You know.. life is funny..
If you don't repeat the actions of your own success you won't be successful
You gotta know your own formula, your own ingredients.What made you, YOU..
1987 I was at the Latin Quarters
Listenin to Afrika Bambaata give the order
The call of the order was to avoid the slaughter
He said, "Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya!"
Without a lawyer, he taught The Infinity Lessons
And that was great, so in 1988，there was no debate, we had to end the hate Afrika
We - started talkin bout Martin and Malcolm
Had these ghetto kids goin, "Huh, what about him?"
1990 came with the West coast.East coast, West coast, who is the best coast? 1990
Lookin back now, of COURSE it was bogus.The whole argument was where we lost focus
Or abused it, you know how the crew get."You like it cause you choose it"
They called me "Captain Human", another message was sent"Self Destruction don't pay the {******} rent"
Remember that? Nobody wanted conscious rap
It was like - where these ballers at?Where can they call us at? All was wack
So in 1992, I found my crew.They said, "Yo Kris, what you wanna do?"
I said, "Damn - why they wanna get with me?If I bust they {****} I'm contradictory.
If I play the rap role, they take my shoe. Tell me what the **** am I supposed to do
"Kay Are Ess One is con-tra-dic-to-ry"Just cause I wouldn't let these rappers get with me
**** that, **** you and **** your pen. If a rapper wanna diss, yo I'd do it again
But I'm makin these ends, and I got my friends
1994, "Return of the Boom Bap"It wasn't all about the loot.It was all about Harry Allen Rhythm Cultural Institute 1
Blowin up, 1995.Conscious rap is still alive
But nobody wanna play it, nobody wanna say it.Nobody okayed it, they'd all rather hate it
"Step Into a World," that's what I did “
1997 I was raisin my kid or kids, but I, had to go 1997
Cause New York DJ's changed the flows to clothes and hoes, but that wasn't me
I'll be damned if I dance for the MTV
So in 1998 I began to debate.Should I go now, or should I really wait?
'99, I moved to L.A. you see and took a gig with the WB
But you know what the problem is or was?
DJ's don't raise our kids, cuz they so caught up in the cash and jewels DJ
Mic Conception, all of them, said"Yo you need help? I should call them"
When I was in L.A., I held the crown.Bloods, Crips, they held me down
I could never forget Mad Lion, killer pride with the gat in the lap in the low-ride
Oh I can't forget, Icy Ice, Lucky Lou.Julio G, that was the crew Davey D, Ingrid, David Connor
But in 2000, I seen how I wanted to live.I wasn't no executive
So I picked up the mic and I quit my job.Said to Simone I gotta get with God
She said, "Don't worry bout these dollars and quarters.Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya."
Damn, she took me back to Bam!.Took me back to who I am!
Brought me back to the New York land!Now I overstand!..
{KRS} Yes! KRS-ONE:
{interviewer}Explain that to us please.
which is breaking, emceeing, graffiti art, deejaying, beatboxing,street fashion, street language, street knowledge, and street entrepenurialism - trade and business.
and then Afrika Bambaata and Zulu Nation (mmhmm) who instigated something called The Infinity Lessons
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:01.000]You know.. life is funny..
[00:04.410]If you don't repeat the actions of your own success you won't be successful
[00:09.300]You gotta know your own formula, your own ingredients.What made you, YOU..
[00:15.720]1987 I was at the Latin Quarters
[00:17.710]Listenin to Afrika Bambaata give the order
[00:19.720]The call of the order was to avoid the slaughter
[00:21.570]He said, "Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya!"
[00:23.660]Without a lawyer, he taught The Infinity Lessons
[00:27.510]And that was great, so in 1988，there was no debate, we had to end the hate Afrika
[00:35.500]We - started talkin bout Martin and Malcolm
[00:37.700]Had these ghetto kids goin, "Huh, what about him?"
[00:43.600]1990 came with the West coast.East coast, West coast, who is the best coast? 1990
[00:47.270]Lookin back now, of COURSE it was bogus.The whole argument was where we lost focus
[00:55.000]Or abused it, you know how the crew get."You like it cause you choose it"
[01:07.000]They called me "Captain Human", another message was sent"Self Destruction don't pay the {******} rent"
[01:11.680]Remember that? Nobody wanted conscious rap
[01:13.800]It was like - where these ballers at?Where can they call us at? All was wack
[01:19.170]So in 1992, I found my crew.They said, "Yo Kris, what you wanna do?"
[01:22.750]I said, "Damn - why they wanna get with me?If I bust they {****} I'm contradictory.
[01:27.000]If I play the rap role, they take my shoe. Tell me what the **** am I supposed to do
[01:35.250]"Kay Are Ess One is con-tra-dic-to-ry"Just cause I wouldn't let these rappers get with me
[01:39.000]**** that, **** you and **** your pen. If a rapper wanna diss, yo I'd do it again
[01:42.650]But I'm makin these ends, and I got my friends
[01:52.490]1994, "Return of the Boom Bap"It wasn't all about the loot.It was all about Harry Allen Rhythm Cultural Institute 1
[01:58.430]Blowin up, 1995.Conscious rap is still alive
[02:02.550]But nobody wanna play it, nobody wanna say it.Nobody okayed it, they'd all rather hate it
[02:14.790]"Step Into a World," that's what I did “
[02:17.000]1997 I was raisin my kid or kids, but I, had to go 1997
[02:20.510]Cause New York DJ's changed the flows to clothes and hoes, but that wasn't me
[02:24.450]I'll be damned if I dance for the MTV
[02:26.460]So in 1998 I began to debate.Should I go now, or should I really wait?
