| Lyrics: | [Mos] Sometimes, you gotta be direct with the people, y'know like..
[T.K] Give it to 'em
(c'mon)
[Mos] Yo!
[T.K] Give it to 'em
[Mos] GET, UP, NOW!
[Talib Kweli]
Yo, we keep it type raw, and know exactly what we fight for
when the nightfall come, we in
the right war
Cats who spill blood for a cause, not just because
Defy the authority and
follow God's law
Revolutionary entrepeneurs; who make the fans
clap they hands and stompin
the floor not start the applause
(Ahhh ssssh! Yeah!) Thank you very much, without further adieu
Let me introduce the rest of my crew, Mos Def!
[Mos Def]
Yo, I am the world
renowned, verb adjective adverb
pronoun preposition suffix prefix
Original or remix,
sunburst and eclipse
Me and Kwe' combine like strands on a double-helix
My speech
seasoned, with dialect of my region
Booga-nam Brooklyn Bed-Stuy Eastern
Where youth and
policemen, they nah reach agreement
Pressure in the mornin, pressure in the evenin
{*scratching* "Mos Def" .. "Kwe'-Kweli" ..
"Hi Tek on the beat!" .. "brothers and
sisters"}
Chorus One: BlackStar (Mos Def Talib Kweli)
You, need, to, get, up,
right, now
and, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you
You, you
[Talib Kweli]
Yeahh, alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah
Alright yeah, alright yeah, alright yeah,
yeah-ehhhh
Uh, uh, uh, uh, yo, yo, yo
Things changed since we came out, been some
shit in New York
Niggaz stopped gettin jig in New York, bloods and crips in New York
The
Y-2-K celebration wasn't big in New York
Babylon live in New York, should I keep a crib in New
York
or just V.I., to handle my B.I.
When with my A-Alikes we see with |
