This the year of the BlacksmithnTalib Kweli (Kweli) K-1 (K-1)nLet's go! nListen!nYeah, yeah niggaz don't nListen!nBack in the days we all used to nListen!nNow shit is so wack, nobody nListen!nTo that real hip-hop, yo nListen!nnLadies and gentlemen, get ready here it come nListen!nTalib Kweli and I'm bangin on your eardrumnSomethin I wanna tell you nNow let me get up in itnWait, wait, wait, wait nWait just a minutennFriends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your earsnStart repentin cause the endin is nearnBut don't, panic you can't function if you livin in fearnPay attention you gotta listen to hear nWait just a minutenWho the fuck you think you talkin to?nPut you on hold, get a specialist to walk you throughnKweli, the flow captain to fast or slow rappinnI'm soul crackin, you ain't heard your shit appear like closed captionsnKing of the bars and I'm goin hardcoresnAll my confidence comes from knowin God's lawsnBangin on the system, fightin my kind of warnLoud as a whisper, quiet as a lion's roarnnLadies and gentlemen, get ready here it come nListen!nTalib Kweli and I'm bangin on your eardrumnSomethin I wanna tell younNow let me get up in itnIt's for your spirits so, but y'all don't hear me though nListen!nGet up, get into it and get involved nListen!nThere's a little somethin that I wanna spit for y'allnSomethin I wanna tell youn Now let me get up in itnWait, wait, wait, wait nWait just a minutennGet it now, get it fast, get it rightnGet it big, get it live, get it done, get it tightnSomethin I wanna tell youn But you don't really hear me thoughnI, spit it clearly so it's live at your stereonTo your heart while it's beatin in your chestnI'm speakin to execs in the seat behind the desknTo your spirit nuttin weaker than the fleshnSo while you try to keep it fresh you gettin deeper in the depthnReal hip-hop is missin from the shelfnYep, it's what you felt when you listen to yourselfnOnly a few is makin cuts that finishnSo before you spend your hard-earned spinach nWait just a minutennLadies and gentlemen, get ready here it come nListen!nTalib Kweli and I'm bangin on your eardrumnSomethin I wanna tell younNow let me get up in itnIt's for your spirits so, but y'all don't hear me though nListen!nGet up, get into it and get involved nListen!nThere's a little somethin that I wanna spit for y'allnSomethin I wanna tell youn Now let me get up in itnWait, wait, wait, wait nWait just a minutennYeah, you love the sounds comin out your speakernI spit rounds like a 9-millimeternThe youth today they, frown at the teachersnThey ain't down with no leaders, they don't wanna wait just a nminutenThey like What nigga? Wait right therenI got reservoir dogs, you be missin a right earnListen!nGet it clear, figure is my yearnI'm everywhere makin appearances in niggaz nightmaresnHear the word, peep the flow, check the cadencenWhat you heard is a pro I'm so amazinnDon't front girl you know it's your favoritenNew Kweli yo they runnin out of patiencennLadies and gentlemen, get ready here it come nListen!nTalib Kweli and I'm bangin on your eardrumnSomethin I wanna tell younNow let me get up in itnIt's for your spirits so, but y'all don't hear me though nListen!nGet up, get into it and get involved nListen!nThere's a little somethin that I wanna spit for y'allnSomethin I wanna tell youn Now let me get up in itnWait, wait, wait, wait nWait just a minutennYo, don't it sound so good to ya?nUhh, it's the return of the greatest y'allnTalib Kweli, BKMC, Blacksmith is the movementnBlacksmith is the music, what you ridin for?nWhat you livin for, what you dyin for?nSomethin I wanna tell you Bangin on your eardrum, yeahnWait just, wait just, wait just a minutenListen!nWait just, wait just, wait just a minute