Un p'tit gars de Ménilmontant (2013)

Actors

• Affif Ben Badra (actor)
• Maklouf Benamara (actor)
• Irwan Bordji (actor)
• Thierry Bourcy (actor)
• Nassim Boutelis (actor)
• Chafik Daoughi (actor)
• Virgil Davin (actor)
• Théophile de la Ronde (actor)
• Jonas Dinal (actor)
• Louis Gabrillargues (actor)
• Hassane Gassama (actor)
• Kouka Htadi (actor)
• Hyacinthe Imayanga (actor)
• Tom Invernizzi (actor)
• Redouane Behache (actor)

Genres

• Crime
• Drama

Distorzija (2009)

Actors

• Toni Cahunek (actor)
• Jure Dolamic (actor)
• Matic Horvat (actor)
• Zan Perko (actor)
• Robert Prebil (actor)
• Lan Strucl (actor)
• Natasa Tic Ralijan (actress)
• Jozica Blatnik (producer)
• Miha Hocevar (writer)
• Matevz Luzar (writer)
• Polona Valentincic (costume designer)
• Miha Hocevar (director)

Genres

• Drama

Lebewohl, Fremde (1991)

Actors

• Patrick Brandt (actor)
• Hüseyin Deveci (actor)
• Abdoulaye Diop (actor)
• Alexander Djassemi (actor)
• Martin Dohmeyer (actor)
• Werner Eichhorn (actor)
• Gerhard Garbers (actor)
• Jens Hansen (actor)
• Gerhard Hartig (actor)
• Gerd Karau (actor)
• Müsfik Kenter (actor)
• Ayub Khan-Din (actor)
• Dieter Ohlendiek (actor)
• Bruno Petersen (actor)
• Jochen Baumert (actor)

Genres

Badi Filmography

• 2000 Anos de Confusão
  1969, role: actor

• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Twenty One - Badi
• The Fire - Badi
• Full Circle - Badi
• The Departure - Badi
• Super Vision - Badi
• Sister - Badi
• Sidewalkin - Badi
• Say What - Badi
• Next Movement - Badi
• In My Soul - Badi
• I Don't Know - Badi
• Fate Of The World - Badi
• Be Ok - Badi
• Ain't Sayin' Nothin' - Badi

...let me just take a second
to pause and reflect, check the cause and effect
I find myself askin', how did this happen
so fast, cant imagine, man I remember back when
I thought knew the deal, but I didnt understand
it was never in my plans to become a grown man
hopped on a plane destination thailand
where nobody was there to hold my hand
and thats when I believe it started
see I became part of a culture meanwhile my partner
was guarding the scared gardens
and it'll take that inspiration to create an artist
and through the hardships, I grew regardless
of how much I was still stuck in the ways
on the sidewalk some duckin' the strays
some repeating the mistakes their own parents made
CHORUS:
look kid you don't even know the half
true, but its you I will outlast
I'ma be around to see what's to come
cause at twenty-one i've only just begun
Im told
look kid you don't even know the half
true, but its you I will outlast
I'ma be around to see what's to come
cause at twenty-one i've only just begun
twenty one times around the sun
take it in, I knew this day was bound to come
illmatic had told me that the world was mine
and I realized it was way before half-time
listen... I've done what some couldn't
given a chance all because of one women
who taught me knowledge of self, always prayer books
on the shelf for me to delve into myself
trained my voice and my soul from an early age
gave what I can take with me through the pearly gates
fought for opportunities for me, mentored me
even when it didn't make sense to me
I never knew who to blame, see there's a lot more
significance to the name because he once did the same
so why would I bother to be anyone but Badí
spiritual descendent of the Pride of the Martyrs
CHORUS:
look kid you don't even know the half
true, but its you I will outlast
I'ma be around to see what's to come
cause at twenty-one i've only just begun
Im told
look kid you don't even know the half
true, but its you I will outlast
I'ma be around to see what's to come

