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- Mos Def - Champion Requiem Lyrics
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- [Mos Def]
- Bismillah ir Rhman ir Raheem
- Peace, peace whats up y'all this is Mos Def
- And this is a message to the people
- If you see or hear goodness from me
- Then that goodness is from The Creator
- You should be thankful to The Creator for all of that
- 'Cause I'm not the architect of that
- I'm only the...the recipient
- If you see weakness or shortcoming in me
- It's from my own weakness or shortcoming
- And I ask The Creator and the people to forgive me for that
- Thank you Brooklyn, Thank you World
- Yeah, yeah there it is
- Turn my voice up in the top a little bit
- It feel good to be back
- Whats up ochenta?
- Yeah, yeah, ha..
- It's the Black Dante in your headphones
- Speakerbox (freaky radio) freaky radio
- (Everywhere on the dial) tell you a little bit about me
- For my hometown, break down a little history for you
- Myrtle and Broadway, Roosvelt projects, Mossie projects
- Listen..
- [Verse 1: Mos Def]
- I stepped on the field from no league just home team
- I Jumped out the stands and I snatched the rock
- With the final seconds +one to land+ on the clock
- Mos post up to throw up the tie-breakin shot
- I put it through the net and let the world's jaw drop
- Then fled the arena before they called cops
- Tell the players and the coach I wasn't tryin to blow spot
- But the way they was ballin' made it difficult to watch
- I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around
- Keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about
- You got work to do, I don't know if that work for you
- But thats how Mos work it through
- And my work is personal, I'm a workin person
- I put in work, I work with purpose
- I get it there, on the water, air, the surface
- You feel the impact? Niggaz yeah it's workin
- Listen God did not make me a fearful person
- The only fear I have, Is my failure to adhear his path
- I would love it just to hear this back
- On the ghetto streets where y'all at
- On the ave's where the Jeep's go past
- In the coupes where the seats go back
- In the parties where it be so packed
- And the atmosphere be so black
- And them black things be so phat
- If I could I would be so glad
- But if not I won't be so mad
- I'm still being a man, still feeding my fam'
- And even if you don't see it my fam
- I believe that I am, truly gifted, truly blessed
- I'm yours truly, Brooklyn's own, Mos Def
- I'm rockin the hard right, ground zero, to far left
- I'm, well balanced, with immense talents
- Burn the script, then flip it to keep myself challanged
- And thats the mark of a true champ-ine
- Thats whether I'm in or outside the ring
- No fights, no tilte, no crown or reign
- Feel my presence even when I'm up out this thing
- Just trust, thats what I'm about to be
- But until then settle in and rock with me
- [Outro: Mos Def]
- Ha, thats what its about to be
- Ghetto people look alive with me
- And say, We 'gon, stop by
- Then we just keep movin on
- Ghetto people, look alive and
- Feel free, we just keep movin on
- For Alliah, Left Eye, Jam Master Jay
- All the great hero's who have passed away
- Scott Laraque, Big & Pac, Feaky Tai, Big L
- All the soldiers locked down in the cell
- Lock up the flesh, but the spirit will prevail
- To our loved ones, and deceased
- Dyin in the street, or quiet in their sleep (B.I.G.)
- Rest in peace, your livin in the mansions of our memory(+Sans Marie+)
- Rest in peace, your livin in the mansions of our memory
- And thats real
- 'Cause everythin in life 'gon come to an end
- Because it must, and when it does
- I hope that y'all remember me
- With true respect
- And ghetto love
- Now raise it up
- 'Cause everythin in life 'gon come to an end
- Because it must, and when it does
- I hope that y'all remember me
- Black Dante, from Myrtle and Broadway
- Yeah, yeah y'all
- Let me hear it back(echo)
- Freaky radio (freaky radio) ha..
- Freaky radio (freaky radio) everywhere on the dial
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