You ready to go? I'm to go What about y'all, y'all to go? aight yeah I'm to go, look
Know thy self and thou shalt know, the and God Know thy self and shalt know, the universe and God Know thy self and thou know, the universe and God God is the mother, the father, the Know ye not that ye be born again?
What does it to be in the world but not of it It means you the cars the cash the jewels the house But you don't it, it means to taxes regulation state law you live Above it, it means you a hip hopper, you ain't nobody's puppet
You don't see no money on me, you see it up in the You see me up in toys'r'us, with my 'cause they love it You see insurance flash out, if my kids out You see seven of land where we can all spaz out
To all my fathers that fathered, hold your head up for Teach your toddlers, not to be thieves and This that other kind of rap, leads to true hip hop other kinds of raps, but they lead you to get shot
The choice is yours, you older now You got a kid comin', how you hold it down? It's one thing to be out and rocked up What's the point if gettin' locked up?
Know thy self and shalt know, the universe and God thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God Know thy self and thou know, the universe and God God is the mother, the father, the ye not that ye must be born again?
It's time we separate the young men from the big men The young girls from the women, whatever the title fit them My style to open a child's mind when I spit them I only got a little bit of time to really rhyme and them
You see them brothers talkin' about that crime, them It won't be long before they words manifest and they live Sometimes you gotta go back to the beginnin' to After fifteen years I'm just beginnin' to
To all my hip hoppers, that pay bills and live proper Never allow a thought to stop ya Correct ya posture, upright not uptight Don't be scared of the light, prepare for the fight
We say, "Criminal minded", our thoughts are illegal We represent the very thinkin' of, inner city Real people, people that take of thyself They need health, love, and wealth
Not to mention, of God Not college, the job dead, if you agree nod your head one thing to be iced out and rocked up But what's the point if gettin' locked up?
thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God Know thy self and thou shalt know, the and God Know thy self and shalt know, the universe and God God is the mother, the father, the Know ye not that ye be born again?
C'mon yo, tonight is it We gonna away together, through these rhymes I spit When the student is ready, the teacher, appear So I'm here, but are you really ready to your fears?
Mo' money, mo' money, is that credo? You've been livin' in a dream world Neo, power to the equal, everybody's diverse and different My never cheat you, my verse is gifted
So manifest what you believe is God It could be Allah Jesus Krishna Aphrodite It could be nefretire hear me you never fear me It's like at point in your life you gonna have to hear me
I represent teachers preachers comin' through your speaker Manifestin' another lesson to them true Instead of up our women ready to mistreat 'em You better get yourself a and kid and never leave 'em
You better teach 'em you better 'em you better feed 'em The system will defeat 'em if you don't teach 'em the cops'll 'em The style that I be kickin' quick is Hip hop culture needed a quick so I became it
of rhymin' about my history and what I been through I'd rather rhyme awakening the God within you Yo, one thing to be iced out and rocked up But the point if you're gettin' locked up?
Know thy self and shalt know, the universe and God Know thy and thou shalt know, the universe and God thy self and thou shalt know, the universe and God God is the mother, the father, the Know ye not ye must be born again?
Yeah, yeah, fresh, for two and two My and brothers, my sisters and brothers My and brothers, my sisters and brothers