Krs-one - The Way We Live lyrics

Welcome to hip-hop culture We stay hot like Tulsa Knowledge Reigns Supreme, followed by a number one These rappers they do run run Lyrically they flashin' two guns with new funds But politically they do run run When it's time to build, they chill, gettin nuttin' done But they mouth yes they do run run I've heard, just about all that I can hear We talk and talk but this talkin' is goin' nowhere I've been to the summits and conferences And the people man, they'll tell you man Hip-hop is the way we live If you're down for this nation, hip-hop the nation Three generations, fourth in the waitin' Look at what we facin', mainstream penetration Everyone's a biter now, no innovation No syncopation, lost communication Here's what we gotta do to fix the situation First step know what you creatin' Hip-hop the culture, the consciousness, a new civilization I've heard just about all that I can hear We talk and talk but this talkin' is goin' nowhere I've been to the summits and conferences And the people man, they'll tell you man Hip-hop is the way we live Everybody, c'mon unite now Turn on the light now, stop all the fight now Time to unite now, a new type of life now No stress no strife, no gun, no knife now No board no pipe now, we seein' the light now Bein' the light now, the future is right now Hip-hop is like wow, ready to fight now Sick of the hype now, just about right now I've heard just about all that I can hear We talk and talk but this talkin' is goin' nowhere I've been to the summits and conferences And the people man, they'll tell you man Hip-hop is the way we live I hear uhh, hip-hop is callin' me The fact you must see sir, rap is not all of me I use that to reach ya, rappers be borin' me Redo the industry with a two dollar royalty What's the agenda, to hip-hop and politics Don't you remember? The violence we stoppin' this Kris will defend the, hip-hop populist The solution is simple, raise up yo' consciousness I've heard just about all that I can hear We talk and talk but this talkin' is goin' nowhere I've been to the summits and conferences And the people, they'll tell you man Hip-hop is the way we live Welcome to hip-hop culture We stay hot like Tulsa Knowledge Reigns Supreme, followed by a number one These rappers they do run run Lyrically they flashin' two guns with new funds But politically they do run run When it's time to build, they chill, gettin nuttin' done But they mouth yes they do run run