(Voice sample:)
"Ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself. It is easy for
me to put on a show, and be co*ky so I can show you some really fancy
movement. But to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to
express myself honestly enough; that my friend is very hard to do."
(Verse 1)
Like sand through the hourgla**
So are the days of our lives
And for that live moment we thrive
Awakenings, as we make the dead come alive
Rise and walk my son, come into the light
Inside the dark, we illuminate mics
Give knowledge to mediocre, the will to Neanderthal
Filter to the smog, digital to an*log
We steady advancing, rhyme enhancing
Simple minds can't keep up with this
(Verse 2)
I'm a put it on the table
I ain't a thug n***a and playa
I ain't playful, I'm just Senim Silla
A man without label, standin' on my own two
just tryin' to stay stable
Speaking on what I know, do only what Im able
I ain't the kinda guy who carry on for dough
The material cat who walk around for show
I'm just ya everyday, merry-way Joe-on-the-go
While others go wit' the flow
I ain't never been the one to follow trend, I do my own bit
Can't keep up with the Joneses, I'm on my own sh**
I don't care what you drink, what you stress, how you dress
Or where you got the link, I ain't impressed
These lames run around like mice in the maze
Tryin' to get up on cheese, its just a rat race
Wanna change time's schemes to make man worships things
Over the supreme being or stop fill up
Shall I join the hypocrites or side with the s**ers, by choice
It makes no difference that you're a product of environment
Is just coincidence, the world's a violent place baby
There ain't no more innocence or civil men of penitence
Just ignorance, cats don't know right from wrong
They mimic sh** they see on TV or hear in a song
What they tell you they on, a s**a act up every minute
The righteous live on, but the n***as are infinite
(Verse 3)
Yo, I ain't hardcore, I don't pack a nine millimeter
Most of y'all gangsta rappers ain't hardcore neither
Whoever get mad, then I'm talkin' 'bout you
Claim you fear no man, but never walk with out a crew
Where I'm from your reputation don't mean jack
So what you pack gats and you sell fiends crack?
You ain't big time, my man
You ain't no different from the next cat in my neighborhood who did time
Rhyme after rhymes it's the same topic
What make you think you hardcore 'cause you was raised in the projects
Broke-a** finally got a hundred in your pocket
Now you on the mic, spittin' money's no object
What you say is bullcrap, if you wasn't wit' your crew
Or wasn't drunk off the brew, would you still pull gats?
You need to stop fronting
Or you headed for self-destruction
Yeah, today's topic, is self-destruction
I ain't talkin' 'bout the KRS-One discussion
I'm talkin' 'bout the one-too-many ignorant s**ers
Lyin' on the mic to my sisters and brothers
Every time you listen to the radio all you hear is nonsense
They never play the bomb sh**
Everything that glitters ain't gold
And every gold record don't glitter, that's for damn sure
(Scratching Voices:)
"Y'all need to be cool as sh**"
"Time to kick sh** from the heart"
"Y'all rambling on, and ain't sayin' nothing"
"I'm busy in the mind"
"I'm a go invent, I think I'll elevate my mental"
(Interlude)
Yo, see cats got confused somewhere man (confused)
About what hip-hop was, you know what I'm sayin'
Or what hip-hop is, (it's business yo) you know it
It's all business
(its big money, know what I'm sayin' that's all these cats about)
You know that's bullsh**, right? That's n***a talk, n***a talk
But if you want to make money yo, I got it broke down though
I got it broke down, (break it down yo)
You got hip-hop, then you got hip-pop
Hip-pop? (hip-pop)
Alright, (but a lot of cats want pop)
Yes, (know what I'm sayin')
It used to be real hip
You got the top forty version of hip-hop
I still got something else, something else that I wanna get off my chest
What? (know what I'm sayin'?)
(Verse 4)
How many cats you know
Speak the ill-legit rhyme after rhyme diligent
Eighty-five percent represent ignorant
Either you innocent or guilty
Some of my favorite emcees fell off
It damn near k**ed me
Lookin' at the kids that was true hip-pop
Nowadays them cats don't even do hip-hop
Rap got 'em brainwashed, with cats that don't last
And five minutes of fame, that's when it's a shame
Seein' real emcees tryin' to imitate rappers
If you ask me, they goin' out a**-backwards
Trading in respect to push a fat Lex'
Puff rhymin' on the remix, what's next?
It hurts so bad, I wanna smack 'em
My favorite crew members break up
Turn around and join whack ones
This is dedicated to you hip-hop hypocrites
Droppin' whack songs, like you don't give a sh**
I ain't got nothin' against nobody trying to make a decent living
It ain't the money that's the issue
Only if that's the reason why these cats ain't makin' decent music
That's when I got beef wit' you
And I'm a bring it to you like never
Go ahead, call me player-hater if it make you feel better
Try to jump my crew if you cats feel froggy
You need to wake up, and smell the damn coffee
Know what I'm sayin', these whack emcees...