The Remedy

Yo, we all got different things we got to deal with. We always are 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 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 thing<br>over this drum, like a native tongue.<br><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><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