Act Too (Love of My Life)

Lyrics

[Intro: Black Thought] What? Hip-hop, love (Hip-hop, love), to the top, love (To the top, love) Hip-hop, check it out, it's like that (Uh) And it sounds so nice Hip-hop, you the love of my life I'm 'bout to take you to the, to the, to the, to the (To the, to the, to the) To the, to the, to the (To the, to the, to the) To the, to the, to the (To the, to the, to the) To the, to the, check it out, yo (To the, to the, yeah) What? And it sounds so nice Hip-hop, you the love of my life I'm 'bout to take you to the top, what? Hip-hop, love (Hip-hop, love) To the top, love (To the top, love) Hip-hop, check it out (Hip-hop, check it out) It's like, word up (Uh) And it sounds so nice (And it sounds so nice) Hip-hop, you the love of my life [Verse 1: Black Thought] The anticipation arose as time froze I stared off the stage with my eyes closed And dove into the deep cosmos The impact pushed back the first five rows But before the raw live shows, I remember I's a little snot-nosed Rockin' Cazal goggles and Izod clothes Learnin' the ropes of ghetto survival Peepin' out the situation I had to slide through Had to watch my back, my front, plus my sides too When it came to gettin' mine, I ain't tryin' to argue Sometimes, I wouldn't have made it if it wasn't for you Hip-hop, you the love of my life, and that's true (And that's true) When I was handlin' the shit I had to do It was all for you (It was all for you), from the door for you (From the door for you) Speak through you, gettin' paper on tour for you From the start, Thought was down by law for you Used to hit up every corner store wall for you We ripped shit and kept it hardcore for you I remember late nights, steady rockin' the mic Hip-hop, you the love of my life So tell the people like that, y'all (That, y'all) And it sounds so nice (Sounds so nice) Hip-hop, you the love of my life We 'bout to take it to the top [Verse 2: Common] I was speakin' to my guy 'Riq and How she was desperately seekin' to organize in a confusion Using no protection, told her on Resurrection Caught in the Hype Williams, and lost her direction Gettin' ate in sections where I wouldn't eat her An under-the-counter love, so silently I treat her Her daddy'd beat her, eyes all puff In the mix on tape, niggas had her in the buff When we touch, it was more than just a fuck, the police In her, I found peace (Like who?), like Malcolm in the East Seen her on the streets of New York trickin' off Tried to make a hit with her, but my dick went soft Movin' weight, losin' weight Not picky with who she choose to date Too confused to hate, with her struggle, I relate Close to thirty, most of the niggas she know is dirty Havin' more babies than Lauryn, she started showin' early As of late, I realized that this is her fate or destiny To bring the best of me, it's like God is testin' me In retrospect, I see she brought life and death to me Peace to us collectively, live and direct When we perform, it's just coffee shop chicks and white dudes (What?) Over her, I got into it with that nigga Ice Cube Now the fight moved to in life, makin' the right moves (Yeah) Besides God and family, you my life's jewel (Like that, y'all) [Segue: Black Thought] Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop [Outro: Black Thought] I'm 'bout to take you to the top, love Hip-hop, love (Hip-hop, love) To the top, love (To the top, love) Hip-hop, check it out (Hip-hop, check it out) It's like, word up, and it sounds so nice (And it sounds so nice) Hip-hop, you the love of my life, what? I'm 'bout to take you to the, to the, to the To the, to the (Word up), to the, to the, to the, to the (Yo) Fifth Dynamite, and it sounds so nice (And it sounds so nice) Hip-hop, you the love of my life (Yeah) I'm 'bout to take you to the top, love Hip-hop, love (Word up) To the top, love (To the top, love) Hip-hop, check it out (Hip-hop, check it out) It's like that, right? (Uh) And it sounds alright (Yeah), hey (Check it out) 'Cause you the love of my life I'm 'bout to take you to the, to the, to the To the, to the, to the (To the, to the, to the) To the, to the (To the, to the, to the) To the, to the, to the, to the, what? (Check it out) Yeah, and it sounds so nice (And it sounds so nice) Hip-hop, you the love of my life (Yeah, what?) I'm 'bout to take you to the top, love (To the top, love) Hip-hop, love (Hip-hop, love) To the top, love (To the top, love) Hip-hop, check it out (Hip-hop, check it out) Fifth Dynamite, and it sounds alright Hey, 'cause you the love of my life I'm 'bout to take you to the, to the, to the To the, to the, to the, to the, to the To the, to the, to the, to the, to the (Check it, yo) Yeah, yeah, yo, yo, and it sounds so nice Hip-hop, you the love of my life We 'bout to, to the top, love Hip-hop, love (Hip-hop, love) To the top, love (To the top, love) Hip-hop, love (Hip-hop, love) Check it out, it's like (Check it out, yeah) Yeah, and it sounds alright Hip-hop, you the love of my life (Yeah) We 'bout to, to the, to the, to the To the, to the, to the To the, to the, to the To the, to the, to the So close, y'all, it sounds so nice