[Dave Chappelle] This is Nelson Mandela I represent Johannesburg, South Africa When in Africa chilling out I listen to Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek Reflection Eternal
[Talib Kweli] Yeah, yo Tone we celebrating; get your brother in here Raise your glass up (raise it up) Yo, this goes out to everybody who was down with us Since "Fortified Live" to "2000 Seasons", "The Manifesto" From 1-9-9-5 to 1-9-9-9 to 2000 All of y'all I got one question: Are you ready? Hell yeah, say "c'mon" To all my people where you at? Put your fists up We gon' twist up, say "c'mon, c'mon"
Experience the "Train of Thought" Hop aboard, c'mon Experience rocking with the Re-flec-tion E-ternal, c'mon, yeah
This dedicated to everybody who came up to me And who came up to Hi-Tek after the shows We came to your town you showed us love (one love) Everybody would ask us when the album was coming out And I said "when it is finished!" Ayo, ayo I'm on the grown This is for y'all, one love! All the political prisoners, social prisoners Freedom fighters, graffiti writers, grassroots organizers (Raise it up) All y'all Everybody in the spot, everybody say "Real Hip-Hop" (Real Hip-Hop) Say "Real Hip-Hop" (Real Hip-Hop) Yep, like that
All the black families hustling Single moms, single dads in the house Parentless children, we see y'all, I'm with y'all All the ballers, players, revolutionaries, gangsters We don't represent the streets We represent the folks in 'em! (Uh-huh) Whether you're materially rich, spiritually rich Yo, yo, yo-yo-yo Ima send this out to all my comrades in this music: Spit Kickers, Native Tounges, The Soulquarians Wanna battle, yeah The beacons of light throught the dark tunnel A lot of stars is trekking Ain't nothing final about the frontier "Train of Thought" came to take you there, yeah "Train of Thought" came to take you there, yeah The "Train of Thought" came
Experience the "Train of Thought" Hop aboard, c'mon Experience rocking with the Re-flec-tion E-ternal, c'mon, yeah