WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY
AND WE RUNNIN' OUTTA TIME
WE WAS TRYNA MAKE SOME DOLLA'S
BUT WE ONLY GOT A DIME
DO I HAVE TO BE A HOODLUM
AND TURN TO A LIFE OF CRIME
FOR MY PEOPLE IN DIS RHYME
TRYNA FIND A PIECE A MIND TO LIVE..

SINCE THE ROCK STEADY CREW MADE YOU SKIP TO DEY LOU
AIN’T NUTTIN’ NEW ‘TIL DA NU-FUNK CREW ROLLED TROUGH
SHOW YOU WE SHOW IMPROVE LIKE YOUNG MC’S WHO COME TO BUST A MANUVE
BUT BETTA, WAY BETTA YO WHATEVA – EDUCATE, DOMINATE EVERY ENDEAVOUR
OLD SCHOOL ERA, NEW SCHOOL TERRA-BLUE’S CREWS
DEM FOOL’S CAN’T WHAT WIT US
SPIT HOT SHIT ‘TIL DA MIC COMBUST
HIP-HOP HITS ‘TIL YOU DULL DA RUST
ROCK N’ ROLL CHEATA GET ADULTEROUS
THE ADULT IN US COLD CRAVE COLD CRUSH (HUSH)

(HEY - HEY - HEY)
HERE IT COME’S, HERE IT COME’S
HERE IT COME’S, HERE IT GETTIT COME COME’S

LIVE AND DIRECT, TRUE TO DA SET
HIP HOP MUSIC IS BACK IN EFFECT
CORRECT MIC CHECK, LET’S CATCH WRECK
NU FUNK MUSIC IS BACK IN EFFECT

I’M LOSIN’ MY MIND, BETTER THAT THAN MY HEART
I TOLD YOU FROM THE START I CAME TO TAKE PART
DOES ART REFLECT LIFE OF LIFE REFLECT ART
YOU TAKE IT PERSONAL EVERYTIME I TALK
I’M TRYING TO GET BY, LIFE NO LIE’S
I’VE GOT AN ALIBI EVERYTIME I TRY
I WANT MY NAME ON A BUILDING CAMERA’S FILMING
AND I CAN’T FIGHT THE FEELING
STAY IN THE MOMENT I OWN IT
MY MIC COMPANION COMPONENT
CARE LESS THE STRESS GOT ME BLESSED NOW
BEEN THERE CAN PASS ANY TEST NOW
YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOW’S WHAT YOU GOT
YOU LEARN TO LIVE AND LEARN LIVE HIP-HOP

LIVE AND DIRECT, TRUE TO DA SET
HIP HOP MUSIC IS BACK IN EFFECT
CORRECT MIC CHECK, LET’S CATCH WRECK
NU FUNK MUSIC IS BACK IN EFFECT

JUST BRING MUSIC BACK
HERE WE GO AGAIN
JUST BRING MUSIC BACK
BRING IT BACK AGAIN

ONCE UPON A TIME IN WHEN THE TIDE WAS HOT
MICHIE MEE HIT THE STAGE WITH SCOTT LA ROCK
KRS BATTLED ONE WITH HIS ROCK THE BOX
TWO YEARS LATER WES HAD THE BLOCK ON LOCK
AND THAT CHANGED MY LIFE AND I BECAME THE MAES’
GOT MARRIED AND HIP-HOP BECAME MY WIFE
AND I WAS NERVOUS OF THE CHURCH TO STIFF TO SLIDE
GOT HYPNOTIZED WHEN I KISSED THE BRIDE
AND NOW THE HONEYMOON IS OVER NOW TOO MANY GIGS
TOO MANY BATTLES, TOO MANY KIDS
TOO MANY TIMES I WANTED TO LEAVE AND CAME BACK
TOO MANY TIMES I NEEDED TO BREATH I MADE TRACKS
BUT I KNOW HONEY LOVES ME ‘CAUSE THE DON IS NICE
SO NOW I BOMB THE MIC ‘CAUSE THIS BOND’S FOR LIFE

LIVE AND DIRECT, TRUE TO DA SET
HIP HOP MUSIC IS BACK IN EFFECT
CORRECT MIC CHECK, LET’S CATCH WRECK
NU FUNK MUSIC IS BACK IN EFFECT

NIGE, DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME
THE POLICE DON’T KNOW WHO I’M SUPPOSED TO BE
I’M N-I-GEL SUPER DUPER MC
OH, YOU NEVER HEARD OF ME
WELL I WORK MIRICLES ON THE UNDER G
ROUND HERE THEY KOW THAT THE THUNDERS ME
WES, PHATT al, AND MICHIE MEE
STAY STRONG SHOUT OUT SWEET EBONY
KNOW I, JUMPED A ‘EM LIKE A PATTERN BASED IN SATURN
SPIN NABS ERASE ‘EM SUCKERS THEY CAN’T FATHOM
I’M A PHANTOM BUT CALL ME ANTHEM
SHORT, DARK SKINNED, GAPPED TEETH, AND I’M HANDSOME
I GOTTA TELL YOU HOW IT REALLY BE
YES I’M DOWN WITH THE KINGS BUT THEY AIN’T DOWN WITH ME

LIVE AND DIRECT, TRUE TO DA SET
HIP HOP MUSIC IS BACK IN EFFECT
CORRECT MIC CHECK, LET’S CATCH WRECK
NU FUNK MUSIC IS BACK IN EFFECT