Released on January 1, 1998
[Verse 1: Bas-1]
Okay, there's anger, I can sense the danger, another bomber leaves the hangar
Who's the arranger of this particular war?
It's the United Nations, United States government protecting the interests of their Pacific sanctions
So many situations, it's 1941, Hitler still exists
He's concentrating on the Jews, Hawaii is subdued on the crew's circumstances
As World War Two advances technology enhances weaponry
The creation of thе atom bomb
Who the fuck to drop it on?
Japan, the only non-European, human bеings in Honolulu fleeing
The world is in awe people don't believe what they seeing, it's ill
The Brits controlled by William Churchill, Japan by Hideki Tojo
Italy by Bonito Mussolini, U.S. by Harry Truman
Hitler in Germany turning the history
To a blank page, fill it with human tissue, December 7th, and you can check the issue
Discuss it with your grand mommy, out like a pilot on a mission of fucking Kamikaze!
[Verse 2: Shing02]
1941, Japanese soldier, engaging in battle, perfect composure
Clandestine overnight operation, the final destination, Pearl Harbor
Flying through the night, high visibility the sky is clear, everything in sight
Can you hear the turbulence? Can you feel my heartbeat?
Yo, I'm a lone pilot, equipped with the Zero, in my motherland, they honor me as a hero
But I still got my mother's picture in a locket, 'cause there's nobody else up in the cockpit
I glance at the panel and the readings are normal, check the radar, radio detection and ranging
My section is changing, the crew is coming kamikaze, direct translation, divine intervention
My squadron comprises an aerial torpedo, I've been taught I'm attacking for Emperor Hirohito
I was raised 22 years so I could serve my one and only country, the empirical army
We flew down from the west side of the mountains, the harbor below containing the target fleet
Arizona, Oklahoma, Maryland and California, total devastation burned onto my cornea
I'm dropping bombs on American soil, my blood is getting so heated, it's ready to boil
And evaporate like the history behind us, to remind us not to forfeit the memories
And yes, I do remember the 7th day of December, being patriotic in an idiotic war
Now what the hell was I fighting for?
[Chorus: Shing02]
The mic is so hot, I turn coal into diamonds and pearls
I harbor no pain but the flow still remains
Yo, I can't fight the blood in my veins
The mic is so hot, I turn coal into diamonds and pearls
I harbor no pain but the flow still remains
Yo, I can't fight the blood in my veins
[Verse 3: Shing02]
1998, Japanese MC engaging in battle, perfect composure
Forget the path of overnight sensations, the final destination, world conquer
Rhyming through the night, high lyrical ability, trailblazing clearing everything in sight
Can you hear the bass? Can feel the drums?
Yo, I'm a lone artist building up from zero, with my other hand trying to grab that dinero
I grab the microphone so that I could rock it, battle drills taught me that I got shit in my cockpit
We throw it down on the west side of the nations, the U.S and Japan now bringing you the beat
I was on a mission to come to California, rip the mic while other MCs turn cornier
I don't need a commercial-ass singe, double-platinum, triple-six shit, quadruple vinyl to say this much
That I'm the freshest MC ever to touch the mic in this bilingual manner with my own banner
I just do what I do and do well what I do, that's why I move and I dwell with my crew
The name is Empire22 and don't forget it, I'm concise when I slice so there's no need for an edit
I think globally and rap locally, the freak Asian breaking down the equation
E=MC squared?
Nah, me equal MCs scared because I explode atomically
MC's break down comically get dropped automatically
The force connecting the Pacific is called hip-hop
One nation indivisible for an invisible war, now what the fuck are you fighting for?
[Chorus: Shing02]
The mic is so hot, I turn coal into diamonds and pearls
I harbor no pain but the flow still remains
Yo, I can't fight the blood in my veins
The mic is so hot, I turn coal into diamonds and pearls
I harbor no pain but the flow still remains
Yo, I can't fight the blood in my veins
[Outro: Shing02]
Yo, for the kids in [?], this is for you
For the kids in the [?], this is for you
For the kids in LA, this is for you
For the kids in the east, this is for you
For the kids down south, this is for you
For the kids in Europe, this is for you
For the kids down under, this is for you
For the kids in Asia, this is for you
[?], right