KRS One - Survival Skills Lyrics

{DJ Revolution cuts and scratches} (SKILLS!) "Microphones are not for these emcees who don't have no" "Survival!" "SKILLS!" [Chorus 2X: Buckshot] See what I've been through, see what I go through If I don't look at you, it's 'cause I don't know you Know where to go to, know where to hide What does it take, nowadays to survive [KRS-One - Verse 1ne] Small-time rappers aren't as dope as us When you hear rappers in the club, you hope it's us Back in the days, they used to smoke the dust But cats kept jumpin off the roof too much So today we don't abuse the Dutch We use our minds to write rhymes that you can touch My feet stay planted on the ground You want that soft pop shit, you better book another sound We gets down, I know the streets Y'all rappers got maps out, lookin all around Huh! Y'all want the crown, but why should I battle you if next week they're gonna put you in the ground? That's a waste of time; I'd rather blaze a rhyme on someone tryin to raise they mind Bucktown, USA (BUCK-TOOOOOWN!) - Boogie Down connect Yo Buck, what the fuck they gon' say? [Buckshot - Verse 2wo] Who cares! They want that pop shit, that soft hip-hop shit That KRS and Buck +not+ shit - BOOOY! Beats bangin on your door like rent time I invent the rhyme that was meant for your mind - ORRRRR I get physical, I mean physi-kal I might lean with a smile and kill you in style Wow! I am just the smartest MC I am known as what you call an artist MC See, part of me be like "Pardon me" The other half be like, "Motherfuck manners! Bust the hammer" Damn I, feel like a mattress the way they keep sleepin on me They don't see I'm the craftmatic Huh, I spread everywhere, led everywhere Shot ricochet and bounce back lookin heavy, yeah! And my deadly year, lick machete, yeah You like professin, but you failin on your test this year [Chorus] {"Survival!" + "SKILLS!" cuts and scratches by DJ Revolution} [Buckshot - Outro] (KRS) Funkmaster Flex, he down wit us (Heh!) DJ Premier, he down wit us (WADDUP PRIMO?!) My man Tony Touch, he down wit us (TONY TOCA!!!) DJ Green Latern, he down wit us All the Heavy Hitters, they down wit us DJ Mister Cee, ho down it us [KRS-One] Yep, DJ Evil Dee, he down wit us and DJ Kenny Parker, down wit us Makin funky music is a must Makin funky music is a must I'm number ONE!!!!! ...(SKILLS...SKILLS....SKILLS....) (SKILLS...SKILLS....SKILLS....) (SKILLS...SKILLS....SKILLS....)