47 Emcees
KJ-52 Lyrics

Let me busta a rhyme tell a story like Slick Rick
I'm going to do some rapping and storytelling like Slick Rick

And put a sermon like eric in ya ear like a qtip
I'll also give you some religious teachings (like Eric) that will stick with you (like a Q-tip)

Now it's common sense that Ja Rules
Everybody knows Ja Rule and his music

But I'm a tell you about Jesus who's the leader of the new school
But I'm going to talk about Jesus who is the leader of a different kind of new school

You thinking you's cool you emcees is lost boys
You think you're cool, but you and other rappers are like lost boys

Got no cash money you juvenile like some hot boys
You're broke, and you act like juvenile delinquents (like the band Hot Boys)

I drop noise when I let the sound blast
When I start rapping, I create noise that's hard to ignore

And tell Big Boy Andre about Jesus Christ the outcast
I'm going to let Big Boy Andre (from Outkast) know about Jesus who was also an outcast

Here's the deal I feel it's now time to be real
I truly believe it's now time to be authentic

Christ died on Calvary not on Cypress Hill
Jesus died on the cross at Calvary, not in a place like Cypress Hill

It don't matter even if your slim or if your shady
It doesn't matter if you're thin or sneaky

JayHova reigns supreme but his name ain't' Jay z
God (whom some call Jehovah) is the ultimate ruler, but he's not Jay Z

And it's mos def that the Mobb was deep
It's for sure that the mob (of people who killed Jesus) was deep

That hung the Son of Man who died just to bring back the lost sheep
They killed the Son of God, who died to save those who were lost (like wandering sheep)

On all streets all peeps naughty by nature
People everywhere (including those who act badly) have some 'naughty by nature'

Whether you biggie or small you can know the living savior now..
Whether you're a big-time rapper or nobody at all, you can know the living savior (Jesus) now.

(OLD SCHOOL)
(This section of the song is about old school rappers and their influence)

Let me take you back to the old school
Let me take you back to the early days of rap music

And tell you about the Fresh Prince of Peace now who just cold rules
I'm going to talk about Jesus who is like the 'Fresh Prince of Peace' and rules completely

We keep it nice and smooth Rakim like Eric be
We keep our music sounding smooth like Rakim and like Eric B.

And run â??Dâ?? emcees to show our biz like AG
We'll outdo other emcees (like Run-D.M.C.) and show off our skills like AG (from Gang Starr)

See I'm down with two live crews full of fat boys
I'm cool with rapping groups like Two Live Crew, who have some bigger members

And even though we young emcees now we can't avoid
Even though we're young rappers currently, we can't ignore

The one who everlasts reigns as the lamb slain
We can't ignore Jesus who lived eternally and rules as the one who was killed (like a lamb)

Just for you and I Jesus went to the House of Pain
Jesus was tortured and died on our behalf (like visiting the House of Pain)

You can be the Black Sheep but Christ reigns supreme
You can be an outsider (like the band Black Sheep), but Jesus still reigns completely

Drink ya Ice T with some vanilla Ice Cream
You can have some Ice T (a rapper) with vanilla ice cream if you like that

Don't matter to me be the Public Enemy
I don't care if you're considered a Public Enemy (like the band), I'll still talk about Jesus

He'll still make your sin disappear like he's Whodini
Jesus can make your mistakes vanish completely and mysteriously (like the band Whodini)

In this biz I put his name on the Markie
In this industry (of hip-hop) I keep talking about Jesus (like Biz Markie)

That's why I'm calling out these names when I emcee
That's why I'm mentioning specific rap artists' names when I'm rapping

(DIRTY SOUTH)
(This section of the song is about Southern rap artists and their influence)

Check it now you can bounce with me
Listen up, you can get into the rhythm with me

No limit to my God like Master P
There's no end to the power of my God (like Master P's rap record company)

What audacity it's quite ludacris actually
It's bold of me to say this, but it's true (like rapper Ludacris)

To think you could trick your daddy
To think you could deceive God, who is like your father

God the father sees everything naturally
God naturally sees everything, like a father watching over his kids

You can't fool him I'm like woah nelly
You can't trick God (like a horse who hears 'woah nelly'), I'm telling you

He'll put bone thugs back in harmony
God can restore things (like the group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) that have been unbalanced

It ain't hard to see just what he's done for me
It's obvious to see what Jesus has done for me

I knew a guy named Bubba who'd spark the place
I knew a guy named Bubba who would liven things up (like starting a fire)

He was little like Wayne and had a scarface
He was small like Lil Wayne and had a prominent scar on his face

But now this cat done changed his ways
But now this guy has reformed himself and become better

Talking how he's saved from amazing grace
He's talking about how he's now saved by the wonderful grace of God

Understand that Christ had to 'C' murder
Realize that Christ had to be intentionally killed (like the term 'C' murder)

So you and I when we die live forever
This death happened so that we could live permanently even after we die

East south or old school flavor
Whether you're from the East coast, South, or old-school hip-hop era

47 emcees is how I hit ya
I'm calling out and speaking to 47 different kinds of rappers (and their fans)