style of aerosol writing, also known as "softies". He was also influential in the early hip-hop scene.
Phase 2 is from The Bronx, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School along with a number of other early graffiti artists. Many famous graffiti writers of the early 1970s would meet at a doughnut shop across from the school called the Coffee Shop before heading down to the subway station at 149th Street and Grand Concourse to watch tagged trains on the IRT line pass by. Phase 2 was mentored in graffiti by his friend and neighbor Thomas Lee aka Lee 163d!, one of the pioneers of graf writing in The Bronx.
He began writing in late 1971 under the name Phase 2, a moniker which had a rather mundane provenance. As Phase 2 would later recall, "the previous year we'd given this party. We were getting ready to give another one and I said, 'We'll call this one Phase Two.' I don't know why, but I was stuck on the name. It had meaning for me. I started writing 'Phase 2.'"
There is a kind of compromise you are master of
Your endless gentle nudging left us polarised
It's hard to talk to enemies – and we are enemies
What we had in common makes it even worse
You're proud of being middle class (meaning upper class)
You say you're self sufficient (but you don't dig your own coal)
I think that what you're frightened of more than anything
Is knowing you need workers more than they need you
"A herd of independent minds" Chomsky got it right
Music: Kral
Shoulder to shoulder
In union we stand
The power brigade
Blasting all the way through the God's land
Side by side
It's the alliance we've planned
If anyone falls, it should be hand in hand
Side by side
Join the alliance
Side by side
You came to see us rock, rock hard
We penetrate the barrier
Of noise that never stops, not now
Join the mass crusaders
And be forever free
From evergreens and neverblacks
In all eternity
We'll keep the flag from burning
Like this
One more time
Join the alliance
Partners in crime
(The mission is simply this
As you enter enemy territory
Hold your weapons high
May God have mercy on your soul)
Cursed be the man
Who is not in the mass crusade
Stretching the banner
That's five miles wide
Blessing the flag
That is fifty feet tall
Kissing the ring
That burns forever your name
Eye to eye
With the alliance in flames
You came to see us rock, rock hard
We penetrate the barrier
Of noise that never stops, not now
Join the mass crusaders
And be forever free
From evergreens and neverblacks
In all eternity
We'll keep the flag from burning
Like this...
Cursed be the man
Who is not in the mass crusade
Shoulder to shoulder
In union we stand
The power brigade
Blasting all the way through the God's land
Side by side
It's the alliance we've planned
(Feat. Fabo of D4L)
Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Tat-Tatted Up
Tat-Tat-Tatted Up, Tat-Tat-Tatted Up
Is that cha thong showin, or ya tattoo on ya back
Is that on ya pussy, or dat tattoo make you Bad
Tattoo on ya chest, tattoo on your ass,
Tattoo of ya daughter, like the pussycat?
Tat-Tat-Tatted Up, ATL Tatted Up,
Tat-Tat-Tatted Up, Miami Tatted Up
Tat-Tat She Tatted Up, Tat-Tat He Tatted Up
Tat-Tat We Tatted Up, Tat-Tat Errbody Tatted Up.
[Verse 1:]
Look! look, look, look look, look what do I see,
Is it on ya back or between ya legs, it's lookin like some ice cream,
Meltin to the flo, dip it back n drop it low,
Girl I know this sounds strange, but I done seen that tat befo,
Cherries on ya waist, can I get a taste,
Hello kitty tattooed on ya titty, might be you but chu aint dat pretty,
Thug stacks, i rep my city, ATL tattooed on my arm, got my heat nigga best be calm,
Angel wings tattooed on ya back, a couple flames comin outcha crack
[Chorus:]
Is that cha thong showin, or ya tattoo on ya back
Is that on ya pussy, or dat tattoo make you Bad
Tattoo on ya chest, tattoo on your ass,
Tattoo of ya daughter, like the pussycat?
Tat-Tat-Tatted Up, ATL Tatted Up,
Tat-Tat-Tatted Up, Miami Tatted Up
Tat-Tat She Tatted Up, Tat-Tat He Tatted Up
Tat-Tat We Tatted Up, Tat-Tat Errbody Tatted Up.
