Guru RIP

Lyrics

[Intro] Guru, Rest in peace Do you wanna mess with this One of the best yet We've got it You can feel the realness Uh, uh...in this business of rap, rap, rap Go ahead [Verse 1: Promoe] Fresh out the gate again, time to sing the praises, yeah Another too early fallen rapper, I still remember when I used to listen to the words that he manifest Used to stay up late by the radio and bang my desk He made me wanna be a part of a movement Start a foundation, I started a crew with Embee, Cos, Supreme; we banged Gang Starr "Full clip" used to be the beat we used for "Long Arm" Back before we had it printed on vinyl They embodied a decade till the end of the 90's And to this day when I reminisce I still feel the same way I would never diss Nah, nothing but love and respect to the elders If we don't respect our past we won't respect ourselves in the future That day when we must all face a moment of truth, ya! Guru... [Scratch Hook: DJ Premier] Do you wanna mess with this Gang Starr...One of the best yet I'm nice like that It's all good, in this business of rap, Full Clip Do you wanna mess with this Gang Starr...One of the best yet I'm nice like that [Verse 2: Cos.M.I.C.] One of the meanest and the cleanest Guru, you gone too soon A big inspiration in the early days of Looptroop When we used to hang at the gas station Back when racking cans was a daily operation And when you flipped it with Jeru and Lil' Dap We took a bite of that and did it on a cypher track But years before that, one day at City Records Chilly White gave me a album said "You gotta get this, aiight?" So I did and I loved it from the top Then "Step in the arena" was poppin' non-stop And all my neighbors could hear the record play Especially my favorite track "Who's gonna take the weight?" I got to know the meaning of the Gang Starr You on the mic and Premier raised the anchor The legacy of song, though you're not around But I'm sure we can hear your sound above the clouds [Sample Bridge: DJ Premier] Knowledge is Power And knowledge can be the difference between life or death You should know the truth and the truth shall set you free [Verse 3: Timbuktu] I was raised on Gang Starr, in the magazines Nature of my life when I was all but a teen, like a cannon 'cause I was blasting every single thing you wrote And rappin' along 'til the last note It gave me something that bordered on euphoria Guru in the walkman, I walked like a warrior So much more than a cultural identity Hip hop was it and those who disagreed were enemies When I was 17 tryin' to get my skills down Daily Operation, killed me with the ill sound Of trueness, knowledge and energetic dimension 20 years later and I still pay attention The undying legacy is flowing through the veins Of everyone who ever heard...Knows the fucking name! And so, you would know the meaning of the Gang Starr Guru with the mic and Premier raised the anchor Swift! Rest in peace...