
Date of issue: 31.12.1994
Record label: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)
Song language: English
Meiso |
Yin for Yang, I walk on a line |
Between ghetto slang and stimulation of the mind |
Life is a labyrinth of dollars and cents |
As I quest for cream, through the steam so dense |
From the sensimilla I puff 'cause the tunnel is tough |
Some lick shots with sound, some’ll bust from the cannon |
Experts original man’ll examine |
I am in fact lackin' confusion, as to what’s real and what’s illusion |
I come from Illadelph where ya health, you never take for granted |
As hot as the equator in a cypher 'round the planet |
Or abnormal, niggas appearin' out of portals |
And demandin' your soul, who controls The Eight Immortals? |
But the number 7, in this continual maze |
Where nights fight with days |
Within my mind marijuan' blaze |
And some say I should change my ways |
But it’s hard to hear the phrase through the havoc and haze |
Thought’s style of lyricism’ll never cease to accele-rate |
It’s the great lab dweller |
The mentals of The Roots are beyond any computer |
The judge prosecutor or the drug distributor |
Respect to the ex-Lex Luger, my nigga Malik B the intruder |
Phila 5th Dynasty’s the future, and DJ Krush is the producer |
You’re dealin' with the ginseng Roots, we get ya renaissance looser |
Remember me, the Thought, I represent essentially and mentally |
Eventually, you’ll mention me as most high |
My decibels are most fly |
I’ve come to paint ya Thoughts Black, yo, Krush, where’s it at? |
The Roots bring it from the Phila 5th, spill the gift |
The melody of a felony is straight off a cliff |
Now, can I get a witness to dismiss Christmas from the myth list? |
Man, that’s bogus, let’s try to stay focused |
You would think it was the 4th of July |
'Cause in Illadelph, a round of applause light up the sky |
Why? |
Don’t ask me, subtle attitudes sometimes nasty |
Foul-mouth bitches walk around, lookin' trashy |
Bimbos talkin' about, «Where's the indo?» |
Crackheads leavin' babies unattended at the window |
To see death, and brothers with strikes who got 3 left |
I’m tryin' to make it, 'cause if I don’t, I’ll probably take it |
But perseverance is a virtue |
The person that you think you hurtin' might hurt you |
Your celly might jerk, too |
Perhaps I’ll go to court this time when I’m summoned |
But I’m a rebel to the system, so I might not be comin' |
So, if I fail, man, just give out the bail |
It’s just more time to write another story to tell |
Ill elements drop intelligence |
Black Thought, Malik B fuck up they irrelevance |
We got strain on the brain from bodies left in the dust |
Man, just leave it to us, look mane, you aim and I’ll bust |
Fuck betrayal, just trust, over tracks we lust |
With DJ Krush from Japan, so no more need to discuss |
Name | Year |
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Pistolvania 2 ft. Malik B., Jakk Frost | 2016 |
X-Ecutioner Style ft. Black Thought, Roc Raida, Sean C | 2020 |
Right Now ft. Black Thought, Styles of Beyond | 2005 |
Here I Come ft. Dice Raw, Malik B. | 2005 |
In The Music ft. Malik B. | 2005 |
Burnin' And Lootin' ft. The Roots, Black Thought | 1998 |
Yah Yah ft. Royce 5'9, Black Thought, Q-Tip | 2020 |
Lost Desire ft. Malik B., Talib Kweli | 2007 |
America ft. Black Thought, Chuck D, Big Lenbo | 2017 |
I Can't Help It ft. Malik B., Mercedes Martinez, Dice Raw | 2007 |
Thorn Or A Rose ft. Black Thought | 2016 |
Immortals ft. Black Thought | 2015 |
Pimpa's Paradise ft. Stephen Marley, Black Thought | 2004 |
When We Move ft. Black Thought, Seun Kuti | 2021 |
Crowns for Kings ft. Black Thought | 2019 |
Ishkabibble's ft. Black Thought | 2020 |
Roman Candles ft. Roc Marciano, Black Thought | 2018 |
Fight The Power: Remix 2020 ft. Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought | 2020 |
Good Morning ft. Pusha T, Swizz Beatz, Killer Mike | 2020 |
Living In Bunkers ft. Lotek, Black Thought | 2011 |
Artist lyrics: DJ Krush
Artist lyrics: Black Thought
Artist lyrics: Malik B.