Professor D aka Damon Sajnani - Success! lyrics

Chorus: Success to us ain't just success for us We rep for much more, the quest for us Is to never let'em think less of us And always be more then what they expect from us Maestro: They never thought we would have made it so fly (Why?) They thought we'd have died and Sooner or later the well would have dried (But) we keep getting by Nowadays rappers be living a lie, I don't know why Caught up in all the illusions forgot about the movement I never been a drug dealer flippin' keys through the city But the don stroleone got the key to the city Still choppin it, rollin' with a crew of scholars Chad Johnson with the rhyme, D's Houshmanzadah Except it ain't 84 and 85 it's live All these devils wanna cripple us, put a triple six in us Cursin' us, leave our souls in ashes and flames We're here to change that, break the mental shackles and chains And show kids success is in the palm of their hands All they gotta do is close it tight, still won't see it overnight But it ain't impossible, overcoming obstacles Left step, right step, yes God bless, Success! (Chorus) Professor D: Martin to Malcolm, Marley to Tosh What have we lost? What It'd be like if the beef were to squash? We could evolve Imagine if you could defeat the a**a**in Back into time and attack'em jack'em Well with a rhyme see that's what's happenin' Bringin' it back with pa**ion We got the same enemy possessed by greed That oppressed our ancestors yes indeed Don't let a possession possess you, allow your essence to Be possessed by the ancestors' lessons you'll then succeed We've been blessed to be the next to lead The Fresh Wes and Professor D legacy Will never be about the wanting or flaunting or following property The novelty is lost when you evolve consciously And if you succeed us you'll succeed cuz you'll see Success just as fighting for justice! Some lie to the youth, but I fight for the truth Down to my last hair follicle's molecules! (Chorus) Verse 3 Part 1, Maestro: We're like Malcolm and Mahatma finessin' a riddim Two revolutionaries spittin' who connect with a vision True intellects on a mission of correctin' the system Telling' our men to listen, stop disrespectin' our women The child is lost like the tribe of Shabazz and self-hated We're underestimated underrated and jaded They made it seem like we're animals expected to fail With knowledge, wisdom, overstanding you expect to prevail! Verse 3 Part 2, Professor D: Dead or in jail that's where they want you to go So they got you to flow all about the rock and the blow, know Whatever the devil offers you will never truly profit you When you'd like to switch to the side of righteousness we got a spot for you We represent Canada all over the world and when We're in Canada, we represent the heads we met All over the world, HipHop globe trotters Carrying on the work of our revolutionary forefathers! (Chorus)