Face It

Yeah You Got Your man here and Sadat X,worldwide, J Rawls..peace Talking bout whenever you came up Yeah i came up in ah, in that time, when rappers first generated Came up in a strong household. two parent household All the black men did run away Learned who i was from some good brothers Original men There's always gonna be nice I was destined Student Enrolled me - and shaped my frame The god slow a grown man i became I was self thought but from others i caught Mic styling and groundbrakers Broke rules and took chances Start it like out of few glances Further engrossed me Watched all - Followed nothing closely Looked into my self and became a man Got with the brothers grand Seen the land Build with my fathering skill A machine Supreme being The all eye seeing That's why i survive I'm not saying' that i'm the best to lie I say that i believe that i'm one of the top I'm not going to sell myself short See thats the life you bought I knowledge wisdom I'm understanding That the world is demanding Yes Yes Peace god yeah thats what im talking about.yo We've gotta let the young people know what this is what this hip hop thing is See this new hip hop it don't cost you no though, it don't spread no knowledge it don't give them nothing man But it's up to us to give them that knowledge, that wisdom, that understanding. yo, i'm el-wise can't tell? Drop a jewel on 'em How do we try to believe Crackers ruling public schooling' and doesn't appease the seeds Wasn't it these that gave us 350 MC's The recipe is to manufacture dumbed down rappers This is why i keep my hip hop Since i check my shake, I speak awake, i sleep, i hate To se y'all lacking Like my fish black and girls blacker Poor, black and hate it But i'm proud to be that Marcus martin, bobby marley made me proud to be black Some prospectors have suggested my commercially defective Black aesthetics needs an edit just so white folks cans get it (inaudible) twice as hood as little weezy I just rather drop a jewel or watch a whomb to plant my seed Soon to pamphlette all my teachings While i cough at all of yours Eating off poor righteous teachers Had to learn before they talk Its like they're seeping through the cream They had to crawl before they walk Sadat X and J Rawls, and how ever that falls Let freedom, justice, equality be thought in the halls Least in the pool-halls where the black men frequent I'm tired of seeing my brothers in the precinct Im just saying We got history dog There's no mystery dog The true or living A civilized mans ghost teach wise living For the babies im giving They're the best part Black man and a woman thats how the families start Please educate our lost children everywhere I'mma say peace and leave that in the air Walkin 25.000 and be back on my square I pollenate the seeds when im there Ill die for mine Freedom mentally and don't never eat swine Cause thats foul Brand Nubian Public Enemy X-clan KRS (????) Rakim And they thought me things about people like: Marcus gardner Nat Turner Eldridge Cleever Bobby seal Malcolm X Young people pick up the books. We got to give the youth what they need..