Krs-one - Get Your Self Up Lyrics
Yeah(Yeah)Yeah(Yeah)Ah-ha(Ah-ha)Ah-ha(Ah-ha)Hardcore!WordHardcoreLet's break it all the way downAll the way downHuh-huhDon't be fooledDon't be fooledRap is something you doHip-hop is something you liveRap is something you doHip-hop is something you.. ( *crowd responds* )Rap is something you doHip-hop.. ( *crowd responds* )You are not just doing hip-hop..( *crowd responds* )YeahLet's get this startedWord up[ CHORUS ]You gotta - get - your - self - up!You been knocked down?Get yourself up!You been shot down?Get yourself up!You been locked down?Get yourself up!Get - your - self - up!Been knocked down?Get yourself up!Been shot down?Get yourself up!You been locked down?Get yourself up!What is a real hip-hop MC?Is it MTV, is it BET?Is it five m-i-c'sSo the people can seeI mean, how you think you're freeWhen you act like property?Tell me, how do you judge an MC when he's rockinI mean rockin it live, not pickin his cottonI mean adjustin his clothes, I mean how do you knowBefore you come to the show that you're not gettin heatedThat you're not gettin cheatedThat you ain't come to the club thinkin 'I must've been weeded!'(Word)You got to be a educated consumerSpend your money on MC's cause these rappers'll do yaAss they want is your cash, ass, grass, gas in a flickWhen you ask for that autograph they ass-dash quickBeware of the rapper, he talks like it don't m