The Remedy

<br>Yo we all got different things we got to deal with. We always are <br>trying <br>to put the blame on something else rather than sometimes looking at <br>ourselves recognizing a lot of the stuff that happens...but if we <br>look <br>within ourselves we could prevent a lot of this nonsense. It`s about <br>relating back to the essence where it all stems from. I`m a do my <br>thing <br>over this drum like a native tongue. <br>Verse one <br>Q-Tip: <br>Do what you will, if you feel that your steeze is real <br>complicated with the skills over reel to reel <br>brown skin is what i feel, my mind and body`s appeal <br>is to the no-frill mills, who hear the beats to chill <br>constantly, I`m hearing Black Americans just sneering <br>Looking for a leader who can fill us up with either <br>Hitting us up with great emotional chat <br>about the fact <br>that the black <br>is constantly held back <br>Like 50 tracks back in a relay race <br>and the white team`s ahead <br>so let`s keep up the pace <br>And I be needing something <br>To feed my logical taste <br>At the end of the race is there a paradise place? <br>Yo, we can`t get involved in what the next man is doing <br>Material gain we put too much in persuing <br>"Yo duke, I need this dough so we can step to this party" <br>But we can all mardi grati <br>Minus that shit in our body <br>"What that got to do with that" <br>`Cause kid that`s the essence, <br>your physical presence <br>embodies every lesson <br>You can`t run the Rolls Royce if the engine is busted. <br>Can`t even life the knife to cut the mustard. <br>What we need to do first <br>Now listen to this verse <br>Let`s concentrate on our spiritual plate. <br>Recognize your existence in this vast blue space <br>From a tiny cloud of blood <br>To the human beings with taste, sight, touch, smell <br>and sound <br>Let`s deem it profound! <br>And prioritize this cause it was Allah`s wish <br>"Allah? I`m God" <br>"No I ddon`t believe that. That`s a mystery" <br>"If God is so good why does shit be happening to me?" <br>There`s divinity within <br>because we come from the divine <br>A froce that`s not seen But you feel it every time <br>When the wind blows, and the world turns, <br>and the rain drops, and the baby cries <br>and the bird flies, and the ground quake, <br>and the stars gleam <br>So many things are eident of its existence <br>What we need to do is link it with persistence <br>Once we recognize that, we can move ahead <br>Native Tongue, Common Sense yo he`s Hip-Hop bred... <br>Common: <br>From the spiritual world my former life has developed <br>First person I lost close to me was Stella <br>Some of my mellows <br>Lost their mothers and their brothers <br>For them I feel empathy <br>But I ain`t pouring out no liquor for no niggas <br>I pour my heart out when I see Dot out on the deck <br>Knowing two weeks ago he slapped-box with death <br>I hear of niggas dying in the wind-in the news <br>But when it`s somebody you know it hits you <br>and emotions get bruised <br>I ain`t been in your shoes, <br>I won`t judge you for knocking <br>Because the spirit of the ghetto says "You Gotta!" <br>They snatch you again from rock flippin` <br>Give back into the neighborhood, you better start kickin` <br>Stickin` stores <br>On the strip <br>I`m tired of Arabs giving me my change back <br>Devil bomb my yesterday <br>My tomorrow he never gave back <br>I lay back, looking at the ceiling <br>Wonndering what can I do <br>So my homie won`t have to be dealing <br>Not cause you serving and I`m rapping I`m better <br>Just different pieces to the puzzle of black life <br>That we have to put together, better ourselves <br>cause families we gotta raise <br>No matter how long the money <br>Shorter become the days <br>Men become like women <br>and no difference in the season <br>If you got popped five times <br>You breathing for a reason <br>Let`s put the five tenure plan into progression <br>Before we count our paper <br>Count our blessings