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[Premier scratches "The Guru"]
It's '89, mine, I'm Keithy E. the Guru Premier is here with the flair, we're running to you Bust your grill with skill, as we build and fulfill I drop the wisom to quiz them, with precision we drill We're kicking wannabes down cause we're gonna be down We're moving on with the sound, see we're gonna be around For a long time, I kick the strong rhymes You're empty-handed and stranded cause you were standing in the wrong line This is not the fate is for sure a pure pen The gift is hitting home on your dome because we meant it You'll need a graffiti, don't heed and you'll be bleeding We'll rip you, and ship you back and you'll be repeating The progress, and I guess that you should be told now Lo and behold how the stroll I unfold now Knowledge, wisdom, and peace are what I'm true to In the rear is Premier, and I'm the Guru [Premier scratches] I sound greater because I'm head of the comittee I chill in New York City, I'm witty, so get me To Brooklyn, so I can ill and peace no joke You slow poke, you'll go broke, you're rhymes ain't all that dope So take a backseat, with all your wack beats This is the one phase of my rage and onstage I slap eats For you to try to steal this, I will reveal this Like a prophet, I'll drop it, Premier will start to seal This coffin to be chewing, you soft and you'll be doing A dance with some ants in the ground, you clowns be chewing But you could never get this, the talents we've been blest with So many different ways to phrase, you shouldn't mess with the Guru [Premier scratches] So here's the verdict, cause all you suckers know you're booty You're played out, you'll fade out, I doubt that you can do me We ain't having no gabbing, when I be grabbing and jabbing In your ear like a spear prepare your body for battling Cause you've been preparing to move, you'll be certain to lose Open your eyes up, wise up while I work with the groove To teach your next school, who'll be the next fool? That I can stomp down with compound nouns but like a pestule Come back with dumb raps, then like a tech inside I'll take you out your misery you ought to step aside Your weak rap, you speak that yang so Imma clue you The DJ's name is Premier, and I'm the Guru I'm telling you, '89 is mine. Peace |
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| 3:31 |
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Guru The music started in the hearts and drums from another land Played for everyone by sons of the motherland Sendin out a message of peace to everybody and came across the oceans in chains and shame Easing the pain and it was without name Until some men in New Orleans on Rampart Street Put out the sounds and then they gave it a beat I'm talkin bout Jelly Roll King and Satch I'm talkin bout the music that had no match Yes the music, and it was born down there We're gonna use it, so make the horn sound clear It's jazz music... jazz music Yo, the music that Pops, and other cats made it stayed, cause people love when they played To the North, it took a riverboat shuffle To the big cities, with lots of hustle and bustle To Chicago, and to the Apple too This was a scene, that our forefathers knew Go get your crew, I know they'll get into the jazz music... jazz music The music called jazz had the razzamatazz It had the flavor, and a lot of pizazz The big band beat was very neat and unique The swing was king, it made you tap your feet There was Benny and Duke and of course the Count Basie The melody was smooth and yes, very taste There was Hap, The Prez, and Lady Day and Dizzy Bird and Miles, they were all playin They brought it to the people of the foreign lands Back across the oceans and the desert sands Where it echoes in the distant sounds of drums And it rises with the sun on days begun This is the music, that we give tribute to They gave it to us, that's why we give it to you The jazz music... the jazz music The jazz music... UH.. uh.. uh |
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| 3. |
| 3:09 |
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Guru] Here's the jam I slam to make it known that I diagram write out my own rap Cast the line watch me shine I'll assign you to do this you can review this convention that comes from combining sums from equations or phrases cause I begun some exploratory digging I'm thinking big and I'm taking all your words cause your site is blurred and you're selfish and rather immature I've always felt this, that's why I'm giving more I am sure, that you find that I'm the Guru With this particular style I'm running to you I gotch u Keen is my site, and keen is my brain I campaign to gain my domain and vocalizing techniques, emcees are deadbeats and drop to the ground then, I stomp em down with sound I'm a pacifist, but they won't last with this dope beat combined with lyrical energy You can rewind this, play this again and see just how I kick the, rhymes that hit ya snug in your mug, while I depict a scene that is hype and, I'm title swipin If you're loungin, I'll take the mic and show you how it goes in, I'll leave you frozen I gotch u I live my life with adventure, because