Mind Power

Your new lesson is to realize the mission when you hear it Emceein', see, I got this in my spirit I got verses like Mahalia singin' church hymns So strap up because you skatin' on ice that's wild thin A weak foundation doesn't make a good home That's why mines is built on chrome microphones We 'bout to do it theoretically Insteadibly, to the medley, come on It's the complete Kamaal, unique, Fareed, breed That'll keep you broke down like a Royce five speed So move buddy, ay yo, we got to get this money In this land of dead and crummy, ain't a damn thing funny Ay yo, shout out to Mobb Deep, the Extra P Busta Rhymes, De La, the J Beez and don't sleep We got reality for the carriage Stayin' sincere to this, so I know we gonna manage Give me – liberty in mass amounts and Swiss bank accounts With the sustainer, it'll be real So me and my brothas, we can sit down and build Like Rampage with that last boy scout appeal We got that silk, satin, Manhattan intelligence feel That keeps everything on even keels So all you slow brothas talkin' yang, ya putang Now, we gonna show you how the real crew bang Ay yo, I bring it to you live, kid, Queens niggas love static Your rap's had it, braggin' more numbers than mathematics I get brains on progmatic from leavin' wet dreams shattered That's the same guy be skeetin' in your mugshot I stays hot like summertime on LBQ and boo boos The love shack is one-nine-two, my joint's smooth To watch them niggas fall like Linque I keeps it brand new like school shoppin', it's on and poppin' The club peeps this nigga's steez like rayon You get laid off while I'll be gamin' ghetto girl like Eight Off The verdict's in, I be the look of blendin' Give up your goods 'cause it's the start of your endin' (Where ya at?) We seein life for what it is (Where ya at?) We get this money for these kids (Where ya at?) We bout to build the foundation (Where ya at?) Now, all that Glock totin' trash you talk will not prevail It's stale, you'll either be dead or in jail I keeps it realer than the logo on milk Denouncin' tough guy wannabes that look smoother than silk (oh!) That's the sound of the man gettin' yanked off the stage Tryna front like he mad paid Suckin' so bad, we threw his mama off the train (insane) Emcees are just givin it all away (okay) Who said him know about the Quest like sound? (Sound) Mess around and get your ass knocked down (clown) I dedicate this to the posers that play hard You wanna hear some rhymes, well come bring your bodyguard So he can peep the worldwide Willie that we display Leavin' all emcees in complete disarray I beez a veteran emcee, crushin' crews for years Ya frontin' hard, when you softer than the Berenstain Bears Yeah, chumps be like, "Phife, that ain't fair" "Fuck outta here, do I look like I care? Come off my stage, before I grab ya neck and handle ya Wet ya like punani, then dry you like Canada" Shaheed Muhammad's on the Gemini mixer Peace to Derrick Coleman, Mad Max and the Sixers I'm cappin' hard 'cause I got this rap shit sold From Linden Boulevard down to Cascade Road You know my steez, I treat hip hop like a sport Holdin' down fort up on Martinique Court (like) (Where ya at?) We seein life for what it is (Where ya at?) We get this money for these kids (Where ya at?) We bout to build the foundation (Where ya at?) We gonna start the Zulu Nation (Where ya at?) Come on, come on (Where ya at?) We gonna put it all together (Where ya at?) No matter what the hell the weather (Where ya at?) Uh, uh, mind power Uh, uh, mind power Uh, uh, mind power (spirit first y'all) Uh, uh, mind power Uh, uh, mind power Uh, uh, kickin' willie is good All throughout your whole hood But we gotta start with the spirit first y'all Mind power