Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Conscious Rapper, artist - KRS-One. Date of issue: 21.01.2002
Song language: English
The Conscious Rapper |
| You think this is easy right? |
| (Yeah) |
| You think this is easy right? |
| (That's easy) |
| You think you got what it takes? |
| (Yeah that’s easy) |
| Huh, we gon' see, we gon' see right now |
| (Now what?) |
| Look |
| So you wanna be a conscious rapper |
| Can you handle the press and they negative chatter? |
| Can you eat cold platters and still spit data? |
| Watchin' others spit lies and they pockets get fatter |
| Can you climb up the ladder, and reach the top? |
| But it still doesn’t matter, 'cause you ain’t pop |
| Can you rock for the love of the art? |
| Can you drop hit after hit after hit and still don’t chart? |
| Can you really stay loyal to God |
| When your life is full of strife, plus it always seems so hard |
| Can you handle the criticism |
| People holdin' you up to higher standards, but they don’t live 'em |
| Can you hear these kiddy flows and laugh at it But when you spit they callin' you arrogant? |
| You better think about that before you rock to this |
| Sometimes it’s easier to pop your Cris', let’s do it Think you can do what I do Think you can step in my shoes |
| You have no clue what I go through |
| You never felt my pain |
| When they attack my name |
| All because I have spoken the truth |
| To be a conscious rapper ain’t a mystery |
| You gotta laugh when they call you contradictory |
| The whole industry, you gotta push and pull it To really get with me, you gotta dodge they bullets |
| Blaow, blaow, blaow, every day and every way |
| You critics got somethin' to say |
| At the same time, you gotta uphold Christ |
| Uphold life, while others flash cars and ice |
| It could break you down, take you down, make you frown |
| It could actually shake your ground |
| But if you love who you are, and believe in that |
| Best believe you will be where the teacher’s at And where’s that? |
| in fact, in cold or heat |
| Yes, I declare victory over the streets |
| Overstand, over these beats, over the so-called elite |
| Over the strong, over the weak |
| I know how to speak, and most of all I know how to eat |
| I know I want humble and meek |
| So you better think about that before you rock to this |
| Sometimes it’s easier to pop your Cris', uhh |
| Think you can do what I do Think you can step in my shoes |
| You have no clue what I go through |
| You never felt my pain |
| When they attack my name |
| All because I have spoken the truth |
| Look, so you thinkin' about bein' a conscious MC |
| Well you gotta love God and you got to live free |
| You got to see the life that others can’t see |
| You got to be the person that others can’t be You can’t be a S-L-A, V-E |
| If you sayin' to yourself, «This may be me» |
| Then you know goin' in that you work against sin |
| Your very skills will kill the demons within |
| So don’t expect respect from slaves and hoes |
| Nor the slavemaster’s video shows |
| Nor the rap mags, you know how it go Especially black mags, you know they don’t know |
| Just go to the crowd that you know will need you |
| 'Cause nothing compares to the respect of the people |
| That’s what you look for, that’s what you work with |
| 'Cause anything else, is truly worthless |
| You better think about that before you rock to this |
| Sometimes it’s easier to just pop your Cris' |
| You better think about that, 'fore you rock to this |
| Sometimes it’s easier to just pop your Cris', uhh |
| Think you can do what I do Think you can step in my shoes |
| You have no clue what I go through |
| You never felt my pain |
| When they attack my name |
| All because I have spoken the truth |
| Think you can do what I do Think you can step in my shoes |
| You have no clue what I go through |
| You never felt my pain |
| When they attack my name |
| All because I have spoken the truth |