Ghetto Rock
(专辑: The New Danger - 2004)
[Mos Def:] Hello children Black Jack Johnson N.Y.C., R-O-C-K-I-N-G Sun and the
moon, earth, stars, and planets Before song done, y'all gon' all understand it Like hot The
haters can't fuck with it 'Cause their mom and their sister and girl in love with it (and their niggas) Sound man holler black, come with it (come with it) Spin the
record 'til the
record done spinning Up top, is you getting up with it? Dirty dirty, is you getting crunk with it? Smokey smoke from coast to coast Be careful our first draw be that overdose Who stay holding it from Brooklyn? You know it's Mos! Ha, Jackpot I
(Sing yo) got to go for broke Is this the
only way the
Smith Family know to go Right here to my youngest one is older folks I'ma put down like a
dirty so and so Freak daddy came here to work the
mojo oh Because the
high is high and the
low is low And that go for the
sinner man to holy folk Put your shit in the
sky like I
know you know Brooklyn stand up! Ha, my ghetto nation get toe to toe Stay rocking steady steady 'cause I
told you so And after y'all get it go I
let it go some more That Black Jack about something for sure, for sure Say what! For sure for sure. Ha! Let me see you in the
world making your shoulder roll And if it get good tell your nigga throw your 'bows 'Cause we are so ghetto Yes we are rock and roll Yes we are so ghetto Yes we are rock and roll Yes we are so ghetto Yes we are rock and roll Yes we are so ghetto Yes we are rock and motherfucking roll (Woo!) Ha, I
am a
fighter and a
lover I'm the
freaky baby daddy, I'm a
bad motherfucker I'm the
earth, wind, fire, and the
thunder I
said I
am, go ask my mother You don't believe that shit believe what you want to Alright. OK. So, shut-up! Speak language come straight from the
gutter Observe the
terms that we trade with one another Like what's good, what's popping, what's cracking What it is, how you living, what's happening Work songs that the
slaves sang back then The
playground chants, with little girls clapping [Mos Def +
girls:] Black John Johnson N.Y.C., R-O-C-K-I-N-G Sun and the
moon, earth, stars, and planets Before the
song done, y'all gon' all understand it Black John Johnson N.Y.C., R-O-C-K-I-N-G Sun and the
moon, earth, stars and planets Before the
song done, y'all gon' all understand it [Mos Def:] Space! Gimme the
space! Back up, gimme the
space!!! Let a
nigga rock! Gimme the
space! Let a
nigga rock! Let a
nigga rock, ha! This is the
sound Ghetto rock This is the
sound Ghetto rock This is the
sound Ghetto rock This is the
sound Ghetto rock This is the
sound Ghetto rock This is the
sound Ghetto rock and motherfucking roll!