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Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek Lyrics

Yeah, you pronounce my name (Kweli), any questions?
I'm Talib Kweli and if you don't know how to say my name, now's your chance to ask.

I bring many blessings with my man Hi-Tek and he from the Natti (Natti)
My music is positive and I collaborate with Hi-Tek, who is from Cincinnati.

We make the sky crack, feel the fly track
Our music is so good that it makes the sky shake and the track sounds fly.

Get your hands up like a hijack
Put your hands up like you're being held up in a hijacking.

Fist in the air for (Kweli), keep 'em there like
Put your fist in the air for me and keep it held high.

Natural mystic or smoke when they spliffs lit
My music is like a natural high or the smoke from a lit joint.

It's a revolutionary (party), they ask me what I'm writin for
I'm writing music that promotes revolutionary ideas and people ask me why I write this way.

I'm writin to show you what we fightin for
I write my music to show people what we are fighting for.

Say Taleeb or Talib (Kweli), if it's hard try spellin it phonetically
If you can't pronounce my name, try sounding it out phonetically.

If not then just let it be like Nina Simone
If you can't pronounce my name, just leave it be like Nina Simone's name.

You probably (ably) don't listen B
You probably don't listen to my music, my friend.

Even when we suffer losses I count the victories
Despite setbacks, I focus on the victories in life.

Sometimes it's far and between I'm sad to say
Sometimes those victories are hard to come by, unfortunately.

It got my brain crowded like sunset on a Saturday
My thoughts are crowded like a busy sunset on a Saturday evening.

I know my son wept cause his dad's away
I know my son cried because I'm not with him.

Stop cryin be strong for your momma is what I had to say
I told my son to stop crying and be strong for his mother.

To my little man named Amani (mani)
Shoutout to my little man named Amani.

Start the party, my crew hot feel these two shots
Let's start the party and feel the energy from my team.

Like the blast from a double barrel shottie (shottie)
Our music hits hard like the blast from a shotgun.

It's got to be, your man Hi-Tek and Kweli
You already know it's Hi-Tek and me making this music.

I remember when it all started
I'm reminiscing about how it all began.

Back in the day when me and moms first parted
It was a long time ago when my mom and I separated.

Hi-Tek from the beginnin I stayed advanced
Hi-Tek has been advanced from the very beginning, and so have I.

A young chameleon, adapt to any circumstance
I'm like a chameleon, able to adapt and thrive in any circumstance.

Peep game nigga never been a lazy nigga
I'm always on my grind, never lazy.

Stayed on my hustle concentrate to get the paper bigger
I stay focused on hustling and making more money.

Stay focused, while other cats stay hopeless
I stay focused while others lose hope.

While niggas stay high I stay lower
While others get high, I stay low and work hard.

Stacking my chips to get a foreclosure
I'm saving my money to get a big house.

This shit ain't over
I'm not done yet, there's still more to come.

Going for the gusto, keep getting that provo
I'm going all out, and continuing to grind and work hard.

It's Hi-Tek (and Kweli) on the track like Flo Jo
It's Hi-Tek and me on the track, running like Flo Jo.

Bet you ain't even know I had flow though
You probably didn't know I could rap this well.

Keep on dancing, ya gotta keep on dancing
Just keep dancing and enjoying the music.