Freequency

[Verse 1: Black Thought] Yup, I rep the few that Could sell you that life story in two acts, from New Jack The he who would find glory and knew that I started in the trap, freestyling over the two-track When I was realizing my chronicle, where was you at? I'm true Black, some feel as though my opinions are too Black I paid a major price with the label, now where the food at? My crew Black, from white to light skin to the blue-black We travel in the time, when the world ended, I flew back To an open door and saw culture deepеr than the ocean floor Then I camе and know which cord and which dependence overture And do for self, so know your rights and know the law Nine times out of ten, they ain't worth the paper they wrote it on They'll try to beat us, they will never defeat us Attack thought leaders, as Black warriors Descend into darkness like black Orpheus The stars of the story is back, y'all see us (Word) We touchin' everything that move It's like you get them bomb throwin' at the show and prove From an era before the views, but came confused Comes an American gangster slash Langston Hughes And when I step into a place, it creates the mood When I give a dissertation, we make the news All my team do is win 'cause we hate to lose The stars say it's you again, let me make some room I don't relate to fools They focus on the vision, they all going to Hell and just swear you going with him Not just to visit, 'cause they're in a mental prison, existing Isn't living, I pray that you know the difference If you tryna go the distance, liberate your mind Your soul gon' follow, it ain't far behind As long as you're not hollow, it ain't hard to find I personally transcend space all the time, shine like [Verse 2: Talib Kweli] Silhouettes, when they dancing in the limelight In hindsight, your songs is nursery rhymes like Three Blind Mice You a klondike, looking brown but take a bite, you probably fine white You want the reels so I provide you with the highlights You'll never be prepared for what we facin' if you scared of confrontation So never hear what you sayin' if you bring fear to the conversation These abominations'll bomb a nation and murder entire populations Put 'em in camps, say it's mental enhance, they focus in concentration I'm sayin', when people tell you who they are, you should believe 'em It's heartless how they treat 'em And it's garbage that they eatin' Regardless of what they feed 'em They still starvin' for they freedom Like they ravage, these devils be terrified of God for a reason You could be savage as a heathen but ain't no atheists in foxholes Fucks up your alignment like a New York City pothole Since a snot nose, son was a dreamer like he a vato Running with mobs and schemers as he chronicled the cockroach When it got Mos Created a classic, that's how they got close Opened for the Roots, they kept the bar close, son was nice with the bars though This the crack that we trafficking like we Narcos Got us all the way up like my stock go when I pop off Like the firearm, the queen kept in her purse like the hot sauce Tell my accountant, hit the broker with the stop loss 'Cause it got cost to consider Don't be bitter 'cause you was listenin' to knock offs Get your ass up out the throne 'cause it is not yours and you know it Evacuate it, with Black Thought and Black Star creating Belong to Two One Five Entertainment and Black Star Incorporated 'cause we ain't playin' We defied and melt your plastic operation The ancestors proud of us 'cause we the catalyst for mass decarceration [Verse 3: Yasiin Bey] Bismillah Reversing the misfortune by moving forward Every direction is determined by intention Life is a school for all of us without exception 24/7, seminars are in session, ha Some serious studious, some class clowns The reality like gravity shut that ass down They laugh now then cry later and longer, ha They told me ain't nothing growing without some water Look, we sacrifice for what we needed and wanted If it was righteous exact or was out of order Everything is not for sale, everybody pay a price You can run away and not escape, that's the way of life Nobody makes it out alive, wow Nobody ever really dies Ain't it crazy how the contrast coincide? Ain't it strange how I'm amazed but I'm not surprised They say that they don't understand it but it's not a lie And indeed the understanding is not required 'Cause as long as the soul is born and you feel a vibe Don't trouble your mind, it's quite alright More will be revealed in time Thanks for being with us, ciao for now High-end frequency champion sound [Outro: Yasiin Bey] Ha, ha, yes, yes, y'all Feel free, indeed Fly like a dove, way up up above Rocking Love Free Waves all over the place Waves, waves, waves Waves all over the place Waves, waves, waves Waves all over the place Waves all over the place Waves all over the place Waves all over the place