[Verse 1: Diverse]
My mind compliance like a science
Analyze my data, not a fader on the face of–
The Earth could blend rhythms like my will, surreal spinnin'
Ever-movin like evolution, it's retribution
For sellin' roots to lessen futures, I'm steppin' to fuchsia
Sunrises, my subconscious culminates constantly
To see various ideologies, angles like isosceles
Read my auto-B-I-ography
So many sides of me that vibrantly shine
Velocity's properly thick, like mahogany dimes
We findin' beauty in this urban-gritty, usually overlooked by many
Movin' intently through the densely populated city
Assuming eventually we gotta get over
I document culture, closer to the edge
Bolder than the print
Open to interpretation, gazin' deep into the glitz
To my people, raise your fists
I know it stays intense
Whatever pays your rent, but saves your soul
You know the drill, it go –
[Chorus: Diverse & Mos Def]
(Ha heh) Hotter than most dudes
From left to right, on top and below you
Flow like the coastals, move like smoke do
I'm Diverse – these other cats is just hopefuls
When they ask who put it down, baby, you know who
Tell your whole crew
It's somethin' that you need to know, dude
This is how we go through
[Verse 2: Mos Def]
Yo – who the poisoned pen?
Mos got the inkwell full of serum
Prescribed for any emcee claimin' they ill
A small dose'll change the way that they feel
Milligrams of the raw, snow-cut, check how I label a pill
It's M.D., the spit-doctor, chant like a witch-doctor (Uh-huh)
Recite me, and ya whole ailment get proper
I'm the–medicine man, representin' my clan
Mixin' the potion with Diversify and '7, my man
And stay shoutin' out the home team wherever I am –
The B-R-O-double-up K-L–wYliN' out
The cowboys who don't fret to pull they llamas out
Iron horse, dollar, Coupe de Ville, ridin' out
No lights, no cam, action – drama'd out
Fearful, you scammer out
Absorb the shit that I'm about
Inner-city Blue Note, ghetto folks, holla out
I'm good money, tell the doubters get they wallets out
Hot when the dice is out, they go broke findin' out
Smack ya mojo – quarter, half, or whole note
Magical vocals, get it there like postal
Underground nigga that spoke truth and broke through
Shine bright when I'm far from my close-to
I told you – you know how Mos do
[Chorus: Diverse & Mos Def]
(Ha heh) Hotter than most dudes
From left to right, on top and below you
Flow like the coastals, move like smoke do
I'm Mos Def – thm other cats is just hopefuls
When they ask who put it down, baby, you know who
Tell your whole crew
It's somethin' that you need to know, dude
This is how we go through
[Verse 3: Diverse]
Yo – exposed to a higher set of variables, as fly as aerial
Definin' stereo components, moments with my master
Remasterin' technique, havin' some fresh sheets
Damagin margins with a broader outlook – we lookin out, y'all
Me and Mr. Mighty Mos, we outlaws
Blazin' in the saddle, raisin' like the mornin star, formin' majestic
Candescent like the street lamps, I-be-amped to inn-o-vate
Reminiscent of technology, probably just my will to build
For real notions of emotions similar to the seven seas
Steadily sparkin' cables, tables turnin' like the high tide
I'm captive to this music's vastness, into it I skydive
Tumblin' like buildings crumblin' on inner-cities cumbersome
They comin' in to run us out, my niggas shout for justice
You wanna link with me, then let me know!
This music is like my vessel, so we seem to be inseparable
From C-Town, headed Eastbound
You know the rest, it go –
[Chorus: Diverse & Mos Def]
(Ha heh) Hotter than most dudes
From left to right, on top and below you
Flow like the coastals, move like smoke do
This D.I. – these other cats is just hopefuls
When they ask who put it down, baby, you know who
Tell your whole crew
It's somethin' that you need to know, dude
This is how we go through
[Outro: Mos Def]
Yes, yes, yes, yes...
How we roll through
Uh!
Bring it in like whoooa
