Ghetto Music

"If you like the sound of what you`ve heard so far.."<br><br>[KRS-One]<br>Ghetto music<br>Ghetto music<br>Ghetto music<br>Ghetto music..<br><br>.. You`re tuned into that easy listening sound<br>with a cap and gown, not a CROWN<br>No glitter, no makeup<br>Just smashin lyrics, that make up<br>the B, D, and the P<br>You pay for the hits, the advice is free<br>In this industry, we gotta grow<br>Commercial some go, but, y`know<br>just as important as they are<br>so is the underground superstar (like me)<br>You gotta ask yourself one question<br>Do I speak facts, or do I start guessin?<br>Learn the lesson, before you plan your career<br>Commercial or underground, where<br>do you fit, cause BOTH sides write hits<br>And all is rap, I`ll admit<br>But what I`ve come to EXPLAIN<br>is that these people LOVE to play a game<br>They wanna make it seem like YOU`RE WRONG<br>for writin the reality song<br><br>(Don`t touch those issues, don`t talk about dat<br> We don`t take knowledge rap)<br><br>What? They want you on their bases<br>Cause if you bring out the brown, you`re racist<br>But if you bring out the pink, well wait, it`s OK<br>Yeah, they won`t stop it<br>I guess it`s alright to act demonic<br>I guess it`s alright to act demonic<br>But that`s another chapter, in another book<br>I`ve come to show a different look<br>And that look is the WHOLE of rap<br>Not just the commercial pap<br>but the UNDERGROUND, that RAW ghetto sound<br>from which rap music was found<br>So you can`t deny it, you cannot refuse it<br>I`ll be rockin that GHETTO MUSIC<br><br>..<br><br>People keep tellin me, "Kris! You need more radio<br>Yeah man, that`s the way to go!<br>You gotta be like so-and-so to go platinum,"<br>then I attack em!<br>I rhyme for the ghetto, I teach the ghetto<br>I cannot let go, change up? Heck no<br>In the ghetto, I stay mellow<br>We`re in effect yo, ready, set, go<br>FRESH, for nineteen eighty-nine you suckers<br>Peace to P.E., and the Jungle Brothers<br>Others, have come, to master the art<br>They start, with heart, then fall apart<br>Like a dart I shoot for one target (BO BO)<br>Ghetto music, yeah they`ll never chart it<br>Cause now in eighty-nine, the purpose of a rhyme<br>is to strengthen and uplift the mind<br>Although I`ll achieve and achieve and achieve<br>it`s simple, I`ll never leave<br>Cause every time you front for respect you LOSE it<br>I`ll rock GHETTO MUSIC<br><br>Ghetto music<br>Ghetto music<br>Ghetto music<br>Ghetto music..