I Got Ta-Masta Ace

[ti:I Got Ta] [ar:Masta Ace] [al:Take A Look Around] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Got Ta - Masta Ace [00:04.74]I got ta (repeat 4x) [00:06.93] [00:13.91](I got ta) pick up the mic on a soul tip [00:16.30](I got ta) run you down like a polo skip [00:18.36](I got ta) rip mc's like a paper bag [00:20.67](I got ta) wear a disguise to escape a nag [00:23.31](I got ta) go to my shows in a limosine but [00:25.36](I got ta) stay in touch with my inner scene [00:27.49](I got ta) keep my house nice and tidy [00:29.93](I got ta) learn a lot about the whitey [00:31.79](I got ta) buy a house with all my riches [00:34.54](I got ta) invest the rest avoid the diches [00:36.97](I got ta) eat my frank with mustard only [00:38.91](I got ta) call up a friend when I get lonely [00:41.59](I got ta) do enough shows cause the rent's due [00:44.15](I got ta) get paid cause it makes sense to [00:46.22](I got ta) uplift rap on it's perspective [00:48.34](I got ta) help all those that aren't connected [00:50.84](I got ta) give a girl enough affection [00:52.53] [00:53.24](I got ta) turn a heart in my direction [00:55.01](I got ta) grab the mic from the stage and [00:57.75](I got ta) drop more spice than a cajun [00:59.75](I got ta) smoke mc's like a cigarette [01:01.99](I got ta) rap in a style they can't figure yet [01:05.00](I got ta) teach the youth that they capable [01:06.92](I got ta) show the ghetto is escapable [01:08.73] [01:09.33](I got ta) walk soft but carry a big stick [01:11.70](I got ta) wise up and stop being pigged quick [01:13.76](I got ta) manifest words til they understood [01:15.63] [01:16.27](I got ta) make more noise than thunder could [01:18.71](I got ta) play an mc like a sham shirt [01:21.13]So step back cause you gonna get slammed squirt [01:23.27](I got ta) get on the floor with a fly step [01:25.69](I got ta) come on strong like a bicep [01:27.62](I got ta) ball up my fist that's the power sign [01:30.38]And mc's clean up your act cause it's shower time [01:33.00](I got ta) drop my rhymes like a sandbag [01:35.12](I got ta) pick up the microphone and rag [01:37.43]Mc's who try to be better than [01:39.30](I got ta) heat up the party like a sweater can [01:41.67](I got ta) learn from the mistakes that I've made [01:44.36](I got ta) walk whatever path is laid [01:46.10](I got ta) let things fall where they may [01:48.30](I got ta) live my life by the day [01:50.49](I got ta) help out a friend that's in trouble [01:53.23](I got ta) tell 'em we all have to struggle [01:55.54](I got ta) go to school with the other man [01:57.80](I got ta) get as close as I can [01:59.80](I got ta) know what he knows to know him [02:02.05]And then my chance to survive is less grim [02:04.24](I got ta) also have knowledge of self though [02:07.37](I got ta) learn that plus achieve wealth yo [02:09.55](I got ta) get that wealth for my family [02:11.55]And community and still live happily [02:13.17] [02:14.26]Not ever after cause life ain't a fairytale [02:16.44](I got ta) stay on my toes and I'll never fail [02:19.13](I got ta) carry the crowd like a duffle bag [02:21.12]You saw me score and you still wanna scuffle dag [02:23.18](I got ta) admit you got a lot of heart kid [02:25.87]You better run like somebody smart did [02:27.97](I got ta) remember the benz that my man drove [02:30.03]Now it's all smashed up in a grove [02:32.34](I got ta) recall the first day he bought it though [02:35.02]And as he boasted and posted I said so [02:37.53](I got ta) say he was the man among back [02:39.59]Ten workers on the ave selling smack [02:41.02] [02:41.99]On saturday he made his last mistake so now [02:44.23](I got ta) buy a suit for his wake [02:46.36]I got ta (repeat 4x) [02:48.16] [02:56.02]I got to avoid surrounding myself with too many materialistic things [02:59.63] [03:00.52]But I got to enjoy the life of the law-abiding black kings [03:04.62] [03:05.62]I gotta motivate others to achieve and become a part of this elite group [03:09.56]And that's what the struggle for equality is really about troop [03:14.17]I got to understand the pain and strife of the next man [03:18.81]So I got avoid flaunting showing off and high posting if I can [03:22.56] [03:24.22]I got to make sure that action is understood comepletely by all followers [03:27.15] [03:28.75]I got to convert the color of you shirt from blue to white collars [03:33.18]I got to close my eyes ball up my fist and thank God for the freedom of speech [03:37.30] [03:38.01]Then I got to use my knowledge of the english language to write songs that teach [03:41.65]I got ta (repeat 6x) [03:43.89] [03:56.62]I want to say peace to dj mister cee steady pace the whole action posse [04:01.72] [04:02.44]The whole action posse the whole action to the third power movement [04:05.82] [04:08.18]And everybody that believed in masta ace