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Know Thy Self
KRS-One

You ready to go? I'm ready to gonWhat about y'all, y'all ready to go? (yeah aight yeah) I'm ready to gonLooknn[repeat 3X]nKnow thy self, and thou shalt knownThe universe and God (whoa-ohh-ohh-ohhh)nnGod is the mother, the father, the friendnKnow ye not that ye must be born again?nWhat does it mean to be in the world but not of itnIt means you want the cars the cash the jewels the house but you don't love itnIt means to taxes regulation state law you live above itnIt means you a FREE hip-hopper, you ain't nobody's puppetnYou don't see no money on me, you see it up in the cupboardnYou see me up in Toys'R'Us, with my seeds cause they love itnYou see insurance flash out, if my kids pass outnYou see seven acres of land where we can all spaz outnTo all my fathers that fathered, hold your head up for startersnTeach your toddlers, not to be thieves and robbersnThis that other kind of rap, that leads to true hip-hopnThere's other kinds of raps, but they lead you to get shotnThe choice is yours, you gettin older nownYou got a kid comin, how you gonna hold it down?nIt's one thing to be iced out and rocked upnWhat's the point if you're gettin locked up?nn[repeat 3X]nKnow thy self, and thou shalt knownThe universe and God (whoa-ohh-ohh-ohhh)nnGod is the mother, the father, the friendnKnow ye not that ye must be born again?nIt's really time we seperate the young men from the big mennThe young girls from the women, whatever the title that fit themnMy style designed to open a child's mind when I spit themnI only got a little bit of time to really rhyme and uplift themnYou see them brothers talkin about that crime? Forgive themnIt won't be long before they words manifest and they live themnSometimes you gotta go back to the beginnin to learnnAfter fifteen years I'm just BEGINNIN to burnnTo all my true hip-hoppers, that pay bills and live propernNever allow a negative thought to stop yanCorrect ya posture, stand upright not uptightnDon't be scared of the light, just prepare for the fightnWe say Criminal Minded, cause our thoughts are illegalnWe represent the very thinkin of, inner-city peoplenReal people, people that take care of theyselfnThey need health, love, awareness and wealthnNot to mention, knowledge of GodnNot college, the job then dead - if you agree nod your headnIt's one thing to be iced out and rocked upnBut what's the point if you're gettin locked up?nn[repeat 3X]nKnow thy self, and thou shalt knownThe universe and God (whoa-ohh-ohh-ohhh)nnGod is the mother, the father, the friendnKnow ye not that ye must be born again?nC'mon c'mon yo, tonight is itnWe gonna steal away together, through these rhymes I spitnWhen the student is ready, the teacher, shall appearnSo I'm here, but are you really ready to face your fears?nMo' money, mo' money, is that your credo?nYou've been livin in a dream world Neo, power to the people!nNobody's equal, everybody's diversed and differentnMy lyric'll never cheat you, my verse is giftednSo manifest what you believe is God almightynIt could be Allah Jesus Krishna Buddha AphroditenIt could be Nefretire come hear me and never fear menIt's like at some point in your life you gonna have to hear menI represent them teachers preachers comin through your speakernManifestin another lesson to them true believersnInstead of pickin up our women ready to mistreat 'emnYou better get yourself a wife and kid and never leave 'emnYou better teach 'em you better read 'em you better feed 'emnThe system will defeat 'em if you don't teach 'em the cops'll beat 'emnThe style that I be kickin quick is EdutainmentnHip-Hop culture needed a teacher quick so I became itnInstead of rhymin about my history and what I been throughnI'd rather rhyme about awakening the God within younYo, it's one thing to be iced out and rocked upnBut what's the point if you're gettin locked up?nn[repeat 3X]nKnow thy self, and thou shalt knownThe universe and God (whoa-ohh-ohh-ohhh)nnGod is the mother, the father, the friendnKnow ye not that ye must be born again?nn[KRS-One]nYeah.. yeah.. FRESH, for two-thousand and twonmy sisters and BROTHERS, my sisters and BROTHERS.. {*repeats to fade*}


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  1st Quarter   2nd Quarter-Free Throws   Ah Yeah!   Ain't Ready   Ain't the Same   Alright With Me   Attendance   Bring It To The Cypher   Dayz Ahead   Digital   Digital [Radio Edit]   Doth Thou Know   Everybody Rise   False Pride   Freestyle Over Instrumental   Generique Assault   Get Your Self Up   Ghetto Lifestyles   Good Bye   H.I.P.H.O.P.   Hiphop Knowledge   Hot   How Bad Do You Want It   I Will Make It   Jimmy   Knowledge Reigns Supreme   Krush Them   Lessin   Let's Go (It's A Movement)   Live & Direct   Lord Live Within My Heart   Mind   Mortal Thought   Move Ahead   Never Give Up   Ocean Within   Return of the Boom Bap   Shutupayouface   Sneak Attack   South Bronx 2002   Step into a World (Raptures Delight)   Take it to God   Take Your Time   Take Your Tyme   Tears   The Anthem [Acapella]   The Anthem [Instrumental]   The Anthem [Main]   The Conscious Rapper   The I   The Lessin   The Mind   The Only One   The Sneak Attack   Things Will Change   Trust   What Kinda World   Why

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