Universal Truth

[Chorus]
Yo, in hip-hop we trust, the crew is dangerous
Recognize and realize, you can't fuck with this
Under one nation we stand, we'll never fall
Strictly beats and rhymes, universally for all
Yo, in hip-hop we trust, the crew is dangerous
Recognize and realize, you can't fuck with this
Under one nation we stand, we'll never fall
Strictly beats and rhymes, universally for all

[Verse 1]
Now with thoughts on my mind, I was always eager to rhyme
When representin', keep it real was on thе lines of my pages
Now back in the days, I was a stagist, now I look upon with laughtеr
Takin' outta context, I'm headed for disaster
I gots to find a better way for self, I puts my crew on
And now together build a wealth with the camp
That's filled with nothin' but my family and my friends
Together we'll make ends and together we'll spend the currency
[?], yo I hope to blow a spots, blow up groups and not my boots
In this field of hip-hop, I never wanna stop
Reachin' for the sky 'cause when I close my eyes, in dream I always see why
I want to be down but not for the fame or the glory
But to hear my shit on wax and tell my own story
It's more to it, for now I keep it plain and exact
You just another MC without your thoughts intact

[Chorus]
Yo, in hip-hop we trust, the crew is dangerous
Recognize and realize, you can't fuck with this
Under one nation we stand, we'll never fall
Strictly beats and rhymes, universally for all

[Verse 2]
Yo, fuck around, I'll leave you on the ground tremblin'
A victim of the fatal thoughts I'm assemblin'
Dismemberin' MC's from here to overseas
They can't get live, they won't survive
I, put my time in, to this rhymin'
Money, how you soundin', like a clown when
You grab the mic, claimin' to represent
But really can't bust, so lyrically you be impotent
I want to take it to the days of way back
If you was wack, then you got fucked up for that
You mic was confiscated and turntables taboo
And niggas ran home, dodgin' ballers
What's the deal? Nowadays, deals brothers are gettin'
Ain't worth toilet paper, I wipe my ass with when I'm shittin'
You think I'm kiddin'? That's the dead-ass truth
Twenty percent of rap albums out are really worth the loot
How many albums have you bought? 'Cause magazines was sayin'
''The shit was dope and only three tracks was bangin' ''
My crew will bring it back, mark the words I say
No need to fast forward the tape, just let it play
And I say this with my hands on the Quran
That's word to my grandmoms and rap friends, embracin' us to open arms
It's all for you, it's really all for you
The audience is the key to an artist longevity

[Chorus]
Yo, in hip-hop (Nigga what?) we trust, the crew is dangerous
Recognize and realize, you can't fuck with this
Under one nation we stand, we'll never fall
Strictly beats and rhymes, universally for all
Yo, in hip-hop we trust, the crew is dangerous
Recognize and realize, you can't fuck with this
Under one nation we stand, we'll never fall
Strictly beats and rhymes, universally for all

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Real rap niggas comin' through in 1997, you know what I'm sayin'
Adagio!, you know what I'm sayin'
Want to say wassup to my peeps
Who want it down on the underground circle
The Juggaknots, Wisdom...