[Intro]

Gotta celebrate life

Pay tribute

Celebrate and commemorate

[Verse]

Yeah

At the crib, we listen to Madlib

Hi-Tek, Dilla beat tapes and that's it

Supreme alchemy, refined chemistry, divine energy

We defined by our memories

On them days that I wish they took me instead of Beverly

I remember Rapsody reminded mе that life's ahead of me

I drop thеm non sequiturs to bomb executives

You'll always be the winner if you decide what the metric is

Control the game, don't be the game or the predator

Me, Myself and I such a formidable competitor

Descendant of a king, I got Negus in my bloodline

A true king is fighting with the soldiers on the front line

When it's crunch time, sometimes his words can be unkind

Handing and marching orders like I'm Dr. Lee in Drumline

One band, one sound when we combine

Most rappers just a joke, it's all setups and punchlines

I couched it in a verse it's about as comfy as the confines

Of a prison cell where living well is a small ray of sunshine

Supreme alchemy, that ain't what the reverend say

I never hesitate to show compassion 'cause that's the key to Heaven's gates

To reach it, they self-medicate, the voices on my radio active like yellowcake

But hella fake, why sedate when you can meditate and focus on ideas 'cause beliefs you can't legislate

Or regulate, always on time, my faith is never late

So before every meal, the proper said his grace

Celebrate, we pay tribute and commemorate

When you know your self-worth, you give thanks for your fellow greats

Celebrate escaping from the industry to get away

Seen the same kind of fate that turned Dumile to Metal Face

Celebrate, when you slow down, we accelerate

So many cautionary tales, I need some yellow tape

Celebrate, we elevate and we innovate

Diversify way more than your bonds, we don't assimilate