Peace, Prosperity and Paper

Chorus:<br><br>All we want in this life<br>Is peace, prosperity and a little paper<br>Objects that seem greater<br>But I`m sure well over come when we illin on a drum<br>(repeat 2X)<br><br>Verse One: Q-Tip<br><br>We in a world that places heavy emphasis on money synthesis<br>Y`all can be my witnesses<br>That a fella fascination with money has grown<br>To the point that he will shit on his own<br>We got to have it y`all, its not a Spike Lee cinematic<br>A piece of paper makin niggaz get dramatic<br>But the money doesnt come automatic<br>Gotta motivate ourselves to go and grab it<br>We got to get it yall, in an orderly fashion<br>Some cats go about it with too much passion<br>We got to mediate our greedy levels<br>Cuz the lust of currency can have us sleepin with the devil<br>Gotta recognize it, realize the power<br>that this little ma-huckin piece of paper will devour<br>Man can be greater than the thing he creates<br>See, I`ma do my thing and see how much I can scrape<br>Yo I`d rather have respect than money, no doubt<br>But listen to me y`all, I want the mass amount<br>That the Sesame Street Dracula cant Count<br>So that I can give my people when that thing surmounts<br>To higher levels.. of being.. so when I`m MC-ing<br>I hope to see you there steady G-ing (say word)<br>But the only way we can truly reach that goal<br>Is finding true inner peace and prospering souls<br>It`s like that<br><br>Chorus<br><br>Verse Two: Phife<br><br>Here comes your royal highness, one of Queens finest<br>Believe me, honest, you know you can`t stop it<br>Come on son, never leave your mic round me<br>True MC for real ask my man Shaheed<br>Strictly focused on what Im in this rap game for<br>Not for fame and screwing every whore after whore<br>With all that AIDS stuff going round<br>Tell me how that sound<br>Rather hit the studio and hear some beats that pound<br>Now, dont get me wrong I love honeys galore<br>But see hip-hop`s my bread butter<br>Cause that`s what I get paid for<br>See this is what I wanted<br>Allah helped me to get it<br>And if the beat is wicked<br>You know Malik will rip it<br>From the bottom of my heart <br>Thats where the love starts<br>The love for breakdancing<br>My love for the art<br>And with this love I do hip-hop from the soul<br>A real MC, who never sweats how many copies are sold<br>Yeah I want to go gold, platinum, uh-huh etceteras<br>But why put out some wackness when no one will respect ya<br>Im staying true nuff respect to those that paved the way<br>From Bambaata down to Shah; that be my DJ<br>With out my peeps I dont know how the hell Id make it, word<br>Sometimes I feel that my career is headed for the curb<br>One love for the lendin hand and giving all your help<br>Believing in me when I didnt believe in my own self<br>The Abstract with whom Im always making rugged tunes<br>Kid Hood restin in heaven, I hope to see you soon<br>I keep things hot and this year they`re even hotter<br>Big Mu and Shah, one day I`ll take my shahada<br>Out