[Fabo]
I know that all the girls love to show the body pictures,
So realistic, jump out n getcha, she show em on the block,
Dance n show em in the club, even got her boyfriend name,
Same nigga n her homegirl, it's in her secret spot, her momma taught her well
The bigger the better, original, miss peaches give em hell,
She got a small tattoo on her waistline, and she ride or die wit loyalty, cuz try to take mine,
[Bridge:]
Tat-Tat-Tatted Up, New York Tatted Up
Tat-Tat-Tatted Up, California Tatted Up,
Tat-Tat-Tatted Up, Houston Tatted Up,
Tat-Tat-Tatted Up, Chi-Town Tatted Up,
[Verse 3:]
Oh no, this is somethin I neva seen befo,
Yellow brick road tattooed all the way down her belly, it's a slow?
Shes a princess, atleast it's cursive on her neck,
But now my whole clique in, tat stacks on deck
I done seen a lot but I aint seen em all,
If it's somethin new, girl gimme a call,
The address you live, it's in yo draws,
Im freaky girl, lemme see yo paws,
I'll break em up, if you let me cut
Butterflies on the side of ya butt,
Im a freak by nature, you like it rough,
A freak by nature, you like it rough,
[Chorus:]
Is that cha thong showin, or ya tattoo on ya back
Is that on ya pussy, or dat tattoo make you Bad
Tattoo on ya chest, tattoo on your ass,
Tattoo of ya daughter, like the pussycat?
Dominican Tatted Up, Jamaican Tatted Up,
Puerto Rican Tatted Up, Mexican Tatted Up,
White Folk Tatted up, Black Folk Tatted Up,
ATL Tatted Up, Errbody Tatted Up,
Is that cha thong showin, or ya tattoo on ya back
Is that on ya pussy, or dat tattoo make you Bad
Tattoo on ya chest, tattoo on your ass,
Tattoo of ya daughter, like the pussycat?
Tatted Up, Tatted Up, Tatted Up, Tatted Up
Tatted Up, Tatted Up, Tatted Up, Tatted Up,
Vibra~
Stop 2 Dolla, Stop Fabo
Virba~
Tat it up , Tat it up
Tat it up , Tat it up
not embedded in stone but engraved in our hearts
not written in a book but alive in our souls
behind the veil of life,beyond the look of eyes
fragmented in light but united in us
alliance,alliance
been around the world searching for something new
but much of what we've learned we already knew
in every country,in every city
the responsibility of our hagemony
alliance-a contract of brotherhood
alliance-an ark of flesh and blood
wherever you go,wherever you stand
we'll never be a part,you'll never be alone
always by your side 'till the sun will be gone
been around the world searching for something new
but much of what we've learned we already knew
in every spring,in every morning
you'll find the seed of upcoming glories
wherever you go,wherever you stand
we'll never be a part,you'll never be alone
always by your side 'till the sun will be gone
alliance-a contract of brotherhood
No cross, no crown, do beard a lion
Necessity knows no law
Never put it of till tomorrow
What you can do today
Make assurance double sure
Far at the horizon we see the hords
Battlechoir, hail to you
Your will to fight, to jail, to kill
Oh Skull, prepare to die!
Evil dreads the cross
Evil flees from holy water
Evil dreads the rosaries
Evil flees from sunlight
We don't fear the evil
The Choir fears nothing at all
This alliance will never be broken!
CHORUS:
Raise you fists up to the sky and
Show the world our
Long-famous sign
In this moment of
Honesty and truth
Ability is the poor man's wealth
The more danger, the more honour
A tree must be bent while it's young
United we stand, divided we fall,
Choir, we're your biggest fan
A good name is better than riches
Skull, the worst is yet to come
Evil dreads the cross
Evil flees from holy water
Evil dreads the rosaries
Evil flees from sunlight
We don't fear the evil
The Choir fears nothing at all
This alliance will never be broken!
CHORUS
Now raise your fists up to the sky
Give us the horns
Do the world right
Battle as if there's no tomorrow
And give the evil infinite hatred
We are the chosen ones:
Grailknights
You are our right hand:
Battlechoir
This alliance will never be broken!