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'Why I Rhyme' - Philosophi
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Philsophi proves he's worthy of the emcee title. Ill song.
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Conscious Vibrations consists of two emcees Time and Philosophi Both mentally and lyrically gifted combined to create one of hiphops greatest duos Their complex
"The revolution will not be televised" Philosophi and Time represent Hip-Hop's underground and conscious mind state through deep beats and abyss type lyrics. Time reppin' Denver, Colorado while Philosophi reps the small town of Waxhaw, North Carolina. Put together like peanut butter and jelly in between bread made from the soul. Heres your introduction to the future of hip-hop.
Song Info
Genre
Hip-Hop • Positive Vibes
Charts
Peak #12,969
Peak in subgenre #443
Author
Philosophi
Rights
2002
Uploaded
May 21, 2002
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MP3 3.5 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
People dont understand my rhymes, just expressing some feelings like I do in every song.
Lyrics
cats be runnin up to me like yo dawg why u rhyme what made u start and what u trying to prove -In these times you either die trying or commit to crime/ -success is a secret enclosed in the mind/ -rely on talent or lies this is why I rhyme/ -found guilty pull fines or pull nines/ -philosophi unstoppable like time/ -entertainment or urban containment this is why i rhyme/ -gateway away from everyday life like computers/ -denial taking its prey as it may, voices get watered down like hoover/ -dam stopped in they tracks cats remind me of Mcdonalds, rap claimin to be big macs/ -hearts get broken like backs/ -thinkin they ill like hypocondriacs/ -you get smacked I rhyme for me up to you to believe in philosophi/ -your questions reversed like socrates/ -despise the false emcee for hip hop I bleed/ -your daily activities effect the surrounding mentality/ -so I leave my mark through beats like police brutality/ -got people countin on me like toe and fingers/ -spread my ashes on turntables so hip hop lingers/ cause -In these times you either die trying or commit to crime/ -success is a secret enclosed in the mind/ -rely on talent or lies this is why I rhyme/ -found guilty pull fines or pull nines/ -philosophi unstoppable like time/ -entertainment or urban containment this is why i rhyme/ -rely on my chances like dice snakes try to take my eyes off the prize the price was right/ -blessing the mic without the site of a penny my pen is light/ -goin for hip-hop the queen so these ants bite/ -a black knight so tight his words are monumental for hip-hop he fights/ -simple revolutionary rep secrets been kept/ -heads put money on me in the beginning call me the alphabet/ -lettin me stroke mics in every spot possible got hip-hop wet/ -got more respect then most so called vets/ -not all about the green like the new york jets/ -this culture the reason I live/ take and give straight from beneath the ribs/ cause -In these times you either die trying or commit to crime/ -success is a secret enclosed in the mind/ -rely on talent or lies this is why I rhyme/ -found guilty pull fines or pull nines/ -philosophi unstoppable like time/ -entertainment or urban containment this is why i rhyme/ -the signs of improvement hip-hop movement/ -words is revolutionary beats is soothing/ -thoughts is movin heads are groovin/ -eyes are moist cause enemies is losin/ -childhood bruisin got me started at twelve/ -in my notebook open mics are held/ -prevailed partied to show and tell the skill/ -for real this why I rhyme, for respect, expression and love/ -like rims I rise above/ like OJ crooks relyin on gloves/ -I rely on the sunshine/ too many confined and shadowed so light I provide/ -on a roll like turbines creatin energy through the line/ -bars is 3 minus 1 of a kind/ -always on the grind against the grain/ -mental wisdom through instrumentals try to stay sain/ cause -In these times you either die trying or commit to crime/ -success is a secret enclosed in the mind/ -rely on talent or lies this is why I rhyme/ -found guilty pull fines or pull nines/ -philosophi unstoppable like time/ -entertainment or urban containment this is why i rhyme/
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