CHeCK THe Blue PRiNT

Yo, check the alignment, the spiritual assignment, I don’t look for the truth, I’m the one who defines it. You’re chasing a ghost, a post, a digital boast, While I’m the host of the coast where the message is most. See, Hip Hop is a noun, but Hip Hop is a verb, It’s the action of the mind, not the fashion of the nerd. You speak of the "game" like it’s played on a screen, I speak of the "Flame" that keeps the atmosphere clean. The industry’s a factory, they’re manufacturing clones, But you can’t build a temple on these hollowed-out bones. They want the rhythm, the jewelry, the glitz and the pride, But they’re terrified of the Knowledge that’s living inside. I don’t rhyme for the charts, I rhyme for the heart of the block, To keep the culture alive and the cradle from rock. You’re a guest in the house, I’m the one who laid the foundation, Teaching "Self-Determination" to a wandering nation. The Hook I Am Hip Hop I don’t represent the brand, I represent the movement of the mind across the land. Keeping it real isn't a phrase, it’s a way of being, Opening the eyes to the things the blind ain't seeing. One: Knowledge. Two: Movement. Three: The Sound. Keep your head in the clouds, but your feet on the ground. Verse 2 The Final Decree Stop. Look at the data they’re feeding the youth, Substituting the gimmick for the essence of truth. If you’re rhyming for a check, then the check is your master, And a slave to the dollar only brings us disaster. I’m the Teacher, the Preacher, the metaphysical feature, Refusing to be a commercialized creature. You want the "Epic"? Then live what you speak, The power is found in the strength of the weak. True Hip Hop is the breath, the soul, and the science, A holy alliance of mental defiance. So when the beat stops and the lights fade to black, If you didn't leave a legacy, you can't take it back. I stay true to the craft, from the crates to the stage, Writing the "Reality" on a permanent page. SHaDoWDeF Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone. Class dismissed. The revolution has begun. Get high off of knowledge and teach the masses