Mos Def: Re-definition

What what what, what what, what what, what whatWoaaaahhhhhhh!One two three, mos def and talib kweliWe came to rock it on to the tip-topBest alliance in hip-hop, wayohhI said, one two tree, black star shine eternallyWe came to rock it on to the tip-topAnd hi-tek make the beat drop, wayohh[talib kweli]Re:definition, turning your play into a tragedyExhibit level degree on the mic, passionatelyNiggaz is sweet so i bet if i bit i'd get a cavityLivin to get high, you ain't flyer than gravityWe die hard like the battery done in the back of me by the mad mcWho think imitation is the highest form of flattery, actuallyDon't be mad at me, i had to be the one to break it to youYou get kicked into obscurity like judo, no menudoCause you pseudo, tryin to compete with reality like xeroxTowards destruction you spiraling like hairlocks, wipe them teardropsChasing stars in your eyes, playing games with your livesNow the wives is widows soakin up pillows, weepin like willowsStill mo' blacks is dyin, kids ain't livin they tryin"how to make a slave" by willie lynch is still applyinRegardless, the mos is one of my closest partnersRockin ever since before prince was called the artistRocker before funkmaster flex was rockin starterWhen 'pac and biggie was still cool before they was martyrsLife or death, if i'm choosin with every breath i'm enhancinStop, there comes a time when you can't run[mos def]What, lyrically handsome, call collect a king's ransomJams i write soon become the ghetto anthemWay out like bruce wayne's mansion, move like a phantomYou'll talk about me to your grandsonsCats who claimin they hard be mad fagSo i run through em like, flood water through sandbagsCompetition is mad, what i got, they can't haveSinkin they ship, like moby dick, did ahabSon i'm way past the minimum, it's a verb milleniumMy rap's the holy ? in your bag, like palestiniansAncient abyssinian, try to ? the ?Official b-boy gentlemen won't turn off at the interimBorn inside the winter wind, day after december 10These simpletons they mentionin the synonym for feminineSweeter than some cinnamon the danish brings rotten to menRush up on adrenaline, they get they asses sent to them(gentlemen) without a tenament more than a ?Leave your unit tremblin like herds of movin elephantIntelligent embellishment, follow for your elementFrom flatbush settlement, skin posseses melaninHotter than tales of crack peddlin, makin em woopLike blue gelatin, swing like duke ellingtonBroader than barrington levy, believe meThe hot oppresion rent who burn down your chief teepeeYou see me?One two three, mos def and talib kweliWe came to rock it on to the tip-topBest alliance in hip-hop, wayohhI said, one two tree, black star shine eternallyWe came to rock it on to the tip-topBecause we rulin hip-hop, yes we is rulin hip-hopTalib kweli is rulin hip-hopSay we black star we rule hip-hop-ah-ahh-ah-ahh-ahhWhoahhhh!