Just Begun
(专辑: Revolutions Per Minute - 2010)
[Talib Kweli:] From the
intro you know I'm so influential cause I'm glowing like a
candle The
focus is so essential dog, what you tryna get into? I
steady the
flow, ready to blow like snotty tissue They snitching like Donnie Brasco, I'm counting like Monte Cristo The
ghetto full of betrayal like Iago and Othello Your fellow neighbor will slay you, they'll smoke you like cigarillos Police, want that info, they'll grill 'em like Portobellos I'm murdering instrumentals cause I
rap with the
conscience To villains, killers and monsters, so revealing and honest We're still fulfilling the
promise, so nice I
kill 'em with kindness Hitting like Muhammad Ali, you more like Tatyana All this is probably Karma, you dishonored the
father Whether it's God almighty, or the
almighty dollar We follow the
prophets like Islamics or the
Dalai Lama Your bullet points so hollow they could probably pierce body armor Look in the
scope, my people still a
target [Jay Electronica:] Smile on my face, tears of a
sad clown Feeling out of place as I
whistle a
cab down If I
tip extra, can I
huff a
cig'? Blow my smoke out the
window, dropping ashes on the
bridge I'm in New York now, like Akeem and Semmi was Tryna get the
lobby door open from a
semi-buzz I
just wanna go to the
slum And throw my money on the
floor like the
Notorious BUM, uh Build a
home, teach a
class, start a
revolution Free the
mind, heal the
body, talking evolution This that black Elohim Anunnaki rap That Farrakhan Hakeem Olajuwon Qaddafi rap I
dedicate this to my niggas in New Orleans Rocking black and gold stocking caps and fleur-de-lis Shockey hats I'm in the
courtroom, screaming 'Who Dat? '
on the
devil Serving gumbo with a
shovel, dog I'm on another level Me and Kweli come together like two pieces of metal We magnetizing the
ghetto [J. Cole:] Yeah, now here's the
memo I'm a
rebel without a
cause, a
bezel without no flaws And shorty, you straight, bet you look way better without no drawers Let's sweat out this alcohol, bet I'm about to ball And never let up, look how I
just crept up without applause Fed up with all the
frauds and left y'all without a
job The
center of attention, this is clever, I'm Pau Gasol Really though I'm LeBron, really don't got my mind On this new school of rappers, I
will really go Columbine And throw up the
diamond sign, boy you know I'mma shine Flow is in Ramadan, cause couple years ago the
game had they pajamas on But now they on my dick, man I
should throw a
condom on Ay, cause a
nigga coming raw like I
ain't got one on And I
ain't stopping nor copping no pleas, I
just lock and load squeeze Dog I'm on a
higher level, I'm on top of nosebleeds Niggas say they sick, but when they rock they don't sneeze Like the
nigga on the
block waving his Glock but won't squeeze Please [Mos Def:] Hold your applause until the
ceremony end Yours truly, truly blessed, yet again a
noble pla-anted Super magic, abracadabra kid Mysterious master djinn, blacker pen, arrowhead With the
long-barrel stem, and his apparel fresh Harbor lights shining out the
black power grid With the
Black Power grip, and pure power don't power trip Push the
cellar ceiling up and make the
tower tip The
Gladwell point and Babylon polish All about nothing where it's all about the
dollar And mansions on the
fault line of a
shaky market The
Devil at the
dance hall thirsty for a
partner Get off him, there is not a
parcel or a
portion Or a
measure of a
fortune more awesome Gorgeous, the
funky Four Horsemen and one more With Hi-Tek on the
score, once more, of course You're welcome, thanks Appreciation for your participation Special dedication Celebration, bitches