The Crown
The GB Experience Lyrics

People of the world wherever you be
Greetings to all people around the world.

Welcome to Cosmic University.
Welcome to a place of universal learning.

Where life is the journey and love is the trip
Where life is a journey of love.

And the study of them will make you hip.
Learning about love and life will make you knowledgeable and wise.

I'm professor of the rap and when I speak
I'm an expert in rap music.

I guarantee that my lines will not be weak.
I promise that my rap will be strong and powerful.

They say a mind is a terrible thing to waste
It's said that it's a pity to waste the potential of one's mind.

That's why I'm here and on the case.
That's why I'm here to teach and educate.

Rapping up every mind with a special degree in socio-psycholo G.B.E.
I'm educating minds with a special focus on socio-psychology through the Gary Byrd Experience (GBE).

The Gary Byrd Experience is my course
I'm teaching the Gary Byrd Experience as my course.

When you take my class you will feel the force.
When you take my class, you'll feel the power of the knowledge and wisdom you'll gain.

'Cause I know the roots that the rap is from
I know the origins and history of rap music.

When I speak to you I am not dumb.
I'm knowledgeable and not ignorant.

Hear my rap and begin to dance
Listen to my rap and start dancing.

And I promise you this you will advance.
I promise you that you'll progress and grow.

You may have seen the Raiders of the Lost Ark
You may have watched Raiders of the Lost Ark.

But you still left the theater in the dark
But you still left the theater without enlightenment.

So clap your hands to the beat as the Wonder sound
So clap your hands to the beat of the wonderful sound.

And the G.B.E. shine on the Crown.
And the Gary Byrd Experience shines light on the Crown.

You wear the Crown
You hold a position of power and importance.

I wear the Crown
I also hold a position of power and importance.

So proud to say that we all wear the Crown
We should all be proud to hold positions of power and importance.

I do recall so very well
I remember very clearly.

When I was just a little boy
When I was young.

I used to hurry home from school
I used to rush home from school.

I used to always feel so blue
I used to always feel sad.

Because there was no mention in the books
Because the books I read didn't include information about my heritage.

We read about my heritage.
We learned about my ancestry.

So therefore any information that I got was education.
So any information I received was educational.

Bums
Homeless people.

Hobos at depot stations
Homeless people at train stations.

I would listen with much patience
I would listen carefully and patiently.

Or to relatives who told the tales that they were told to pass ahead.
Or to elders in my family who shared stories passed down to them.

And then one day from someone old
And then one day from an elderly person.

I heard a story never told
I heard a new and untold story.

Of all the kingdoms of my people
Of all the past kingdoms of my people.

And then how we fought for freedom
And how we fought for freedom.

All about the many things we have unto the world contributed.
All about the many contributions we've made to the world.

It's not Star Wars
This isn't about Star Wars.

It's not Superman
This isn't about Superman.

It's not the story of the Ku-Klux-Klan.
This isn't about the Ku-Klux-Klan.

The crown will appear in the G.B.E.
The Crown will be a part of the Gary Byrd Experience.

But it's never seen on your T.V.
But it's not something you'll see on television.

It's in black and white in your gold mind
It exists in your mind's eye in black and white, like an ancient picture composed of gold.

A picture so old it defies time.
An ancient picture that's timeless.

Alex Haley drew it in his book
Alex Haley depicted it in his book.

It's what Kunta kept in his other foot.
It's what Kunta Kinte carried in his other foot.

Ghana Songhay and old Mali
Ghana, Songhay, and ancient Mali.

They are the roots of your own family tree.
They're the roots of your own ancestry.

Kingdom so vast and knowledge wise
A kingdom that was extensive and rich in knowledge.

They removed cataracts from human eyes.
They were skilled in removing cataracts from human eyes.

And yet today some refuse to see
And yet today, some refuse to acknowledge this history.

And live in fear of their discovery.
And live in fear of learning the truth.

Now in fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed to ocean - true.
In the year 1492, Columbus sailed across the ocean - that's true.

But years before in Alkebu a ship set sail with a chocolate crew.
But years before that, a ship sailed with a crew of Africans from the kingdom of Alkebu.

2000 years before Columbo came
Two thousand years before Columbus, came.

The Olmecs paid tribute to their fame.
The Olmecs paid tribute to the fame and accomplishments of the Africans.

Stone heads with faces eight feet high
Stone heads with faces that are eight feet high.

That the Hulk could not lift to his thig
Heads so heavy the Hulk couldn't even lift them to his thigh.

Though the facts historians avoid
Despite the fact that historians often ignore this history.

First to arrive was the Africoid.
The first to arrive were the people of African descent.

It may shock the House and Shockley
This may come as a surprise to those in power and those who deny African contributions to civilization.

And if you're not prepared it may shock you
And for those who aren't prepared, it may be shocking to learn this truth.

While some had doubts that the world was round.
While some people doubted that the world was round.

In America guess who wore the Crown.
In America, African Americans held positions of power and importance.

Get down.
Get dancing.