Talib Kweli - Uh Oh Lyrics
(feat. Jean Grae)[Intro: Jean Grae]That is greatGood for you! Okay, get out of the way thoughEhehe, thank youExcuse me, excuse me[Jean Grae]Been a long time (yes) shouldn't have left youWithout a dope beat to step toSay - uhh, shouldn't have left youwithout a dope beat to step to, sayin(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) C'mon, the word is back(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Yeah, y'know you heard of that(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Ohh! Uh, you know the word is back(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Yes, I know you heard of thatPsychopath, ride a tricycle in a biker's clubMike Tyson face tatted addict, like it toughHey scatterbrain, don't get your grey matter punched up'til you hunched, talk-talkin like you punch drunkOne love - two maybe if I'm drunk enough***** watchin three, painted ladies do the bump and grubMean muggin Jean - the Heebs call meshugenahBookin her in the Catskills like "Look at her rap skills!"He's rockin a backpack, a nerd in the rat packJean Martine de Begerac, you heard of her murder rapI murder rap, you learn it, confirm it and burn its audioMusic for your convertible, music for burnin cardio!Don't use it for burners - they'll find me in your stereoand blame me for the murder sock me up and get me carried offI know I said murder befo' - murder murder, ***** IT murderMake it fo', insert a learning curveMine is so high you get vertigo, assertive girl a-fern to blowEternally superlative, blindfolded learn to driveat night up on a girder bridge, heard a "NO!"Talib dirty nervousness, yes the boys are backOh yes the boys in black, the boy's a {mother*****in} rap starTeeny rock star, minus the f'real and all the cop carsRocks off, lock bars with the realest (hach-too) in the spotReally y'all should get on your knees and just pray for forgiveness sayin[Chorus: Jean Grae](UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) I said the word is back(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Uh oh, you heard of that(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) I said the word is back(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Uh oh you heard of that ohh(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) I said uh oh(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Oh yeah you heard of that ohh(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) I said uh oh(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Oh yeah you heard of that, ohhhh[Talib Kweli]I'm a, man of God who asked the Devil for some face timeIt's shade time you never see him comin cause you fake, blindThe mainline, Bloods are wavin flags like K'NaanThe Crips throwin gang signs, the Beast in the streetthere to keep like a canine, and low like the basslineJean and Kwe' think alike like great mindsThe crown is on my head, what makes you think that you can take mine?They know they'll never win but still they racist like a hate crimeRunnin track like Tyra in (Higher Learning)We bleeding gasoline so we keepin the fire burninWe speedin like Valvoline and we speak fo' a higher purposeYou believe in magazines that deliver entire sermonsGive me some Vasoline cause your shit is dryer than desertsYou never fired a weapon in your life! Sopicturin yourself as a gangster the only way that you shootinMy intelligent design is a product of evolutionPsychotic, erotic, catch phrases just to, get at your girlCreate solutions for a digital worldSo baby even when I'm spittin game I'm addin onRappers goin hard pure for the dope, I got an acronym for Capricorn{?} And Prepared, Rigorous, InnovativeCaptivatin, Ordinary, Regular, Nigga justthrowin daily your chick goin crazy yoHandle her like Chelsea LatelyRockin the fresh kicks like you felt her babyWe'll wait until you done bein whackWe got every hand up from the front to the backIf you wonderin why you just dressin funny in rapYou need attention dog, there ain't no more, money in rapSo if you're mixin with GarageBand, videos on the Flip camI'm a big fan - you got more (Hart) than (Bret - The Hitman)But shit damn, it's the pinnacle, it gets no betterI'm boastin, but still stay humbleNever spinnin, I'm always coastin[Chorus - first half with ad libs][Jean Grae](UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) I said uh oh(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Oh yeah the word is back(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) The word is back(UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Yessir the word is back[fades out: "Yes, the word is back..."]