Hip Hop Saves Lives (feat. Chuck D, Grandmaster Caz, Configa & Speech)

Yeah, my man Ralph from France from Paris said We're not just fans man We're not fanatics We just love the music We want be close to it We're attracted to it That really hit me Yo I know it's way more than fandom When we see our fans dancing We ain't just attractive at random It's not just our popular anthems Nah, our money ain't tall Our songs ain't dark And our checks ain't handsome Yet, for 30 years sold out France and London and Japan and had fans Shed a tear when they can shake my hand Here I stand With a stance still advancing Some artists from Atlanta Has painted all over hip hop's canvas  So Rollingstone owes y'all some answers In 93 they called us band of the year But look it here in 2022 They abandon us No surprise though No Egypt in em but denial We got no mirrors no smoke What we reflect has never been a joke Stereotype or trope And we don't snort no coke We don't bag up no dope I know that gets less promo So Everyday we rock And everyday we rise Hip-Hop saves lives baby Hip-Hop saves lives Yo You know I had to do this album just to prove something I couldn't retire the fans inspired When I land inside the muck and the mire I turn a 180 from hells fire And told the devil hey man F your desires He flees from truth I'm freed from the sins of my youth The devils a liar I'm a beacon of light A Deacon, a knight A thief in the night Cut loose the noose I'm seeking a fight From being strange fruit he can bite Leave the scene with new seeds that breed better roots For blacker berries & sweeter juice The facts are buried We needing to Do an excavation Hip hop nation they are deceiving you We're humans thru and thru but Let's just say, the vibe of the day Is love of man but the hate of hue The nigga factory Hip-hop can be blasphemy Not that you asking me Eut I say let's get back to peace Everyday we rock And everyday we rise Hip-Hop saves lives baby Hip-Hop saves lives And it don't stop and it don't quit Yeah we don't care if it don't fit Ahhhh Like spearmint Saving lives Fresh air arrives The great big experiment Show y'all what we gonna do Play it back to me Speech you got the first two Yep Now here we go Running to the medicine Call the next of kin cuz we love you and you Base powers be only what you'll need Turn up them highs until the sound bleed Get ready to listen hard to these beautiful songs Feels so right you could never feel wrong Right on Here's what we mean now watch em all So the crowd is seen heading to the dj Swim upstream put the needle to the green And hear the audience scream Everyday we rock And everyday we rise Hip-Hop saves lives baby Hip-Hop saves lives Hip-Hop Hip-Hop Hip-Hop saves lives Saves lives baby Hip-Hop Hip-Hop Hip-Hop saves lives Saves lives baby Hip-Hop Hip-Hop Hip-Hop saves lives Saves lives baby