[Featuring Q Tip]

Yo we all got different things we got to deal with. We always are

trying

to put the blame on something else rather than sometimes looking at

ourselves recognizing a lot of the stuff that happens...but if we

look

within ourselves we could prevent a lot of this nonsense. It's about

relating back to the essence where it all stems from. I'm a do my

thing

over this drum like a native tongue.

Verse one

Q-Tip:

Do what you will, if you feel that your steeze is real

complicated with the skills over reel to reel

brown skin is what i feel, my mind and body's appeal

is to the no-frill mills, who hear the beats to chill

constantly, I'm hearing Black Americans just sneering

Looking for a leader who can fill us up with either

Hitting us up with great emotional chat

about the fact

that the black

is constantly held back

Like 50 tracks back in a relay race

and the white team's ahead

so let's keep up the pace

And I be needing something

To feed my logical taste

At the end of the race is there a paradise place?

Yo, we can't get involved in what the next man is doing

Material gain we put too much in persuing

"Yo duke, I need this dough so we can step to this party"

But we can all mardi grati

Minus that shit in our body

"What that got to do with that"

'Cause kid that's the essence,

your physical presence

embodies every lesson

You can't run the Rolls Royce if the engine is busted.

Can't even life the knife to cut the mustard.

What we need to do first

Now listen to this verse

Let's concentrate on our spiritual plate.

Recognize your existence in this v