Bismillah Ir Ir Raheem Peace, peace up y'all this is Mos Def And this is a message to the If you see or goodness from me Then that is from The Creator You should be thankful to The for all of that 'Cause I'm not the of that I'm only the, the recipient If you see weakness or in me It's my own weakness or shortcoming And I ask The Creator and the people to forgive me for Thank you Brooklyn, Thank you
Yeah, yeah it is Turn my up in the top a little bit Feel good to be What's up Yeah, yeah, ha
It's the Black in your headphones box Freaky Everywhere on the you a little bit about me For my hometown, break a little history for you Myrtle and Broadway, Roosevelt projects, Mossie
I stepped on the field from no league just home I Jumped out the stands and I the rock the final seconds dwindling on the clock Mos post up to throw up the tie-breakin'
I put it the net and let the world's jaw drop Then fled the arena before they called Tell the and the coach I wasn't tryin' to blow spot But the way they was ballin' made it to watch
I was taught when somethin' you can change around Keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain You got work to do, I don't know if that for you But that's how Mos it through
And my work is personal, I'm a workin' I put in work, I work purpose I get it on the water, air, the surface You feel the impact niggaz it's workin'
God did not make me a fearful person The only fear I is my failure to adhere His path I love it just to hear this back On the ghetto where y'all at
On the ave's the Jeep's go past In the where the seats go back In the where it be so packed And the be so black
And them black things be so If I I would be so glad But if not I be so mad I'm being a man, still feeding my fam
And if you don't see it my fam I believe that I am, truly gifted, truly I'm yours truly, own, Mos Def
I'm rockin' the hard right, ground zero, to far I'm, well balanced with talents the script then flip it to keep myself challenged And the mark of a true champ-ine That's whether I'm in or outside the
No fights, no title, no or reign Feel my even when I'm up out this thing Just trust, that's what I'm to be But until settle in and rock with me
Ha, that's what about to be Ghetto look alive with me And say, we 'gon, by Then we just movin' on
Ghetto people, look and Feel free, we just movin' on For Alliah, Eye, Jam Master Jay All the hero's who have passed away
Scott Laraque, Big and Pac, Tai, Big L All the soldiers locked down in the up the flesh, but the spirit will prevail To our loved ones, and
Dyin' in the street, or quiet in their (B.I.G.) in peace, your livin' in the mansions of our memory (Sans Marie) Rest in peace, your livin' in the mansions of our That's
'Cause everythin' in life gon' to an end it must and when it does I hope y'all remember me With respect and ghetto love
Now raise it up 'cause everythin' in life gon' to an end Because it must, and it does, I hope that y'all remember me Dante, from Myrtle and Broadway, yeah, yeah y'all Let me it back
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