Say Something

The year is 1975, Brooklyn, New York City A child destined for greatness is born, let's go Get your hands in the air, get 'em up Put your hands in the air, put 'em up Get your hands in the air, get 'em up Put your hands in the air, put 'em up Talk shit now, talk shit now Talk shit now, talk shit now, talk shit, hey Say something, say something Say something, say something The Lord Chief Rocka, I'm colder than meat lockers My people keep throwin' it up like cheap vodka I smack Internet MC's and beat bloggers You can see my Black Thought like 'Riq Trotter Deep, go ahead and sleep, they know in the street Kwe' gon' flow on the beat proper, composin' complete operas Longer than a cigar that's Godfather Tappin' two heart choppers, I'm harder than gob stoppers People comin' for the throne not knowin' the seat hotter than Fish grease, criminal names on police blotters You convinced me, I hit targets like top shotters Out in the Mideast like Muslims takin' Shahada I'm sayin' makin' a profit, a product of Reaganomics Awake and I'm stayin' conscious to radio playin' garbage, yeah Blacksmith Music, if you don't pay homage I'ma show you how we break an artist That's a threat, I'm not makin' a promise Speak to the people like Barack Obama They worship like the black Madonna, c'mon Niggaz talk shit, but they ain't got skills I'm the type of nigga to put lead in your grill Number two pencil is sharper to bruise mentals, and Beatin' in my chest is the heart of a true gentleman Still spit right in your face Fuck a Top 8, back up, gimme MySpace, you're not safe Yeah, they say I'm back But I ain't go nowhere though Been here the whole time Where you been? You back Matter 'fact, apologize Talk shit now, talk shit now Talk shit now, talk shit now, talk shit, hey Say something, say something Say something, say something Open your mouth, say somethin', I fuckin' dare you Chokin' you out 'til you can't suck any air through Fuck with your man too, thinkin' I can't do what I plan to Vet vandal, niggaz are brand new Ain't knew I was bad news? Look at the tattoos Get ran through like you was fingers through Sassoon Horror chick in the bathroom, off the backstage room Shit you couldn't imagine, nigga, I'll harass you I'll Ras Kass you, 'Soul On Ice' and body cast dude Past due, Jean and Kwe' the last two action heroes Actually had the capacity to be the ones in a class of zeros Hip hop's not dead, it was on vacation We back, we bask in the confrontation You can ask me, have any conversation You talk shit, Blacksmith, Jean, I'm waitin', nigga Talk shit now, talk shit now Talk shit now, talk shit now, talk shit, hey Say something, say something Say something, say something We not fallin' for your trick 'cause your image is like a gimmick Forget it, every rhyme is bitten, you like a mimic I'm talkin' to the Lord and I'm askin' Him for forgiveness Just for kickin' niggaz out the club like Michael Richards Yeah, I admit it, I'm guilty, the way I spit it is filthy I keep it gritty so they get it, they feel me, the flow Is known for touchin' the soul of street hustlers I speak in the language they know I keep customers The writin' therapeutic, it's due to the pain and sufferin' While these dudes get it confused and abuse the creative substance I'm givin' you a contact high, my name buzzin' And I came in the game with nothin', stop frontin', nigga Talk shit now, the year of Blacksmith Is not defined by any calendar Just thought I'd remind all you challengers Get the name right, BKMC, Talib Kweli, say it again Get your hands in the air, get 'em up Put your hands in the air, put 'em up Get your hands in the air, get 'em up Put your hands in the air, put 'em up Say something