Poor Righteous Teachers & Tony D (a.k.a. Harvee Wallbangar)
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“Holy Intellect” was released as the third single from its namesake album. Originally Profile Records wanted to release it as the first single, but producer Tony D thought that was “ass-backwards”.
It reached #16 on the US Rap Chart in November 1990.
The band War sued PRT over this song and “Rock...
[Culture Freedom]
For those that can't be themselves shall be destroyed
[Verse 1]
Students listen to the lesson I be teachin'
Learn thy Holy Intellect 'cause it's a blessin'
Teachers study what is spoken through the speaker
Weaker preachers there's no need for manifestin'
I'm the star soul controllin' all within the solar
Poor... so I'm a righteous teacher from the heart
Praisin' God. All praises due to Allah
Seven star the holy intellect bein' taught
Grab a hold I'm not here to promise any gold
Lessons told the story about a trader of that type
I tell this mic that I'm not here to feed your fantasy
'Cause that ain't right
I guarantee ya everlastin' life... mentally
The holy intellect is infinite and heaven sent
Adam walked upon the holy soil, I'll destroy ya
Any man possessin' six and a half will laugh at that
Then watch his brain cells boil
PRT Poor Righteous Teachers Culture Free and me
It's got to be, the holy intellectuals of the set
But don't forget, we also drop Butt Naked Booty Bless
But now we test this holy intellect
Chorus
[DJ Father Shaheed] scratches
Holy...holy...It's awright!!...pure...pure (3x)
[Verse 2]
When I say holy first I must be speakin' upon the mental
My temple
Where might I stand within Divineland?
Gods steppin' up to me say "G ya have to understand
You got to do this like a Blackman" . Mmmm...
So I take this into consid'
Call upon the intellect to create what I did
Ghetto! Stay strictly ghetto is my motto
I got 'em trying to place me as a role model
Should one say role model or should the term be example?
Of a wise black leader, speaker
Self will say poor righteous teacher, weaker people don't always agree
Check ... what I may manifest next
Poorly Righteous Teachers droppin' Holy Intellect
Givin' you da best of what I may protest
DIVINE IS MY PROJECTS...HELL YES
Listen to the hypeness
No other style is like this
Say you could stop the righteous
Well manifest punk!
Ya haven't did it yet
Ya posse oughta step
Your mental's stimulated from this holy intellect
Chorus
[DJ Father Shaheed] scratches
Holy...holy...It's awright!!...pure...pure (3x)
[Verse 3]
[Culture Freedom]
HOLY...
[Wise Intelligent]
Anything not tampered or diluted with G
Supremely being sacred to me
[Culture Freedom]
It's gotta be
[Wise]
That wonderful posse PRT
[Culture Free]
Not smokin' weed
[Wise]
'Cause that ain't where we want to be
Intellect the wisest manifestation of a thought
PRT Poor Righteous Teachers teachin' from the heart
I was lost but now I'm found and all are being taught
Calm down in other words don't let me start
'Cause I'm the teacher teachin' those that lack what I be teachin'
Follow this speakin', Poor Righteous Teachers never known to weaken
I be reachin' those within the ghetto because they seekin' wiser leaders
Not poison animal eatin' neither creature
Those with knowledge of self goes without
Take me out
Those negative thoughts are soon to fade away
'Cause I don't play
I take the life of snake????of the day
Yo it remains this way
PRT Poor Righteous Teachers givin' what 'cha get
Bit for bit
Not from a six dollar rhyme kit, sit
As I proceed to give you it
It's legit.. from this holy intellect
Chorus
[DJ Father Shaheed] scratches
Holy...holy...It's awright!!...pure...pure (3x)
[Verse 4]
I work hard don't ever slip to fall a victim
Stick them who intends not to shine
Blind anyone that laughs at my kind
Why? Because PRT is holy as the mind
Check, what must one do to come next?
Let's show holy intellect
Thoughts created from the crescent of the brain cells
Fell deep into this mic that I be holdin'
I told them PRT be's always soul controllin'
They laugh but listen to the lessons I be born
I'm the teacher, or am I one subjected to the negative? Nope
It's amazing how my thoughts can be wrote to perform
[Culture Freedom]
Pardon may I ask what's goin' on?
[Wise Intelligent]
Word is bond, the Wise is makin' knowledge born
Now I say yes, or should one say 'Y' equals to himself, Y equals self
I'm born to be the opposite, I'm lost by the flow
Poor Righteous Teachers know that we be po'
We gotta go (Peace!)
But will be back though
Chorus
[DJ Father Shaheed] scratches
Holy...holy...It's awright!!...pure...pure (till end)
Holy Intellect was written by Wise Intelligent.
Holy Intellect was produced by Tony D (a.k.a. Harvee Wallbangar) & Eric “IQ” Gray.
Poor Righteous Teachers released Holy Intellect on Tue May 29 1990.
Wise Intellect shared:
I don’t know if [producer] Tony [D] was going for a hip-house thing on that song. I didn’t really feel that tempo, at least at first. But that ended up being one of my favorite tracks on [the album].