Fidel Castro passed, yo And Nelson Mandela was the last savior for Black folks Don't know what I would be without Muhammad Ali And the best rapper alive, that would be Sean P We seen the true leader through Afeni Shakur And Phife Dawg, we don't wanna lose any more I'm sure Prince will be missed as the years pass And David Bowie had the homies crying tear gas Rest in peace to a G named Kimbo Slice Even Bill Nunn, man, I wish I could save his life I was just thinking 'bout Gene Wilder And you know Anthony Mason, you know he had the power My nigga Tom Ford, you even held it down Like how Sharon Jones shared that golden sound Guru, can you still see me from above the clouds? Tell Eyedea teach the people how to freestyle Big love, shout out to Bobbi Kristina Brown Mr. Spock needs a spacecraft, not a stone in the ground Natalie Cole, Ms. Nat Queen Cole B.B. King sing the blues but had so much soul And Bobby "Blue" Bland was a true blues man Rubin "Hurricane" Carter taught us how to take a stand Ornette Coleman never put down his horn Amiri Baraka knew exactly what we was on Amy Winehouse had the perfect sound for the wind down And Maya Angelou, why did you have to go? Rodney King, you know we really need you now Tamir Rice, Freddie Grey, Trayvon, Michael Brown Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, even Amadou Diallo Ezell Ford and other victims that follow Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Walker Robin Williams, y'all, we gotta try harder Michael Jackson, you know you'll never leave this planet Unless you figure out how Neil Armstrong landed Every time I see Will, I see Uncle Phil Bernie Mac, I know not a comedian, more real Steve Jobs, jeez, you even gave me a job Lee Thompson Young, it's hard for me to see the prob Gary Coleman had a lot of soul, man Rich Nichols was the roots of The Roots whole band And Gil Scott-Heron said it wouldn't be televised Whitney Houston and Aaliyah kept the soul alive And A$AP Yams was the mother****in' man Capital Steez, you made me believe Daddy Mack won't be the same without Mac Daddy I can still see Pimp C in a pimped out caddy Baatin, whatever happened to my man J Dilla, there will never be another iller More than 100 proof to the rapper Proof What could MCs breed without MC Breed? And MCA from the Beastie Boys Freaky Tah from the Lost Boyz used to bring the noise Tell Trouble T Roy that we still reminisce Heavy D, Heavy D we can never forget Buff Love from The Fat Boys had a lot to say And Jam Master Jay taught you how to walk this way O.D.B. from Wu-Tang was the true Osiris And respect the slang tongue from the outsiders Camu Tao, the grim reaper poetic Nate Dogg, everybody had Nate Dogg bless it Which brings me to the greatest of all, 2Pac But KRS One would say Scott La Rock Biggie Smalls the most notorious of all Big L was my favorite MC, bar for bar Big Pun, you know that his job wasn't done Eazy-E, definition of a true OG Charizma and Ill Will both had a story And anyone else who didn't receive glory Malcom X, Dr. King, Jimi Hendrix, Huey P Jean-Michel Basquiat, John Lennon, and Abe Linc I pray that we all get to share longevity And tell Dr. Sebi niggas still wasn't ready Ay, yo