hip hop

we need unity in the community

krs

hip-hop is one

conscious

gangsters

hustlers

man

hiiiip-hop; i'm livin for that

hiiiip-hop; i'm livin for that

hiiiip-hop; i'm doin it for

hiiiip-hop

yo - we went from nuttin to somethin

bein real and not frontin

no one was givin us nuttin so we resorted to gunnin

growin up and we comin

up the ladder not bummin

dodgin warrants and summons

from the cops we were runnin

goin to school not for nuttin they teachin lies and assumptions

and they tell us keep comin

comin to school now for what? when

comin back to a system that's whack and really not runnin

oh i'm sorry it's runnin

it's not properly runnin

it's a conspiracy hear me man it's got to be somethin

i can get guns faster than i can get an english muffin

and the black church ain't sayin nuttin

we on our own cousin

i'm stickin to this

i'm livin for this hip-hop

i'm spittin for this hip-hop

i'm givin to this hip-hop

my life is hip-hop

culture

and y'all know that

hip-hop in the media

y'all know it's whack

but just like them dopefiends who keep comin back

like the mayor of d.c. buyin joey's crack

no disrespect to either one of them but look at that

study the metaphors in this rap

we bigger than crack

but we keep buyin it

we bigger than rap

but we keep denyin it

justice

equality

keep cryin it

but the only way to get it is to start applyin it

fat joe that's my bro shows 'nuff respect

talib

that's my bro

shows 'nuff respect

50 cent that's my bro he shows 'nuff respect

common! that's my bro he shows 'nuff respect

snoop dogg is my bro showed 'nuff respect

dead prez that's my peeps yo 'nuff respect

cassidy's an mc who shows 'nuff respect

hip-hop is one

don't forget

i'm stickin with this

i'm livin for that hip-hop culture

shape it like a sculpture

touch it why don'tcha

touch it why don'tcha

hip-hop is yours and mine and that's fine

but hip-hop's culture ain't about just crime

you caught up in the image and

don't know they rhymes

you caught up in they bodies and don't know they minds

so i'm

here to bring the truth in the place

like don't think common won't punch you in your face~!

and don't think talib won't hold the heat

to stop the violence you gotta know your street

you gotta know who tanga reed is

fat joe's a leader

busta rhymes a preacher

krs-one's a teacher

but through cassidy my lessons are quicker to reach ya

we one community

i'm talkin about unity

in other words you and me

i'm with this