"I got ta" (Repeat 4x)
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(I got ta) Pick up the mic on a soul tip
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(I got ta) Run you down like a Polo skip
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(I got ta) Rip MC's like a paper bag
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(I got ta) Wear a disguise to escape a nag
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(I got ta) Go to my shows in a limosine, but
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(I got ta) Stay in touch with my inner scene
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(I got ta) Keep my house nice and tidy
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(I got ta) Learn a lot about the whitey
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(I got ta) Buy a house with all my riches
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(I got ta) Invest the rest, avoid the diches
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(I got ta) Eat my frank with mustard only
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(I got ta) Call up a friend when I get lonely
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(I got ta) Do enough shows cause the rent's due
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(I got ta) Get paid, cause it makes sense to
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(I got ta) Uplift rap on its perspective
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(I got ta) Help all those that aren't connected
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(I got ta) Give a girl enough affection
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(I got ta) Turn a heart in my direction
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(I got ta) Grab the mic from the stage and
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(I got ta) Drop more spice than a Cajun
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(I got ta) Smoke MC's like a cigarette
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(I got ta) Rap in a style they can't figure yet
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(I got ta) Teach the youth that they capable
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(I got ta) Show the ghetto is escapable
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(I got ta) Walk soft, but carry a big stick
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(I got ta) Wise up, and stop being pigged quick
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(I got ta) Manifest words til they understood
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(I got ta) Make more noise than thunder could
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(I got ta) Play an MC like a sham shirt
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So step back, cause you gonna get slammed, squirt
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(I got ta) Get on the floor with a fly step
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(I got ta) Come on strong like a bicep
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(I got ta) Ball up my fist, that's the power sign
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And MC's clean up your act cause it's shower time
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(I got ta) Drop my rhymes like a sandbag
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(I got ta) Pick up the microphone and rag
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MC's who try to be better than
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(I got ta) Heat up the party like a sweater can
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(I got ta) Learn from the mistakes that I've made
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(I got ta) Walk whatever path is laid
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(I got ta) Let things fall where they may
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(I got ta) Live my life by the day
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(I got ta) Help out a friend that's in trouble
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(I got ta) Tell 'em we all have to struggle
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(I got ta) Go to school with the other man
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(I got ta) Get as close as I can
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(I got ta) Know what he knows to know him
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And then my chance to survive is less grim
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(I got ta) Also have knowledge of self, though
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(I got ta) Learn that, plus achieve wealth, yo
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(I got ta) Get that wealth for my family
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And community and still live happily
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Not ever after, cause life ain't a fairytale
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(I got ta) Stay on my toes and I'll never fail
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(I got ta) Carry the crowd like a duffle bag
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You saw me score and you still wanna scuffle? Dag
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(I got ta) Admit you got a lot of heart, kid
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You better run like somebody smart did
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(I got ta) Remember the Benz that my man drove
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Now it's all smashed up in a grove
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(I got ta) Recall the first day he bought it, though
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And as he boasted and posted I said "So?"
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(I got ta) Say he was the man among back
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Ten workers on the ave selling smack
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On Saturday, he made his last mistake, so now
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(I got ta) Buy a suit for his wake
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"I got ta" (Repeat 4x)
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I got to avoid surrounding myself with too many materialistic things
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But I got to enjoy the life of the law-abiding black kings
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I gotta motivate others to achieve and become a part of this elite group
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And that's what the struggle for equality is really about, troop
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I got to understand the pain and strife of the next man
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So I got avoid flaunting, showing off, and high posting if I can
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I got to make sure that Action is understood comepletely by all followers
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I got to convert the color of you shirt from blue to white collars
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I got to close my eyes, ball up my fist, and thank God for the freedom of speech
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Then I got to use my knowledge of the English language to write songs that teach
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"I got ta" (Repeat 6x)
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I want to say peace to DJ Mister Cee, Steady Pace, the whole Action Posse
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The whole Action Posse, the whole Action to the third power movement
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And everybody that believed in Master Ace
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I Got Ta
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| Master Ace |
