never in my life did i imagine there'd be peace
in a world of poverty and constant tragedy
then i found music and i used it as release
started a movement spreading positivity
late ninety eight beats boomin out the box couple cats on the porch
plus a party down the block
rollin to the spot just to cop a couple gershes, another cherry
slurpee just to curb the thirst its/
the third of july and the vibe is live- searchin for a** n gas money to drive
down cause the soundtrack was biggie n nas, plus we found that the town
would be listenin while/
we chill an park and spark after rollin to the packy- askin all the
down cats for forties shoulder tappin
countin up our quarters by the corner store and laughin cause we diggin
through back seat in old mcdonalds wrappers/
a happier chapter never thought it would happen, even though we low on
cash phillies were crackin
still its a fact i reminisce on s*** daily, but listen to this its
truly music that saved me/
never in my life did i imagine there'd be peace
in a world of poverty and constant tragedy
then i found music and i used it as release
started a movement spreading positivity
back in '89 michael jackson blew my mind
at the tender age of 9 i could feel it in my spine
in my back, i could feel it in my cardiac
thriller, off the wall, and bad, every song a party track
then in '94 heard my first bob marley track
felt the natural mystic, hittin spliffs with rastafari hats
skippin classes that i hardly passed
pinchin girlies a**** after parties that would hardly last
outkast, mobb deep and bobby digital
blowin out the speakers in chip's jeep like it was ritual
flowin in the streets, freestylin was habitual
critical, kickin ridicule was clinical
pitiful how hiphop was overshadowed
by focusing the public scope on biggie/tupac battles
the truth is youth are influenced by music and its message
step aside and let us speak our minds until we're breathless
never in my life did i imagine there'd be peace
in a world of poverty and constant tragedy
then i found music and i used it as release
started a movement spreading positivity
movement's begun but hard work to be done cause we went from the
underdogs to number one
struggles a fact of life, hustle n sacrifice, enough of the afterlife,
i want it now despite
setbacks, forget that instead a waitin be the change in your
community, the new generation
the music and you, a positivity catalyst- even john lennon woulda
never imagined this
never in my life did i imagine there'd be peace
in a world of poverty and constant tragedy
then i found music and i used it as release
started a movement spreading positivity
in a world of poverty and constant tragedy
then i found music and i used it as release
started a movement spreading positivity
late ninety eight beats boomin out the box couple cats on the porch
plus a party down the block
rollin to the spot just to cop a couple gershes, another cherry
slurpee just to curb the thirst its/
the third of july and the vibe is live- searchin for a** n gas money to drive
down cause the soundtrack was biggie n nas, plus we found that the town
would be listenin while/
we chill an park and spark after rollin to the packy- askin all the
down cats for forties shoulder tappin
countin up our quarters by the corner store and laughin cause we diggin
through back seat in old mcdonalds wrappers/
a happier chapter never thought it would happen, even though we low on
cash phillies were crackin
still its a fact i reminisce on s*** daily, but listen to this its
truly music that saved me/
never in my life did i imagine there'd be peace
in a world of poverty and constant tragedy
then i found music and i used it as release
started a movement spreading positivity
back in '89 michael jackson blew my mind
at the tender age of 9 i could feel it in my spine
in my back, i could feel it in my cardiac
thriller, off the wall, and bad, every song a party track
then in '94 heard my first bob marley track
felt the natural mystic, hittin spliffs with rastafari hats
skippin classes that i hardly passed
pinchin girlies a**** after parties that would hardly last
outkast, mobb deep and bobby digital
blowin out the speakers in chip's jeep like it was ritual
flowin in the streets, freestylin was habitual
critical, kickin ridicule was clinical
pitiful how hiphop was overshadowed
by focusing the public scope on biggie/tupac battles
the truth is youth are influenced by music and its message
step aside and let us speak our minds until we're breathless
never in my life did i imagine there'd be peace
in a world of poverty and constant tragedy
then i found music and i used it as release
started a movement spreading positivity
movement's begun but hard work to be done cause we went from the
underdogs to number one
struggles a fact of life, hustle n sacrifice, enough of the afterlife,
i want it now despite
setbacks, forget that instead a waitin be the change in your
community, the new generation
the music and you, a positivity catalyst- even john lennon woulda
never imagined this
never in my life did i imagine there'd be peace
in a world of poverty and constant tragedy
then i found music and i used it as release
started a movement spreading positivity