Intro. . Knowledge is power, and knowledge can be the difference between life. Or death... you should know the truth and the truth shall set you. Free..
Verse 1. . (Scratch: Telephone ringing). . "Who's this? Juanita? Fatima? Solika? Oh, it's Freda?. Look, I have a question, just what is it that you need.
The meaning of the name GangStarr, well I'll tell ya. It means I find my mind can excel to. a greater type of thought, brought by the things that I've been taught.
Presenting you with alternative music. 'cause, yo, the struggle is tough, and we must learn to live through it. Pleasure and pain, pain and pleasure. We gotta maintain a balance to obtain the treasure.
"Now what you hear is not a test" --> Sugarhill Gang. (cut up 4X by DJ Premier). . (Guru). Well goodness gracious, let me just take this. time out to pull a rhyme out, and update this.
{dj premier cuts the phrase "step up..." over and over}. . (guru). Once you step in the arena, cheater; you're gonna be a-. Mazed when you gaze at the armor on this leader.
So many things will happen that one can't explain. You find yourself saying "who me", time and again. They say what goes around, comes around. Ahun, so think about it while you're messing up clown.
Guru:. . Yo Duke, you're dead wrong. You'll never have the skills like mine. I write the ill type rhymes. Now I'm reaching my prime. 360 dunk in your face.
Stick up kids is out to tax (x2). And this is how the story goes. . Brothers are amused by others brother's reps. But the thing they know best is where the gun is kept.
(DJ Premier cuts "Intelligent but not yet equivalent" --> KRS-One). . (Guru). Tell me, do you have a clue of what to do. Can you groove to this smooth tune, you must presume.
I knew this chump see... he tried to play me. he was my right hand man but he betrayed me. i let him chill at my crib cause we were down and. i went to work everyday while he was loungin.
You puny protozoa, you're so minute you didn't know the. Gang has been watchin but instead of just squashin you. I'm scoopin you up out of the muck you wallow in.
Expanding the depth of your brainpower. Ours is a better gift, not to be bragging nor lolligagging. I can see dimensions of sound and light around my mic.
(DJ Premier scratches "at this time I have the honor to present to you"). . (Guru). Parahraphs, portraying my viewpoint. So stay attentive, cause this is a new joint.