[02:30.380]'99, I moved to L.A. you see and took a gig with the WB
[02:38.420]But you know what the problem is or was?
[02:41.000]DJ's don't raise our kids, cuz they so caught up in the cash and jewels DJ
[02:54.380]Mic Conception, all of them, said"Yo you need help? I should call them"
[02:59.000]When I was in L.A., I held the crown.Bloods, Crips, they held me down
[03:02.070]I could never forget Mad Lion, killer pride with the gat in the lap in the low-ride
[03:05.500]Oh I can't forget, Icy Ice, Lucky Lou.Julio G, that was the crew Davey D, Ingrid, David Connor
[03:21.370]But in 2000, I seen how I wanted to live.I wasn't no executive
[03:25.960]So I picked up the mic and I quit my job.Said to Simone I gotta get with God
[03:29.800]She said, "Don't worry bout these dollars and quarters.Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya."
[03:33.870]Damn, she took me back to Bam!.Took me back to who I am!
[03:37.600]Brought me back to the New York land!Now I overstand!..
[03:52.740]{KRS} Yes! KRS-ONE:
[03:54.030]{interviewer}Explain that to us please.
[04:15.000]which is breaking, emceeing, graffiti art, deejaying, beatboxing,street fashion, street language, street knowledge, and street entrepenurialism - trade and business.
[04:37.500]and then Afrika Bambaata and Zulu Nation (mmhmm) who instigated something called The Infinity Lessons
You know.. life is funny..
If you don't repeat the actions of your own success you won't be successful
You gotta know your own formula, your own ingredients.What made you, YOU..
1987 I was at the Latin Quarters
Listenin to Afrika Bambaata give the order
The call of the order was to avoid the slaughter
He said, "Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya!"
Without a lawyer, he taught The Infinity Lessons
And that was great, so in 1988，there was no debate, we had to end the hate Afrika
We - started talkin bout Martin and Malcolm
Had these ghetto kids goin, "Huh, what about him?"
1990 came with the West coast.East coast, West coast, who is the best coast? 1990
Lookin back now, of COURSE it was bogus.The whole argument was where we lost focus
Or abused it, you know how the crew get."You like it cause you choose it"
They called me "Captain Human", another message was sent"Self Destruction don't pay the {******} rent"
Remember that? Nobody wanted conscious rap
It was like - where these ballers at?Where can they call us at? All was wack
So in 1992, I found my crew.They said, "Yo Kris, what you wanna do?"
I said, "Damn - why they wanna get with me?If I bust they {****} I'm contradictory.
If I play the rap role, they take my shoe. Tell me what the **** am I supposed to do
"Kay Are Ess One is con-tra-dic-to-ry"Just cause I wouldn't let these rappers get with me
**** that, **** you and **** your pen. If a rapper wanna diss, yo I'd do it again
But I'm makin these ends, and I got my friends
1994, "Return of the Boom Bap"It wasn't all about the loot.It was all about Harry Allen Rhythm Cultural Institute 1
Blowin up, 1995.Conscious rap is still alive
But nobody wanna play it, nobody wanna say it.Nobody okayed it, they'd all rather hate it
"Step Into a World," that's what I did “
1997 I was raisin my kid or kids, but I, had to go 1997
Cause New York DJ's changed the flows to clothes and hoes, but that wasn't me
I'll be damned if I dance for the MTV
So in 1998 I began to debate.Should I go now, or should I really wait?
'99, I moved to L.A. you see and took a gig with the WB
But you know what the problem is or was?
DJ's don't raise our kids, cuz they so caught up in the cash and jewels DJ
Mic Conception, all of them, said"Yo you need help? I should call them"
When I was in L.A., I held the crown.Bloods, Crips, they held me down
I could never forget Mad Lion, killer pride with the gat in the lap in the low-ride
Oh I can't forget, Icy Ice, Lucky Lou.Julio G, that was the crew Davey D, Ingrid, David Connor
But in 2000, I seen how I wanted to live.I wasn't no executive
So I picked up the mic and I quit my job.Said to Simone I gotta get with God
She said, "Don't worry bout these dollars and quarters.Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya."
Damn, she took me back to Bam!.Took me back to who I am!
Brought me back to the New York land!Now I overstand!..
{KRS} Yes! KRS-ONE:
{interviewer}Explain that to us please.
which is breaking, emceeing, graffiti art, deejaying, beatboxing,street fashion, street language, street knowledge, and street entrepenurialism - trade and business.
and then Afrika Bambaata and Zulu Nation (mmhmm) who instigated something called The Infinity Lessons
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:01.000]You know.. life is funny..