I went for the road seldom run, cause it was meant for me to hold the spot here, your rhymes are not clear Focus, on the way that I wrote this I'm crafty, so how you gonna outlast me? With your bogus crap, you're gonna have to note this while I rap, and then I quiz you like a teacher Give a speech to you while I impeach the ones with the crowns and, my voice resounds and take it from me, then you will see, I got the G The Keith double-E, I got the know how And I will show how the hip-hop will grow now I gotch u I got nothin to fear, nothin to hide Bein conquered with the micraphone, I take you for a ride and slide glide to the hoop and scoop you like Clyde, Drexler, your girl I wanna get next to Hold up I gotta flex to the stage, then engage to do the knowledge, then backstage is where I'm headed Don't sweat it, sit down clown and just let it be Set it free, get it see I got G, cetainly, and I gotch u I gotch u Once again, we got the GangStarr out in total effilzneck I got my man DJ Premier... peace |
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| 4. |
| 4:56 |
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I profess and I don't jest cause the words I manifest they will take you sedate you and I will stress upon you the need for you all to feed your mind and soul so you can lead your self to keep I got a real objective here I am effective here cause I select a clear Message to all suckers I maul they fall from Into the pit of purgatory I go for glory I take an inventory Countin all the tough luck ducks while I narrate Relate and equate, dictate and debate My fate is to be, cold makin history I use sincerity, but I'm so very deep Doubts are questions, of all the skeptics I'm kickin clout and, I'll leave you vexed it's just true, there's nothing so-so cause I know Right about to spin it I'm in it admit it I did it to you, cause this is what I'm into So chill while I instill that we all must fulfill the proper mission for us and yo this is a must It's usually lines of my rhymes I ingest These are the words that I manifest, I manifest I suggest you take a breath for the words I manifest they will scold you and mold you, while I impress upon you the fact that, I use my tact at rhymin for climbin, and chill while I attract that girl you're with, I got a sincere quality I give her all of me, cause you're too small to be tryin to riff, so let me uplift and shift my gift Let's go to the fullest capacity I got tenacity, because I have to be The brother who must live and give with much insight Foresight to ignite, excite and delight And you might gain from it, or feel pain from it Because I'm ultimate, and I'm about to let off Knowledge is wisdom, understanding Truth's the proof, so won't you throw a hand in the air, put up a peace sign and be fine If so we're feeling good we should we could we would Stop, think for a moment OK? And then sway while I convey that we must do away with all the stress and the strife, so god bless your life Use kindness, and never blindness And you will find that this perspective is best, check it out These are the words that I manifest, I manifest I convey that what I say will awaken you today After jockin while I'm talkin, but anyway that you put it I give you, s to live to Righteousness rules, so I forgive you this time For you are being very ignorant That's insignificant, I guess you figured and hoped to be, dope as me, ID you flee Because the rest is too much for you I'm your professor, I got the touch to do more than the rest who fess and can't compete I'm elite I'll defeat delete and mistreat Make mincemeat of other fools, cause I'm the brother who'll snatch up the funds and, make lonely ones I meant it really, cause I'm clearly obsessed and I These are the words that I manifest, I manifest |
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| 5. |
| 3:15 |
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Keith E.E. emcee on a spree I'm goin for this cause draws applause yes I adore this I'll reteach with speech I can accomplish I've got to flaunt this I'm not a pessimist Yo I'm an optimist that's why I'm droppin this I'm good I got style cause I've stood for a while In the shadows of the others gettin mellow with the brothers called the Gang and yes I can hang Progressin with my lesson while I do my thang I've got gusto "My man gots that gusto" "Word" ( 2X) You say your rhymes flow, I say I'm spontaneous Rockin the place, I'm not mainly just sayin some words that are weak or incoherent And it's apparent, that you fear us, the Gang but I'm still a peace seeker I'm in your face, don't have to sneak ya Dope rhymes speaking with wisdom of a preacher and I'm here, cause you've been victimized I'm sincere, I see through gifted eyes So yo, we're gonna see what the race is That's where you groups, will have to face us And you can bet we'll be in tip-top shape Nice so precise with a hip-hop update Wait, I got a shoutout for the ladies Come check me baby, don't underrate me Cause I'm a man with the plan for all The Guru, to groove you, get out the wall I've got gusto "My man gots that gusto" "Word" ( 2X) I've got gusto, so I'm kickin it well I got gusto, with much clientele