The Next Movement (feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Jazzyfatnastees)

C'mon, yes y'all You are now in tune to the sounds of the legendary foundation Yeah, you go Hey you listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement You listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement Word up, we got the hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music Yo, one, two, one, two one, two That's how we usually start, once again it's the thought The Dalai Lama of the mic, the Prime Minister thought This directed to whoever in listening range Yo the whole state of things in the world 'bout to change Black rain fallin' from the sky look strange The ghetto is red hot, we steppin' on flames Yo, it's inflation on the price for fame And it was all the same but then the antidote came The Black Thought, ill syllablist, out the Fifth This heavyweight rap shit I'm about to lift Like, a phylum lift up it's seed to sunlight I plug in the mic, draw like a gunfight I never use a cordless or stand applaudless Sippin' chlorophyll out of ill silver goblets I'm like a faucet, monopoly's the object There ain't no way to cut this tap, you got ta get wet Your head is throbbin' and I ain't said shit yet The Roots crew, the next movement, c'mon And yes y'all You are now in tune to the sounds of the legendary foundation Check it out Testin', yo, you go Hey you listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement You listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement Word up, we got the hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music Word up, the formation of words to fit That's what I usually disturb you with A lot of rappers never heard of this or know half the time it is You doubt the Illa-Fifth, what could you accomplish? Whether they skywriting your name, or you anonymous You be speechless, with stinging sinuses The Roots royal highnesses through your monitors I tilt my crown, then blow down a diamond kiss You need to buy a CD and stop rewindin' this I'm the finalist, shinin' like a rugged amethyst And at your music conference, I'm the panelist Listen close to my poetry, I examine this Like an analyst, to see if you can handle this You, got the groove, emcees, freeze, stand still, nobody move Unless you dealin' with the next movement The P-Phi-D we be the monument I live my life nice but I'm not too bent You theatrical as a Broadway play, this ain't rent One hundred percent, straight out the Basement Spreading this across a planet on some next shit How many people feelin' this love music? C'mon Yo, you go Hey you listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement You listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement Yo, we got the hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music The hot hot music, the hot music The hot music Check it out, yea yea Check it out, yea yea Check it out, yea yea Check it out, yea yea Check it out, yea yea yea Check it out