Krs-one - Underground Lyrics
[Chorus]What does it mean to be UNDERGROUND?It means you gotta be free to be UNDERGROUNDYo, you got your own key when you're UNDERGROUNDIf you're listening to me yo you UNDERGROUND[Verse One]It's time that I open with a thunder soundNow look around your own town for the UNDERGROUNDYo, you rhymin for the TV, or a million CD's?You ain't a MC, you ain't UNDERGROUNDYou could be platinum or gold, hot or coldBut it's the respect you hold that's UNDERGROUNDWhen the critics don't get, that for the streets you spit itWhen your lyric they fear, that's UNDERGROUND[Chorus][Verse Two]Yo, white kids, black kids, skinny kids, fat kidsThem Asian cats be UNDERGROUNDChicanos, Palestinians, Milanos, ***** the Lone RangerWhere's Tanto?That's UNDERGROUNDFreddie Foxxx, Blackalicious, KweliM.O.P., GangStarr that's UNDERGROUNDMad Lion, Smif-N-Wessun, BuckshotArmageddeon T.S. that's UNDERGROUND, UHH![Chorus][Verse Three]Yo, the t'cha returns, I told y'all I went to Cali to learnAnd that shit was UNDERGROUNDIf the cops be eyein you, cause survive is what you try to doYo I'm wit you, you UNDERGROUNDIf it's justice you want, and you protest the ice they flauntYou want skills that's UNDERGROUNDYo it's not about a rugger rapper, or an actorIt's about your subject matter that's UNDERGROUNDLOOK![Chorus][Verse Four]Chevonne Dean from Ruff Ryders, all the OutsiderzYoung Zee, that's UNDERGROUNDWhen all your money's spent, and you're still hangin onto 50 Cent (get it) you UNDERGROUNDWhen you rep the collective consciousness of hip-hopNot hip-pop, you UNDERGROUNDYo it ain't about jewels, *****es and carsIt's about Nas, that's UNDERGROUND, yo![Chorus][Verse Five]To be underground simply means that you're downfor the struggle, get 'em up, that's UNDERGROUNDYou could be a classy lady or a whoreBut if you protest the war, for sure, you UNDERGROUNDIf the government can't see you, or deceive youYou love your people, believe you UNDERGROUNDIf you refuse to play the game, you go against the grainYou ridin the train, you UNDERGROUND - get it![Chorus][Verse Six]Yo, yo, that blast from the past, like Grandmaster CazBam and Flash, that's UNDERGROUNDDoug E. Fresh, Lord Finesse, KRSIf you listenin to this you UNDERGROUNDTurn it up now KRS about to show you howThey go wow, BLAOW for the UNDERGROUNDMr. Walt, Evil Dee, KRS, BDPKenny P, that's UNDERGROUND - do it![Chorus][KRS-One](Alright!) Turn it up ah, turn it up ahTurn it up ah, turn it up ahTurn it up ah, turn it up ahTurn it up if you UNDERGROUND - LISTEN!
