[Hook 4X: samples scratched by DJ Premier]
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"Uprising surprising"
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"Knowledge wisdom understanding"
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[Afu-Ra]
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Smooth like Johnny Cochran, I keep it movin through Brooklyn
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Base against the hymn, brings the sweat to the skin
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Reminisce of the days as a shorty
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Had no stress, no bills, was comin for me
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I lived it up, yeah, money ain't a thing
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Never thought twice on what my future bring
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Role models, naw I thought nothing of it
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Eyes fixed on skies and planes fly high above it
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Summer's comin, September's middle school
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Mom Dukes mad strict, she'll never raise a fool
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I'm comin up, clean the dirty from the ghetto
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So we can plant some seeds and watch them grow
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[Chorus]
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Right, knowledge wisdom understanding rules, right
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Everybody got to pay the dues, right
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Knowledge, wisdom understanding rules
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Everybody got to pay the dues
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[Afu-Ra]
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Tripped up by bad luck, 16 years and buck
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I realized the world might end, not givin up
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Stickin up, runnin up, comin up
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Turn it up, I see signs of blowin up
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Study life in every facet of my trainin
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We need masters in biology, zoology
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To overtake, Illuminati trick-nology
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Transform, reciprocate your mental state
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Now make a date to overtake your objective
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Show that through light, that everything is connected
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But not in categories, that's the Devil's story
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Symbols of cannibalism, ruin your vision
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The thoughts formulate in your mind with no precision
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So reenact, a rebirth, now you're the Phoenix
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When shorties see it, now that's the time they believe it
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Achieve it, your goals in life, don't be a casualty
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Infinite and intricate, monument
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"Knowledge wisdom understanding"
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[Chorus]
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[Afu-Ra]
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Right, knowledge wisdom understanding, rules
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"Uprising, surprising"
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[Afu-Ra]
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I know the next millennium seems like it's cursed
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That's why I have to rehearse
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Tune my physical, mental spits the lyrical
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It's so essential, transcends thoughts I'm into
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As we continue, touch rhyme styles I'm into
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All grown up, Junior High to 25
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A made man, tight connection with my brothers
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Bridgin gaps, dodgin traps with my raps
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Signs you're followin, shed more light
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Then a halogen, take a step back, now who you followin?
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[Chorus 2X]
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[Hook 4X]
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Monotony
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Afu-Ra |