If the source was the bible, then XXL was the Quran And Melle Mel's first verse was like the very first psalm Kool Herc is god and Bambataa is Abraham Rakim is Mohamed and Nas is Christ with sacred hands The Old Testament is a major label That had Biggie and Pac playing Caine and Abel Arc angels held swords, ice cube held a riffle And the rock steady crew is now the 12 disciples Jay Z is King David, he took on a Goliath of an industry And through faith the king made it The 3 kings was Run-Dmc and jam master jay Dr. Dre was King Solomon, you at mass to pray Eminem is Job, lil' Kim is Mary Magdalen Many at the pearly gates hashing through a bag of sins Phase 2 is a saint with his image on a canvass And by the lake get cleansed by lil' Jon the Baptist (2X's) And they all had their hands up, hoping for a miracle And they all had their hands up, praying for an answer And they all had their hands up, every eye cry And they all had their hands up, the sight of the most high
And as I continue to read the scripture, Rick Rubin is Da Vinci giving a vivid picture It'll last forever on canvass, Tony Iommi is Moses with thern10 metal commandments John Bonham climbed the stairway to heaven, where Jimi Hendrix spends his day shredding Beware when God drops his fist,cause Metallica are the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse Gene Simmons will make you doubt the reverend, then Kerry King will send you to south of heaven Bruce Dickinson marks the beast to twist the heartless Who worship Ozzy Osbourne the prince of darkness Cobain is Christ bruised and scarred, Marylin Manson is an anti Christ superstar Angus Young took the highway to the devils floor And got Axl and Slash knocking on heaven's door (2X's) And they all had their hands up, hoping for a miracle And they all had their hands up, praying for an answer And they all had their hands up, every eye cry And they all had their hands up, the sight of the most high
Come on get your hands up! Get your hands up!
(2X's) And they all had their hands up, hoping for a miracle And they all had their hands up, praying for an answer And they all had their hands up, every eye cry And they all had their hands up, the sight of the most high