Kool Moe Dee - Times Up Lyrics
(times up)(times up)(times up) --> rakim(times up)(times up)(I wanna rock right now) --> rob base(times up)(times up)(I wanna rock right now)(times up)(times up)(I wanna rock right now)(times up)(times up)(I wanna rock right now)[ verse 1 ]Times up, black is backOther rappers make records and I make an impactI dont want you to move, I want a movementAs I proceed, I move withKnowledge, wisdom, understandingI make progress, while Im slammingHard lyrics, puttin money in the bankBut these futile new styles stake out the joint with hankA to b to dCause you cant hit what your eyes cant cNear-sighted, shallow, hollow, mundaneRappers untrained, just cant sustainThe heat that hits, you think its a homerunBut hold that thought, brother, dont runCause you hear the pop, it drops, and guess what?Times up(times up)(I wanna rock right now)(times up)(times up)(I wanna rock right now)(times up)(times up)(I wanna rock right now)(times up)(times up)(I wanna rock right now)(times up)[ verse 2 ]The clock ticks, the rhyme kicksIm kickin off knowledge as I drop thisBrothers aint takin their time with the rhymeThey wanna get paid, cause its hard timesI got patience, meditationHelps creation, and correlationIs takin its toll in platinum and goldI get respect with the records I soldCause the rhyme is always up to par and on pointI wrote a message in the music while Im rockin this jointIts jumpin, slammin, pumpinAnd meanwhile Im sayin somethinFor all ears to hear and prepareTo persevere from here to there, so get gearedSo weak rappersll have to self-destructTimes up(times up)(I wanna rock right now)(times up)(times up)(I wanna rock right now)(times up)(times up)(I wanna rock right now)(times up)(times up)(I wanna rock right now)(times up)[ verse 3 ]Im harder than times and 29Hard enough to cut diamonds, rhymin imSharp as a razor, cuts like a laserAnd my rhyme can graze ya, Im able to raise ya>from a dead level, I aint a rebelI just dont dance with the devilUnless were dancing in the rainAnd then my dance is an ali danceCuts as sharp as a blow, showboat what I wroteAnd sugar-coat the globe and collect sweet g notesGo for the throat and watch the wicked choke>from the words I spoke because the rhymin smokeProvoked thoughts of hope, no dope to copeCocaine and propane, no pain and no gainThe white demon is powdered and cutTaste the real rock - times up[ verse 4 ]High performance is layin dormantYour mentality is out of the ordi-Nary structure, you aint a suckerGo get paid like a renegade busterLyrical format I put downAnd when it rips, better skip townMetaphysical spiritual conscienceManifested in lyrical contentsAn ancient rhetoric, moe dee better kickSoulful social science, and let it getMy class needs to thinkin straightCause with speeds of light they cant relateWe live and learn, but what are we learnin?The dollars teach and weak souls are burninSo when I strike, its like lightning struckTimes up(times up)(I wanna rock right now)(times up)[repeated till end]