So I pump it, to a higher decibel Have a seat, listen cause the rest it goes smooth and improve and bust a move I am the man with the true blue potential I am essential, I drive you mental and back Attack mack and rap And as you calm I will romp Like a giant I stomp I've got gusto "My man gots that gusto" "Word" ( 2X) Really? Right, you wanna be a emcee? Then go against me -- boy don't even tempt me Cause I go house on the freestyle tip Math you and blast you and then just shift into hype gear, no fear, I persevere Year after year, rehearsin verse so clear Cause I've been into rhymin man for like eons And every stage, word I wanna be on So I can show you how it's gotta be done I never run or shun, I've just begun I've got gusto "My man gots that gusto" "Word" ( 2X) .. "My man gots that gusto" "Word" ( 2X) Ahhh yeah... gusto |
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Now is the chance to advance and get an outlook Create the circumstance, because I doubt books can relay, words this way, so I'll portray a new image, and let's begin as members who pledge to, look up ahead to a beautiful world, though we've been led to believe it will not be and, we still are seein Agreein there'll be peace, the wealth will increase and we'll prosper, you know like flourishin The rhyme I toss ya, it will be nourisihin Cause I must bring, ideals for better living see Because I do believe in positivity Weak is the clown, much weaker is the fool I'll overrule to duel and to school For reasons that are so deep, I don't need no cheap people to identify, I'll just say hi and bye Since I'm an optimist, I'll turn and walk with this tape playing loudly, inside my headphones MC's that crowd me, turn into headstones Because I don't have time for, powerless minds or suckers who suck, because I find more interesting topics, you can not stop it I drop it and rock it I shock it, that's how I'm livin B I have to live my life with positivityHavin nothin to lose, so much to win Bein grateful for my darker skin, I take you for a spin and then begin to groove and sooth and move your whole crew, the Guru, and truth I wanna give to you So watch as I break through to your dome Cause I'm prone to give a message, then back home is where I'm goin, still knowin, my life's right and that days to come, will be fun I'll achieve, I'll receive, and I'll be livin free Me and my DJ Premier with positivity... positivity!So if you're generatin positivity out there You know that's the move Yo me and Premier, and dancer H.L. Rock We always got positivity Brooklyn, the Boogie Down All the boroughs got positivity Jersey, Philly, Boston, Houston, Cleveland L.A., and the rest of the country's got positivity The U.K., Germany, the rest of Europe's got positivity And of course AFRICA and the rest of the world They all have positivity Cause everybody should have positivity Peace and Bless |
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| 8. |
| 5:12 |
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I profess and I don't jest cause the words I manifest they will take you sedate you and I will stress upon you the need for you all to feed your mind and soul so you can lead your self to keep I got a real objective here I am effective here cause I select a clear Message to all suckers I maul they fall from Into the pit of purgatory I go for glory I take an inventory Countin all the tough luck ducks while I narrate Relate and equate, dictate and debate My fate is to be, cold makin history I use sincerity, but I'm so very deep Doubts are questions, of all the skeptics I'm kickin clout and, I'll leave you vexed it's just true, there's nothing so-so cause I know Right about to spin it I'm in it admit it I did it to you, cause this is what I'm into So chill while I instill that we all must fulfill the proper mission for us and yo this is a must It's usually lines of my rhymes I ingest These are the words that I manifest, I manifest I suggest you take a breath for the words I manifest they will scold you and mold you, while I impress upon you the fact that, I use my tact at rhymin for climbin, and chill while I attract that girl you're with, I got a sincere quality I give her all of me, cause you're too small to be tryin to riff, so let me uplift and shift my gift Let's go to the fullest capacity I got tenacity, because I have to be The brother who must live and give with much insight Foresight to ignite, excite and delight And you might gain from it, or feel pain from it Because I'm ultimate, and I'm about to let off Knowledge is wisdom, understanding Truth's the proof, so won't you throw a hand in the air, put up a peace sign and be fine If so we're feeling good we should we could we would Stop, think for a moment OK? And then sway while I convey that we must do away with all the stress and the strife, so god bless your life Use kindness, and never blindness And you will find that this perspective is best, check it out These are the words that I manifest, I manifest I convey that what I say will awaken you today After jockin while I'm talkin, but anyway that you put it I give you, s to live to Righteousness rules, so I forgive you this time For you are being very ignorant That's insignificant, I guess you figured and hoped to be, dope as me, ID you flee Because the rest is too much for you I'm your professor, I got the touch to do more than the rest who fess and can't compete I'm elite I'll defeat delete and mistreat Make mincemeat of other fools, cause I'm the brother who'll snatch up the funds and, make lonely ones I meant it really, cause I'm clearly obsessed and I These are the words that I manifest, I manifest |
