funkmaster flex
is down with us
krs-one
he's down with us
the wu-tang clan is down with us
busta rhymes you know he's down with us
naughty and fat joe are down with us
the maad circle are down with us
def squad
is down with us
?dn's and mike m? are down with us
dr. dre you know he's down with us
julio g he's down with us
sway and king tech
are down with us
makin funky music is a must. i'm #1!
people still takin rappin for a joke
a passing hope
or a phase with the rope
sometime i choke and try to believe
when i get challenged by a million mc's
i try and tell them
we're all in this together
my album was raw
because no one would ever
think like i think
or do what i do
i stole the show
then i leave without a clue
whattayou think makes up cypress hill?
concisive teaching
or very clear speaking
ridiculous bass
aggravating treble
rebel
renegade
must stay paid
not by financial aid
but the break of hits
causing me to take long trips
i'm the original
teacher of this type of style
rockin off beat with a smile or smirk
or chuckle
yet some are not up to
cypress hill posse
so i love to
step in the jam and slam
i'm not superman
cause anybody can
or should be able
to rock a turntable
grab the mic
plug it in and begin
but here's where the problem starts
no heart
because of that
a lot of groups fell apart
rap is still an art
and no one's from the old school
cause rap is still a brand new cool
i say no one from the old school cause rap on the whole
isn't even twenty years old
fifty years down the line
you can start this
cause we'll be the old school artists
and even in that time i'll say a rhyme
a brand new style
ruthless and wild
runnin around
spendin money havin fun
cause even then
i'm still #1!
soul assassin crew of course
comes to express with styles galore
ways of rhyming
old and new
past and present
knock knock who is it?
a brand new style
rrrah time to change
people talk about me when they see me on stage
live in action
guaranteed raw
i hang with the rich and i work for the poor
and after all you can say you saw
cypress hill
stompin once more
i play it by ear
i love to steer
the fifty-seven bel air from here to there
i grab the beer
but not in the ride
cause i'm not stupid i don't drink and drive
i'm not a beginner
amateur or local
my album is sellin
because of my vocals
you know what you need to learn?
old school artists don't always burn
you're just another rapper whose had his turn
now it's my turn
and i am concerned
about idiots
posing as kings
what are we here to rule
i thought we're 'sposed to sing
and if we are to sing
then let us begin to teach
many of you are educated open your mouth and speak
a cypress hill soldier
is something like a total renegade
except i don't steal i rhyme to get paid
airplanes flyin
overseas people dyin
politicians lyin i'm tryin
not to escape
but hit the problem head-on
from bringin out the truth in the song
so c-h-p short for cypress hill production
made a little noise cause the crew was sayin somethin
people have the nerve to take me for a gangsta
an ignorant one
somethin closer to a prankster
doin petty crimes goin straight to penetentiary
but in the scale of crime that's really elementary
this beat is now compellin me
to explain the silence
why my last jam was so violent
it's simple
cypress hill will teach reality
no beatin around the bush
straight up
just like 'my weed is free'
so now you know
a poet's job is never done
but i'm never overworked
cause i'm still #1!
mc eiht
he's down with us
big boy and ralph m are down with us
refugee camp
is down with us
khartoum and vigga v are down with us
call o' da wild is down with us
psycho realm
is down with us
lifestyle car club is down with us
makin funky music is a must
i'm #1!