[Verse 1: J. Sands]
Yo, from Pittsburgh to Pilón, this type shit we be on
When we on inside a cassette deck of your Neon
Or in your Navigator whippin' with the CD on
Lone Catalysts, rockin' to the break d-awn
Make a sucker new jack be gone
He kick his shit, I be like: "Yo, you puttin' me on?"
"You wanna battle?!" Out to Rawls, "Pick me a beat to freak on
Somethin' with a lotta bass and some highs that tweet on
The drums," I give it a run, you know, turn the heat on
Up in the kitchen, then your deletion
Will put me in a top position, J. Sands dishin'
No look, like Ron Strickland
Make the average MC contemplate just sittin'
Down, the wax spin like merry-go-round
While I format the verbs and nouns through underground
Now what you're lookin' for, you have found
So now, bump to the sound, properly laid and mixed down
By no other than my brother, although from different mother
J. Rawls with Sands on the mic, so take cover
The sound makes you bounce like Flubber
Ludacris, Danny Glover
Lethal with Weapons, so while you're checkin'–
[Hook: Rubix & Talib Kweli]
Due process, payin' these dues, battlin' crews
At the same time, livin' in life, givin' enlightenment
Seeing-eye for the blind
Through the darkness of the industry, we ministry
Due process, payin' these dues, battlin' crews
At the same time, livin' in life, givin' enlightenment
Seeing-eye for the blind
Through the darkness of the industry, we ministry
[Verse 2: Talib Kweli, (J Sands)]
I go on like et cetera (Go on...)
And blast my way out the plethora of replicas
Cats steady actin' extra
And they parts is non-speakin
My skills go without and beyond speakin'
Address your congregation like a deacon
Seekin' converts, my convo is a honour and a pleasure
You seeing me is like Geraldo seein' Al Capone's treasure
You the don of mediocraty, I'm the indispensable hero of Hip-Hoprisy
Stoppin' your flow like bureaucracy (C'mon!)
Due process, you got blessed by the best of the population
Word to Black Shawn, I'll Chuck D your whole operation
And "Shut It Down," cut it down like rain forests
You see Talib Kweli when you look up "the illest" in the thesaurus
I'm the definition of special edition with rack-and-pinion steering
To make my handlin' more smooth than aloe and lanolin (Smooth)
"Manifesto"-spittin, my stiletto's hittin
On a ghetto mission to keep it fabulous, like a Lone Catalysts composition
[Hook: Rubix & Talib Kweli]
Due process, payin' these dues, battlin' crews
At the same time, livin' in life, givin' enlightenment
Seeing-eye for the blind
Through the darkness of the industry, we ministry
Due process, payin' these dues, battlin' crews
At the same time, livin' in life, givin' enlightenment
Seeing-eye for the blind
Through the darkness of the industry, we ministry (Yeah!)
[Verse 3: Rubix]
On a level of metaphors with lives, life seems to depreciate
Like automobiles from its original state
I'm Interboroughs, with registrated plates, pushin' the weight of my spirit
Passin' the limit of speed, rhymes per minute
Cerebral engine is infinite
Class, the third eye high beams illuminates the distance
The pressure on pedals accelerates, racin' the currents of winds
Makin' the intangible bend
With aerodynamics and panoramic visionin'
I see the world we livin' in
Five gallons of knowledge, a tank full, filled with lessons
My temperature guage measures all of the blessings
For the miles I'm stretchin'
Passin' what is hot and what you got, for all you cats on the list
Cause us to be the Catalysts
Of a new era, correctin' errors
Learn to love it or leave it alone
Recitin' these Nubian poems
From NYC to ATL, we got continuous flows
[Hook: Rubix & Talib Kweli]
Due process, payin' these dues, battlin' crews
At the same time, livin' in life, givin' enlightenment
Seeing-eye for the blind
Through the darkness of the industry, we ministry
Due process, payin' these dues, battlin' crews
At the same time, livin' in life, givin' enlightenment
Seeing-eye for the blind
Through the darkness of the industry, we ministry
Due process, payin' these dues, battlin' crews
At the same time, livin' in life, givin' enlightenment
Seeing-eye for the blind
Through the darkness of the industry, we ministry
Due process, payin' these dues, battlin' crews
At the same time, livin' in life, givin' enlightenment
Seeing-eye for the blind
Through the darkness of the industry, we ministry
Due process, payin' these dues, battlin' crews
At the same time, livin' in life, givin' enlightenment
Seeing-eye for the blind...