* about 35 seconds of ad libs *

Black Thought
We go wowba-da-da-dow-da-dah-ow
Either stand talljust sit the fuck down
All the way from the 2-1-5th to Bucktown
Brace yourselfit s about to go down

Mos Def
Runnin one on one and only hip-hop bound
Yo Tariq (whassup) how your micraphone sound
(It sound tight) well aightshow em what it s about

Black Thought
We got to blow up the spotbecause they must have forget
We double (trouble) bubble (bubble) bubble (bubblin hot)

Well it s like smack the track up and leave dents in it
The vocalistbustin this bluntinstrument spit
The magnificentrapper s run from it
All fly girlsnipples and toesnumb from it
MC s in my circumferenceis confronted son
Get your growth stunted from thisyou don t want it
(What nigga?) The Black Thought and M-O-S Def done it
Who the ultimate? Yo my man speak up on it

Mos Def
Aiyyo I stop fools and drop jewels but never run it
Rock mics so nice I make you stock price plummet
All you high noon riders better rally at the summit
It s me and Tariq and your fleet outnumbered
Cross the membrane barkin big game and get hunted
Eyewitness accountsay it happened so sudden
Just slid off to the sidedidn t really say nuttin
Then BLAOWblew away the 1900th

Black Thought
You better get your rest cause the next day comin
Oh yesand MC s they scared to say sum tin
Stop frontinI m in the cut just onlookin
Your get your kingsyour rooksrings and pawns tooken

Mos Def
Aiyyokeep your tape on us so you catch the revolve
of the Black Thought and the black man from Black Star
Illadelph and Vietnam we conferenceaccomplish
Even with stakes inclinedI get mineregardless

Black Thought
Yoa lot of Smurfette MC s carry purses
And rockuniformsthat s made for nurses
I burst your versesyour words is worthless
Only touchin surfacethe FUCK s the purpose?

Mos Def
I shot the sherriffthe deputyand head of bank treasury
So mounties in the county got a BIG bounty stressin me
But tell em to hold offthey too short to measure me
Mos and Black Thought blast forth with the weaponry

both interwined
Like blaow-ba-dow-da-da-dow-da-dah-ow
Either stand tall or sit the fuck down
All the way from the 2-1-5th to Bucktown
Brace yourselfit s about to go down

Mos Def
Yo Tariq (whassup) how your micraphone sound
(It sound tight) well aightshow em what it s about

both intertwined
We got to blow up the spotbecause they must have forget
We double (trouble) bubble (bubble) bubble (bubblin hot)

Mos Def
Yeahnow check your stove top before you take a listen
And make sure beans don t burn in the kitchen
These gased up niggas just ain t fuel efficient
I play the winter breeze then choke hold your prisoner
Now you niggaz can t make pole position
Classychasiscan t hold the transmission
Crew pituselessthey got they tools missin
Watch megrand prixchampy for wealth driven

Black Thought
Yoyou go one for my hustle (hustle)
Two to rock rhyme (two to rock rhyme)
From the muscle kid I m one of the illets of all time
I swing from chandeliers and wall climb
And specialize in warfares of all kind
A lot of MC s said I m a run it down rhyme
But half the timethey run it down one of mine
Thought suffocatin em with yet another stunnin line
You dumb and blind kidit s enlarged and underlined

Mos Def
What I memorized leave your whole staff pressurized
Melt down all of your artificial lies
Y all niggaz is faker than Yellow No. 5
Swine like mono and diglyceride
My vocals got textureyou just texturized
I m nicer than your writtens even when I m improvised
Step into my zone get flown like fly
by the b-boy Lazarus who just won t die

Black Thought
Yome and Kamal and Leanord Hubbard?uestlove and Malik
We go back to dollar holdings and Tahitian Treat
Or like toast in the oven with government cheese bubblin
Me and Dante like MarvinThe Troublemen travellin
Give me the micwe on that again
b-boy businessoff the top actin and battlin
Servin them cats that forgot
But don t get too closebecause you might get shot

both interwined
Like blaow-ba-dow-da-da-dow-da-dah-ow
Either stand tall or sit the fuck down
All the way from the 2-1-5th to Bucktown
Brace yourselfit s about to go down

Mos Def
Yo Tariq (whassup) how your micraphone sound
(It sound tight) well aightshow em what it s about

both intertwined
We bout to blow up the spotbecause y all must have forget
We double (trouble) bubble (bubble) bubble (bubblin hot)

We go blaow-ba-dow-da-da-dow-da-dah-ow
Either stand tall or sit the fuck down
All the way from the 2-1-5th to Bucktown
Went from _Do You Want More?!??!!_ to what you want now?

Mos Def
Yo Tariq (whassup) how your micraphone sound
(It sound tight) well aightshow em what it s about

both intertwined
We bout to blow up the spotbecause y all must have forget
We double (trouble) bubble (bubble) bubble (bubblin hot)

Mos Def
Say here s a little story that must be told
About two young brothers who got so much soul
They takin total controlof the body and brain
Flyin high in the skyon a lyrical plane
It s just two bad brothers who will never quit
Mos Def and Tariq from the 2-1-5th
They rock beginnin to endon a spiritual blend
And everybody who forgot then baby tell em again
It s just me and Tariqwith Ahmir on the beat
The Roots crew baby yo we got to make it unique
We got the soul-shockinestbody-rockinest
Non-stoppinest_Fortified Live_ survive the apocalypse
Rhymes we saythe perfect blend
Because we know how to rock when the beat come in
Like zen-zen-zen-zen-zen
Zen-zen-zen-zen-zenzen-zenzen-zen
Zen zen-zenZEN zen zen ZEN zen zen
Zen zenZEN zen zen-zen
Zen-zen-zenZEN zen ZEN zen
Here we gohere we here we here we go
Zen zen-zenZEN zen zen ZEN zen zen
Zen zenZEN zen zen-zen
Zen-zen-zen-zen-zenzen-zenzen-zen
Let the poppers popand the breakers break
Then zen-zen-zen-zen-zen
Zen-zen-zen-zen-zenzen-zenzen-zen
Two years agoa friend of mine
Zen zenZEN zenzen-zen zen-zen... *fades*

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