You ready to go? I'm ready to go   What about y'all, y'all ready to go? (yeah aight yeah) I'm ready to go   Look      [repeat 3X]   Know thy self, and thou shalt know   The universe and God (whoa-ohh-ohh-ohhh)      God is the mother, the father, the friend   Know ye not that ye must be born again?   What does it mean to be in the world but not of it   It means you want the cars the cash the jewels the house but you don't love it   It means to taxes regulation state law you live above it   It means you a FREE hip-hopper, you ain't nobody's puppet   You don't see no money on me, you see it up in the cupboard   You see me up in Toys'R'Us, with my seeds cause they love it   You see insurance flash out, if my kids pass out   You see seven acres of land where we can all spaz out   To all my fathers that fathered, hold your head up for starters   Teach your toddlers, not to be thieves and robbers   This that other kind of rap, that leads to true hip-hop   There's other kinds of raps, but they lead you to get shot   The choice is yours, you gettin older now   You got a kid comin, how you gonna hold it down?   It's one thing to be iced out and rocked up   What's the point if you're gettin locked up?      [repeat 3X]   Know thy self, and thou shalt know   The universe and God (whoa-ohh-ohh-ohhh)      God is the mother, the father, the friend   Know ye not that ye must be born again?   It's really time we seperate the young men from the big men   The young girls from the women, whatever the title that fit them   My style designed to open a child's mind when I spit them   I only got a little bit of time to really rhyme and uplift them   You see them brothers talkin about that crime? Forgive them   It won't be long before they words manifest and they live them   Sometimes you gotta go back to the beginnin to learn   After fifteen years I'm just BEGINNIN to burn   To all my true hip-hoppers, that pay bills and live proper   Never allow a negative thought to stop ya   Correct ya posture, stand upright not uptight   Don't be scared of the light, just prepare for the fight   We say "Criminal Minded", cause our thoughts are illegal   We represent the very thinkin of, inner-city people   Real people, people that take care of theyself   They need health, love, awareness and wealth   Not to mention, knowledge of God   Not college, the job then dead - if you agree nod your head   It's one thing to be iced out and rocked up   But what's the point if you're gettin locked up?      [repeat 3X]   Know thy self, and thou shalt know   The universe and God (whoa-ohh-ohh-ohhh)      God is the mother, the father, the friend   Know ye not that ye must be born again?   C'mon c'mon yo, tonight is it   We gonna steal away together, through these rhymes I spit   When the student is ready, the teacher, shall appear   So I'm here, but are you really ready to face your fears?   Mo' money, mo' money, is that your credo?   You've been livin in a dream world Neo, power to the people!   Nobody's equal, everybody's diversed and different   My lyric'll never cheat you, my verse is gifted   So manifest what you believe is God almighty   It could be Allah Jesus Krishna Buddha Aphrodite   It could be Nefretire come hear me and never fear me   It's like at some point in your life you gonna have to hear me   I represent them teachers preachers comin through your speaker   Manifestin another lesson to them true believers   Instead of pickin up our women ready to mistreat 'em   You better get yourself a wife and kid and never leave 'em   You better teach 'em you better read 'em you better feed 'em   The system will defeat 'em if you don't teach 'em the cops'll beat 'em   The style that I be kickin quick is "Edutainment"   Hip-Hop culture needed a teacher quick so I became it   Instead of rhymin about my history and what I been through   I'd rather rhyme about awakening the God within you   Yo, it's one thing to be iced out and rocked up   But what's the point if you're gettin locked up?      [repeat 3X]   Know thy self, and thou shalt know   The universe and God (whoa-ohh-ohh-ohhh)      God is the mother, the father, the friend   Know ye not that ye must be born again?      [KRS-One]   Yeah.. yeah.. FRESH, for two-thousand and two   my sisters and BROTHERS, my sisters and BROTHERS.. {*repeats to fade*}