The Way We Live Lyrics - Krs One

Welcome to hip-hop culture 

We stay hot like Tulsa 

Knowledge Reigns Supreme, followed by a number one 

These rappers they do run run 

Lyrically they flashin' two guns with new funds 

But politically they do run run 

When it's time to build, they chill, gettin nuttin' done 

But they mouth yes they do run run 

I've heard, just about all that I can hear 

We talk and talk but this talkin' is goin' nowhere 

I've been to the summits and conferences 

And the people man, they'll tell you man 

Hip-hop is the way we live 

If you're down for this nation, hip-hop the nation 

Three generations, fourth in the waitin' 

Look at what we facin', mainstream penetration 

Everyone's a biter now, no innovation 

No syncopation, lost communication 

Here's what we gotta do to fix the situation 

First step know what you creatin' 

Hip-hop the culture, the consciousness, a new civilization 

I've heard just about all that I can hear 

We talk and talk but this talkin' is goin' nowhere 

I've been to the summits and conferences 

And the people man, they'll tell you man 

Hip-hop is the way we live 

Everybody, c'mon unite now 

Turn on the light now, stop all the fight now 

Time to unite now, a new type of life now 

No stress no strife, no gun, no knife now 

No board no pipe now, we seein' the light now 

Bein' the light now, the future is right now 

Hip-hop is like wow, ready to fight now 

Sick of the hype now, just about right now 

I've heard just about all that I can hear 

We talk and talk but this talkin' is goin' nowhere 

I've been to the summits and conferences 

And the people man, they'll tell you man 

Hip-hop is the way we live 

I hear uhh, hip-hop is callin' me 

The fact you must see sir, rap is not all of me 

I use that to reach ya, rappers be borin' me 

Redo the industry with a two dollar royalty 

What's the agenda, to hip-hop and politics 

Don't you remember? The violence we stoppin' this 

Kris will defend the, hip-hop populist 

The solution is simple, raise up yo' consciousness 

I've heard just about all that I can hear 

We talk and talk but this talkin' is goin' nowhere 

I've been to the summits and conferences 

And the people, they'll tell you man 

Hip-hop is the way we live 

Welcome to hip-hop culture 

We stay hot like Tulsa 

Knowledge Reigns Supreme, followed by a number one 

These rappers they do run run 

Lyrically they flashin' two guns with new funds 

But politically they do run run 

When it's time to build, they chill, gettin nuttin' done 

But they mouth yes they do run run