Letras
Yeah, yeah, yeah
You know, I was just downstairs
And I was on my way up here to the studio and
A guy bumped into me, and he said
He said, "Yo, Kris, how is it that you stay in this music?
You know, this rap music, especially, for so long, so long?"
I said, "Well, you know, years ago, I made a deal with the Goddess"
He said, "The Goddess?"
I said, "Well, yeah, you might know her as God
But I know her as the Goddess
The universal mother
The mother of everything you see in existence
I asked her for assistance in lyrical persistence
And she gave it to me, under one condition
She said, 'I'll give you the gift
But use the gift to uplift'"
I said, "Okay, Mom"
So I tell you the truth, really
Me nah gon' need nothin' else
But health, wealth, and knowledge of myself
Me nah gon' need nothin' else
But health, wealth, and knowledge of myself
In the beginning was the word, the word was made flesh
Knowledge (K), brains (R), supreme (S)
Some of us guessed, while others of us are blessed
Take heed to the word that I manifest
I manifest the future, the present, followed by the past
Everything in nature rules by kicking ass
What they telling me, but yo, you a friend to me
So I'ma tell you the secrets of MC longevity
Secret one: if it ain't fun, you're done
And about your career, huh, well, choose another one
If you don't like what you do, you're through
Lesson two: make sure you got a dope crew
Not some crew that's like an anchor on a shoe
A mad crew that's of some benefit to you
Lesson three might be contradictory or funny
But MCs should have other ways of getting money
That's to say, learn other things besides music
Make money elsewhere, hip-hop, you won't abuse it
Too many MCs just MC, so their longevity
Is based on an Uncle Tom at the record company
Lesson four: sell your image, never sell a record