Roots - Rhymes And Ammo lyrics
rate me[Light faded voice of Black Thought]<br />
Cause when I put rhymes in they minds yo<br />
For all y'all folks who were hopin and wishin<br />
and I can assault, tryin'a take my position<br />
Stop wishin, and sit yourself back and listen to<br />
A'yo, cause when I put rhymes in they minds yo<br />
For all y'all folks who were hopin and wishin<br />
and I can assault, tryin'a take my position<br />
Stop wishin, and sit your ass back<br />
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[Chorus: Black Thought]<br />
A'yo when I say pump that, y'all say shit up<br />
Pump that! (Shit up)<br />
Pump that! (Shit up)<br />
When I say stand up, y'all say get up<br />
Stand up! (Get Up)<br />
Stand up! (Get Up)<br />
When I say rise up, y'all say now<br />
Rise up! (Now)<br />
Rise up! (Now)<br />
When I say lick a shot, say blaow<br />
Lick a shot! (blaow)<br />
Lick a shot! (blaow)<br />
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[Verse 1: Black Thought]<br />
A'yo everybody on they jawns<br />
Cartoons is hardcore porn<br />
It ain't no afterschool paper routes and mowin lawns<br />
Kids got backpacks full of yayo and heron<br />
Coming to school shootin up the auditorium<br />
Yo its anthrax maniacs on the TV<br />
The least of y'all worries should be Thought's cd<br />
The chairman of the board coppin twice weekly<br />
They done caught the minister with a pork b.l.t.<br />
If my shit ain't hot, it probly try to drive me<br />
Psyhce, its somethin I can never let myself see<br />
Can't see, I'm thorough-bread, nothin fancy<br />
The maker, no matter what the circumstance be<br />
Its the principle, pillowcase full of nickel<br />
Smacked like I'm (??), leave him crippled<br />
Keep talkin greasey I'ma big lip you<br />
A'yo your man'll can get slid with you<br />
You and the squad takin to galoshes<br />
I hold the engineer for hostage<br />
and spit from a dirty cartridge<br />
Its L for whoever try to front on Thought's shit<br />
I'm sendin them goons to your mom's apartment<br />
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[Chorus]<br />
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[Verse 2: Dice Raw]<br />
A'yo I'm dancin, on the edge of insanity<br />
and rhymin like its the end of humanity<br />
Still people from the old neighborhood can't stand to see me<br />
Turn around and tell girls we like family<br />
What up with all that, jokin, and collamity<br />
Behind the laughter they thinkin about jammin me<br />
But they don't know, I got somethin for them<br />
But I ain't with that negative vibe, so fuck all that<br />
I've earned alot from this game, and sacrificed more<br />
Stand here a new man, but I'm still the old boy<br />
They claimin they sell but I'm still the old boss<br />
Sometimes wings get clipped, we all hit the floor<br />
But today though, its Black Thought, Kweli and Raw<br />
You can be sure that we got our eyes on y'all<br />
Watchin different artists rise and fall<br />
Mother fuckers jumpin ship like we came to rob at y'all<br />
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[Chorus]<br />
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[Verse 3: Talib Kweli]<br />
Kweli, sittin back in the cut like Reese<br />
In a constant peace, call me fantastic like I cut the grease<br />
Baracudas movin and canoein sippin amaretto<br />
I'm a ruler of my temple, what I do to instrumentals<br />
Instrumentals is the development of these niggas mentals<br />
Tears in your eyes like this moment is sentimental<br />
Your fundamentally floored, philosophically bored<br />
Disturbed like the eighth floor of your hospital ward<br />
You've GOT to appoint niggas to raise the bar<br />
Muslims praise Allah, Christians praise the God<br />
Rastas, they say Jah<br />
They find a way to rhyme with the pallet like fine wine<br />
and make you say ahhh<br />
Guess who's back?<br />
The game needed improvement<br />
Can't fit the bullshit no more, you sound stupid<br />
I'm a shark in the water with constant movement<br />
influenced by music since a truant yo<br />
This is how we do it yo<br />
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[Chorus x2]
