Krs-one - The Conscious Rapper Lyrics
You think this is easy right? (Yeah!)You think this is easy right? (That's easy!)You think you got what it takes? (Yeah that's easy!)Huh, we gon' see.. we gon' see right now (Now what?)Look[KRS-One]So you wanna be a conscious rapperCan you handle the press and they negative chatterCan you eat cold platters, and still spit dataWatchin others spit lies and they pockets get fatterCan you climb up the ladder, and reach the top?But it still doesn't matter, cause you ain't popCan you rock for the love of the artCan you drop hit after hit after hit and still don't chart?Can you REALLY stay loyal to Godwhen your life is full of strife, plus it always seems so hardCan you handle the criticismPeople holdin you up to higher standards, but they don't live 'em?Can you hear these kiddy flows and laugh at itBut when you spit they callin you arrogant?You better think about that before you rock to thisSometimes it's easier to pop your Cris', let's do it![Chorus: *sung*]Think you can do what I doThink you can step in my shoesYou have no clue what I go throughYou never felt my painWhen they attack my nameAll because I have spoken the truth[KRS-One]To be a conscious rapper ain't a mysteryYou gotta laugh when they call you contradictoryThe whole industry, you gotta push and pull itTo really get with me, you gotta dodge they bulletsBlaow, blaow, blaow, every day and every wayYou critics got somethin to sayAt the same time, you gotta uphold ChristUphold life, while others flash cars and iceIt could break you down, take you down, make you frownIt could actually shake your groundBut if you love who y
