Malcolm & Martin - Thank God lyrics

[ Styliztik Jones ] Thank God for Miles Davis, thank God for Sammy D Thank God for Rosa Parks, thank God for Josephine Thank God for Nat Turner, thank God for Billy Dee Thank God for Kool Herc, thank God for you and me [ KB iMean ] Thank God for Coltrane, thank God for PE Thank God for Jim Brown, thank God for Garvey Thank God for Hathaway, thank God for Brucie B Thank God for Langston Hughes, thank God for you and me [ Styliztik Jones ] Spark the Marley to meditate like Marcus Garvey The marching army, the feds got they archers on me Keep a arsenal, the thugs in the hood, they partial But they don't wanna be the next Thurgood Marshall Marvel through the harshest hardships And you don't have to be Dr. Drew to hear the heart skip This is war in art, I am Basquiat From block to block like Haile Sela**ie [ KB iMean ] Back in the day when Showtime had a Magic pa**er I was Bein instilled with the pride of a Panther, I was Seizin the time just tryin to get ( ? ) Red Foxx as a pioneer, pay attention to Sanford Check the facts where you gettin all your data from For that Rolex you should thank Benjamin Banneker A freestyle should be called a Harriet Tubman And the afros we dedicate to Fredrick Dougla** [ KB iMean ] Thank God for Ray Charles, thank God for Cosby Thank God for Arthur Ashe, thank God for Heavy D Thank God for Poitier, thank God for Huey P Thank God for Holiday, thank God for you and me [ Styliztik Jones ] Thank God for Richard Pryor, thank God for Spike Lee Thank God for Ossie Davis, thank God for Ice-T Thank God for Mike Jordan, thank God for Ida B Thank God for Charlie Parker, thank God for you and me [ KB iMean ] When Nina Simone was down south singin Mississippi Goddam We didn't have a hot chance in hell to rock jams One mic stand, Smokey with the Miracles Mahalia Jackson used to sing all the spirituals The critical road to greatness had obstacles Bare-knuckle struggle, the Jack Johnson chronicles I ran like Jesse Owens over the ocean Like ( ? ) it was hard as hell keepin the rent paid [ Styliztik Jones ] I'm a Buffalo Solider with ( ? ) I'm the Zulu solider you're lookin for And the day Aaliyah died I really took it hard Got my book smarts up like Booker T Washington And Sugar Ray Robinson, I rap from squabblin Against the oppressor, rise like Clyde Drexler The d**h of a giant is bigger than any wrestler The rest of us riot, Rodney King couldn't lecture us [ Styliztik Jones ] Thank God for Miles Davis [ KB iMean ] Thank God for PE [ Styliztik Jones ] Thank God for Rosa Parks [ KB iMean ] Thank God for Garvey [ Styliztik Jones ] Thank God for Nat Turner [ KB iMean ] Thank God for Brucie B [ Styliztik Jones ] Thank God for Kool Herc [ KB iMean ] Thank God for you and me [ KB iMean ] Thank God for Ray Charles [ Styliztik Jones ] Thank God for Spike Lee [ KB iMean ] Thank God for Arthur Ashe [ Styliztik Jones ] Thank God for Ice-T [ KB iMean ] Thank God for Poitier [ Styliztik Jones ] Thank God for Ida B [ KB iMean ] Thank God for Holiday [ Styliztik Jones ] Thank God for you and me [ Styliztik Jones ] I'm the Langston Hughes of the language used Lovin Maya Angelou for her angle views For the d**h of Ron Brown, he a angel, too Playin Gil Scott Heron, drivin in American cars and not carin Revolution arrogant, photogenic like Gordon Parks ( ? ) a panoramic picture for important parts I'm the W.E.B. Du Bois of the art [ KB iMean ] These cowards claim that they blow calicos Bigger than Fats Domino Jackie Robinson stole home, the umpire froze History wrote, the truth everybody know Rise to the occasion, a legend like Earl Manigault Sicker than Wilt Chamberlain, bring it like James Baldwin Angela Davis fought for black causes Nowadays all my people tryina get chedar Ain't willin to die for a change like Medgar Evers [ Styliztik Jones ] Thank God for Miles Davis Thank God for Sammy D Thank God for Rosa Parks Thank God for Josephine Thank God for Nat Turner Thank God for Billy Dee Thank God for Kool Herc Thank God for you and me [ KB iMean ] Thank God for Coltrane Thank God for PE Thank God for Jim Brown Thank God for Garvey Thank God for Hathaway Thank God for Brucie B Thank God for Langston Hughes Thank God for you and me