Underground Lyrics - Kristyles - Krs One

[Chorus] 

What does it mean to be UNDERGROUND? 

It means you gotta be free to be UNDERGROUND 

Yo, you got your own key when you're UNDERGROUND 

If you're listening to me yo you UNDERGROUND 

It's time that I open with a thunder sound 

Now look around your own town for the UNDERGROUND 

Yo, you rhymin for the TV, or a million CD's? 

You ain't a MC, you ain't UNDERGROUND 

You could be platinum or gold, hot or cold 

But it's the respect you hold that's UNDERGROUND 

When the critics don't get, that for the streets you spit it 

When your lyric they fear, that's UNDERGROUND 

[Chorus] 

Yo, white kids, black kids, skinny kids, fat kids 

Them Asian cats be UNDERGROUND 

Chicanos, Palestinians, Milanos, fuck the Lone Ranger 

Where's Tanto? That's UNDERGROUND 

Freddie Foxxx, Blackalicious, Kweli 

M.O.P., GangStarr that's UNDERGROUND 

Mad Lion, Smif-N-Wessun, Buckshot 

Armageddeon T.S. that's UNDERGROUND, UHH! 

[Chorus] 

Yo, the t'cha returns, I told y'all I went to Cali to learn 

And that shit was UNDERGROUND 

If the cops be eyein you, cause survive is what you try to do 

Yo I'm wit you, you UNDERGROUND 

If it's justice you want, and you protest the ice they flaunt 

You want skills that's UNDERGROUND 

Yo it's not about a rugger rapper, or an actor 

It's about your subject matter that's UNDERGROUND 

LOOK! 

[Chorus] 

Chevonne Dean from Ruff Ryders, all the Outsiderz 

Young Zee, that's UNDERGROUND 

When all your money's spent, and you're still hangin on 

to 50 Cent (get it) you UNDERGROUND 

When you rep the collective consciousness of hip-hop 

Not hip-pop, you UNDERGROUND 

Yo it ain't about jewels, bitches and cars 

It's about Nas, that's UNDERGROUND, yo! 

[Chorus] 

To be underground simply means that you're down 

for the struggle, get 'em up, that's UNDERGROUND 

You could be a classy lady or a whore 

But if you protest the war, for sure, you UNDERGROUND 

If the government can't see you, or deceive you 

You love your people, believe you UNDERGROUND 

If you refuse to play the game, you go against the grain 

You ridin the train, you UNDERGROUND - get it! 

[Chorus] 

Yo, yo, that blast from the past, like Grandmaster Caz 

Bam and Flash, that's UNDERGROUND 

Doug E. Fresh, Lord Finesse, KRS 

If you listenin to this you UNDERGROUND 

Turn it up now KRS about to show you how 

They go wow, BLAOW for the UNDERGROUND 

Mr. Walt, Evil Dee, KRS, BDP 

Kenny P, that's UNDERGROUND - do it! 

[Chorus] 

(Alright!) Turn it up ah, turn it up ah 

Turn it up ah, turn it up ah 

Turn it up ah, turn it up ah 

Turn it up if you UNDERGROUND - LISTEN!