Chorus * sit back n take notes, get up and perform I make the mic warm, ayo this ain't the norm (I'm lyrically well endowd) 1. Yes man x clan head the funkin lessons Common sense resurrection, constant elevation 2. (Gravediggas) a.. positive energy activates Showbiz and ag got me diggin in the crates 3. Spots blown with the grate unknown. (leflaur leflah) Heltah skeltah outsidaz came with the rah rah 4. Nostalgic songs bringing you back to day one Ya eyes light up when the track came on 5. And when the rap came on ya sang along wit it And ya boys joined in they all know the lyrics 6. Like "as I combine all the juice from the mind" Scenario by tribe with the classic busta rhymes 7. I must find ways bring forth the lyrics To uplift our spirits and preserve the foundation 8. Study like my life depended on it, and it did Bukue one step beyond upward escalation 9. Keep spinnin that wax pete rock and cl Rob o and I n I said no fakin jax 10. And I felt em yo I had to get more Grab my back pack and looked at the front door 11. Headed to the record store. New crop had to peep it Found a sealed copy of best kept secret! Verse 2 1. lyrically inclined, well n doud, my design Is well defined, and I'm proud that my lines Spark interest 2. I made sure I paid attention, with my dues Not to mention all dem clues left made an impression 3. Invested lots of time and energy On the things that I loved and ignored any enemy 4. That may appear but I didn't have many Cause I treated everybody like they were a kin to me 5. Mostly I look to find flows rewound those Ones, pharoah monch's "bring it on" and 6. Rakim's "know the ledge" special ed got it made Del's eye examination xhibit's foundation played 7. In my walkman 24 7 365 on my instinctive paths and travels 8. Walking.. 40 below troopin street fighter's Come widdit by dj revolution 9. Saafir ahmad ras kass remain anonymous Resurrect the west coast through battle drills 10. From 93 til souls of mischief good feelin Freestyle fellowship's everything is everything 11. Dropping gems in these bars for future fanatics Bring em back to the roots distortion to static 12. Add it to the list of ingredients going in From oakland to estonian hip hop's born again

1. Kick feet up, recline, lounge back Reminisce reflect think back 2. Remember good times, shake ya head at the bad ones, no time to regret let by gons be by gons 3. Live ya life, them mistakes ya learn from Experence priceless, the pain you felt.. timeless 4. And like the sands in the hours glass Time waits for no man so keep pushin climb the mountain 5. Take risk, set sail leave the shore If you never take a shot ya guaranteed not to score 6. Energize, further more, realize its yours For the taken, save the celebrating for the great wins 7. Otherwise be wise and just smile Never let em see you sweat wipe ya brow 8. Remove emotion, from the sleeves Reiterate daily in ya self I believe Chorus - Alma "I do believe, In myself subchorus "things will be clear when you love who you are" 1. Opportunity is missed by most people because Its dressed as overalls disguised as work 2. Thomas edison quoted here in verse To remind that gold's discovered in trenchwork 3. From trenchtown to trenton grows the black rose Bob marley to wise intellingence proof shown 4. That no matter where you come from its not it stone Your success is not compressed you are your own 5. By your design and how your time is spent Invested or waisted, your results are effected 6. What is done today alter's tomorrow course Of events and eventually your thoughts manifest 7. Never underestimate the power of focus Concentrate on what you want to happen 8. Then blueprint the plan, research and you'll notice That you have what it it takes so take action 1. No great achievent is possible Without persistent work until it hurts tenacity 2. to overcome friends second guessing you Ask em this "have you the audacity" 3. Fear limits capacity promotes comformity Staying with the flock of lemmings and not soaring 4. Heights. take a leap of faith take flight ignite The flame of desire burning within fiyah 5. That's the high octane that sustains you Through the days when a dose of failure blesses you 6. Gets you up when you don't want to Reminding you of the goals you committed to 7. See you through, see the light, there's the entrance End of the beginning thanks to power of persistence 8. Positive mindstate great the key in fact To be proud of yourself when you think back

1. Skilled navy seal, special agent generous Sent to protect us, serve with the wordabus 2. Rectify situations in front of us murderous I'm l_r_g like peterson ready to guide in trust 3. Confide us.. I & I strength in numbers I say I cherish the day true to the moon n sky sade 4. Parlay. With the likes of good folks who get loose, rock the fire drill arnette put on the grassroots 5. Hat.. now.. I feel I'm ready fi di war Steady all city get gritty trench work raw give me more 6. Roar like grizzly power up altered beastie -boy No sleep till brooklyn crooklyn dodging buckshots hit the floor 7. Professor large head for the front door Outro to the battle field in this musical war Chorus * defense contractor is the record company We are the resistance in rhyme insurgancy *a state of emergency thus far We're in the midst of *in these life n times on this paper chase Somehow we got it twisted and lost our way *let's make redemption songs let them be our cure While we fight this 1. War on all fronts war cause more and more front Abandoning what we need in order to get what we want ( flauntacious) 2. That vibe is contagious pon di scene, Until we get a vaccine the vibe must be quarantined 3. isolated til we run some battle drills Rhymskematics attics flew over the coup searching fi di soup 4. Hooked... strung out, fans hung out to dry We da emts who electrify to revive! 5. Shock therapy, rakim em let the rhythm hit em Overcome the hypnosis of disaster capitalism 6. We see through them 5 o clock follies Taking back our culture from these scorched earth policies 7. This war is real, economically and sonically Underfunding soundscape that benefic community 8. We aspire to end the war for sure But this is not for the swift but for the ones who endure

FACE THE NATION – TION BUKUE ONE Verse 1 1. United we stand to gain.. Much more than then the times when pain over rides the brain 2. And pushes us to make bad executive decisions Wedge issues winning.... incisions to the bone but 3. Never no more its time to hone in on what's going on expose the wrong start the shiftn' 4. We fell for the okie doke bate and switchin' Having us voting against our own best interest 5. Without knowing we support the plutocracy By not being involved in what's left of our democracy 6. Being a defeatist is as bad as an elitist If you are not participating then you are co signing 7. Dig deep and chime in wake up face the nation If not abandon ship start the repatriation 8. But if you plan to stay then put your 2 cents in Or succumb to the outcome indentured servants Verse 2 1. I'm sick and tired of folks complaining. Monday quarterbackin', Back seat driving 2. There's nuff problems so get in the mix Soul search Find your passion and pick one to fix 3. Its not all for not its been worse than this Reverse the hypnosis and head back to the future 4. I'm not saying become a full time activist But just be aware of the current events 5. Beyond just the headlines read a lil' too And not just be fed what corporate media approves 6. When I travel overseas its bittersweet I see an engaged population in their current affairs 7. Then I think back home on the streets And how most have no clue and don't really care 8. Being uninformed is like being unaware Ill equipped unprepared for what's happening out there Verse 3 1. I know its excruciating to sift through the bullish To find the statements out all the politicians but 2. If ya don't then we take what's given Corporate lobbyists posing as congressmen 3. Follow the money due diligence do work Educate ourselves on the process preserve 4. Rights to engage, be heard and show! Cause if a Ceo runs the country ya can't vote 5. Pause on the "f.ck the government" rhetoric Cause without the government the multinationals are lovin' it 6. Running it, total plutocratic dictatorship We will have no say, no way to protest shit 7. No unions, no platform no strength in power Paralyzed watching everything get privatized 8. Open them eyes realize we can change it Its time to face the nation like a true patriot