Champion Requiem-Mos Def

[ti:Champion Requiem] [ar:Mos Def] [al:The New Danger] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Champion Requiem - Mos Def [00:00.70]Bismillah ir Rhman ir Raheem [00:02.44]Peace peace what's up y'all [00:03.66]This is Mos Def [00:04.68]And this is a message to the people [00:06.65]If you see or hear goodness from me [00:08.83]Then that goodness is from [00:10.11]The Creator [00:10.68] [00:11.37]You should be thankful to [00:12.23]The Creator for all of that [00:13.72]'Cause I'm not the architect of that [00:15.42]I'm only the the recipient [00:17.90] [00:18.62]If you see weakness or [00:19.49]Shortcoming in me [00:20.69]It's from my own weakness [00:21.97]Or shortcoming [00:23.24]And I ask The Creator and the [00:24.43]People to forgive me for that [00:25.81]Thank you Brooklyn Thank you World [00:28.76] [00:29.27]Yeah yeah there it is [00:30.53] [00:31.44]Turn my voice up in the top a little bit [00:33.32] [00:35.32]It feel good to be back [00:36.52] [00:37.14]What's up ochenta [00:39.04] [00:39.58]Yeah yeah ha [00:42.00] [00:43.28]It's the Black Dante [00:44.13]In your headphones [00:45.09] [00:46.04]Speakerbox (freaky radio) freaky radio [00:47.53](Everywhere on the dial) tell [00:48.94]You a little bit about me [00:50.16] [00:50.85]For my hometown break down [00:53.71]A little history for you [00:55.69]Myrtle and Broadway Roosvelt projects [00:57.82]Mossie projects [00:58.64]Listen [00:59.41]I stepped on the field from no [01:00.99]League just home team [01:02.11]I Jumped out the stands [01:03.23]And I snatched the rock [01:04.34]With the final seconds [01:05.32]One to land on the clock [01:06.68]Mos post up to throw up the [01:08.44]Tie-breakin shot [01:09.62]I put it through the net and let the [01:11.06]World's jaw drop [01:11.98]Then fled the arena before [01:13.24]They called cops [01:14.32]Tell the players and the coach [01:15.43]I wasn't tryin' to blow spot [01:16.86]But the way they was ballin' [01:18.03]Made it difficult to watch [01:19.30]I was taught when there's something' [01:20.59]You can change around [01:21.60]Keep quiet you got nothing' to [01:23.01]Complain about [01:23.33] [01:24.09]You got work to do I don't know [01:25.89]If that work for you [01:27.09]But that's how Mos work it through [01:29.07]And my work is personal [01:30.79]I'm a workin' person [01:32.01]I put in work I work with purpose [01:34.21]I get it there on the water [01:35.48]Air the surface [01:36.33]You feel the impact [01:37.52]Niggaz yeah it's workin' [01:38.78]Listen God did not make [01:39.95]Me a fearful person [01:41.12]The only fear I have Is my [01:42.90]Failure to adhear his path [01:44.28]I would love it just to hear this back [01:46.07]On the ghetto streets where y'all at [01:48.00]On the ave's where the Jeep's go past [01:49.75]In the coupes where the seats go back [01:51.73]In the parties where it be so packed [01:53.57]And the atmosphere be so black [01:55.31]And them black thinggs be so phat [01:57.19]If I could I would be so glad [01:59.15]But if not I won't be so mad [02:00.96]I'm still being a man still feeding my fam' [02:03.05]And even if you don't see it my fam [02:05.21]I believe that I am truly gifted [02:06.97] [02:07.57]Truly blessed [02:08.81]I'm yours truly Brooklyn's own [02:10.25]Mos Def [02:10.98]I'm rockin the hard right ground [02:12.29]Zero to far left [02:13.25]I'm well balanced with immense talents [02:15.99]Burn the script then flip it to [02:17.43]Keep myself challanged [02:17.89] [02:18.49]And that's the mark of a true champ-ine [02:20.69]That's whether I'm in or outside the ring [02:23.16]No fights no tilte no crown or reign [02:25.44]Feel my presence even when [02:26.55]I'm up out this thingg [02:27.93]Just trust that's what I'm about to be [02:30.40]But until then settle in and rock with me [02:32.93]Ha that's what its about to be [02:35.75]Ghetto people look alive with me [02:37.91]And say We 'gon stop by [02:40.43]Then we just keep movin on [02:42.79]Ghetto people look alive and [02:45.07]Feel free we just keep movin on [02:47.71]For Alliah Left Eye Jam Master Jay [02:50.32]All the great hero's who have passed away [02:52.76]Scott Laraque Big & Pac [02:55.22]Feaky Tai Big L [02:57.77]All the soldiers locked down in the cell [03:00.17]Lock up the flesh [03:01.27]But the spirit will prevail [03:02.22] [03:02.76]To our loved ones and deceased [03:04.97]Dyin''' in the street or quiet in their sleep [03:07.66] [03:08.80](B I G ) [03:09.36]Rest in peace your livin in the mansions [03:11.13]Of our memory Sans Marie [03:14.19]Rest in peace your livin in the [03:15.67]Mansions of our memory [03:17.29]And that's real [03:18.00] [03:19.23]'Cause everything in life 'gon [03:21.20]Come to an end [03:22.50] [03:24.21]Because it must and when it does [03:28.30]I hope that y'all remember me [03:30.92]With true respect [03:32.56] [03:33.68]And ghetto love [03:36.10]Now raise it up [03:38.59]'Cause everything in life 'gon [03:40.82]Come to an end [03:42.65] [03:43.82]Because it must and when it does [03:48.16]I hope that y'all remember me [03:50.42] [03:50.98]Black Dante from Myrtle and Broadway [03:54.02] [03:55.25]Yeah yeah y'all [03:56.37] [04:00.69]Let me hear it back [04:01.70] [04:22.66]Freaky radio (freaky radio) ha [04:26.09] [04:41.76]Freaky radio (freaky radio) [04:43.30] [04:44.53]Everywhere on the dial