General Principles-GZA

[ti:General Principles] [ar:GZA] [al:Grandmasters Remix] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]General Principles - GZA [00:14.61]I must put in time to get mine many hours to earn power [00:17.85]Like the ashy hand he should wear only the rope flower [00:20.56]I can't be a broke ni**a better in showers [00:22.94]Selling cd's on the corner of sunset and dower [00:25.81]A small fry ni**a in a baked potato world [00:28.18]Sizzling in some beef full of grease like jheri curls [00:31.30]Shout out to dj's who kept it real [00:33.61]Shook a few in the thou but some never broke the seal [00:36.67]F**k them I stick to college radios mix shows [00:38.73]Historic university to freestyle sick flows [00:41.60]Might give a lecture about your rap texture [00:44.22]MC bboy dj slash director [00:46.86]The name was a bell that rang through the hall [00:48.91]Popular is the tag in the bathroom stall check it [00:52.04]This language is so captivating [00:54.47]When we lose a rap ni**a the news is devastating [00:56.15]Whether to the prison or grave you know this rap sh*t [00:59.71]Is built from the strength of those to hunger the crave [01:02.09]My clan got rhymes for days to be skilled it pays [01:05.07]Most of them can't escape the solar rays [01:07.35] [01:09.16] [01:17.46]Name a crew that can stop the force that I strike with [01:20.16]Let alone try to hold the pen that I write with [01:22.78]You can even chop off my fingers I type with [01:24.47]Those I hold a mic with thinking I might quit [01:27.84]They didn't know that only makes me more determined [01:30.46]Ich lebe fur hip hop you can ask the Germans [01:33.03]Some say I never got this for recognition [01:35.46]So I drop another they shocked and still listen [01:38.14]Plus I ran into a well known musician [01:40.08]He said this sample sh*t got too many cooks in the kitchen [01:43.20]Now he's back to flipping love borns and cypher says [01:46.03]To support his kids much even hyper wiz [01:48.83]A bad amigo will stroke your ego [01:51.02]You see the flash in the dash w**d blast with buick regal [01:53.71]The same brother you was throwing your key to [01:56.27]Brought the seven niggaz in the building to see you [01:58.75]You know these god damn streets is so gritty [02:01.38]With sour milk from titties that'll spoil the city [02:03.81]The hood cornerbacks strong attack is a blitz [02:06.50]But we don't lie down for sh*t not even direct hits [02:09.07]From graffiti in new york on the walls and trains [02:11.63]DJ's in california to the shores of maine [02:14.31]Bboys on the floor who be doing they thang [02:16.75]To mc's behind ropes who had titles to claim [02:19.23]My teams about shoot outs the fans shout with loud mouths [02:21.92]The clock ran out the ref throw the sign it's over time [02:25.11]The rambling visiting teams scheme [02:27.53]The championship ring fiending they must be dreaming [02:30.29]These rap players and slayers got alot of endorsements [02:33.27]Make them hire law enforcements [02:35.65]Plus I just turned down tracks can't remember the [02:37.58]Producer with the beats is wack sound similar [02:40.52]It gotta be exciting striking lightning [02:42.64]Bring the best out to dawn through harlem [02:45.76]Writing light stroke from my pen might choke [02:47.82]The tape lent got a little air then half the spins [02:50.87]MC's be stuck with fear fascination [02:53.31]The nature in the scale of events shook the station [02:55.93]I stick up the track armed only with the pen [02:58.43]Terrorize it vocally with the force of wind [03:00.85]From graffiti in new york on the walls and trains [03:03.41]DJ's in california to the shores of maine [03:06.04]Bboys on the floor who be doing they thang [03:08.47]To mc's behind ropes who had titles to claim [03:11.16]This is hip hop