[Intro: Jean Grae] That is great Good for you! Okay, get out of the way though Ehehe, thank you Excuse me, excuse me
[Jean Grae] Been a long time (yes) shouldn't have left you Without a dope beat to step to Say - uhh, shouldn't have left you without a dope beat to step to, sayin (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) C'mon, the word is back (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Yeah, y'know you heard of that (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Ohh! Uh, you know the word is back (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Yes, I know you heard of that
Psychopath, ride a tricycle in a biker's club Mike Tyson face tatted addict, like it tough Hey scatterbrain, don't get your grey matter punched up 'til you hunched, talk-talkin like you punch drunk One love - two maybe if I'm drunk enough Naked watchin three, painted ladies do the bump and grub Mean muggin Jean - the Heebs call meshugenah Bookin her in the Catskills like "Look at her rap skills!" He's rockin a backpack, a nerd in the rat pack Jean Martine de Begerac, you heard of her murder rap I murder rap, you learn it, confirm it and burn its audio Music for your convertible, music for burnin cardio! Don't use it for burners - they'll find me in your stereo and blame me for the murder sock me up and get me carried off I know I said murder befo' - murder murder, FUCK IT murder Make it fo', insert a learning curve Mine is so high you get vertigo, assertive girl a-fern to blow Eternally superlative, blindfolded learn to drive at night up on a girder bridge, heard a "NO!" Talib dirty nervousness, yes the boys are back Oh yes the boys in black, the boy's a {motherfuckin} rap star Teeny rock star, minus the f'real and all the cop cars Rocks off, lock bars with the realest (hach-too) in the spot Really y'all should get on your knees and just pray for forgiveness sayin
[Chorus: Jean Grae] (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) I said the word is back (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Uh oh, you heard of that (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) I said the word is back (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Uh oh you heard of that ohh (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) I said uh oh (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Oh yeah you heard of that ohh (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) I said uh oh (UH OH! UH OH! UH OH!) Oh yeah you heard of that, ohhhh
[Talib Kweli] I'm a, man of God who asked the Devil for some face time It's shade time you never see him comin cause you fake, blind The mainline, Bloods are wavin flags like K'Naan The Crips throwin gang signs, the Beast in the street there to keep like a canine, and low like the bassline Jean and Kwe' think alike like great minds The crown is on my head, what makes you think that you can take mine? They know they'll never win but still they racist like a hate crime Runnin track like Tyra in (Higher Learning) We bleeding gasoline so we keepin the fire burnin We speedin like Valvoline and we speak fo' a higher purpose You believe in magazines that deliver entire sermons Give me some Vasoline cause your shit is dryer than deserts You never fired a weapon in your life! So picturin yourself as a gangster the only way that you shootin My intelligent design is a product of evolution Psychotic, erotic, catch phrases just to, get at your girl Create solutions for a digital world So baby even when I'm spittin game I'm addin on Rappers goin hard pure for the dope, I got an acronym for Capricorn {?} And Prepared, Rigorous, Innovative Captivatin, Ordinary, Regular, Nigga just throwin daily your chick goin crazy yo Handle her like Chelsea Lately Rockin the fresh kicks like you felt her baby We'll wait until you done bein whack We got every hand up from the front to the back If you wond