New York State Of Rhyme vol. 2

[Talib Kweli]<br>We fantastic, flippin on tracks like gymnastics<br>Small brats get they ass kicked, me and Mos smash it<br>Top gun like what comes after the, fist rockin` knife<br>Check the keys that get played on the roads of life<br>Yo the rhyme is so heavy like a load of my chest<br>Travel on these mc`s, leave `em broken like house pets<br>Priceless like the streets I`m on, my word is born<br>You like Paula Abdul-ka-ka compared to Sarah Born?<br>Sayin, what did I do to be so black and blue<br>Mc`s sayin damn what got it goin after you<br>Slam my microphone and do just what I have to do<br>Aiyyo, I`d like to stop and chat but I`m just passing through<br>You know I`d like to stop and chat but I`m just passing through<br><br>[Mos Def]<br>I`m on my way back to Louis Avenue<br>Inside Brooklyn the b-boy capital, lot of cats travel to black eratical<br>Say, my response is invatically yes<br>We invatically fresh, you dramatically stressed<br>These mc`s proceed to cease the presidential palace<br>And burn Babylon like a ?<br>Strive to maintain balance<br>With the God given talent<br>Articulate the article, eliminate the fossical<br>Black Star Line shine remarkable, they style ain`t even talkable<br>These socalled criminals is fictional they make the party turn miserable<br>We document the memorable<br>Then break `em up like syllables<br>Straight down to earth like minerals<br>Your style is foul like down? chemicals<br>We five-dimensional, audio, visual, physical, spiritual, lyrical<br>Another world<br><br>Another world, y`all<br>We transmit another world<br>Another World, y`all<br>We transmit another world<br>Another World, y`all<br>We transmit another world<br>Black Star `bout to shine from what<br><br>[Talib Kweli]<br>Yo Mos, ain`t it a shame how these people treating life like a game<br>Ain`t gonna give you no fame by callin out your name<br>Just explain how I do it and, lead by example<br>Stay away from repetition don`t wanna sound like no sample<br>You can`t handle this Messiah<br>My shit is classical we get bug` like Umfufu, "You treat me like animal!"<br>Just `cus you got money, don`t mean you made it<br>Just `cus you make it don`t give you the right to be a ?<br>Matter fact stay out my face<br>I can`t take it like them stupid big horse bills<br>Your defense is nill, my chatter, shatter your forcefield<br>Kweli and Mos Definition with more lines then a petition<br>Yo my mission is to break shit in half, like intermission<br>Then get missin` with Hi-Tech or anyone like that<br>Costin` one million pounds `cus it sound so fat<br>Lay you flat like the carpet<br>Take the tobacco out my spliff before you spark it<br>The only tye I rock is chocolate<br>Makin profits like Spacely Sprockets, you can`t stop it<br>The topic, we always gonna be black like markets<br>From the underground, look around and tell me what you see<br>Another picture painted perfectly by yours truly<br><br>Another world, y`all<br>Say what, another world<br>Another world, y`all<br>Say what, another world<br>Travellin` through, time and space<br>On the the Black Star galactica<br>Yo, another world<br>`nother `nother, `nother, `nother, `nother world<br><br>[Mos Def]<br>Never never never soap opera<br>Whether you, indian, dominican, jamaican or bolivian<br>No matter what disc recorder or part of town you livin` in<br>I recommend you listenin` to these distinguished gentlemen<br>Who take the proper measurement to represent<br>The solo`s ? chrome is known to built on<br>Gleam on the measurement<br>Master mc carpentry<br>Talib kwa, the Kweli in quality<br>Put the groundation down properly<br>You can`t trespass the property<br>Ain`t takin` or breakin`, robbery<br>Got the whole owner blast-back policy<br>Follow me, descendant of the grand master armery<br>Where cats rock the Wallabe and Kangols, mc`s exchange flows<br>The same goes on, they`ll be here when we gone<br>Hope they heart stay strong for<br>The other world<br><br>The other world y`all