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Verse 1 |
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D.j. doc you know he's down with us |
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D-square, he's down with us |
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Keyboard money mike, is down with us |
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I.c.u., you know he's down with us |
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D-nice and mcboo, they're down with us |
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Ms. melodie, she's down with us |
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Just-ice and dmx, they're down with us |
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My manager moe, he's down with us |
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Castle-d boy, he's down with us |
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D.j. red alert, he's down with us |
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Robocop boy, he's down with us |
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Makin' funky music is a must |
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I'm number one. |
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People still takin' rappin' for a joke |
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A passing hope or a phase with a rope |
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Sometimes i choke and try to believe |
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When i get challenged by a million mcs |
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I try to tell them, "we're all in this together!" |
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My album was raw because no-one would ever |
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Think like i think and do what i do |
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I stole the show, and then i leave without a clue |
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What do you think makes up a krs? |
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Concisive teaching, or very clear speaking? |
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Ridiculous bass, aggravating treble |
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Rebel, renegade, must stay paid |
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Not by financial aid, but a raid of hits |
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Causing me to take long trips |
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I'm the original teacher of this type of style |
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Rockin' off-beat with a smile |
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Or smirk or chuckle, yes some are not up to |
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Bdp posse so i love to |
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Step in the jam and slam |
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I'm not superman, because anybody can |
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Or should be able to rock off turntables |
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Grab the mic, plug it in and begin |
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But here's where the problem starts, no heart |
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Because of that a lot of groups fell apart |
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Rap is still an art, and no-one's from the old school |
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Cuz rap is still a brand-new tool |
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I say no-one's from the old school cuz rap on a whole |
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Isn't even twenty years old |
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Fifty years down the line, you can start this |
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Cuz we'll be the old school artists |
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And even in that time, i'll say a rhyme |
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A brand-new style, ruthless and wild |
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Runnin' around spendin' money, havin' fun |
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Cuz even then, i'm still number one. |
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Verse 2 |
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Blastmaster krs-one of course |
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Comes to express with style the lost |
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Ways of rhyming, old and new, past and present |
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Knock, knock, who is it? |
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A brand-new style, hup, time to change |
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People talk about me when they see me on stage |
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Live in action, guaranteed raw |
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I hang with the rich and i work for the poor |
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Now tomorrow you can say you saw |
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Krs-one stompin' once more |
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I play by ear, i love to steer |
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The alfa romeo from here to there |
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I grab the beer, but not in the ride |
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Cuz i'm not stupid, i don't drink and drive |
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I'm not a beginner, amateur or local |
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My album is sellin' because of my vocals |
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You know what you need to learn? |
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Old school artists don't always burn |
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You're just another rapper who's had his turn |
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Now it's my turn, and i am concerned |
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About idiots posing as kings |
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What are we here to rule? |
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I thought we were supposed to sing |
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And if we oughta sing, then let us begin to teach |
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Many of you are educated, open your mouth and speak |
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Krs-one is something like a total renegade |
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Except i don't steal, i rhyme to get paid |
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Airplanes flyin', overseas people dyin' |
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Politicians lyin', i'm tryin' |
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Not to escape, but hit the problem head-on |
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By bringin' out the truth in a song |
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So bdp, short for boogie down productions |
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Made a little noise cuz the crew was sayin' somethin' |
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People have the nerve to take me for a gangster |
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An ignorant one, something closer to a prankster |
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Doin' petty crimes, goin' straight to penitentiary |
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But in a scale of crime that's really elementary |
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This beat is now compelling me to explain in silence |
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Why my last jam was so violent |
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It's simple: bdp will teach reality |
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No beatin' around the bush, straight up, just like the p is free |
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So now you know, a poet's job is never done |
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But i'm never overworked, cuz i'm still number one. |
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Kool moe dee, he's down with us |
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Eric b. and rakim, they're down with us |
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Stetsasonic, they're down with us |
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Dana dane, he's down with us |
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Sleeping bag records, they're down with us |
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My lawyer jay, he's down with us |
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Jive/rca is down with us |
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Makin' funky music is a must |
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I'm number one. |
