Boogie Down Productions - Questions And Answers Lyrics
Yo Kris whassup this press stuff man?Yo I don't Money, I don't know, they frontin Yo why we don't get no respect?I don't know manThey got all them gangsta lookalike, know y'know But you know what? All them fraud magazines I'm tired of I'm tired of us not bein on no covers But you know what? We rock the streets, ANYWAY regardless to what anybody sayWell well, yo yo, I tell youAs long as you rip up the streetsyou don't GOTTA have no press, youknowhatI'msayin? That's rightAs long as you stay true to the streets All these wannabe black, black, blackBlack nuttin - you know, chewin all that blackCause they ain't really reportin nuttin on no black nuttinThey wanna be right, and they wanna be, rap, and.. That's why I read The Final CallThe Final Call got it goin on, youknowhatI'msayin? YeahI mean, if you really wanna check out somethin blackI mean, all these other magazines, they gotThey can only show you the light-skinned girlor the light-skinned guy, and all of that, yaknowhatI'msayin?I ain't with all that nonsense Ha hah, we won't name any namesBut they know who they are though! Ha hah, knowhatI'msayin? Watch yourselfI don't know why we can't get no covers though! Yo Kris, I don't why cause we just slammin everywhere we goYo, BDP been rockin for like six years now Six long hard rough years, youknowhatI'msayin?And, and for some reasoneverytime these COMMERCIAL acts come outthey get the cover the first..they could drop a twelve inch singleand they be snatchin up the cover You know why? Cause they don't wanna deal with reality in any of these magazines Hey Kris, I got the answer to ALL your problemsWhat's that? Just interview yourselfInterview myself? Yeah!Aight check it out Kick it![KRS-One]Question: Why everything you do is fresh?Answer: My name, Blastmaster KRSQuestion: You only write reality, why?Answer: No time to waste, our people are going to dieQuestion: Going to die? Please explain this topicAnswer: Some people are using ignorance to make a profitQuestion: How do we stop it?Answer: Throw em in a jail cell and lock itQuestion: Why, are people so stupid?Answer: They got a brain and fail to use itQuestion: How did it get like this?Answer: People are more worried about ass and tits andlittle bits of informationThe barbarians teach us just to be barbarians in the nationThis new creationtakes on the manifestation of the Board of EducationQuestion: What's the solution?Answer: Organized, revolutionQuestion: Revolution implies killing..Answer: Whether you fight or talk, the blood isSTILL SPILLING, and we're chillingThinking of our history as Elmer FuddEverything, black people got in this countrythey got through shedding their blood, word! But they ain't gonna print all that They too concerned about what you wearin what kind of Benz you got, or BM But I think this year since we knockin all these sucker frauds out, you might get some press But when you talk that conciousness - nobody wants to listenWord up, it's a crying shame thoughI, ah-I tell you this thoughif I was talkin sex and all that nonsenseI'd get ALL the covers Yo Kris, just chill, and interview yourself That's what I like to hearAight aight check it out[KRS-One]Everything you learned in law schoolcan be taught, when you're six years oldBut they make you wait and wait and wait and waitand wait, and of course, the information, is then soldBut what if you can't afford to pay?You walk around ignorant all day!The pimp don't care, it's really your decisionKick up that money hoe!! Oh, I mean tuitionThey be dissin, that ass you be kissinSittin in a room with a liar, and you must listenQuestion: Who are you dissin?Answer: The concept that turns a rapper, into a dancerQuestion: Are you really all that fresh?Answer: Yes, yes.. YES!Or, "si," to the people speakin SpanishYou better make use of KRS, before he vanish But all these magazines'll vanish before you will They better start printin the REAL REAL hip-hop from BDPYo yo but check it out WillThey ain't interested in no real hip-hopThey ain't interested in graffiti art, breakdancinand real rap music, they just wanna know where the money is Why why why?Yo I think some of these journalistsneed to start gettin punched in they face Hah, I got a big fist
