What's up ya'll, it's Asheru
0-8 'til Infinity
I'm out here in Paris right now
Well, it's a beautiful day, man, made me think
About how dope Hip-hop is and
We can get together, and do things like this
Across the pond, you know what I mean?
Shorter than your cutting heirs, put that in your starter gun
You can't see him so, when it's on
You wanna run, run, run
The faceless, nameless Invisible Man
Masterbuilder with state-of-the art plans
Plus, a list of demand for you to follow
Could really care less if it's hard for you to swallow
Last of a dyin' breed, soon to be extinct
'Cause we man up, stand up, and say what people think
Use words like "the colors my palette"
Keep my bond like smackin' down the mallet
And hold court with the Populists
Metropolitan Man of the Metropolis
If anything it's obvious that
I'm a man of many passions, many talents
I wear many hats, many pairs of New Balance
I travel many places, rock many shows
Many ladies scream "Oww", many fellas yell "Boo"
You don't understand, I AM Hip-hop
And everything I do, I breathe Bebop
I am rock 'n' roll, a child of Blues and Soul
So fluently, yes, I'm just doin' me
And you don't undertand, this my ev'ry day
The way I think, dress, and act, it's the things I say
This ain't Pop or Top 40, it's Hip-hop, Shorty
So fluently, yes, I'm just doin' me
Me, intellectual millionaire
I'm filled with ideas, like gems that's so rare
A diamond so clear, you can see your reflection
Let me light your path, you point out the direction
And I can take you there, not a problem
It's hard to find a dope MC
Niggas is starvin', yet I'm the food that they need in the worst way
Like Jesus breakin' fast on that 41st day
Here's for all you fakin' and frontin'
Dime a dozen Rap dudes that ain't sayin' nothin'
Yo, ya'll better learn survival of tha fittest
Only the strong survive, the weak just bear witness
Come and take it from the sidelines
Couldn't play the game, 'cause you couldn't follow the guidelines
And there you say, "What is this Gorilla-ass egg boy?"
I heard about business
You don't understand, I AM Hip-hop
And everything I do, I breathe Bebop
I am rock 'n' roll, a child of Blues and Soul
So fluently, yes, I'm just doin' me
And you don't undertand, this my ev'ry day
The way I think, dress, and act, it's the things I say
This ain't Pop or Top 40, it's Hip-hop, Shorty
So fluently, yes, I'm just doin' me
Me, passport pro, airport afficiando, ora, Oracado
Time travelin', ryhme unravelin'
My autobiography, my everything happenin'
I exhale stress, and deeply breathe life in
Hold down a show, solo, with no hype, man
I get so hype when a new song is tight
And the Trio 800, my fingers are greased lightenin'
The rap game is truly trifilin'
Could possilbly not be heard is truly frightening
Sometimes, when I think
These whack dudes just might win
I come, then they done
Stick the fork and knife in
So, while all the attention and the drama's hikin' in
I shine so bright, you forced to let the light in
Black men in America, no hyphen
With no bleach, no sweeter then no white man
You don't understand, I AM Hip-hop
And everything I do, I breathe Bebop
I am rock 'n' roll, a child of Blues and Soul
So fluently, yes, I'm just doin' me
And you don't undertand, this my ev'ry day
The way I think, dress, and act, it's the things I say
This ain't Pop or Top 40, it's Hip-hop, Shorty
So fluently, yes, I'm just doin' me
Me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
J-Sssss with the Jazz Liberatorz
Ya know what I"m sayin'
This joint right here take me back to the 80's
When my Grandad and his Lincoln Continental
Stretched out piece, leather seats
Ridin' and listenin' to that Miles Davis jazz
Ya know what I"m sayin'
I wanna give a special shout-out
To all the dudes out there puttin' down good music
Ya know what I"m sayin'
Like Lone Catalyst and Jazz Lives
Ya know what I"m sayin'
My man, 88 Keys, he puts it down
My man, Geology, definitley does his thang
So Scienfitic, always bringin' the hotness
Ya know what I"m sayin'
Pa Con and the Net, Dante Move
Definitley Talib Kweli, DJ HIgh Tech bangin' 'em
Marley Marl, Pete Rock definitely
DJ Premier, uh, holdin' it down all day, The Claim
Ya know what I"m sayin, West Coast love
Yeah, yeah, Mad Lib, oh no, them is all my cats
Bringin' you good music
Ya know what I'm sayin
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Can't forget my man Mos Def, the mighty damn
Yeah, legend in the game uh
Yeah, yeah, KRS, Rakhim, BIg Daddy Kane
All the legends