Tag: The Roots
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It’s only human to express the way you really feel,
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People ask for God, ‘till the day He comes,
See God’s face…turn around and run.
God sees the face of a man,
Shaking his head, says “He’ll never understand.”Dice Raw, “Understand,” from The Roots’ …and then you shoot your cousin, 2014. More lyrics by The Legendary Roots Crew… -
Crazy frustration, about my lovin situation;
When patience was a virtue…but I wasn’t used to waitin.Black Thought, “Silent Treatment,” from The Roots’ Do You Want More?!!!??!, 1995. More Black Thought quotes. -
I chop ‘em into salad and my name ain’t Caesar.
Black Thought, “@15,” from The Roots’ Rising Down, 2008 -
The principles of true hip-hop have been forsaken,
It’s all contractual and about money makin’.Black Thought, “What They Do,” from The Roots’ Illadelph Halflife, 1996 -
Leave MC’s blind with amnesia;
Chop ‘em into salad, and my name ain’t Caesar.Black Thought, “@15,” from The Roots’ Rising Down, 2008 -
If there’s a heaven, I can’t find the stairway
Black Thought, “Make My,” from The Roots’ undun, 2011 -
Just think: what if you could just, just blink yourself away?
Black Thought, “Proceed,” from The Roots’ Do You Want More?!!??!, 1995 -
You can hear the seven sins
Blowin’ through the ghetto wind…Rakim, “In the Ghetto (Wake Up!)” from J. Period’s Wake Up Radio, 2011 -
Every day is like a blank canvas,
Carving my initials in the planet like I brand it.
Hand-picked to live this life we take for granted,
Like a child with an upright bass, we can’t stand it.Blu, “The Day,” from The Roots’ How I Got Over, 2010