Line for line, good Jesus, Mos Def an' Kweli
It could be your crew or click
Don't believe, here the evidence, where Brooklyn, see that?
An' maybe you can see your name in the column of obituary
Connectin' like a round house, from the townhouse to the tenements
I said one, two, three
You must know Karate or think your soul is 'Bulletproof' like Sade
Too much violence in hip hop, why oh
Standin' on the rooftop with the Zulu Gestapo
What a pity, blunts is still fifty cents, it's intense
We came to rock it on to the tip top
Tree scents is dominant, can't be covered with incense
Who'd have thought they was frontin'?"
Yo, from the first to the last of it, delivery is passionate
Mos Def an' Talib Kweli
With body parts an' trays, what a way to start your day, yo, it's like
In miles or kilometers, most cats, cannot proceed us
They shot Tupac an' Biggie
Consider me the entity within the industry
Lord, Lord have mercy
A Cypher will complete us, if we come through your receivers
Best alliance in hip hop, why oh
After this you be pressin' rewind on top your master disk
Or some random kid you smoked Buddha with
Say, "J. Rawls, yes, you're rulin' hip hop"
Talkin' loud like you in R.C.A, get carted away
You can play us an' repeat us an' then take us home an' read us
Let me meditate, set it straight, came to the conclusion
All nice an' peace an' true, follow me now, we say
Say, "Hi-Tek, yes, you're rulin' hip hop"
It's kinda dangerous to be a emcee
So relax we're takin' it back, Redhook, where we're livin' at
I said one, two, three
Without a history of spittin' the epitome, of stupidity
When the cock crows, my crop grows, enable me to rock flows
I said Manhattan keep on makin' it, Brooklyn keep on takin' it
My presence felt, my name is Kweli from the Eternal Reflection
Still sippin', wishin' well, water imported from Pluto
My name is in the middle of E.Kwelity
The whole an' not the half of it, vocals an' not the math of it
Me an' Kweli close like Bethlehem an' Nazareth
Just make a pussy freeze up, thinkin' of it ease up
People follow me an' other cats, they hear him flow
It ain't about production an' what else we discussin'?
Brooklyn, New York City where they paint murals of Biggie
Third rate teacher readin' an' talkin about, "I knew he'd amount to nothin'"
Walkin' the streets is like battlin', be careful with your body
It's kinda dangerous to be a emcee
You think you the shit, somebody in the wings'll force you to quit
Neighbors like, "He was the quiet type
From where they sellin' tree at, to where the police be at
Redefinition, say, "You're rulin' hip hop"
They shot Tupac an' Biggie
One, two, three
An' assume I'm the real one with lyrics like I'm Cyrano
In the jungle with the leaders, we the lions, you the cheetahs
We came to rock it on to the tip top
Three hundred an' sixty milliliters for all our believers
'Cause all my Brooklyn residents, [Incomprehensible] heavy regiments
One, two, three
That most of these cats is featherweight, let me demonstrate
People thinkin' MC is short hand for 'Mis Conception'
Mos Def an' Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli, E.Kwelity, yo' tell them where we be at
Strivin' for perfection ever since I was a snot nosed
Projectile that them blasted with, accurate assassin shit
Livin' my life, expressin' my liberty, it gotta be done properly
In cash, we trust 'cause it's ghetto fabulous, life look pretty
Stop actin' like a bitch already, be a visionary
Colossal, true original B. Boy apostle
Best alliance in hip hop, why oh
Shinin' like an asterisk, for all those that be gatherin'
Bound to take it all kid, believe that
Say, "Black Star, come to rock it"
Plenty cats be strugglin' not hustlin' an' bubblin'