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| 4:05 |
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Guru All all.. let's get together now This is the time for gettin fresh for the weather now Seek the sheik speakin and those keepin the faith We won't have to hesitate We just skate straight into the heart of it This is the scene and I'm the Dean and here's the start of it So see how things should be and come along with me Agree with this decree and let your conscience be free "Let your conscience be free" -->Erick Sermon cut n scratched by Premier Guru Release me, ? me, so I can set it off And if your body's feelin hottie won't you sweat it off Flow and go, farther, because we are the crusaders -- so you know we can create our own fate Great, let's get into it now Ain't nothin to it but to do it now, fluent now Word, you heard, this is the verdict now You can shake it don't you break it don't you hurt it now Flex, bend, and twist, into a motion of just bein down with the sound -- I'll give a potion of vocab, so go grab, the one of your choice so Then you'll feel good like you should, and you'll rejoice so see how things could be, and come along with me Agree with this decree, and let your conscience be free "Let your conscience be free" -->Erick Sermon cut n scratched by Premier Guru Girls, girls.. these are the details I like sophisticated, liberated females Dutch, treat, I have no qualms with it Your shape is neat, and I'd like to grace my palms with it Clocked the suave talkin, you won't be walkin away Because I know that you'll stay for my play, and sway, to rhythm pumpin baby You must admit this is legit and you'll jumpin maybe hold up, wait up, and don't get too excited For genuine is the line while others you invited Time for rhyme makin, and never fakin the move So get involved with the groove while I prove, smooth, that's how I kick it to you Because with all the respect, I wanna stick it to you see how things could be, and come along with me Agree with this decree, and let your conscience be free "Let your conscience be free" -->Erick Sermon cut n scratched by Premier Guru What's up, what? I am continuin All the chumps and the punks, I'll do em in and then pose for those lookin, that put the crooks in the cell Cause they're the wrong personnel I propel, swell, and I start blowin up All the babiest ones they should be growin up Bright, lights, I'm shinin on you now This is the time and the place, peace be upon you now see how things could be, and come along with me Agree with this decree, and let your conscience be free Let your conscience be free "Let your conscience be free" -->Erick Sermon |
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| 10. |
| 3:23 |
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You ain't livin right punk I'll have to school you Not rule you but I'll say yo you fool yourself When you try to deny and defy written laws This means your cause has lost Think about it take the time and even ponder longer Then let your mind start to wander Go black and track the facts about all of your mistakes It only takes to one to make fate Pick up your life clean up your act and get a legal plan You can, or be an evil man Caught, and then you claim you're not responsible The choice was yours, when the fun's gone you will realize that you don't get somethin for nothin, why you bluffin? Others even brothers are stuffin their pockets with honest cash, they'll laugh, so don't knock it Jock it, cause the Guru must stop it I'll jab you, smack you, crack -- you're demolished You must acknowledge -- life is like a college in itself Get a degree in reality Or you will be upon it like a lawn you'll be walked on Gone, never to see or be the same again Friend, cause the time you spend Bringin down yourself, bringin down the pace Bringin down your friends, bringin down the race will have your life in a wreck And homeboy life is cause and effect Exactly what you put in boy, you will get out of it The energy released comes back, there is no doubt of it So when you thrive to connive and contrive foolish deeds This means you'll bleed from greed Dig the rhyme dig the thought, of what'll happen You're nappin, you're gonna fall off the map 'n' lie out, and cry out, why? You got the short end of the stick Cause you're too quick to run tricks Open your mind, widen your sight, get out of your rut MOVE, and get the lead out of your butt Cause you can't live without a plan to get freshed chump and you shouldn't stand to let anything sway you from the path you know is truthful Chill, cause you know the chosen youth will take over, and control the whole so don't blow it Know it, cause the Guru must show it I'll teach you, reachin each so you're