Holy Moly (Amended Version)-Talib Kweli

[ti:Holy Moly (Amended Version)] [ar:Talib Kweli] [al:Eardrum] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Holy Moly (Amended Version) - Talib Kweli [00:01.37]Yeah as a kid growin' up in Brooklyn [00:03.39]My pops was a DJ he had a bunch of records [00:05.88]Funk jazz rhythm and blues soul you know what I'm sayin' [00:09.93]There was this one gospel record I liked like like [00:12.02]Like holy moly I might get some religion and leave you holy holy [00:15.82] [00:16.61]Yeah this rhyme is so fat it's roly poly [00:19.16]I give you intimate details so you can get to know me [00:21.74]These corporate rappers like "Why this dude pickin' on me " [00:24.28]You rap your way to the top but now it's gettin' lonely [00:26.99]Kids is hungry and you lookin' like a steak from Nick & Tony's [00:29.53]But don't nobody want your jewels 'cause your sh*t is phony [00:32.25]Say word Your sh*t is real Damn your sh*t is corny [00:35.64]Rhymes turn a new page like Mark Foley [00:37.36]And touch kids like when Larry Clark gave the part to Chloe [00:40.15]Rest in peace to Harold Hunter the greatest from New York [00:43.18]Started out skatin' for Zoo York word [00:45.27]Hangin' out at The Gavin I was very lucky [00:47.81]To talk to Rash' once I got past Derek Dudley [00:50.51]Got him on respiration that's pre-Badu [00:51.98] [00:52.94]Bet you Garnett Reid got a Matt Doo tattoo [00:55.70]Sometimes I feel like I'm drownin' I gotta tread water [00:58.51]Head above the water I always remember headquarters [01:00.19] [01:00.84]Heads up eyes open I got my mind focused [01:03.63]I find hope inside a line my rhymes define opus [01:06.25]Sometimes hopeless people fill my thoughts with evil [01:08.88]My record so hard it broke the needle [01:10.99]At the Mixtape Awards niggaz act like they don't give a f**k though [01:14.87]And disrespect the legacy of Justo [01:16.84]What the blood claat No let the blood flow [01:19.22]You ain't come to pay your respect then what you come fo' [01:22.00]Too many good niggaz die it's like a stop loss [01:24.50]Hood niggaz ghetto like fried wings and hot sauce [01:27.31]How you hard The cops lettin' 50 shots off [01:29.86]Baby Jay-Z's with the knockoff Scott Storch beat [01:32.44]You are not Short you are not Katt [01:35.15]You're not a player or a pimp money stop that [01:37.74]Learn to master your speech and be eloquent [01:39.54] [01:40.18]Rappers keep peddlin' sweets the beats weaker than gelatin [01:43.36]We used to kick up dust now we settlin' [01:45.69]Rest in peace to Dilla Weldon we can't forget you [01:48.32]Professor X and Proof we miss you word [01:51.07]Rest in peace to Shaka 21 gun salute [01:53.69]In the air like blak blak blak [01:56.06]You're still here 'cause you're livin' through me [01:58.57]You're like a gift God has given to me what