Talib Kweli - Independent (Amadeus Remix) lyrics

[Hook] I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T do you know what that means? I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T it's Talib Kweli Greene I write my own rhymes, I write my own checks And if you're looking for that good I got it on deck I'm my own man, I'm my own boss I'm my own man, I'm my own boss (This is the Amadeus Remix) [Talib Kweli] Came with the, rawness on Rawkus LP had official recordings Corey Smyth had a Blacksmith office I was, writing books of poetry like Bert Padell I saw the wisdom when the curtain fell Wanna sell like Jay Z, E-40 and Master P? I respect labels like Stones Throw, ABB Who stay independent as f** Like Def Jux Nature Sounds, BBE, Babygrande n***a [?] Duck Down my n***a what? Drew How what's up I'm from Brooklyn all day put your lighters up I saw J Grand at Asylum We take it back to makin' records days, 'cause he's a vet like I am I am legend like Mister Cee What you callin' for is victory Blacksmith makin' history And the music influenced by Hieroglyphics My n***as from the bay stay so sick with it [Hook] [Talib Kweli] (Ay) Keep it live for ya'll n***as Kweli in the -house like Suave or Swisha- Flow so vivid Ain't no gimmicks Go everywhere cause I know No Limit So So Def, my life is like a movie This the storyboard Down in H-Town with Cory Mo No I'm not from Houston but I Rap-A-Lot Bun B holdin' me down I'm goin' back a lot Word, major label product steady sinkin' like a bag of rocks Stinkin' like a bag of socks on laundry day Kweli stay away from the corporate rap That's a corporate trap Real n***as don't fall for that Word, we in the building now there's nothing they can tell us Bad Boys, the Ruff Ryders and the Roc-A-Fellas The Slip-N-Slides, the Cash Money and G-Units Keep movin' the music we love to see you do it [Hook]