[Intro: Ces]
You are about to enter
The manifestation of a family cipher
The Urban Thermo Dynamics
Is about to hit you right about now
[Verse 1: Ces]
I'm just here to let you all know
I got the flow and the locks that grow
I love the nappy heads, the braids, and afros
Kicks Adidas, jeans Girbaud
This is how we go and this is how we do
This how we be, we are The Big U
You don't know me and I don't know you
But if you wanna set it, do what you gotta do
I keep my flow with the one and two
That equals three, first letter "C"
Second letter "E," last joint "S"
Styles manifest from Key West to Budapest
Neverthеless, don't need no "S" on my chest
"Yo, why Ces?" 'Causе I'm super blessed
Save all the stress 'fore I clean up the mess
And if it ain't no, then it must be yes
And if it's the bomb, then it must be Ces
And if it's the bomb, then it must be Ces
I got the exposure to keep my composure
I'm meeting quotas, from Minnesota to Dakota
Taking no shit from the rap promoter
'Cause if they ever tried it, they shit is over
Murky mixture, what's goin' on?
I leave the party bumpin' 'til the
Break of dawn, break of dawn, break it down
Yo, Mister Sparkle, I like that sound
Put on the weight 'cause it's more than a pound
So if you want some of what I have
Meet me on DeKalb or Fulton Ave
Or Albee Square, a hop from the D
Manifest Destiny, it must be (What?)
Manifest Destiny, it must be (What?)
So check it out
[Verse 2: Mos Def]
Well if it ain't red, then it must be blue
And if it ain't false, then it must be true
And if it ain't day, then it must be night
And if it ain't left, then it must be right
And if it ain't width, then it must be height
And if it ain't loose, then it must be tight
And if it ain't off, then it must be on
If it ain't here, then it must be gone
If the shit ain't proper, then it must be wrong
Whatever don't fit does not belong
Sunrise to sunset, that's dawn to dusk
The Big U – a name that you can trust
The Big U – a name that you can trust
The Big U – a name that you can trust
Lay around on the middle ground, kid, you could die
It's game time, son, you better choose yo' side
Half-measures will not abide
If you ain't all the way live, then step aside
Indeed, Medina Green is where I reside
And it's about time that this Brooklynite
Took the mic and made the world get hype
You wanna be hardcore, try livin' right
Man, nigga's be puttin' up a hellified fight
Many times I'll stumble off the righteous path
But I don't subtract, I only add
But I promise on high plains, I take the rocks
I got the will of the Ox, I will not be stopped
(I gotta manifest des') What, ahk? You think not?
The verbal juggernauts will make a party lick shot
I tread a road more narrow than a fold-out cot
Coming from the bottom, so I'm risin' to the top
What – and you don't stop!
[Hook: Ces, DCQ, & Mos Def]
Self-actualize and realize, do what you got to do
If you can see it, you can be it, manifest, it's up to you
Everbody self-actualize and realize, do what you got to do
If you can see it, you can be it
If your mind can go there, then why can't you?
If your mind could go there, then why can't you?
If your mind can go there, then why can't you?
[Verse 3 : DCQ, (Mos Def)]
Nowadays, heads be makin' me mad
Talk a good game, but they legs is bad
Yappin' at the mouth with the "wish I had..."
Ahk, do yourself a favor and get off your ass
You go from left to right and in between
Run round town, selling dreams and beans
Screamin' "word is bond," but what's your word worth?
Before you indict yourself, fool, think first
And if it's my word, then it must be bond (Right)
And if it's my word, then it must be bond (Right)
And if it's my word, then it must be bond
(And the word is, The Big U got it goin' on)
'Cause it evolve culture, we taking down vultures
Peace to all those who represent the culture
To the kings and the queens of the universe
Aiyyo, we gotta shine the light on the Earth
Aiyyo, we gotta shine the light on the Earth
Aiyyo, we gotta shine the light on the Earth
[Hook: Ces, DCQ, & Mos Def]
Self-actualize and realize, do what you got to do
If you could see it, you could be it, manifest, it's up to you
Everbody self-actualize and realize, do what you got to do
If you can see it, you can be it
If your mind could go there, then why can't you?
If your mind could go there, then why can't you?
If your mind can go there, then why can't you?
If your mind can go there, then why can't you?
You can too!
