Get Yourself Up - Krs-One
Yeah (Yeah) Yeah (Yeah) Ah-ha (Ah-ha) Ah-ha (Ah-ha) Hardcore! Word Hardcore! [ *live excerpt* ] (You really think they're ready, black?) Let's break it all the way down All the way down Huh-huh Don't be fooled Don't be fooled Rap is something you do Hip-hop is something you live Rap is something you do Hip-hop is something you.. (*crowd responds*) Rap is something you do Hip-hop.. (*crowd responds*) You are not just doing hip-hop.. (*crowd responds*) Yeah Let's get this started Word up [ chorus ] You gotta - get - your - self - up! You been knocked down? Get yourself up! You been shot down? Get yourself up! You been locked down? Get yourself up! Get - your - self - up! Been knocked down? Get yourself up! Been shot down? Get yourself up! You been locked down? Get yourself up! What is a real hip-hop mc? Is it mtv, is it bet? Is it five m-i-c's So the people can see I mean, how you think you're free When you act like property? Tell me, how do you judge an mc when he's rockin I mean rockin it live, not pickin his cotton I mean adjustin his clothes, I mean how do you know Before you come to the show that you're not gettin heated That you're not gettin cheated That you ain't come to the club thinkin 'i must've been weeded! ' (Word) You got to be a educated consumer Spend your money on mc's cause these rappers'll do ya Ass they want is your cash, ass, grass, gas in a flick When you ask for that autograph they ass-dash quick Beware of the rapper, he talks like it don't m
Artist: Krs-One
Title: Get Yourself Up