[Talib Kweli]
These niggaz ain t thugsthe real thugs is the government
Don t matter if you independentdemocrat or republican
Niggaz politickin the streetget into beef
Start blastinnow a new cat is executive chief
With apassion for heat you getblast in yo seat
Die before you crash in yo Jeepnever passin in your sleep
like an old manyou ain t a fool you got a whole plan
to conquer territories like Europeans who stole land
The future of your whole fam hang in the balance
You the kingand your block is the palace
Y all niggaz is the parliamentuntouchablespot unrushable
Keep your weight wetcall in collect to save a buck or two
Get madwho the fuck are you? What you gonna do?
Exactly what I thought - NOTHINin the sport of frontin
you the undisputed championI m in a class you can t be in
My words is flesh like Jesusthe aquarian
{*scratched* "Let s stop right here (??)"}
{"So you think that I m a fool.."}
{"Ayy man.. (??)"}
Chorus: T. Kweli and Kool G. Rap
[T] It s just a chapter of the nightin the ghetto afterlife
Where you just seen or heard about or gonna have to fight
[K] Where they sacrifice the life and niggaz see flashes of light
When you trapped up in the heights but clappers aimin at the wife
[Talib Kweli]
Yeahdudes gettin money is still thuggin
Chicks gettin money is still ghetto
Still livin the whole thuggish stilleto
Your team let the metal burst before you take an L
you raised in helllet the dust settle first
Then you ask the questionsnatchin the life of the innocent
Shit happens huha man s respected by his actions
It s the karma of the streetyou try to meet the karma
while the karma sleepyo it s deepbut the karma can t be beat
You don t know your enemyso you fightin with yourself
Relate to rap niggaz cause they writin what you felt
You got top shelf connects you gettin seasoned like a veteran
We suck the venom out the snake bitewithout the medicine
We benefit from niggaz in tenementsdyin for benjamins
So bad that they know they own coffin measurements
Ghetto eloquencein the moment of truthdon t be hesistant
or fall victim to the elementword is bond
"So while y all keep on fakin the funk
we gonna keep on walkin through the darkness carryin our torches"
-> DJ Premier
{*scratched* "I ma give-give-give it to-to you straight"
"Straight up and down!" -> DJ Premier
Chorus: T. Kweli and Kool G. Rap
[T] Just another chapter of the nightin the ghetto afterlife
Where you just seen or heard about or gonna have to fight
[K] Where they sacrifice the life and niggaz see flashes of light
When you trapped up in the heights but clappers aimin at the wife
[Kool G. Rap]
Niggaz get caught up in the struggle
End up in court in troublesportin a bubble
Ford azure bubbleimporter smuggleforcin a rumble
Hit the blocks with a portion to double
Flip and get tossed in the huddle
Police with one piece short of the puzzle
It s a hustlepeep the street lifethey movin muscle
and the G s ll make your knees buckle
Tussle with heat until your feet stand in a pee puddle
Cheese double but all the speedy niggaz bleed puddles
Make the headlines; some try to escape the fed time
Phone taps on direct lines - tec-9 s with the red shine
Jake climbin through the bedroom blinds
Tryin to bring you to your deadlineit s slippery when wet signs
Red timewipe the sweat around your neck time
One shot spill out your red winerock shots to deafen your prime
Pieces of hot lead left in your mind
One slug to the left of your spine
Forever late to rest on the shrine
{"So you think that I m a fool.."}

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