enlightened Emcees are frightened, by what I write in my songs Cause I express what I manifest While some of you fall down to the ground with breakdowns never to see or be the same again Friend, cause the time you spend Bringin down yourself, bringin down the pace Bringin down your friends, bringin down the race will have your life in a wreck And homeboy life is cause and effect You're still playin games lame, I'll have to end you Straight to the gate of fate, so you can claim your doom Will you decay as you pay in repentance I light my sentence like incense Breathe in, expel your fears as you marvel Heed what I feed, you won't starve you'll make it But if you don't, you will be finished You'll dissapear, you will diminish never to see or be the same again Friend, cause the time you spend Bringin down yourself, bringin down the pace Bringin down your friends, bringin down the race will leave you bugged and upset Cause homeboy life is cause and effect Cause and effect!! Once again, Premier and the Guru It's like that |
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Chumps tryin me but when they eyein me I build in skills and to enhance my chances I'm thrilled to be involved with solvin all the problems with the way that the sound has gone down so I frown at the scene where you be takin it and like the winds of change I'll be breakin it up shakin it up Clearing it out airing it out and bearing the clout on my chest like a crest that rests on a tidal wave, only the good I'll save when I plunge, and engulf the ones who aren't sons, who converse with ? and make friends Yo, I recommend that you get back there and sit back there, contemplate, calculate and concentrate on these rhymes, that I picked to stick to your mind, and then I'll raise you straight to the next phase, cause I will amaze with much force, and like the power that comes from the source, which is greater and stronger, of course If you didn't know, I will tell you That all the blind no-minds I give Hell to And if you comprehend what is said Then you'll be stayin two steps ahead "one, two" steps ahead "one, two" steps ahead "one, two" cut and scratched by Premier [Guru] I can't work with, those jerks who front with the mic, cause I never liked fabrications Wack creations that lack authenticity For some time in my mind I've been wishin the fiends who do would just yield And at the foot of my bed, I have kneeled Thus revealed as a gift I have nurtured and I hurt ya if you're not knowin That the musical need is now growin And like a man obsessed, I must go all out, show all out, blow all out throw all out, get on out of my path Cause I laugh at the ones with no gas I surpass the class to get geesed like the way the ballistic's released And I won't cease til I cap them or slap the saps with my rappin Continue on with my journey All the negative ones don't concern me My eyes are wise, I got cause to live positive, have to give, every way every day of my life, so I fight for the right and get hype, so heed what I feed and get fed, then you'll be livin two steps ahead "one, two" steps ahead "one, two" steps ahead "one, two" cut and scratched by Premier I'm way ahead of you, yes I'm on top It's me instead of you, with the lyrics you fear it so get near it, and then you'll hear it clear and concise, cause I paid the price to be talking here, rocking there, shocking here stop and stare, then compare if you wish Because the others fess, I insist So I will assist you to blend with this bend with this, tend with this, fend with this As I ascend with my orals You define and defy with high morals And at the spot I will stop to throw darts at the ones who proclaim with no aim cause they don't hold the fame, they're on mine And since I'm well inclined and divine I will have to ask you to come in Move along with the tongue and the drummin Progress and let the blessings be read and you'll be staying two steps ahead "one, two" steps ahead "one, two" steps ahead "one, two" cut and scratched by Premier |
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Punks will always scheme to create a means to take my kindness for weakness cause they don't seem to respect my generosity and what it's costin me is headaches I don't like fakes or people bossin me around You clown it's time I beat you down You tried to play me betray me and slay me and now you'll drown in the river I'll give ya reasons you should shiver Cause when I get to wreckin and deckin, I won't forgive ya You had the opportunity, for bein cool with me You stabbed me in the back you duck, and now you're soon to be disarmed, embalmed, I'll break off all your arms and then your legs, you'll beg, I'll crack you like a egg and spill your yolk, you joke, I'll duff you in the eye and you'll say, "Why?" And bleeding and pleading, you'll start to cry and I'll reply with a confident sigh, "There'll be no more Mr. Nice Guy" No More Mr. Nice Guy No More Mr. Nice Guy Yo ?, this is somethin that I wanna tell to you, sell to you and as I speak you girlies yell to your friends, "Yo it's him! He's shockin again!" This is the season for breezin with reason because I'm in, charge of the attack on suckers who just rap on wack track