Past Present Future Ft. Melanie Fiona And Naledge (Produced By 9th Wonder)
[Melanie Fiona] Yo it's the past, the present, the future
[Buckshot] Here we go now, uh uh uh Yeah, Buckshot, KRS, 9th Wonder Duck Down uh, Duck Down Uh, here we go, here we go
Look up in the sky, not a bird, not a plane but a mayne that'll take aim for a little change Strange, how fame'll make your best friends turn enemies and change the state See stakes get revealed when the stakes get real How wise, tell a lie when you facin steel You know the god don't chill, I'm a hundred degrees Especially when I'm blunted with trees, please I ain't tryin to see D's unless they gold and rubber If not brother word to mother Look the other day I saw K, R to the S in the yard with the rest of the gods and the vets showin which part to rep, hip and hop Both still alive, I ride with y'all or not Cause when I look how far I got A thousand blocks I rep from the house to housing projects
[Chorus 2X: Melanie Fiona] Yo it's the past, the present, the future I been a soldier all my life, ain't nothin new uhh I brought the heat, to these streets, laid it down up on this beat And you can't hate because you know I spit the truth uhh
[Naledge] Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane Nah nah, Mr. Brain, damn rhyme flippin lanes On my anti-lame campaign Hope I get your nomination Church on the move, like a nomadic congregation This ain't collab', this a constellation A collection of stars that belong in a sky like the hew on a blue in the crayon box Peace to Kris, peace to Buckshot Best in the city where they keep they hats cocked And 9th got me all tense sorta like 1st and goal Now I run it in like my name Tebow In my broke days got the old heave-ho In the dead of summer they be sayin "He cold!" But I'm sayin "He know!" Eagle has landed its own alcove{?} Get it clear like Mario Jos{?} Take chickens home, cut 'em like O.J. Do she get a call back? No way I know you thought I was conscious but it's okay
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[KRS-One] Yo, yeah, yo, yeah, yo Yeah, yo, yo Buck change some of that
Look up in the sky, not a bird, not a plane Go underground, hear the sound of a train Smog in the sky, in your eye like a haze We came a long way from them '94 days Crime don't all pay, not in all ways So I spit live rhymes and five 'em always The snakes can't phase, I got 'em by the neck We was raised to get paid and get respect Brooklyn, Flatbush, Church Avenue In '77 we did what we had to do Cops runnin after you, the block'll bust a mac or two CLACK-CLACK and it's through Half you cats talkin 'bout gangsta 9th Wonder and Buckshot be laughin at you I be tellin them don't laugh, but it's too funny Ha ha, yo Buck let's just get this money
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[Melanie Fiona] Yo it's the past.. the present.. the future Ohhhhhh, ohhhhh, ooooooooooooh Yo it's the past, the present, the future