To the Fall, But Not Forgotten

[Intro: Fidel Castro]

Sobre la cuestión

Acerca de si, eh, la lucha armada

Es el único camino

Para la liberación

[Verse: Blu]

Fidel Castro passed, yo

And Nelson Mandela was the last savior for Black folks

Don't know what I would be without Muhammad Ali

And the best rapper alive, that would be Sean P

We seen the true leader through Afeni Shakur

And Phife Dawg, we don't wanna lose any more

I'm sure Prince will be missed as the years pass

And David Bowie had the homies crying tear gas

Rest in peace to a G named Kimbo Slice

Even Bill Nunn, man, I wish I could save his life

I was just thinking 'bout Gene Wilder

And you know Anthony Mason, you know he had the power

My nigga Tom Ford, you even held it down

Like how Sharon Jones shared that golden sound

Guru, can you still see me from above the clouds?

Tell Eyedea teach the people how to freestyle

Big love, shout out to Bobbi Kristina Brown

Mr. Spock needs a spacecraft, not a stone in the ground

Natalie Cole, Ms. Nat Queen Cole

B.B. King sang the blues but had so much soul

And Bobby "Blue" Bland was a true bluesman

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter taught us how to take a stand

Ornette Coleman never put down his horn

Amiri Baraka knew exactly what we was on

Amy Winehouse had the perfect sound for the wind down

And Maya Angelou, why did you have to go?

Rodney King, you know we really need you now

Tamir Rice, Freddie Grey, Trayvon, Michael Brown

Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, even Amadou Diallo

Ezell Ford and other victims that follow

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Walker

Robin Williams, y'all, we gotta try harder

Michael Jackson, you know you'll never leave this planet

Unless you figure out how Neil Armstrong landed

Every time I see Will, I see Uncle Phil

Bernie Mac, I know not a comedian, more real

Steve Jobs, geez, you even gave me a job

Lee Thompson Young, it's hard for me to see the prob

Gary Coleman had a lot of soul, man

Rich Nichols was the roots of The Roots whole band

And Gil Scott-Heron said it wouldn't be televised

Whitney Houston and Aaliyah kept the soul alive

And A$AP Yams was the motherfuckin' man

Capital Steez, you made me believe

Daddy Mack won't be the same without Mac Daddy

I can still see Pimp C in a pimped out Caddy

Baatin, whatever happened to my man

J Dilla, there will never be another iller

More than 100 proof to the rapper Proof

What could MCs breed without MC Breed?

And MCA from the Beastie Boys

Freaky Tah from the Lost Boyz used to bring the noise

Tell Trouble T-Roy that we still reminisce

Heavy D, Heavy D we can never forget

Buff Love from The Fat Boys had a lot to say

And Jam Master Jay taught you how to walk this way

O.D.B. from Wu-Tang was the true Osiris

And respect the slang tongue from the outsiders

Camu Tao, the grim reaper poetic

Nate Dogg, everybody had Nate Dogg bless it

Which brings me to the greatest of all, 2Pac

But KRS One would say Scott La Rock

Biggie Smalls, the most notorious of all

Big L was my favorite MC, bar for bar

Big Pun, you know that his job wasn't done

Eazy-E, definition of a true OG

Charizma and Ill Will both had a story

And anyone else who didn't receive glory

Malcolm X, Dr. King, Jimi Hendrix, Huey P

Jean-Michel Basquiat, John Lennon and Abe Linc'

I pray that we all get to share longevity

And tell Dr. Sebi niggas still wasn't ready, ayo