that lack that snap, while I just mack on Honies who look good and, they all want the wood in They push up, to get up close, to serve me puddin And I just tell em, "Look here, I am not a crook there" but I like to snatch em all, cause like a hook they're stuck struck, they tried to press their luck They wanna tease me and skeeze me and please me, to squeeze the bucks from my pocket that is bulging, I'm not indulging in lame games with phony dames, too busy buildin my fortress Score this, drink while I pour this I'm livin and givin my rhymes, so I'll ignore this Garbage you are runnin, I am not the one and you'll never get to vamp me tramp cause I'll be stunning your mind I'll sign, my name on your behind and cool you off like frost, I'm leary of the way you double cross Get lost, I'll tell you you are fly and say goodbye And burning and yearing you'll ask my why And I'll reply with a wink of an eye, "There'll be no more Mr. Nice Guy" No More Mr. Nice Guy No More Mr. Nice Guy Oh sure, you're, running back for me I'ma great you defeat you and beat you, show you the door Cause you ain't really welcome, you know you're seldom thinkin of your fellow man, but you still til them You wanna be a friend then, you keep pretendin You're two-faced, so you'll taste, just what I'm sendin POW, now, you're shaken sayin WOW You stare, you fear, my wrath is too severe I never let up so get up I'm fed up, and I don't care I'll duff you in the eye and you'll say, "Why?" While you're bleeding and pleading, you'll start to cry and I'll reply, "Either do or you die, cause there'll be no more Mr. Nice Guy" No More Mr. Nice Guy No More Mr. Nice Guy |
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Featuring Damo D Ski Guru Take your time recline and make your mind up I feel fine so I'm gonna wind up Here's the pitch check the switch now watch me hit you right to this while I pursue this desire to get you on up to step to rhythms and rhymes cause I respect you Unless you're a biting one a non writing one Reciting some of my lines although you are blind you'll see my shadow rather my silhouette But I'll be glad though, knowin your pillow's wet And that you're upset, cause you thought you brought the answer -- to this dilemma in rap but I'll vamp you with KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE (echoes) Damo D-Ski Pure is my thought, my spirit is my heart I shall embark to spark my fine art of oratory wisdom, emcees I quiz them on terms and techniques, then I'll wreck each with speech I win the science fair, so you don't you try and scare me with your threats and, idle atrocities I am the best and yo I am your boss at these methods and forms of, causin swarms of fans just to dance, like thunder storms of what it must take to, crush you or break you If I dislike you, I may not hate you It's just that you sound weak when, you think you're speakin KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE (echoes) Guru The rhymes are peaceful like yoga, and yo I know the time must be mine, so I'm gonna throw the whole kit n kaboodle in, while you sit doodlin Scribblin, now wipe your mouth cause it's dribblin That's nasty, so how you gonna get past me? Whatcha babblin punk? I have to put a rattle in your hand, and then I'll serve you like an infant Put a bib on you, and feed you in-stan-taneously Rhymes that'll be, famous from me The Keith double-E, cause you're a faker And I will take the mic from you and make the brothers and sisters unite, while we relate the KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE (echoes) Damo D-Ski I'm glowin with intensity, cause I've been sent to G off as your boss, because you lack identity You're quite immature and, you sound very boring Like a raft I'll bring you back, up onto the shore and give you time to dry out, while I just try out my hunch that with one punch, yo I could put that eye out But violence, is never my first choice I use my voice to make you rejoice In agreement with our program, cause there is no man Who can give you more of this, and you can be sure of this fact that I'm exact, cause I got it down pat We are scholars risin, we're exercisin our KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE (echoes |
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| 3:36 |
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Now is the chance to advance and get an outlook Create the circumstance, because I doubt books can relay, words this way, so I'll portray a new image, and let's begin as members who pledge to, look up ahead to a beautiful world, though we've been led to believe it will not be and, we still are seein Agreein there'll be peace, the wealth will increase and we'll prosper, you know like flourishin The rhyme I toss ya, it will be nourisihin Cause I must bring, ideals for better living see Because I do believe in positivityWeak is the clown, much weaker is the fool I'll overrule to duel and to school For reasons that are so deep, I don't need no cheap people to identify, I'll just say hi and bye Since I'm an optimist, I'll turn and walk with this tape playing loudly, inside my headphones MC's that crowd me, turn into headstones Because I don't have time