[Intro: Killah Priest]Wassup, whats the deal?Feel so good tonight, heh hehYo, this is the album right here, yeahKillah priest, I'm backI'm feeling good tooYeah, yeahUp in the house (yeah, waddup brooklyn)Right about now (waddup new york)Yo man (waddup cali)Yo (waddup midwest)I'm just ready to get into thisYeah (count em all down)So intimateI just cant believe I'm seein it with my own eyes on paper[Killah Priest]Yo, yo, yoWelcome to Black AugustThis is the portrait of a poor kidThat came to fortuneBack before whenI had nothinJust a pad busting dope rhymes like coke linesI carefully laid them out, then seperate themThen I would lace oneIt made my face numbStruck from a bass drumThen I would pass the pad like glass to my manAnd he would take someHe used to shake fromOverdosin, we both endulginEyes were bulgin, remaining focusedBut the brain was frozenIt's the same as smokinWe would just stand, just stareFilm would appear, and tapes would start rollinIt took us way back like a-tracks, it's so amazingMy man used to say that, this ain't rap'Priest, your lyrics, are too vivid''They more like pictures, you can feel it''Yo, you gifted', it flows like liquid, mysticI never witnessed such things as beautifulAs unusual, like a musical[Chorus: Killah Priest]So say 'Black August', and that's the chorusIt's so gorgeous, it's so beautiful, unusualAnd 'member y'all this is no rapThese are moments captured on a kodakSo hold thatSo say 'Black August', and that's the chorusIt's that gorgeous, it's so beautiful, unusualAnd 'member y'all this is no rapThese are moments captured on a kodakSo hold that(So hold that, so hold that, don't hold back)[Killah Priest]Yeah, yo, yoMusic fallinLike leaves in autumnI hope you caught onePlease hold it close to youIt's for the pupils, of the new schoolIt's chicken noodlesIt's vitamins, rice and beansA nice cusine, you like it steamedOr broiled?Grab it like soilThis mic is royalMy pens a needle, my arms a notepadMy thoughts a dope bag, my rooms a coke labI cooked up tunesMy homie smoked tash, and used to throw cashOut of born fishes, they want the raw lyricsShoot or sniff it, you call itAlcoholics listenSmiling, while nodding off, mumblin'This kid has talent'Then pass out, while spillin they quartsThen open up another gallonI smoke from a chalice, who wanna challenge?I spoke inbalancedPriest the magic manPresto, there goes your ghettoColored, increase your levelYou gotta love it baby[Chorus][Killah Priest]Yeah, uh huh, yeahI get em with the rhythmTwist em, spittin like exorcismA poets wisdom, give em vision, dialectJust listen, to productionsLet it flush your system keep discussionsTo a minimum, watch me I'm winnin emThose imprisoned from the bling-blingLocked up like sing, singUntil I ginseng rootRight into it like a fruit againSight to the blind, speech to the mute, yeah[Talking: Killah Priest]It's all day manI can't believe what I'm hearinYou know what I'm sayin?What I'm seein, it's beautifulI could go all day long, it's the lifeYo, I could just keep going (Priest)Yeah, check it out, yo (Killah Priest, baby)[Killah Priest]My heart is jaded, star gazin, R ratedNickel-plated, manipulatedIt gets better when it agesSo amazing, I say 'Amen'So majestic, emotions like a slow recordIt's like a epic, or a shiny necklaceCatch me at the guestlistAt Black August, check my performanceI'm brainstormin, rain pourin, no need for umbrellasI'm tryna tell ya, best sellerThoughts angelic, soft like velvetTake off my helmet, the warriors homeLike Centurions in RomeYou know what I mean? I just zoneI could go all day with thisJust gimmie- where the hook at?[Chorus][Fade out]
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