Black Star - Definition Lyrics
[mos def]Lawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwd, lawd have mercyAll nice and peace and true, follow me now, we saySay hi-tek yes youre ruling hip-hopSay j. rawls yes youre ruling hip-hopRedefinition say youre ruling hip-hopSay black star come to rock it non...Yo, from the first to the last of it, delivery is passionateThe whole and not the half of it, vocab and not the math of itProjectile that them blasted with, accurate assassin shitMe and kweli close like, bethlehem and nazarethAfter this you be pressing rewind on top your master diskShining like an asterisk for all those that be gatherinConnectin like a roundhouse from the townhouse to the tenamentsCause all my brooklyn residents, ? heavy regimentsDont believe, here the evidence, where brooklyn whaaaaaaaoohhhhSee that? bound to take it all kid, believe thatFrom where they sellin tree at, to where the police be atTalib kweli e-kweli-ty yo tell them where we be at[talib kweli]Brooklyn new york city where they paint murals of biggieIn cash we trust cause its ghetto fabulous, life look prettyWhat a pity -- blunts is still fifty cents, its intenseTree scents is dominant cant be covered with incenseMy presence felt my name is kweli from the eternal reflectionPeople thinkin mc is short hand for mis conceptionLet me meditate, set it straight, came to the conclusionThat most of these cats is featherweight, let me demonstrateWalkin the streets is like battlin, be careful with your bodyYou must know karate or think your soul is bulletproof like sadeStop actin like a ***** already, be a visionaryAnd maybe you can see your name in the column of obituaryThird rate teacher readin and talkin about,I knew hed amount to nothinNeighbors like, he was the quiet type,Whod have thought they was frontin?Talkin +loud+ like you in rca, get carted awayWith body parts and treys, what a way to start your dayYo its likeChorus: mos def and talib kweliOne two threeMos def and talib kweliWe came to rock it on to the tip-topBest alliance in hip-hop, wyahhhhhI said one two threeIts kind of dangerous to be a emceeThey shot tupac and biggieToo much violence in hip-hop, wyahhhhh[mos def]I said manhattan keep on makin it (bo!), brooklyn keep on takin it (bo!)So relax were takin it back, redhook where were livin atPlenty cats be strugglin not hustlin and bubblinIt aint about production and -- what else we discussin?When the ***** crows, my crop grows, enable me to rock flowsStrivin for perfection ever since I was a snot-nosedColossal, true original b-boy apostleStandin on the rooftop with the, zulu gestapo[talib kweli]You think you the shitSomebody in the wingsll force you to quitIt could be your crew or clickOr some random kid you smoked buddha withConsider me the entity within the industry without a historyOf spittin the epitome, of stupidity -- livin my lifeExpressin my liberty, it gotta be done properlyMy name is in the middle of e-kweli-tyPeople follow me and other cats they hear him flowAnd assume Im the real one with lyrics like Im cyrano[mos def]Still sippin wishin well water, imported, from plutoThree hundred and sixty milliliters for all our believersIn miles or kilometers, most cats, cannot proceed usIn the jungle with the leaders we the lions you the +cheaters+A cypher, will complete us if we come through your receiversYou can play us and repeat us and then take us home and read us(line for line) good jesus, mos def and kweli justMake a ***** freeze up, thinkin we will ease upChorus
