Uh, ha, uh, ha Another inebriated beat You know what time it is Straight for the street KRS-One, hold tight, look, look Crack, don't mess with that Speed, don't mess with that It's whack don't mess with that Greed, don't mess with that Knowledge yeah, mess with that God yeah, mess with that College yeah, mess with that A job yeah, mess with that Look, look, dealing don't mess with that Crying, don't mess with that Stealing, don't mess with that Lying, don't mess with that Meditation, mess with that Forgiveness, mess with that Education, mess with that Hip hop we lovin' that I rhyme for respect y'all, intellect y'all Not s** y'all, move that neck y'all, correct y'all Checks y'all, cash y'all, don't last y'all With cops y'all to blast y'all, hara** y'all Flash y'all as they pa** y'all, through the gla** y'all These videos gas y'all cause they trash y'all I ask y'all this fact y'all Unaired y'all, these cops y'all they scared y'all They fear y'all they hear y'all they hate y'all Less than 40,000 a week, they make y'all Cops y'all with black feet, livin' from week to week Walk crooked beats in the streets y'all They greet y'all with the heat y'all, to defeat y'all It's deep y'all, hear what I teach y'all and speak y'all Hate don't mess with that Trends, don't mess with that [Unverified] don't mess with that Revenge, don't mess with that Truth yeah, mess with that Sk**s yeah, mess with that Proof yeah, mess with that Build yeah, mess with that Wars, don't look for that Freaking, don't look for that who*es, don't mess with that Cheating, don't mess with that G.E.D. mess with that Science of mind mess with that Family, mess with that Hip hop, we lovin' that Yeah, yo, aiyyo, yo, who seein' us With an overdose level of free in us They bring the heat to us They don't really want the beat in us, take heed to us While they plottin' and schemin' to be deletin' us Best believe in us, they not defeatin' us Them glocks wanna bust With twenty-one shots to put the leak in us So they can bloody the street with us
What does it mean to us? You know what they need from us Give cream to us, hide the lies and deceit from us That doesn't equal us Who's ready to get in the Jeep with us Form a fleet with us and take back the street with us Meet with us, drop bombs in the street with us Never saw it comin', attack on the sneak with us Thus, they can't compete with us We flow through your veins like DJ's When they cut, you'll be bleedin' us I came with Kris to heat it up Showin' my body's the temple Hip hop is the lock Now put the key in us Crack, don't mess with that Speed, don't mess with that It's whack don't mess with that Greed, don't mess with that Knowledge yeah, mess with that God yeah, mess with that College yeah, mess with that A job yeah, mess with that Look, look, dealing don't mess with that Crying, don't mess with that Stealing, don't mess with that Lying, don't mess with that Meditation, mess with that Forgiveness, mess with that Education, mess with that Hip hop we lovin' that Truth y'all, facts y'all, proof y'all, black y'all Time to check this map y'all, are we goin' back y'all? Let's make a pact y'all, come together watch your back y'all Stay in tact y'all, never whack gimme dap y'all Comin' at y'all, headcrack y'all with the facts y'all Police y'all, on the attack y'all if ya black y'all So if this is fact y'all, when we rap y'all Over the track y'all, why we rap about crack y'all? That's whack y'all, we trapped y'all Holdin' the gat y'all just to k** another black y'all Clak, clak, clak y'all, it's like that y'all KRS-One yo, let's take it back y'all, listen Hate don't mess with that Trends, don't mess with that [Unverified] don't mess with that Revenge, don't mess with that Truth yeah, mess with that Sk**s yeah, mess with that Proof yeah, mess with that Build yeah, mess with that Wars, don't look for that Freaking, don't look for that who*es, don't mess with that Cheating, don't mess with that G.E.D. mess with that Science of mind mess with that Family, mess with that Hip hop, we lovin' that