I Am Hip Hop

Lyrics

[Intro: Asheru] What's up y'all, it's Asheru '08 'til Infinity I'm out here in Paris right now Well, it's a beautiful day man Made me think about how dope hip-hop is And we could get together, and do things like this Across the pond, you know what I mean? [Verse 1: Asheru] Sharper than your pen and ears Put that in your starter gun You can't see him so, when it's on You wanna run, run, run The faceless, nameless, invisible man Master builder with state-of-the art plans Plus a list of demands for you to follow Could really care less if it's hard for you to swallow Last of a dying breed, soon to be extinct 'Cause we man up, stand up and say what people think Use words like the colors on my palette Keep my bond like smacking down the mallet And hold court with the populace Metropolitan man of the metropolis If anything it's obvious That I'm a man of many passions, many talents I wear many hats, many pairs of New Balance I travel many places, rock many shows Many ladies scream oww, many fellas yell bo [Hook: Asheru] You don't understand, I am hip-hop In everything I do, I breathe bebop I am rock & roll, a child of blues and soul So fluently, yes, I'm just doing me And you don't understand, this my every day The way I think, dress and act, it's the things I say This ain't pop or top 40, it's hip-hop, shorty So fluently, yes, I'm just doing me, me [Verse 2: Asheru] Intellectual millionaire I'm filled with ideas, like gems that's so rare A diamond so clear, you can see your reflection Let me light your path, you point out the direction And I can take you there, not a problem It's hard to find a dope MC, niggas is starving Yet I'm the food that they need in the worst way Like Jesus breaking fast on that forty-first day Here's for all you faking and fronting Dime a dozen rap dudes that ain't saying nothing Yo, y'all better learn survival of the fittest Only the strong survive, the weak just bear witness Come and take it from the sidelines Couldn't play the game, 'cause you couldn't follow the guidelines And there you say; what is this? Geurilla arts, egg boy, I handle my business [Hook: Asheru] You don't understand, I am hip-hop In everything I do, I breathe bebop I am rock & roll, a child of blues and soul So fluently, yes, I'm just doing me And you don't understand, this my every day The way I think, dress and act, it's the things I say This ain't pop or top 40, it's hip-hop, shorty So fluently, yes, I'm just doing me, me [Verse 3: Asheru] Passport pro, airport aficionado, J� J�� oiF Time traveling, rhyme unraveling My autobiography, my every-day happening I exhale stress and deeply breathe life in Hold down a show, solo, with no hype-man I get so hype when a new song is tight On the Trio 800, my fingers are greased lightening The rap game is truly trifling To possibly not be heard is truly frightening Sometimes when I think these whack dudes just might win I come and they're done, stick the fork and knife in So while all the attention and the drama's hiking in I shine so bright, you're forced to let the light in Black men in America, no hyphen With no bleach, no sweeter then no white man [Hook: Asheru] You don't understand, I am hip-hop In everything I do, I breathe bebop I am rock & roll, a child of blues and soul So fluently, yes, I'm just doing me And you don't understand, this my every day The way I think, dress and act, it's the things I say This ain't pop or top 40, it's hip-hop, shorty So fluently, yes, I'm just doing me, me [Outro: J Sands] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh J-Sssss with the Jazz Liberatorz Ya know what I'm saying This joint right here take me back to the 80's When my grandad and his Lincoln Continental Stretched out piece, leather seats Riding and listening to that Miles Davis jazz Ya know what I'm saying I wanna give a special shout-out To all the dudes out there putting down good music Ya know what I'm saying Like Lone Catalyst and Jazz Lives Ya know what I'm saying My man 88 Keys, he puts it down My man Geology, definitely does his thing Self Scientific, always bringing the hotness Ya know what I'm saying Pa�kan and the net, Dante Move Definitely Talib Kweli, DJ Hi-Tek banging them Marley Marl, Pete Rock definitely DJ Premier, uh, holding it down all day, The Claim Ya know what I'm saying, West Coast love Yeah, yeah, Mad Lib, oh no, them is all my cats Bringing you good music Ya know what I'm saying Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Can't forget my man Mos Def, the mighty damn Yeah, legend in the game uh Yeah, yeah, KRS, Rhakim, Big Daddy Kane All them legends