作词 : Parker | |
Yeah, yeah, yup | |
You know what, | |
I was just downstairs | |
And I was on my way up here to the studio and | |
A guy bumped into me | |
And he said, he said, "Yo KrisHow is it that you stay in this music?You know, this rap music especially for so long, so long" | |
I said, "Well, you know years ago I made a deal with the Goddess" | |
He said, "The Goddess?" | |
I said, "Well yeah, you might know her as GodBut I know her as the Goddess" | |
The Universal | |
MotherThe | |
Mother of everything you see in existence | |
I asked her for assistance | |
In lyrical persistence | |
And she gave it to me, under one condition | |
She said, "I'll give you the giftBut use the gift to uplift" | |
I said, "Okay Mom" | |
So I tell you the truth, really | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
In the beginning was the word, the word was made flesh | |
Knowledge | |
K., Reigns | |
R., Supreme | |
S.Some of us guess while others of us are blessed | |
Take heed to the word, that | |
I manifest | |
I manifest the future, the present, followed by the past | |
Everything in nature, rules by kickin' ass | |
What they tellin' me, but yo, you a friend to me | |
So I'ma tell you the secrets of | |
MC longevity | |
Secret one, if it ain't fun, you're done | |
And about your career, huh, well, choose another one | |
If you don't like what you do, you're through | |
Lesson two, make sure you got a dope crew | |
Not some crew, that's like an anchor on a shoe | |
A mad crew, that's of some benefit to you | |
Lesson three, might be contradictory or funny | |
But MC's should have other ways of gettin' money | |
That's to say learn other things beside music | |
Make money elsewhere, hip-hop you won't abuse it | |
Too many M | |
C's, just emcee | |
So their longevity, is based on an | |
Uncle Tom at the record company | |
Lesson four, sell your image, never sell a record | |
Image is respected, records come and go and get collected | |
Even the records of platinum artists, that used to rip shop | |
Can be bought, for a quarter at the thrift shop | |
Which brings me to lesson number five, the illusion | |
Has me thinkin', the minute they drop a record | |
They'll be cruisin' in the | |
Acura, slow down, you're still a amateur | |
What separates the pro from the amateur is stamina | |
Not how long you can rhyme but how long you've been rhymin' | |
Changin' with the times, and findin' yourself still climbin' for wealth' | |
Blow for blow, you're still growin', still showin' | |
Now that's a pro at it | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
Thank you | |
Mother, I'm out |
zuo ci : Parker | |
Yeah, yeah, yup | |
You know what, | |
I was just downstairs | |
And I was on my way up here to the studio and | |
A guy bumped into me | |
And he said, he said, " Yo KrisHow is it that you stay in this music? You know, this rap music especially for so long, so long" | |
I said, " Well, you know years ago I made a deal with the Goddess" | |
He said, " The Goddess?" | |
I said, " Well yeah, you might know her as GodBut I know her as the Goddess" | |
The Universal | |
MotherThe | |
Mother of everything you see in existence | |
I asked her for assistance | |
In lyrical persistence | |
And she gave it to me, under one condition | |
She said, " I' ll give you the giftBut use the gift to uplift" | |
I said, " Okay Mom" | |
So I tell you the truth, really | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
In the beginning was the word, the word was made flesh | |
Knowledge | |
K., Reigns | |
R., Supreme | |
S. Some of us guess while others of us are blessed | |
Take heed to the word, that | |
I manifest | |
I manifest the future, the present, followed by the past | |
Everything in nature, rules by kickin' ass | |
What they tellin' me, but yo, you a friend to me | |
So I' ma tell you the secrets of | |
MC longevity | |
Secret one, if it ain' t fun, you' re done | |
And about your career, huh, well, choose another one | |
If you don' t like what you do, you' re through | |
Lesson two, make sure you got a dope crew | |
Not some crew, that' s like an anchor on a shoe | |
A mad crew, that' s of some benefit to you | |
Lesson three, might be contradictory or funny | |
But MC' s should have other ways of gettin' money | |
That' s to say learn other things beside music | |
Make money elsewhere, hiphop you won' t abuse it | |
Too many M | |
C' s, just emcee | |
So their longevity, is based on an | |
Uncle Tom at the record company | |
Lesson four, sell your image, never sell a record | |
Image is respected, records come and go and get collected | |
Even the records of platinum artists, that used to rip shop | |
Can be bought, for a quarter at the thrift shop | |
Which brings me to lesson number five, the illusion | |
Has me thinkin', the minute they drop a record | |
They' ll be cruisin' in the | |
Acura, slow down, you' re still a amateur | |
What separates the pro from the amateur is stamina | |
Not how long you can rhyme but how long you' ve been rhymin' | |
Changin' with the times, and findin' yourself still climbin' for wealth' | |
Blow for blow, you' re still growin', still showin' | |
Now that' s a pro at it | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
Thank you | |
Mother, I' m out |
zuò cí : Parker | |
Yeah, yeah, yup | |
You know what, | |
I was just downstairs | |
And I was on my way up here to the studio and | |
A guy bumped into me | |
And he said, he said, " Yo KrisHow is it that you stay in this music? You know, this rap music especially for so long, so long" | |
I said, " Well, you know years ago I made a deal with the Goddess" | |
He said, " The Goddess?" | |
I said, " Well yeah, you might know her as GodBut I know her as the Goddess" | |
The Universal | |
MotherThe | |
Mother of everything you see in existence | |
I asked her for assistance | |
In lyrical persistence | |
And she gave it to me, under one condition | |
She said, " I' ll give you the giftBut use the gift to uplift" | |
I said, " Okay Mom" | |
So I tell you the truth, really | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
In the beginning was the word, the word was made flesh | |
Knowledge | |
K., Reigns | |
R., Supreme | |
S. Some of us guess while others of us are blessed | |
Take heed to the word, that | |
I manifest | |
I manifest the future, the present, followed by the past | |
Everything in nature, rules by kickin' ass | |
What they tellin' me, but yo, you a friend to me | |
So I' ma tell you the secrets of | |
MC longevity | |
Secret one, if it ain' t fun, you' re done | |
And about your career, huh, well, choose another one | |
If you don' t like what you do, you' re through | |
Lesson two, make sure you got a dope crew | |
Not some crew, that' s like an anchor on a shoe | |
A mad crew, that' s of some benefit to you | |
Lesson three, might be contradictory or funny | |
But MC' s should have other ways of gettin' money | |
That' s to say learn other things beside music | |
Make money elsewhere, hiphop you won' t abuse it | |
Too many M | |
C' s, just emcee | |
So their longevity, is based on an | |
Uncle Tom at the record company | |
Lesson four, sell your image, never sell a record | |
Image is respected, records come and go and get collected | |
Even the records of platinum artists, that used to rip shop | |
Can be bought, for a quarter at the thrift shop | |
Which brings me to lesson number five, the illusion | |
Has me thinkin', the minute they drop a record | |
They' ll be cruisin' in the | |
Acura, slow down, you' re still a amateur | |
What separates the pro from the amateur is stamina | |
Not how long you can rhyme but how long you' ve been rhymin' | |
Changin' with the times, and findin' yourself still climbin' for wealth' | |
Blow for blow, you' re still growin', still showin' | |
Now that' s a pro at it | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
Me nah gon' need nothin' else | |
But health, wealth and knowledge of myself | |
Thank you | |
Mother, I' m out |