Album Name

Black On Both Sides

Artist

Mos Def

Genre

랩/힙합

Release Date

1999.01.01

Release Agency

Universal Music Group

Fear Not Of Man - Mos Def
Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem
If you can hear me
ladies and gentlemen
then I'm very happy
that you came here
That was for Brooklyn
Ha ha we get it everytime
You got me on Ohh
Shout out to all of my crew
East West North South
All the continent Europe
all abroad international
Bring it in bring it in
bring it in bring it in
It's a lot of things goin on y'all
21st century is comin
20th century almost done
A lot of things have changed
A lot of things have not mainly us
We gon' get it together right
I believe that
Listen people be
askin me all the time
Yo Mos what's gettin ready
to happen with Hip Hop
Where do you think Hip Hop is
goin
I tell em
You know what's gonna happen
with Hip Hop
Whatever's happening with us
If we smoked out
Hip Hop is gonna be smoked out
If we doin alright
Hip Hop is gonna be doin alright
People talk about Hip Hop
like it's some giant livin in the
hillside
comin down to visit the
townspeople
We are Hip Hop
Me you everybody
we are Hip Hop
So Hip Hop is goin where we goin
So the next time you ask
yourself where Hip Hop is goin
ask yourself
where am I goin
How am I doin
Til you get a clear idea
So if Hip Hop is about the people
and the Hip Hop won't get better
until the people get better
then how do people get better
Well from my understanding
people get better
when they start to understand
that they are valuable
And they not valuable
because they got
a whole lot of money
or cause somebody
think they sexy
but they valuable
cause they been created by God
And God makes you valuable
And whether or not you
recognize that value is one thing
You got a lot of socities
and governments
tryin to be God
wishin that they were God
They wanna create satellites
and cameras everywhere
and make you think
they got the all seein eye
Eh I guess The Last Poets
wasn't too far off
when they said that certain
people got a God Complex
I believe it's true
I don't get phased out
by none of that none of that
helicopters the TV screens
the newscasters the
satellite dishes they just wishin
They can't really never do that
When they tell me to fear they law
When they tell me to try to
have some fear in my heart
behind the things that they do
This is what I think in my mind
And this is what I say to them
And this is what I'm sayin
to you check it
All over the world hearts pound
with the rhythm
Fear not of men
because men must die
Mind over matter
and soul before flesh
Angels for the pain keep
a record in time
which is passin and runnin
like a caravan freighter
The world is overrun
with the wealthy and the wicked
But God is sufficient
in disposin of affairs
Gunmen and stockholders
try to merit my fear
But God is sufficient
over plans they prepared
Mos Def in the flesh
where you at right here
on this place called Earth
holdin down my square
Bout to do it for y'all
and y'all at the fair
So just bounce come on bounce
B b bounce b bounce b bounce
bounce
And just
just step two three
Just step two three and
step two
two three and
One two three and four
One two three and four
Once again
All over the world hearts pound
with the rhythm
Fear not of men
because men must die
Mind over matter
and soul before flesh
Angels for the pain keep
a record in time
which is passin and runnin
like a caravan freighter
The world is overrun
with the wealthy
and the wicked
But God is sufficient
in disposin of affairs
Gunmen and stockholders
try to merit your fear
But God is sufficient
over plans they prepared
Mos Def in the flesh
where you at right here
on this place called Earth
holdin down my square
Bout to represent
in your whole atmosphere
Bout to represent
in your whole atmosphere
to your atmosphere
to your atmosphere
That was for you
and Brooklyn too