Hell
Pharoahe Monch Lyrics

F-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-follow for now
Listen closely and pay attention, because what I'm about to say is important

For no formidable fights I've been formed to forget
I haven't forgotten about any of my past battles, but I won't back down from new ones either

For Pharoahe fucks familiar foes first
I prioritize defeating familiar enemies before tackling new threats

Before fondling female emcee's fiercely
I focus on defeating other male rappers before turning my attention towards female rappers

Focus upon the facts that facts can be fabricated to form lies
Be careful of the lies people can make up with even just a few small facts

My phonetics alone forces feeble emcees into defense on the fly
The way I rap is so strong that other rappers immediately feel the need to defend themselves when they hear me

Feel me, for real-a
Understand what I mean, this isn't a joke

Let's get the skrilla's out the hands of these gorillas
We need to take control of the money and not let it be controlled by those who will use it in a harmful way

Make the whole world feel us
We want everyone to know and understand our music

From the crack to the cap peelers
No matter where you come from, our music should resonate with everyone

To the niggas in the back shooting craps wit the axe-wheelers
Even the people in the background who are gambling and fighting are still listening to our music

Relax 'til it's, time for the immaculate miraculous
We'll have more opportunities to make amazing music, but for now let's take a break

Thirteen, ooowww, the illest!
We are the best, the most amazing rappers you've ever heard

To all my niggas who been shitted on, let's get it on
To all my friends who have been mistreated, let's fight back

Think I'm gonna let it hang, and sit it on
I won't let people treat me poorly and get away with it

The desk of any redneck record exec
I'm specifically talking about music industry executives who are racist or bigoted

I strike 'em wit the right hand send 'em a step
I'll fight them back and they won't be able to keep up with me

Hell, incest kids under pressure
Hell is the situation where children who have been abused or mistreated are under even more pressure

In the corner clutching they genitals by the dresser
These kids are so traumatized that they're holding themselves in a vulnerable position

A hundred cc's of the uncut cleanest
Drugs are being used to numb the pain of these children, but the drugs are pure and dangerous

In the vein, twenty-four hours of intravenous
They're being given high doses of drugs continuously

To the left, we have right wing extremists
On the other side, we have dangerous, radical conservatives

On a screen a man exposes his breasts with no penis
They're being shown shocking and disturbing things on TV or other media

Martinez, probably
The person responsible for showing these images

Just as raw as Lady Saw and Chaka Demus is
These images are just as disturbing as the lyrics of these explicit rap artists

Yo yo I feel like I'm one of the livest
I feel like I am one of the best, most talented rappers alive

One of hip hop's finest, elite rhymers
I am a highly skilled rapper and lyricist

And I plan to graduate with honors
I plan to become even more skilled and respected as a rapper

But one day we'll all be a bunch of old-timers wit Alzheimer's
Someday we'll all grow old and possibly suffer from dementia

Looking at our label's roster wondering how the fuck they forgot us
We'll look back at our music careers and wonder how our record label forgot about us

After we done recorded dozens of albums
Even after we've made a lot of music and worked hard

And made 'em hundreds of thousands of dollars, they still dropped us
Our record label still abandoned us despite all the money we made them

We giving niggas what the fuck they want
We're making the music people want to hear

A holocaust, stomping niggas with a Thousand Man March
We're making loud, powerful music that demands attention from everyone

I ain't living in hell, hell's living in me
I'm not just living in a difficult situation, the difficulty is a part of me and my struggles

That's why I'm always screaming on you fucking emcees
That's why I'm always angry and challenging other weak rappers

The shit that I quote, float wit the buoyancy of a boat
My raps are smooth and easy to remember, like a boat floating on water

With the potency of a scorpion sting to the throat
My raps are also dangerous and can hurt anyone who tries to cross me

Overdose that's extremely fatal
My music is so powerful that it can overwhelm listeners

Doctors in white lab coats scramble for an antidote to save you
Even doctors and experts can't necessarily fix the problems that my music can bring

You can't breathe, your chest feels painful
My music can be so intense that it's hard to even breathe or feel comfortable

Your skin color's going from dark brown to beige-blue
My music can even make you feel physically unwell and have physical reactions

Your whole room's full of angels
Your mind may play tricks on you and make you feel like you're seeing and hearing supernatural things

All in your ear trying to tell you which God you should pray to
Even your mind might try to offer religious guidance in the middle of the madness

You pray to Jesus, but He don't want to save you
Even religious figures might not help you through the difficult situation

'Cause you unfaithful, so He gives you to Azazel
If you don't truly believe, you might be punished even further and trapped in the hell-like situation

You're paralyzed on the operating table
You might feel powerless and helpless in the face of these overwhelming challenges

Praying for Canibus to slice you from head to navel
You might rather die than continue experiencing the pain and challenges

You banned from TV, banned from CD's
Even your favorite forms of entertainment might be taken away from you in this situation