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