This the year of the Blacksmith

Talib Kweli (Kweli) K-1 (K-1)

Let's go Listen

Yeah yeah *z don't Listen

Back in the days we all used to Listen

Now sh*t is so wack nobody Listen

To that real hip-hop yo Listen

Ladies and gentlemen get ready here it come Listen

Talib Kweli and I'm bangin on your eardrum

Somethin I wanna tell you Now let me get up in it

Wait wait wait wait Wait just a minute

Friends Romans countrymen lend me your ears

Start repentin cause the endin is near

But don't panic you can't function if you livin in fear

Pay attention you gotta listen to hear Wait just a minute

Who the f**k you think you talkin to

Put you on hold get a specialist to walk you through

Kweli the flow captain to fast or slow rappin

I'm soul crackin you ain't heard your sh*t appear like closed captions

King of the bars and I'm goin hardcores

All my confidence comes from knowin God's laws

Bangin on the system fightin my kind of war

Loud as a whisper quiet as a lion's roar

Ladies and gentlemen get ready here it come Listen

Talib Kweli and I'm bangin on your eardrum

Somethin I wanna tell you Now let me get up in it

It's for your spirits so but y'all don't hear me though Listen

Get up get into it and get involved Listen

There's a little somethin that I wanna spit for y'all

Somethin I wanna tell you Now let me get up in it

Wait wait wait wait Wait just a minute

Get it now get it fast get it right

Get it big get it live get it done get it tight

Somethin I wanna tell you But you don't really hear me though

I spit it clearly so it's live at your stereo

To your heart while it's beatin in your chest

I'm speakin to execs in the seat behind the desk

To your spirit nuttin weaker than the flesh

So while you try to keep it fresh you gettin deeper in the depth

Real hip-hop is missin from the shelf

Yep it's what you felt when you listen to yourself

Only a few is makin cuts that finish

So before you spend your hard-earned spinach Wait just a minute

Yeah you love the sounds comin out your speaker

I spit rounds like a 9-millimeter

The youth today they frown at the teachers

They ain't down with no leaders they don't wanna wait just a minute

They like What ni**a Wait right there

I got reservoir dogs you be missin a right ear

Listen Get it clear figure is my year

I'm everywhere makin appearances in *z nightmares

Hear the word peep the flow check the cadence

What you heard is a pro I'm so amazin

Don't front girl you know it's your favorite

New Kweli yo they runnin out of patience

Yo don't it sound so good to ya

Uhh it's the return of the greatest y'all

Talib Kweli BKMC Blacksmith is the movement

Blacksmith is the music what you ridin for

What you livin for what you dyin for

Somethin I wanna tell you Bangin on your eardrum yeah

Wait just wait just wait just a minute

Listen

Wait just wait just wait just a minute