Talib Kweli - Follow The Leader lyrics

[Announcer]: And now for our feature presentaion [Verse 1: Talib Kweli] Follow me into a flow, we gon' land in the river I'm Lou Diamond when I stand and deliver I got you nervous so your hand gonna quiver Cats shaking in they boots On a quest for love, so I take 'em to the root Who the best, who the worst? Let's travel at magnificent speeds around the universe What can you say as the Earth get further and further away I k** the track with murderous rage I'm a child of Egypt like van Sertima say I'm doing lines off the words on the page Who the herb on the stage? Kick him off and proceed to show him how it's done Only thing these emcees be showing me is how to run Cause them n***as is running like politicians Acting like a movie with twelve dollar admission And they still make you bu*ter your popcorn Since Big and Pac gone It's hard to find a rapper that's not corn That's why we threw the Ra on The God MC, helped me manifest the God in me See, '87 state of mind that I'm in Bow to the king -- you can try, you're not him Came to say follow the leader unless the n***as is wack Pull the plug, kick a hole in the speaker The Blacksmith, I spit it so hard I melt iron My people in the streets still dying People still trying Duck, the bullets are still flying Spitting the ill fire, the candle's still burning The handle's still turning, the door half-open f** getting a foot in, I'm kicking the sh** open My n***as is from Brooklyn Innocent victims tossed like a pigskin n***as is forced in the system n***a, of course his momma miss him You still not listening [Verse 2: Busta Rhymes] Yo, Kweli, you see my attribute Is Taheim Master Sameek Allah Peace to the God You bug on how I'm so lyrical charismatic How I be lyrically bouncing on beats like acrobatics And how I be applying the mathematics Matter of fact, it's designed to stay off of the street Create a balance and challenge Anybody who want it we make 'em vanish In the hood where they most thug, even the b**hes act mannish And brandish the talk that be changing your thoughts In a couple seconds don't even have me raising my weapon Let me talk to n***as and give you the j**el Freeze your head in a cooler If you follow the leader, then follow the ruler You see me now, just know I'm redefining the future I'm saying, spit a dart that'll pierce the back of medullas The ba**line'll romp like a n***a blowing the tuba And talk to pretty b**hes that still be chewing Bazookas While I continue to show you how to make your stack bigger Watch the kid create a new civilization of rap n***as Back n***as, and watch me lay in the cut I'm in the hood -- the way I do it, it got me f**ing the pavement up Amazing but you should know I'm craving to set it Been the first to start a lot of this sh**, appreciate the credit Look, from here to Senegal, been a while Since I've been stamping up a couple of pa**ports -- you know my style International Bus Rhymes, still a creator Moment that'll permanently put you in a hearse Then watch me eat you like lunchtime See I be the maker, the owner, the cream and the God of the universe Be clear, you need to know that when I curse See the exposure when I apply the pressure, the pipes burst And I'm gone