Yeah.. yeah.. yup!
You know what? I was just downstairs
And I was on my way up here to the studio and
A guy bumped into me and
And he said.. he said, yo kris!
How is it that you stay in this music?
You know, this rap music ex-specially for so.. long.. so.. long
I said, well you know years ago I made a deal with the goddess
He said, the goddess?
I said, well yeah, you might know her as god
But I know her as the goddess
The universal mother
The mother of everything you see in existance
I ax-ked her for assistance
In lyrical persistance
And she gave it to me, under one condition
She said, Ill give you the gift
But use the gift to uplift
I said, okay mom!
So I tell you the truth, really
Me nah gon need nuttin else
But health, wealth, and knowledge of myself
Me nah gon need nuttin else
But health, wealth, and knowledge of myself
In the beginning was the word, the word was made flesh
Knowledge k. reigns r. supreme s.
Some of us guess while others of us are blessed
Take heed to the word, that I manifest
I manifest the future, the present, followed by the past
Everything in nature, rules by kickin ass
What they tellin me, but yo, you a friend to me
So ima tell you the secrets of mc longevity
Secret one: if it aint fun, youre done
And about your career, huh, well choose another one
If you dont like what you do, youre through
Lesson two: make sure you got a dope crew
Not some crew, thats like an anchor on a shoe
A mad crew, thats of some benefit to you
Lesson three, might be contradictory or funny
But mcs should have other ways of gettin money
Thats to say learn other things beside music
Make money elsewhere, hip-hop you wont abuse it
Too many mcs, just emcee
So their longevity, is based on an uncle tom
At the record company
Lesson four: sell your image, never sell a record
Image is respected, records come and go
And get collected
Even the records of platinum artists, that used to rip shop
Can be bought, for a quarter at the thrift shop
Which brings me to lesson number five, the illusion
Has me thinkin, the minute they drop a record
Theyll be cruisin, in the acura
Slow down! youre still a amateur
What seperates the pro from the amateur is stamina
Not how long you can rhyme, but how long youve been rhymin
Changin with the times, and findin yourself
Still cliiiiiiiiiiiimbin for wealth
Blow for blow, youre still growin, still showin
(all knowin) now thats a pro at it
Me nah gon need nuttin else
But health, wealth, and knowledge of myself
Me nah gon need nuttin else
But health, wealth, and knowledge of myself
Thank you mother, Im out
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