[00:04.410]If you don't repeat the actions of your own success you won't be successful
[00:09.300]You gotta know your own formula, your own ingredients.What made you, YOU..
[00:15.720]1987 I was at the Latin Quarters
[00:17.710]Listenin to Afrika Bambaata give the order
[00:19.720]The call of the order was to avoid the slaughter
[00:21.570]He said, "Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya!"
[00:23.660]Without a lawyer, he taught The Infinity Lessons
[00:27.510]And that was great, so in 1988，there was no debate, we had to end the hate Afrika
[00:35.500]We - started talkin bout Martin and Malcolm
[00:37.700]Had these ghetto kids goin, "Huh, what about him?"
[00:43.600]1990 came with the West coast.East coast, West coast, who is the best coast? 1990
[00:47.270]Lookin back now, of COURSE it was bogus.The whole argument was where we lost focus
[00:55.000]Or abused it, you know how the crew get."You like it cause you choose it"
[01:07.000]They called me "Captain Human", another message was sent"Self Destruction don't pay the {******} rent"
[01:11.680]Remember that? Nobody wanted conscious rap
[01:13.800]It was like - where these ballers at?Where can they call us at? All was wack
[01:19.170]So in 1992, I found my crew.They said, "Yo Kris, what you wanna do?"
[01:22.750]I said, "Damn - why they wanna get with me?If I bust they {****} I'm contradictory.
[01:27.000]If I play the rap role, they take my shoe. Tell me what the **** am I supposed to do
[01:35.250]"Kay Are Ess One is con-tra-dic-to-ry"Just cause I wouldn't let these rappers get with me
[01:39.000]**** that, **** you and **** your pen. If a rapper wanna diss, yo I'd do it again
[01:42.650]But I'm makin these ends, and I got my friends
[01:52.490]1994, "Return of the Boom Bap"It wasn't all about the loot.It was all about Harry Allen Rhythm Cultural Institute 1
[01:58.430]Blowin up, 1995.Conscious rap is still alive
[02:02.550]But nobody wanna play it, nobody wanna say it.Nobody okayed it, they'd all rather hate it
[02:14.790]"Step Into a World," that's what I did “
[02:17.000]1997 I was raisin my kid or kids, but I, had to go 1997
[02:20.510]Cause New York DJ's changed the flows to clothes and hoes, but that wasn't me
[02:24.450]I'll be damned if I dance for the MTV
[02:26.460]So in 1998 I began to debate.Should I go now, or should I really wait?
[02:30.380]'99, I moved to L.A. you see and took a gig with the WB
[02:38.420]But you know what the problem is or was?
[02:41.000]DJ's don't raise our kids, cuz they so caught up in the cash and jewels DJ
[02:54.380]Mic Conception, all of them, said"Yo you need help? I should call them"
[02:59.000]When I was in L.A., I held the crown.Bloods, Crips, they held me down
[03:02.070]I could never forget Mad Lion, killer pride with the gat in the lap in the low-ride
[03:05.500]Oh I can't forget, Icy Ice, Lucky Lou.Julio G, that was the crew Davey D, Ingrid, David Connor
[03:21.370]But in 2000, I seen how I wanted to live.I wasn't no executive
[03:25.960]So I picked up the mic and I quit my job.Said to Simone I gotta get with God
[03:29.800]She said, "Don't worry bout these dollars and quarters.Record companies ain't got nuttin for ya."
[03:33.870]Damn, she took me back to Bam!.Took me back to who I am!
[03:37.600]Brought me back to the New York land!Now I overstand!..
[03:52.740]{KRS} Yes! KRS-ONE:
[03:54.030]{interviewer}Explain that to us please.
[04:15.000]which is breaking, emceeing, graffiti art, deejaying, beatboxing,street fashion, street language, street knowledge, and street entrepenurialism - trade and business.
[04:37.500]and then Afrika Bambaata and Zulu Nation (mmhmm) who instigated something called The Infinity Lessons
Sound of Da Police - KRS One
Yes, indeed
Yes, indeed
Stand clear, don' man a talk, you can't stand where I stand
You can't walk where I walk, watch o...
Higher Level -KRS-One
After seven years of rocking
How do you rate me
Poorly or greatly
Everybody seems to be going for there's lately
Yo mad heads be...
Return of the Boom Bap -KRS-One
Boom bap original rap
Boom bap original rap
See how it sounds
A little unrational
See how it sounds
A little unrationa...
If you don't move back we're gonna turn this music off
and that's my word, move back!
Word is bond let's get this shit goi
Word up, it's the Funk Doc ...
Come now
Yes
Now everyone comes in and says that they are
The lyrical champion
But of course there is only a few
That can really stand by that
Come n...
Who was, who was, who was
Who was the first to flash the heat on the cover?
Who was the first crew to go against another?
Who was the first to go
Aca...
You know it's
KrisIt ain't the same now (it ain't the same)
They switched the game now (they switched up on us)
They talk 'bout chains now (bling blin...
I come back
Every year I get newer
I'm the dust on the moon
I'm the trash in the sewer
Let's go
I come back
Every year I get brighter
Let's go
I come ...