Asheru - It Ain't Hard To Tell lyrics

[Verse 1: Asheru] Ash ketcham Pokemon emcee Empty clips on Babylon I'm armed, you swarmed, been warned How hot it could get when I let off two at a time My rhyme's designed to uplift not tear down Wear down you clowns with gift Gifted not lifted Random or specific Atlantic to Pacific I get in gear then shift it You know the game – multi-task, pivot Gotta have more than one edge You know the ledge, gotta live it every minute Second, hour, to the third power don't miss a drop I do many things but it always comes back to Hip Hop Stage show virtuoso most folks won't know what hit ‘em Now I think about it, Eric B and Rakim woulda said it was the rhythm I miss them Theses youngins out here missed them Wouldn't know ‘em if they slapped ‘em in the face Then claim to be rappers what a f**ing disgrace OK enough of that Don't let me soapbox I could rap all day about the f**ery But I'd rather just be and get mines in spite of That's enough for me The long years of toil 'bout to pop like a boil And pay off in a major way -- When O. Retnu and Asheru threw on the capes, who saved the day?? Maaaan I do this sh** for real It Ain't Hard To Tell A Homeowner, stack chips/ pay bills like you n***a It Ain't Hard To Tell I been raised in the ways since back in the days It Ain't Hard To Tell Unfazed by the glaze of the media haze It Ain't Hard To Tell Got The ELs behind me, DC to co-sign me It Ain't Hard To Tell I got gifts in abundance I use to stunt with It Ain't Hard To Tell Made by the Most High I'm unbreakable My faith in myself is unshakeable No comparing me to anybody else clearly Because the difference is unmistakable [Verse 2: Asheru] Guerilla Arts By any means necessary We carry the torch Then scorch the ground Blaze trails for miles Real life and sound Better ready your ammunition Beg forgiveness over permission Listen twice as much as you speak That's how you play your position Advance one step at a time Learn to separate time Between the real and the fugazi Put your all in one Put none in the other Gotta avoid being too lazy At all costs be a boss Don't follow you lead Don't wait for a break You got everything you need First make up your mind Then make up the lines To write your own story As you proceed -- That's rules to live by One to grow on For those who get their flow on And so on Dedicated to the artists in the field Whose pen is their sword And pa**ion their shield Dedicated to the whole Diaspora DC Caribbean to Africa I ain't talking Umfoofoo I'm talking Ubuntu Dogon, Ibo, and Zulu Dedicated to the yout' dem Who don't see the forces Tryna uproot them They grow before their time Get plucked from the vine Their own brother or police shoot them Happens all the time Some say all is well Try so hard to win Seem to always fail But the meek shall inherit When it's all for sale, huh-- It Ain't Hard To Tell!!!!