Boogie Down Productions - Build & Destroy Lyrics
[kenny] yeah.. whoo! aiyyo will?[will] whassup kenny?[kenny] i got a serious problem man[will] whats the problem?[kenny] yo after all these years of rippin shitThese suckers still try to front![will] but check this out weve been on tourWith everybody so I dont know why they frontin[kenny] everybody!Yall be in every party I be in every jamI see they faces and they look at me and front[will] they come to every show and know weBreak shit up all the time[kenny] you know what.. yo kris, whats your opinion?[krs-one]Yo, I love the way I am and cant nobody out here change meRearrange me, tame me, try to game me, you dont play meWhen I grab the mic then shock the party spotYour rhymes are flip-flop, Ill rock, hip-hopNon-stop, me nah stop rockYou can touch this, but youll get shotNow whats this all about? kris and humanityIn my face youre happy, on vinyl youre mad at meYo, pro-blackness is your solutionBut I dont really know about that style you using yoToo many teachers in the class spoil the classAfter awhile you got blabbering *****ing foolsThats worse than always talking about sex, lets buildIt aint enough to study clarence 13xThe white man aint the devil I promiseYou want to see the devil take a look at clarence thomasNow youre saying, who? like you a owlThrow in the towel, the devil is colin powellYou talk about being african and being blackColin powells black, but libya hell attackLibyas in africa, but a black manWill lead a black man, to fight against his homelandAn accomplice to the devil is a devil tooThe devil is anti-human, who the hell are you?I lecture and rap without rehearsalI manifest as a black man but Im universalThe capital k, small r-i-sCapital p, small a-r, capital k, small e-rWe are, the starWithout the use of a car we go farI build and destroy![kenny] yeah kris, serve em man, serve em![will] yo whyre they so jealous of bdp?[kenny] i dont know will.. yo dont get mad, get fresh man![will] word[krs] dont ever try to challenge bdp![kenny] man.. just shut the ***** up and listen![krs-one]This shit is crazy! your remarks dont faze me!People have a problem with me, cause I aint lazyI talk on vinyl then I actWhat have you done, besides critique krs-one?I create organizationsWithout organization, therell be no black nationWhat the ***** are you really saying?You aint a human while your musics boomin anti-humanIm assumin -- if you aint human youre a beastThe white man could be the devil all the day, thats the leastWhat are you doing for yourself black man?Trying hard to be the original man - who?The first man, with the first tan, on the first landWith the first clan, who gives a damn? ? ? !In history krs is well advisedBut its something that my brain wont memorizeI dont base my whole life on memoryI base my life on my spirit and body chemistryAfrica is the home of humanityWhich makes the african a humanist, challenge meYou gotta learn not to be so concernedWith the original man, and see the criminal man, yeah!The now man, with the now plan, with the now tanWith the right now genocide master planDamn! we gotta think about stopping thisGod is not any black man on the land; God is conciousnessWhen you understand this youll see krisUntil then, you can get dissedIm not your prophet, messiah, minister, or saviorChill with that ill behaviorI zero in like a laserYoure cuttin your wrists with a razorI got all type of flavorsYes I am the original teacherYou gotta study the quran, torah, bahavaghitaThe bible, five baskets of buddha zenAnd when youve read them shits, read them shits again!But watch what youre repeatinIf you dont know the history of the authorYou dont know what youre reading!Yeah Im still the originalLeaving mcs lyrically miserableTheir criminal syllables are minimal, show me respect boyCause I build and destroy![kenny] now.. after all thatIf anybody out there still got beef, check it outWe rip the lecture tours, we rip the beatsWe rip the jams, well straight up rip that assKnowhatimsayin will?[will] word![krs] yeah it seems they all forgotOn the mic youll get *****ed upIn the clubs youll get *****ed upAnywhere bronx brooklyn queens manhattanJersey japan staten isle.. yo anywhere youll get *****ed upDont you know we live for the battle?Im outta hereYo cut that beat off