[03:59.00]Make 'em clap to this
[03:59.00]Attempt to motivate the activists
[03:59.00]The buzz about town
[03:59.00]Will
[03:59.00]Produce volts to power your amp
[03:59.00]Reign it in – damp roots will blossom
[03:59.00]A few were talkin' 'bout the sprout when the Two were still Awesome
[03:59.00]Sun lit the sky and identified the Scion
[03:59.00]'95 burns hot in the hearts of rap purists
[03:59.00]"Put in on" big brother transform
[03:59.00]My generation of b-b-bubblers has gone flat over time
[03:59.00]Daily distractions of the 8-track mind
[03:59.00]If I stray punch me out for real – be on the button
[03:59.00]But word to La Rock swear you ain't gon' stop for nothin'
[03:59.00]Mecca bound with the 4-pound – promisin' yall the payoff
[03:59.00]The black steel rocker throughout the age of chaos
[03:59.00]And brothers on my jock for the way I hold it
[03:59.00]Take it in cousin – this right here's the moment
[03:59.00]Still"steppin' to the a.m."
[03:59.00]A half pace short of dawn-break – you take trade in's
[03:59.00]Stakes is high – my mistakes ante up with the best
[03:59.00]"Stay alive all thing's will change around" – ahh yeah
[03:59.00]You're test of faith will make mountains outta rock piles
[03:59.00]The 'voodoo child' will chop it
[03:59.00]Jimi's diggin' cats – Mr. Hancock. 'Rock It '
[03:59.00]And affluence influenced the hustle I can't knock it
[03:59.00]Believe me if you wanna but I'll tell you this much
[03:59.00]I bet you all your dough they live longer than us because
[03:59.00]Only the good die at age 29
[03:59.00]'My Philosophy' was born in a 'New York State of Mind'
[03:59.00]Confined on the island with no moral support
[03:59.00]To make a long story short – it's 8 million others in the city
[03:59.00]And you prolly ain't got time for this one
[03:59.00]You keep checkin' the shine on your wrist son
[03:59.00]Bum rush the platform son – doors are closin'
[03:59.00]When time's frozen you don't wanna be late
[03:59.00]Departin' sharp for one last run to get you open
[03:59.00]I'll forever hold my token stand post by the gate
[03:59.00]X2
[03:59.00]They said 'never no more '
[03:59.00]But it seems the suckas teamed up to hold court
[03:59.00]The 6-man providin' relief for any starter
[03:59.00]Count stats by the quarter – we're takin' back the order
[03:59.00]I swear upon the text of the revelation of Kings
[03:59.00]From Hollis Queens – learned to walk without strings
[03:59.00]Easy on the cut – no mistakes allowed
[03:59.00]Cause to me"MC" means"mentor the child"
[03:59.00]Step into the realm and you're bound to get taught
[03:59.00]Tell me Grand Verbalizer what time the lesson start
[03:59.00]Sharpenin' my tip so my mark's made heavy and dark
[03:59.00]Indelible upon your skeletal parts
[03:59.00]The apprentice to the mad scientist up in the lab
[03:59.00]It's the art form – these scars were born under scabs
[03:59.00]The body returns to dust the soul to the South Bronx