Concerto in X Minor

Lyrics

[Sadat X doing Ed Sullivan impression] Well ahh, good evening my Nubian brothers and sisters, ahh Tonight we got a REALLY big show, ahh, really big show, ahh Con-duc-ting his Concerto in X Minor We have the brother, Derek X Ahh, his theme tonight will be on racism in a New Yawrk backdrop Brother Derek X.. [Intro: Sadat X] Ah, yes, yes, yes, thank you, thank you, thank you and all of that Yo, before I get this wreck, I wanna give a STRONG shout To all the positive brothers and sisters that's out there And I just wanna let y'all know who I came down here with I slid in here with Lord J and Alamo with the A And I came to get wreck, like THIS!! [Verse 1] I'm kinda blessed so I wrote this manifesto for life Co-signed by the others with a knife (*Alamo cuts and scratches "Brand Nubian!"*) On the real tip, let's take a field trip from the ghetto You pick the time and we'll meet in the meadow To discuss racial issues and tension New York's a powder keg, did I forget to mention? (*Alamo cuts and scratches "New York, New York"*) Now, case in point, y'all remember that Brooklyn Bridge joint When things got wild and wooly? Yeah, that day the Feds played the role of the bully "Up against the car!" "Yo, I ain't even do nuttin' man" "Aiyyo shut up or you get smacked!" "Yo, why you pushin' me why you hittin' me man?" Now, Huey Newton was slain And we all felt the pain of Yusef Hawkins And they was mad but we was squakin' They tried to show a false compassion Yet, at the rally, they tried to bash in our brains Further addin' to the bloodstains I was mad at this news and so was my brothers And I wanted to get violent but I'm a lover of black mothers And black mothers need sons Not children that's been killed by guns.. It's, just a-nother form of slavery, a modern day lynchin' The others get the word, the black man feels the tension Inside, not out to hide, just provides us all the answer I will stop racial injustice if I get the chance to! (*Alamo cuts and scratches "When the revolution comes"*) [Verse 2] Now, the civilized man's main goal is to teach And I try to achieve this with verbal outreach In my community, and all outlayin' counties Spread the message of good with my Now Rule mighty Step up to the right, dispense and be known Remember what I said is to teach your own At home first, and as we disperse I sparks your head like a cloudburst Y'all don't stop, y'all don't quit Derek X, I'm guaranteed to be the ultimate (Brother Derek X) I kicks the flavor! So bust that, I drop the stack from my almanac It's all truth so it's got to be a shown fact So keep on, this is the dawn of the Capricorn Turtle A rhyme that I kick is stored daily in my journal Or my diary, when speakin' on the black man, I gets fiery The record's in the record store, category's black war Best you ever saw and it comes in a three or a four pack In a month or two, I'll be back To confer with you on both of my works In my contract, I get crazy perks from Elektra See me kick this rhyme and I covered the whole spectrum This is the final verse, grand finale in Crescendo Message substance of the X cannot be thrown out the window Unseen, lean two years past the teen Never use makeup, got a natural sheen It's like that, y'all, let's have a ball I'm Derek X, about six feet tall [Outro] Yeah, and as I stop this wreck for one sec I wanna give a shout to the Grand Puba Also to Clark Kent, Marley Marl (I understand that time is runnin' out) Pete Rock from the Vernon I wanna give a shout to Mike P in the Cherokee also in Tucson (I understand that time is runnin' out) Rich with the Cabriolet I wanna give a shout to all the Gods in Now Rule (Understand that time is runnin' out) Melachi, Sincere and my man True Born I wanna give a shout to Big Bob (Time is runnin' out) Scooby Real and the whole Mob from the Stallion Mark the Spark And I'm outta here (*Alamo cuts "Runnin' out"*)