[Verse 1: Neelam]

Uh, studied the arts (Uh)

And followed the path, at least in my thoughts (Yeah)

I was left in the dark (Uh)

Like Tony Starks with all of them parts (Yeah)

Except I made an Ark (Uh)

Like Noah who told us the world would be over

Time to expose all the evil

'Cause I am the voice of the people (Uh)

Somebody must say it (Yeah)

My sound is unique, but stolen by Elvis (Uh)

It never was in him (Yeah)

He came around niggas and had to learn rhythm (Uh)

Yeah, I'm dope (Yeah)

Clear my throat, crеate a new post

Ha, TikTok is a class

Teaching thе world to be Black (Uh)

How do you do it like that? (Yeah)

Move it like that? Make music like that, uh?

How do you say it like that? (Yeah)

Braid it like that? Shake it like that, huh? (Uh)

Watch them study my plays (Yeah)

You must be shocked and amazed (Uh)

I am a brush for the durag

In other words, I am the wave (Uh)

More like the ocean (Uh-huh)

Now drowned by the motion (Stop)

You better watch that talk

You a dog that barks in the water with sharks

[Interlude: KRS-ONE]

Hip-hop is the most influential art form in modern civilization

Why? Because it is directly connected to the greatest crime in modern civilization

American culture? That's our culture

Pop culture? That's our culture

There is no America without us

[Verse 2: Locksmith]

Moses was a Black man, so was Pharaoh, ooh

Gotta free my people on that straight and narrow, ooh

Gotta speak to bushes while that fire is burning through

Moving birds behind bars, that's that Maya Angelou

I don't wanna give this game for free

I don't wanna lease this art for cheap

Kill 'em in twos and flood them with streams

Better pray now this Ark don't leak

No, I don't follow your grievances

While you believe in this, leading astray

Every statue that's prominent, Washington Monument

Came from a region where currently Egypt is

I can define what a demon is

You play along 'cause you wanna get paid

Understand money's not evil, but people is

Willing to do anything for a taste

I used to lay on the edge of the bed

Watching the greats and would trace 'em with lead

Watching the pace of the pen accelerate then

But now I just paint in my head

We did it with jazz, we did it with rock

We did it with B.I.G., we did it with Pac

We did it right after they took all the money from the schools

Created inside of the box

Took away instruments, so we sampled

Said it wouldn't last, the last received ample

Pop recognition, plus I should mention

We are not willing to pass you the mantle

Here's an example, speak from the heart and get canceled

That will effect your financial

We set the trends, we make the waves

Then we get buried inside of a landfill

How are you people so willing to stand still?

We keep it moving with music and the fans will

Recognize real, what we have built

Bet on myself, it ain't even a gamble, yeah