Stay Real

[Intro] Yeah You know an artist paints with his mind, not with his hands Wake up [Verse 1] It ain't easy being a lyrical legend I'm the average old-schooler I stay sharp with this lyrical weapon My main art's in the spiritual section But some dudes ain't hearing this lesson So I buck shot with the Smith & Wesson Clips go into the weapon If I bring the MAC-10 from the west coast I'm aiming it into your section Rip rhymes with a TEC-9 and a 40 Glock When I'm teaching a lesson I'll even bring an M1 and leave an impression A mean one, a clean one, you never seen one 'Til I sweep up with a machine gun Whеn the teacha come, you see thеm run First I be coming with the peta guns For my peace love and unity, I'ma have to see your funds Why you be so dumb You need to run, look around My delivery is hot, like when the pizza come, don't fuck around (You talk to 'em) [Chorus] If you continue to ignore the word You gonna go through the same deal Rearrange your mind and how you speak out your word You putting seeds in your brain field Corporations treating you like sheep and like herd But KRS-One, he stays real Listen to the teacher as he speaks out the word You gonna rise if he stays real (Watch this. Stay real) [Verse 2] It ain't easy being a lyrical icon When I turn my mic on, rappers start shaking like fiends when their pipe's gone I'm squeezing the mic like a python, you got it quite wrong The guru, step into the arena with the Teacha and your life's gone These rappers are immoral, they write wrong KRS-One is immortal, his career is quite long This won't take long, I'm spitting on mics cause I'm made for this Be clear, I speak that lyrical hip-hop lyrical craziness The bar-tender, the airbender, I spit you see the waviness I don't criticize or knock nobody's style, but I'ma stay with this The traditional and lyrical is everyday for Kris I'll strip these beats down to their nakedness Ain't nothing fake with this (Stay real) [Chorus] If you continue to ignore the word You gonna go through the same deal Rearrange your mind and how you speak out your word You putting seeds in your brain field Corporations treating you like sheep and like herd But KRS-One, he stays real Listen to the teacha as he speaks out the word You gonna rise if he stays real [Verse] They know that I'm spitting the truth everywhere Or proof that I'm raising the roof everywhere Off the top like I dont have any hair Observe, you might just learn something here My word is a clear, oh you forgot, 22, 45 uzi or Glock I don't give a fuck if you choose me or not First time fiends are new to this drop Fail to receive when I do to the spot Salutes all day when I cruise in the block True, Fuck if you feel me or not Don't claim to be a legend if you really a not I'm real with the rock, skills are tight, real hip-hop, keep it real tonight Got the will to fight, whether day or night Gonna stay alright, cause I stay in the light I'm the (?) and the hype man I'm cooking and shaking and baking the mic When I walk in, rappers jetting like they taking a flight KRS-One, blazing the mic Aight!