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[INTRO: Mos Def]
Baba-baba-baba-baba-baba, you been so good to me
When I was a little boy you were the only one I wanted to be
To be like pa duke and ma duke
How much I love the both of you
I know all the strain we been through
But its of no consequence cause were comin through
[VERSE 1: Mos Def]
Check it
I first studied my kung fu in the Brakalak
In the center of [?]
This had to be about ten years back
Before I ever even heard of a 24 track
Talkin about you was an MC was not the move
Cause if you said you had skill, well then you had to show and prove
And if there ever was a party, son yo, I would set it
And tell the DJ run the beat from (Ultra-magnetic)
I grab the mic and then I leave the party buzzin
Tellin all the honeys I was Slick Ricks cousin
When they knew I wasnt, but I had no shame
Pa, you know the name, the Mos always had game
Back in the day of the Rap Attack
When brothers knew how to act, before glocks and crack
And Vandy C was doin radio shows
And crossover meant that you wore your moms clothes
When Sweet G was talkin about the games that people play
I used to sit back and say: yeah indeed, someday
And as I grew older my kung fu grew better
Instead of shootin the humbles I was shootin [?]
And now my time has come
And now hip-hops an industry polluted by bums
Posin with guns, theyre puffin mad blunts
Aiyo, brothers just started rhymin last month
They gettin fat deals on any major label
When they only seen other people hold the mic cable
Five years ago when we was dancin house
When the DJ played hip-hop, then you walked out
But now youre hard, talkin about you paid mad dues
I used to see your ass abused wearin platform shoes
I aint confused, who you think youre foolin with that get-up?
You aint genuine, so dont waste your time
Riffin over here cause there aint no chance
That you could break the sound, son, you aint that advanced
Times are gettin critical across the land
Dont provide the b-boy, introduce the b-man - understand?
The M-o-s D is who I am, now check it out, yall
[CHORUS]
My kung fu is the style you havent mastered
[VERSE 2: DCQ]
At the age of 18 made a little money
And I needed some advice on how to live my life
Was goin through strife, people couldnt understand
That I was comin into my own, becomin a man
I had to have a plan cause I know what Im here for
So I cant waste time, yall
Gotta be on the ball and represent for my peeps
(Where?) In the streets!
I make beats and kick facts over fat tracks
Its all of that from the Brakalak
Goin through problems as a adolescent
A lot of troubles and turmoils, there was persistence
And I know that I stutter
But it dont matter cause Im a bad -
I flip a verse either backwards, sideways
I rocks my [edited] from here, Mondays, Fridays
Saturdays and I get a weekend off
My [edited] aint soft
(Well, excuse me, baby)
You paid your dues cause Im the boss
So mother[edited] Bruce Springsteen and Diana Ross
Because they know what the time is
I rock [edited] for the fly kids, b-men, bouncin bass bombastics
Kick it drastic, you get tossed like an ash, kid
Youknowmsayin?
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 3: Ces]
Well, Im sleek and I freak a beat
For you and your peeps to bump inside your jeeps
Your Acura, Honda or whatever
Bump it in the Benzi and get your head together
Strollin down the F.D.R.
Playin the microphone star
Deep in your car
With the thump-diddy-thump-da-thump-da-thump-thump
Pop up the trunk and let the bass bump
If you aint got a ride, well, thats alright
Let the U keep you company on your hike
Trekin down the ave with your headphones on
Take em off for a sec, you still feel gone
Youre pressin rewind, many, many times
I must rock the mic cause its only right
Comin right up off of Eastern ground
This is how you get down, I hope you like the sound
Thermo offering number one
Theres more in store, theres more to come
We far from done, no, the show aint over
So when we comin through, dont say I never told ya
That
[CHORUS]
[ My Kung Fu Lyrics ]