Cancel the of the Milky Way with pictures of a missing planet Last seen in pursuit of an dream This fool actually thinks he can drive his hummer on the DMX off the soundtrack of a south park cartoon
Niggas used to buy their out of slavery Now we buy and links, smokes and drinks They're paying me to record this, even more if you it Somebody tell me what you think I should do the money Yes, friend tell me you think I should do with the money
Exactly how much is it gonna to free mumia? What's he gonna do with his freedom? on the radio? Radio programming is just that, a gleamed of purpose To be honest, some freedom of makes me nervous And you looking for martyr in the form of a man like a mane with an outstretched hand
In a of hearts, thoughts, reactionary defensiveness and counter Intelligence What is innocence? it, I do believe in the existence of police brutality Who do I make payable to?
A young child stares at a screen transfixed by tales of violence His teenage tells him that that's life, not that Barney shit A purple dinosaur that speaks of love, a man that speaks of blood Which one is keeping it real, son? Who your steel, son?
Hardcore, elements at the earth's core it, I'mma keep speaking 'til my throats sore An emcee told a of hundreds to put their hands in the air An armed stepped to a bank And told everyone to put hands in the air A minister gives his benediction While the hold their hands in the air Love the image of the happy Buddha with his in the air
up and feel confused, define tomorrow Your belief system louder than my car system Nigga walked down my block his rotwiler A sub woofer on a each one teach one
The DJ spins a new into a barren mind, I can't front on it My head nods as if to clear the last image from an Something Rakim said, I could quote any emcee, but why should I? How would it benefit me? repercussions
Are your of reality worth their sonic laced discussions? Suddenly, the ground shivers and quakes, a newborn and wakes Her mother rushes to her bed side to her to her breast
Milk of heals and nourishes From the depths of creation life flourishes Yet we focus on death and destruction, violence, My people, let go
What have you bought into? How much will it to buy you out? What have you bought into? How will it cost to buy you out? What have you bought into? How much it cost to buy you out?
How much it gonna to buy you out of my mind? for a thought, y'all niggas is half steppin' wastin' my time Please, what? You talkin' to me? baby, baby, baby can I borrow Can I borrow a nickel, a dime, and quarter
Penny for a thought, penny for a How much will it cost to buy you out of buyin' into a that Originally bought you? a dozen, y'all niggas a dime a dozen for a thought, nigga, c'mon, penny for a thought Think fast, fast, c'mon, time is money
is money, money is time So I keep 7 in the bank and gain interest in the hour of God I'm to buy my freedom, God, grant me wings, I'm too fly not to fly I soared further past humans without wings so I And tickling the feathers of my wings Flying hysterically, land numerically I am seven mountains higher the valley of death
Seven mountains higher than the of death Seven dimensions deeper than dimensions of Seven mountains higher than the of death Seven dimensions deeper than of breath
We're performing an exorcism on all this it real-ism Violence, In the name of the hip hop that me, cultured me We are ordering all evil entities to exit this body, leave this
In the name of microphone fiends and a boy's b-boy dreams We draw you to leave this body, leave body All entities, all wannabe emcees Decoys, decoys, send in the b-boys
The b-boys be men, motherfuckers Be men in the name of Scott la rock, in the of T-la rock Motherfuckers don't remember how to do the Walk, hop, I told you to leave this body, leave this body, this body I told you to leave body, leave this body
must think I'm crazy Shit, I think motherfuckers is crazy I want my MTV Penny for a thought, nigga, penny for a What the fuck have you bought