Talib Kweli: Listen

[Intro: Talib Kweli]This the year of the BlacksmithTalib Kweli (Kweli) K-1 (K-1)Let's go! {"Listen!"}Yeah, yeah niggaz don't {"Listen!"}Back in the days we all used to {"Listen!"}Now shit is so wack, nobody {"Listen!"}To that real hip-hop, yo {"Listen!"}Ladies and gentlemen, get ready here it come {"Listen!"}Talib Kweli and I'm bangin on your eardrum{"Somethin I wanna tell you"} Now let me get up in itWait, wait, wait, wait {"Wait just a minute"}[Talib Kweli]Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your earsStart repentin cause the endin is nearBut don't, panic you can't function if you livin in fearPay attention you gotta listen to hear {"Wait just a minute"}Who the fuck you think you talkin to?Put you on hold, get a specialist to walk you throughKweli, the flow captain to fast or slow rappinI'm soul crackin, you ain't heard your shit appear like closed captionsKing of the bars and I'm goin hardcoresAll my confidence comes from knowin God's lawsBangin on the system, fightin my kind of warLoud as a whisper, quiet as a lion's roar[Chorus: Talib Kweli]Ladies and gentlemen, get ready here it come {"Listen!"}Talib Kweli and I'm bangin on your eardrum{"Somethin I wanna tell you"} Now let me get up in itIt's for your spirits so, but y'all don't hear me though {"Listen!"}Get up, get into it and get involved {"Listen!"}There's a little somethin that I wanna spit for y'all{"Somethin I wanna tell you"} Now let me get up in itWait, wait, wait, wait {"Wait just a minute"}[Talib Kweli]Get it now, get it fast, get it rightGet it big, get it live, get it done, get it tight{"Somethin I wanna tell you"} But you don't really hear me thoughI, spit it clearly so it's live at your stereoTo your heart while it's beatin in your chestI'm speakin to execs in the seat behind the deskTo your spirit nuttin weaker than the fleshSo while you try to keep it fresh you gettin deeper in the depthReal hip-hop is missin from the shelfYep, it's what you felt when you listen to yourselfOnly a few is makin cuts that finishSo before you spend your hard-earned spinach {"Wait just a minute"}[Chorus][Talib Kweli]Yeah, you love the sounds comin out your speakerI spit rounds like a 9-millimeterThe youth today they, frown at the teachersThey ain't down with no leaders, they don't wanna wait just a {"minute"}They like "What nigga? Wait right thereI got reservoir dogs, you be missin a right ear"{"Listen!"} Get it clear, figure is my yearI'm everywhere makin appearances in niggaz nightmaresHear the word, peep the flow, check the cadenceWhat you heard is a pro I'm so amazinDon't front girl you know it's your favoriteNew Kweli yo they runnin out of patience[Chorus][Outro: Talib Kweli]Yo, don't it sound so good to ya?Uhh, it's the return of the greatest y'allTalib Kweli, BKMC, Blacksmith is the movementBlacksmith is the music, what you ridin for?What you livin for, what you dyin for?{"Somethin I wanna tell you"} Bangin on your eardrum, yeah{"Wait just, wait just, wait just a minute"}{"Listen!"}{"Wait just, wait just, wait just a minute"}