Mind Over Matter - Ice T: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Mind Over Matter

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Hip-Hop/Rap

Mind Over Matter was released on May 14, 1991 by Rhino/Warner Records as a part of the album O.G. Original Gangster

Song Details

AlbumO.G. Original Gangster

Release DateMay 14, 1991

LabelRhino/Warner Records

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM97

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ice T

Performer

DJ Evil E The Great

DJ Evil E The Great

Musician

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ice T

Lyrics, Composer, Songwriter

DJ Aladdin

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Ice T

Producer

Vachik The Terrorist

Vachik The Terrorist

Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer

DJ Aladdin

Producer

Batte

Recording Engineer

Dennis (Deaf P) Parker

Dennis (Deaf P) Parker

Recording Engineer

Steve Battman

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Yo-yo one, two

And the place to be

MC IT

You know what I'm sayin'?

Cold loungin' here

In the new OGLP

You know, original gangster's in the house

This is going out to all my homeboys on the street

And all the brothers locked-down

It's been a long time

Since I hit ya with freestyle

High-tech selections

From the vaults of the Ice files

Kick back, relax

And watch as I melt wax

Don't ever let a brother like me

Ride a dope track

'Cause once I hit it with the vocal tone

It's mine

Have motherfuckers

Rushin' to rewind

'Cause I flow slow

And still twist your tongues up

Like a house from night

'Till the sun's up

'Cause it really ain't

How much you say

It's what you say

I got no fuckin' time

On the mic to play

I write rhymes

With addition and algebra

Mental geometry

Don't even come at me

Talkin' that weak and

Pompin' that bullshit

Get out my face

A fool could get his head split

A lot o' doubters

Said it couldn't be done by me

Them same suckers

Are now lookin' from under me

Wonderin' what I did

I didn't play myself, kid

I respected my fans

And made the high bid

Sometimes, I write my rhymes

At night and fall asleep

Wake up with new techniques

Grab the pen

And place it on some loose leaf

Not'in' soft, always the tough meat

The white paper and

Blue lines excite my mind

Not allowin' me to stop the rhyme

Until the whole motherfuckin'

Book's complete

Then, I write on the

Back of the sheets

I made a promise

To my brothers in street crime

We'd get paid with the use

Of a sweet rhyme

We put our minds together

Made the tracks clever

Now, we're checkin'

More bank than ever

Mind over matter

So, you got to have mind power

Like the fellow say

Mind over matter

Mind

I can drop rhymes in twos

And threes and fours

And still have much shit

Left for encores

'Cause when my mind locks

In on a dope idea

Motherfuckin' ducks

Should stand clear

'Cause I'ma hit the topic point blank

It's jail, ya better keep your shank

'Cause I got mine

And I'm out on a solo creep

Ugh

Your face hits the concrete

You wanna roll

With the **** that don't play

I think you got false courge

Get out my damn way

'Cause the car I'm in

Is rollin', full o' men

Not kids or boys, E got the Mac 10

Islam's got the Zulu Nation back up

DJ Aladdin's who

Hooked the fuckin' track up

Syndicate's makin' the move

With the ski masks

And I'm housin' the long cash

So, now you realize

You underestimated me, the Ice

You thought that I was okay

But, now you realize I'm nice

But that's alright

'Cause I knew I'd make it in the end

Those who like me now

Might not o' liked me then

But I'ma keep impressin'

Stressin' my lesson

And keep motherfuckers guessin'

Armor plate my mind

With walls and shields

As I escape from the killin' fields

I can understand

Mind over matter

I know what it means

Mind power

Mind over matter

Mind over matter

Mind over matter

Mind over matter

Mind over matter

Wise up

Move to the tempo of this hype groove

You know this shit is dope

So, what you try'n to prove?

Vu's max as Evil E

My **** dogs the wax

My brain's a handgrenade, catch

I'm a hit you with a overlload

Of bottomless thought

Reversin' all the shit you're taught

Then throw words at you

Syllable at a time

Your brain recites the rhyme

No matter what you do

The power's over you

When you sleep

You'll be sayin' these rhymes, too

'Cause the brain has the power

To control all

Think positive

You'll be unable to fall

Brain cells swell

Thought process becomes a trance

Make you feel posessed to dance

I'll say I want a million

My mind is so deep

I'll be bustin' a check for it next week

Like a fellow say

Mind over matter

I know what it means

Mind power

Mind over matter

Written by: DJ Aladdin, Ice-T

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