[All] Yo, raise the level, bass bottom to treble Forever keep it ghetto Funk and heavy metal Buck the devil Unify the rebel Whistle like a kettle With a fly acapello Smooth and mellow Locked load and settle Shine through times with rhymes bright like yellow Taste and swallow, lead and never follow Break it like a bottle Inspire like a role model
Chorus: [Soup] Say, "I am" (I am) "Somebody" (Somebody)
[Akil] Yo, my soul, bounce rock and roll Tumble with the rhythm Heat the mic when it's cold I was told "Be Bold" Whether platinum or gold Keep it solid Do the knowledge Til' I reach my goal My hunger-pain thunder Lumberjack the fifth wonder I never slumber cuz I keep it on the under My post beat for people in the street Ghetto M-U-S-I-C (We bring the heat) That African soul Clap black power impact Who said ghetto rap was all about a dope sack? A pimp slap or a big black gatt Fuck around and get jacked For your rhymes where I live at Uh, I'm not a gangsta but I boogie wit beats No gang affiliation in my lyrics or speech But still I keep it straight hood-hop techniques South Central Fundamentals J5 emcees And it's on!
[Marc 7] They got you sittin' on the edge of your seat
[Chali 2na] Creatin' beef
[Marc 7] Mark of the beast Code on the street Cease and decease
[Chali 2na] Never the least
[Marc 7] Let me repeat The situation gets sticky like the badge on police
[Chali 2na] We individually driven in the beginnin' We winnin' Six men and a venomous independent decision and clear vision Pretendin' was never a possibility I got to kill it Because I want to be it The poet to win a Pulitzer Prize Who wouldn’t survive?
[Marc 7] The fullest of vibes
[Chali 2na] Deliberate surprise
[Marc 7] When bullets the size
[Chali 2na] Of quarters arrive
[Marc 7] And slaughter your lives
[All] We trying to counteract that
[Chali 2na] Unifying these ballers and backpacks With Knowledge-