I Got Ta

I got ta repeat 4x)

I got ta) pick up the mic on a soul tip

I got ta) run you down like a polo skip

I got ta) rip mc ' s like a paper bag

I got ta) wear a disguise to escape a nag

I got ta) go to my shows in a limosine but

I got ta) stay in touch with my inner scene

I got ta) keep my house nice and tidy

I got ta) learn a lot about the whitey

I got ta) buy a house with all my riches

I got ta) invest the rest avoid the diches

I got ta) eat my frank with mustard only

I got ta) call up a friend when I get lonely

I got ta) do enough shows cause the rent ' s due

I got ta) get paid cause it makes sense to

I got ta) uplift rap on it ' s perspective

I got ta) help all those that aren ' t connected

I got ta) give a girl enough affection

I got ta) turn a heart in my direction

I got ta) grab the mic from the stage and

I got ta) drop more spice than a cajun

I got ta) smoke mc ' s like a cigarette

I got ta) rap in a style they can ' t figure yet

I got ta) teach the youth that they capable

I got ta) show the ghetto is escapable

I got ta) walk soft but carry a big stick

I got ta) wise up and stop being pigged quick

I got ta) manifest words til they understood

I got ta) make more noise than thunder could

I got ta) play an mc like a sham shirt

So step back cause you gonna get slammed squirt

I got ta) get on the floor with a fly step

I got ta) come on strong like a bicep

I 87621,-179)got ta) ball up my fist that ' s the power sign

And mc ' s clean up your act cause it ' s shower time

I got ta) drop my rhymes like a sandbag

I got ta) pick up the microphone and rag

Mc ' s who try to be better than

I got ta) heat up the party like a sweater can

I got ta) learn from the mistakes that I ' ve made

I got ta) walk whatever path is laid

I got ta) let things fall where they may

I got ta) live my life by the day

I got ta) help out a friend that ' s in trouble

I got ta) tell ' em we all have to struggle

I got ta) go to school with the other man

I got ta) get as close as I can

I got ta) know what he knows to know him

And then my chance to survive is less grim

I got ta) also have knowledge of self though

I got ta) learn that plus achieve wealth yo

I got ta) get that wealth for my family

And community and still live 133221,-19)happily

Not ever after cause life ain ' t a fairytale

I got ta) stay on my toes and I ' ll never fail

I got ta) carry the crowd like a duffle bag

You saw me score and you still wanna scuffle dag

I got ta) admit you got a lot of heart kid

You better run like somebody smart did

I got ta) remember the benz that my man drove

Now it ' s all smashed up in a grove

I got ta) recall the first day he bought it though

And as he boasted and posted I said so

I got ta) say he was the man among back

Ten workers on the ave selling smack

On saturday he made his last mistake so now

I got ta) buy a suit for his wake

I got ta repeat 4x)

I got to avoid surrounding myself with too many materialistic things

But I got to enjoy the life of the law-abiding black kings

I gotta motivate others to achieve and become a part of this elite group

And that ' s what the struggle for equality is really about troop

I got to understand the pain and strife of the next man

So I got avoid flaunting showing off and high posting if I can

I got to make sure that action is understood comepletely by all followers

I got to convert the color of you shirt from blue to white collars

I got to close my eyes ball up my fist and thank God for the freedom of speech

Then I got to use my knowledge of the english language to write songs that teach

I got ta repeat 6x)

I want to say peace to dj mister cee steady 238871,-359)pace the whole action posse

The whole action posse the whole action to the third power movement

And everybody that believed in masta ace