Krs-one - HipHop Knowledge Lyrics
You know.. life is funny..If you don't repeat the actions of your own successyou won't be successfulYou gotta know your own formula, your own ingredientsWhat made you, YOU..1987 I was at the Latin QuartersListenin to Afrika Bambaata give the orderThe call of the order was to avoid the slaughterHe said, ""Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya!""Without a lawyer, he taught The Infinity LessonsIn how hip-hop could be a, many a blessingAnd that was great, so in 1988there was no debate, we had to end the hateThe name of the game was ""Stop the Violence""and unity, knowledge, and self-relianceWe - started talkin bout Martin and MalcolmHad these ghetto kids goin, ""Huh, what about him?""1989, Professor Griff speaks his mindbut his freedom of speech is declined1990 came with the West coastEast coast, West coast, who is the best coast?Lookin back now, of COURSE it was bogusThe whole argument was where we lost focusWe got hopeless; not with the lyrics and musicbut with hip-hop, and how we used itOr abused it, you know how the crew get""You like it cause you choose it""1991, we opened our eyeswith Human Education Against Lies, we triedto talk about the state of humanityBut all these others rappers got mad at meThey called me ""Captain Human"", another message was sent""Self Destruction don't pay the {*****in} rent""Remember that? Nobody wanted conscious rapIt was like - where these ballers at?Where can they call us at? All was wackHip-Hop culture was fallin flat and that was thatSo in 1992, I found my crewThey said, ""Yo Kris, what you wanna do?""I said, ""Damn - why they wanna get with me?If I bust they {shit} I'm contradict
