Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song What's Hardcore, artist - K'NAAN. Album song The Dusty Foot Philosopher, in the genre Рэп и хип-хопDate of issue: 12.10.2008
Record label: Interdependent Media
Song language: English
What's Hardcore |
| I put a pen to the paper |
| This time as visual as possible |
| Guns blast at the hospital |
| The walls are white washed with tin rooftops |
| To show love, you lick two shots |
| It’s dangerous man |
| Journalists hire gunmen, there’s violent women |
| Kids trust no one cause fire burnt them |
| Refugees die in boats, headed for peace |
| Is anyone scared of death here? |
| Not in the least |
| I walk by the old lady selling coconuts under the tree |
| Life is cheap here, but wisdom is free |
| The beach boys hang on the side, leaning with pride |
| Scam artists and gangsters fiending to fight |
| I walk with three kids that can’t wait to meet God |
| Lately, that’s Bucktooth, Muhammad and Crybaby |
| What they do everyday just to eat, Lord have mercy |
| Strapped with an AK and they bloodthirsty |
| So what’s hardcore? |
| Really, are you hardcore? |
| Hmm |
| We begin our day by the way of the gun |
| Rocket propelled grenades blow you away if you front |
| We got no police ambulance or fire fighters |
| We start riots by burning car tires |
| They looting, and everybody start shooting |
| Bullshit politicians talking about solutions, but it’s all talk |
| You can’t go half a block without a road block |
| You don’t pay at the road block you get your throat shot |
| And each road block is set up by these gangsters |
| And different gangsters go by different standards |
| For example, the evening is a no-go |
| Unless you wanna wear a bullet like a logo |
| In the day you should never take the alleyway |
| The only thing that validates you is the AK |
| They chew on Jad, it’s sorta like coca leafs |
| And there ain’t no police |
| I’mma spit these verses cause I feel annoyed |
| And I’m not gonna quit till I fill the void |
| If I rhyme about home and got descriptive |
| I’d make 50 Cent look like Limp Bizkit |
| It’s true, and don’t make me rhyme about you |
| I’m from where the kids is addicted to glue |
| Get ready, he got a good grip on the machete |
| Make rappers say they do it for love like R. Kelly |
| It’s hard, harder than Harlem and Compton intertwined |
| Harder than harboring Bin Laden and rewind |
| (To that earlier part when I was kinda like) |
| We begin our day by the way of the gun |
| Rocket propelled grenades blow you away if you front |
| We got no police ambulances or fire fighters |
| We start riots by burning car tires |
| They looting, and everybody starts shooting |