Young, Gifted and Black - Big Daddy Kane

[00:00.0]Young, Gifted and Black - Big Daddy Kane
[00:00.76]So out of the mercy of Allah
[00:02.81]And the law written in our nature
[00:06.67]We call an individual into existence
[00:09.84]And when that individual I make no apologies
[00:13.03]For what I'm about to say
[00:15.59]Rough rugged and real you're on standstill
[00:18.42]To obey okay so let the man build
[00:21.28]Words of rapture that you have to capture
[00:24.31]And I just slapped ya with the hand full of literature
[00:28.05]That's d**e def fresh hype choice smooth and raw
[00:30.81]Rappers I replace rub out and erase
[00:33.04]Competition you must be on freebase
[00:36.08]Smokin' or chokin' bound to be broken
[00:37.94]Man get your damn hands off the mic that I'm chokin'
[00:40.79]'Cuz I got a strangehold
[00:42.82]You're still cold off the road for the role you stole
[00:45.24]Rhymes that you yell out but you did sell out
[00:48.04]Crossed-over lost over here now get the hell out
[00:51.13]I'm not a pop star rock 'n' roller
[00:53.0]I'm a rebel blessed able to hold a
[00:55.65]Mic like a hammer and drop grammar
[00:58.03]Treat a rapper like a wrestler and body slam him
[01:00.69]Those who dispute get treated just like a prostitute
[01:03.23]They get the boot and played like a flute
[01:05.53]So just play mute don't even whisper
[01:08.68]Open your mouth to speak and I'm diss ya
[01:10.83]Ragtag and dog put you in the morgue
[01:13.06]Because you're petty confetti and not ready to rock steady
[01:16.07]In other words you're half-steppin'
[01:18.17]Tiptoein' get goin' because my weapon
[01:20.87]Is not a nine an uzi or a shotgun
[01:23.25]But when it come to hype rhymes I got one
[01:25.88]Just like the album is still the same
[01:28.2]Long live the Kane ain't a damn thing changed
[01:30.86]I still get ill and kill at will and build the skill
[01:33.729996]To fill your grill so don't tell me you're real
[01:35.880005]We sample beats you sue and try to fight us
[01:39.06]Man you still be home with arthritis
[01:41.05]If we didn't revive em bring back alive
[01:43.3]Old beats that we appreciated you wouldn't survive
[01:46.82]You'd be another memory to us
[01:48.619995]Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
[01:50.8]So understand the way that I live
[01:53.58]That's positive and the message I got to give
[01:56.509995]It's a benefit for you and me I'm talkin' 'bout P E A C E
[02:01.09]The chosen one that has turned a new leaf
[02:03.77]I got gold teeth and they don't chew beef
[02:05.95]No pork on my fork strictly fish on my dish
[02:08.45]The Kane fallin' victim Sucker you wish
[02:12.14]I flow like water slaughter put you out of order floored ya
[02:16.41]Rappers are raggin' and taggin' and snaggin' and braggin'
[02:19.2]To be on the bandwagon but I'm the Last Dragon
[02:21.18]With the knack to attract the pack
[02:23.41]So just get back I'm young gifted and black
[02:32.04001]And just go with the flow you know
[02:33.62]In the place to be with my man Marley Marl
[02:36.1]Sendin' this out to Divine Force
[02:38.18]Can't forget my main man Heavy D
[02:40.68]And to my good brothers EPMD
[02:42.74]And to my man Ice-T over on the West Coast
[02:45.42]Can't forget Kool Moe Dee Busy Bee MC Lyte the Audio Two
[02:50.95]I say peace