[Intro: Black Thought]
'Cause when I put rhymes in they minds, yo
For all y'all folks who were hopin and wishin
And I can assault, tryin'a take my position
Stop wishin, and sit yourself back and listen to
A'yo, cause when I put rhymes in they minds yo
For all y'all folks who were hopin and wishin
And I can assault, tryin'a take my position
Stop wishin, and sit your ass back
Uh, yo
[Chorus: Black Thought + Talib Kweli]
Ayo, when I say, "Pump that," y'all say, "Shit up"
Pump that! Shit up! Pump that! Shit up!
When I say, "Stand up," y'all say, "Get up"
Stand up! Get up! Stand up! Get up!
When I say, "Rise up," y'all say, "Now"
Rise up! Now! Rise up! Now!
When I say, "Lick a shot," say, "Blaow"
Lick a shot! Blaow! Lick a shot! Blaow!
[Verse 1: Black Thought]
Ayo, everybody on they jawns
Cartoons is hardcore porn
It ain't no afterschool paper routes, mowin' lawns
Kids got backpacks full of yayo and heron
Coming to school shootin' up the auditorium
Yo, it's Anthrax maniacs on the TV
The least of y'all worries should be Thought's CD
The chairman of the board coppin' twice weekly
They done caught the minister with a pork BLT
If my shit ain't hot, they'd probably try to drop me
Sike – it's somethin' I can never let myself see
Can't see, I'm thoroughbred, nothin' fancy
The maker, no matter what the circumstance be
It's the principle, pillowcase full of nickels
Smack like Ahmir kick do, leave 'em crippled
Keep talkin' greasy, I'ma big-lip you
Ayo, your man'll get slid with you
You and the squad kicking your galoshes
I hold the engineer for hostage
And spit from a dirty cartridge
It's 'L' for whoever try to front on Thought's shit
I'm sendin' them goons to your mom's apartment – yo!
[Chorus: Black Thought + Talib Kweli]
When I say, "Pump that," y'all say, "Shit up"
Pump that! Shit up! Pump that! Shit up!
When I say, "Stand up," y'all say, "Get up"
Stand up! Get up! Stand up! Get up!
When I say, "Rise up," y'all say, "Now"
Rise up! Now! Rise up! Now!
When I say, "Lick a shot," say, "Blaow"
Lick a shot! Blaow! Lick a shot! Blaow!
[Verse 2: Black Thought]
Aiyyo, countries at war, little kids cry rape
Goddammit, the ghetto is a Planet Of The Apes
Massive meltdown, bring in the red tape
The cinderblock shoes at the bottom of the lake
I'm from the city of sin, the state of the art
Use a notebook and the pen for making a mark
I love the game, Clubber Lang, hit 'em with the gutter slang
Y'all brothers insane, but I'm another thang
The track bang like your baby mother, very horny
To put it to y'all chumps – you so corny
My name, Black Thought – the one person army
All the intellectuals and the thugs adore me
My lyrical range from complex to strange
It's wrecking your brain when the rhyme checks the chain
Hip-Hop fiends tapping they arm to catch a vein
MC's scared to death, wishing I never came
[Chorus: Black Thought + Talib Kweli]
Ayo, when I say, "Pump that," y'all say, "Shit up"
Pump that! Shit up! Pump that! Shit up!
When I say, "Stand up," y'all say, "Get up"
Stand up! Get up! Stand up! Get up!
When I say, "Rise up," y'all say, "Now"
Rise up! Now! Rise up! Now!
When I say, "Lick a shot," say, "Blaow"
Lick a shot! Blaow! Lick a shot! Blaow!
[Verse 3: Talib Kweli]
Yo – Kweli, sittin' back in the cut like Res
In a custom piece, call me fantastic like I cut the grease
Barracuda, smoother than Kahlua, sippin' Amarula
I'm a ruler of my temple, what I do to instrumentals
Instrumental to the development of these niggas' mentals
Tears in your eyes like this moment is sentimental
You're fundamentally flawed, philosophical bores
Disturbed like the 8th floor of your hospital ward
You've GOT to appoint niggas to raise the bar (Yes)
Muslims praise Allah, Christians pray to God
Rastas, they say "Jah!" (Rasta–fari!)
Divine the way the rhyme hit the pallet like fine wine
That make you say, "Ahhh..."
Guess who's back? The game needed improvement
Can't spit the bullshit no more, you sound stupid!
I'm a shark in the water with the constant movement
Influenced by music since a truant, yo
This is how we do it – yo:
[Chorus: Black Thought + Talib Kweli]
When I say, "Pump that," y'all say, "Shit up"
Pump that! Shit up! Pump that! Shit up!
When I say, "Stand up," y'all say, "Get up"
Stand up! Get up! Stand up! Get up!
When I say, "Rise up," y'all say, "Now"
Rise up! Now! Rise up! Now!
When I say, "Lick a shot," say, "Blaow"
Lick a shot! Blaow! Lick a shot! Blaow!
Ayo, when I say, "Pump that," y'all say, "Shit up"
Pump that! Shit up! Pump that! Shit up!
When I say, "Stand up," y'all say, "Get up"
Stand up! Get up! Stand up! Get up!
When I say, "Rise up," y'all say, "Now"
Rise up! Now! Rise up! Now!
When I say, "Lick a shot," say, "Blaow"
Lick a shot! Blaow! Lick a shot! Blaow!
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