for, powerless minds or suckers who suck, because I find more interesting topics, you can not stop it I drop it and rock it I shock it, that's how I'm livin B I have to live my life with positivity Havin nothin to lose, so much to win Bein grateful for my darker skin, I take you for a spin and then begin to groove and sooth and move your whole crew, the Guru, and truth I wanna give to you So watch as I break through to your dome Cause I'm prone to give a message, then back home is where I'm goin, still knowin, my life's right and that days to come, will be fun I'll achieve, I'll receive, and I'll be livin free Me and my DJ Premier with positivity... positivity! So if you're generatin positivity out there You know that's the move Yo me and Premier, and dancer H.L. Rock We always got positivity Brooklyn, the Boogie Down All the boroughs got positivity Jersey, Philly, Boston, Houston, Cleveland L.A., and the rest of the country's got positivity The U.K., Germany, the rest of Europe's got positivity And of course AFRICA and the rest of the world They all have positivity Cause everybody should have positivity Peace and Bless |
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Lyrically versatile My rap definition is wild I wrote graffiti as a juvenile Restin on deuce trey And used to boost gray Kangol's with 555 Soul's from the streets of the Ill-a-delphiadaic insane For monetary gain, niggaz is slain on the train It's homicide For wealth stealth missions for crack In the alleyways, where niggaz get grazed in the back From stray shots Clips with hollow tips, for your spine or Either remain calm, catch a rhyme, to your mind Niggaz ya know my style I run a--motherfuckin-rap--muk When Malik get a U-Haul truck I stand five, foot seven, in command of the party and scam like Uncle Sam I'm never caught up in the glass eye of your action cam, cause I'm down low Artistic exquisite rap pro, that get the dough It's the Philly borough dread thoroughbread for dolo I bag solo, like a nigga that boost Polo Steppin through the corridor, of metaphors Lookin over my left Shoulder the mic, still feel colder than before With this jazz shit I hit your jaw Dice Raw, get up on the mic, my young poor I be the nigga blowin up the spot on tour Surely real to the core, old school like eighty-four I never die, and raps till my lungs collapse Then relax until my knack for tracks Bring it back, on time When I rhyme my rep remain Either go against the grain or your ass is found slain I overcome, niggaz want styles then I throw you some Show you some, get on the mic and take it over son Dice Raw, the motherfuckin Wild Noid Get on the mic and perpetratin is void [Dice Raw] Ya leave niggaz missin in action like their dads in the projects My style like an old mac, travel round and catch wreck I'm ill versatile, with the skill no more Wack MC's wanna flex but their styles they bore Got to know the real meaning of the ill shit, kid I do mad damage but never will catch a bid With my knapsack, full of ill shit that I just boosted From the corner store when I let loose more Flavor that's me, rippin heads off from the seams Niggaz didn't play like Jeru and Come Clean [he heh ha ha ha] I beat down on they heads like drum machines Or 808's cause my style flows out great And superspectac, with all the raw rap Pull a metal chair out my knapsack across your back ka-crack Now do you feel the pain of course I guess you're believin that I'm insane When I'm taggin my name, upon the train I got so much pride I got so much soul, with lyrics high To make niggaz stop drop and roll, now check me out one time For your ass, fat styles equivalent of an AIDS infected Glock blast Niggaz know my style, plus they know they want more Props from Mount Vernon, to Mount Rushmore OK kid, you know my style is buckwild literature That you can never get when I'm thinkin your particular flavor that you want I sit back and smoke a fat blunt in class Teachers can kiss my ass, I'm twice, Dice Nigga de Raw, never take a bad fall Smack your head up against the wall Like playin handball, my style's ill I slam like Hulk Hogan, Dice Raw bettin on my arm Niggaz know my slogan while I breathe your last breath Niggaz better watch they step, fat bull catch wreck Ill, gots ta keep you in check With the hellified beats and hard rhymes Niggaz know my style, when I go the whole nine I beat down punks, cut em up into fruit chunks Like fruit salad, my style's smooth like white owl Blunts, so whatcha want if you got beef then come get it if ya don't well then forget it My rap style's exquisite, I'm Raw Daddy Like niggaz with no Trojans on the stage when I rhyme I gots ta keep, my composure Where I'm from it's like a whole different world Hoppin a train honeydip and I'ma snatch your squirrel Most corrupt, motherfucker in the tenth grade Juvenile cause Jeff McKay could not fade Don't ask me honey I'm not the one for stressin If you wanna know better ask BR.O.Th.E.R ? Cause he know the time like I know the time When I grab the microphone It's like, summertime, laid back, to recline In my La-Z-Boy chair Dice Raw, the Wild Noid I'm the fuck up outta here |
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