Listen!!!

Yeah, yeah, **** don't

Back in the days we all used to

Now shit is so wack, nobody

To that real hip hop, yo

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready, here I come

Talib Kweli and I'm bangin' on your eardrum

Now lemme get up in it, wait, wait, wait, wait

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

Start repentin' 'cause the ending is near

But don't panic, you can't function if you livin' in fear

Pay attention, you gotta listen to hear

Who the fuck you think you talkin' to?

Put you on hold, get you a specialist to walk you through

Kweli, the flow captain of fast and slow rappin'

I'm so crackin', you ain't heard? Your shit appear in the closed captions

King of the bars then I'm goin' hard, pause

All my confidence comes from knowin' God's laws

Bangin' on the system, fightin' my kinda war

Loud as a whisper, quiet as a lion's roar

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready here I come (Listen!!!)

Talib Kweli and I'm bangin' on your eardrum

Now lemme get up in it (Listen!!!), it's for your spirit so (Listen!!!)

But y'all hear me though (Listen!!!)

Get up, get into it and get involved (Listen!!!)

There's a little something that I wanna spit for y'all

Now lemme get up in it, wait, wait, wait, wait

Get it now, get it fast, get it right

Get it big, get it live, get it done, get it tight

But you don't really hear me though

I spit it clearly so it's live out your stereo

To your heart while it's beatin' in your chest

This is speakin' to execs in the seat behind the desk

To your spirit, nothing weaker than the flesh

So why you to keep it fresh? You gettin' deeper into debt

Real hip hop is missin' from the shelf

Yeah, it's what you felt when you listen to yourself

Only a few is makin' cuts that finish 'em

Before you spend your hard earned spinach

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready, here I come (Listen!!!)

Talib Kweli and I'm bangin' on your eardrum

Now lemme get up in it (Listen!!!), it's for your spirit so (Listen!!!)

But ya'll don't hear though (Listen!!!)

Get up, get into it and get involved (Listen!!!)

There's a little something that I wanna spit for y'all

Now lemme get up in it, wait, wait, wait, wait

You love the sounds comin' out your speaker

I spit rounds like a nine millimeter

The youth today, they frown at the teachers

They ain't down with no leaders, they don't wanna wage us

They like, "What, ****, wait right there"

I got Reservoir Dogs, you'll be missin' a right ear

Get it clear, I figure it's my year

I'm everywhere, makin' appearances in ****'s nightmares

Hear the word, peep the flow check the cadence

What you heard is a pro, I'm so amazing

Don't front, girl, you know it's your favorite

New Kweli, yo, they runnin' out of patience

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready, here I come (Listen!!!)

Talib Kweli and I'm bangin' on your eardrum

Now lemme get up in it (Listen!!!), it's for your spirit so (Listen!!!)

But y'all hear me though (Listen!!!)

Get up, get into it and get involved (Listen!!!)

There's a little something that I wanna spit for y'all

Now lemme get up in it, wait, wait, wait, wait

Yo, don't it sound so good yo you?

Ah, it's the return of the greatest, y'all

Talib Kweli, BKMC

Black smith is the movement

Black smith is the music

Whatchu  ridin' for?

Whatchu livin' for?

Whatchu dyin' for?

Bangin' on your eardrum, yeah