badi get a grip... don't let em see you like this
I say I'm ashamed of mankind but I walk a thin line
so I slip, if somethings in the way yea I'm known to trip
it's just more than I can take
all eyes on me, and its more than I can fake
but at the end of the day, man all that I can say is
my prayers to the Most Great
when I'm down for the count, in it too deep
when I live day to day, start to lose sleep
when I don't go to class, when I don't call fam back
how long can I do this, how long will I last
I don't know God, I don't know
if I am even worthy of your grace anymore
I'm waiting for a sign, but everything is sign
in reality the world is already mine
CHORUS:
I feel it my veins
the Fire, when I cry out His Name
Oh my god, make my prayer
a fire to burn away all my veils
make of my prayer a fire
kindle in my veins a fire
My God, My Adored One
My King, My Desire
I know that God gave each a purpose
but we all gotta search way beneath the surface
To find it, like trying to unearth a diamond
That always appears with the most perfect timing
-so I start reading to find meaning-
and I see there is still something I am not seeing
in between the lines, In my spirit
in the music, in the very air that I'm breathing
it's the reason I feel forced to write
I recognize it inside me, that source of light
showing me there is so much more to life
arming me with the fire, because I got wars to fight
I think about the breakers of the dawn
and how they stood firm when the guns were drawn
on the front lines far from pawns
kings in their own right, their the ones who I call upon
whenever I lose faith
I read the story of my name and realize it's never too late
to believe and so shall my powers be
I believed, and He made a man out of me
CHORUS:
I feel it my veins
the Fire, when I cry out His Name
Oh my god, make my prayer
a fire to burn away all my veils
make of my prayer a fire
kindle in my veins a fire
My God, My Adored One
My King, My Desire
Now when the swords flash, go forward
when the shafts fly, press onward
Now when the swords flash, go forward
when the shafts fly, press onward
when the swords flash, go forward
when the shafts fly, press onward
when the swords flash, go forward

He was born when the world was at the brink of war
his father left him, he learned later what for
gone for years, left a wife and two kids
in a war-torn country, all living in fear
they were being persecuted with no where run on an island
his kind was forced into hiding
in the bomb shelters, rubber in his mouth
for the impact to keep his teeth from coming out
he saw things no child should have to see
streets and rivers both flooded with casualties
father finally returned reunited at last
didn't even recognize him he ran right past
the war had ended but, they were no longer welcome
in their own land, it was under new command
exiled to a place that never wanted em there
they made it quite clear, and would touch and stare
cause they had never seen nobody with no brown skin
he had to be careful when he hung around them
but he got by, discovered his love for music
jazz got him things that he just wasn't used to
took it with him everywhere, loved it so much
moved to america, cause he heard there was plenty there
got an education but still kept playing
traveled the world, came back and put his faith in
the Glory of God, taught by a bass player
had sons of his own, and through them he's grown
and now they're the one's looking out for him
they love him and I can tell you that they're proud of him
CHORUS:
he survived the war, his life needed more
and now its come around full circle
he became his own man, in his homeland
and now its come around full circle
he loved the music and knew to use it
and now its come around full circle
and understand he lives for his family
and now it's come around full circle
she came into this world not as a baby girl
but as grown woman cause she was pushed out to pay the bills
and since then she's been on her own
birth certificate reads father unknown
she had an old picture of a group of men
on a reservation, but didn't even know if he was one of them
never had the time to give it any thought
the oldest of four and caretaker of them all
mother unfit so she was forced to live
in foster home after home after orphanage
at sixteen she gave birth to her first kid
living in the projects she prayed he would outlive
dropped out of high school, never went to college
when she walked into buildings she was never acknowledged
she knew somehow she had to make an honest living
she used what she had and finally started singing
after she Iearned that God, was watching over her
from a bass player, the answer to her prayers
no formal education but she got into a graduate
program, she worked hard cause she so was glad to get
any opportunity, and that mindset is still in her
a teacher now, because that work is real to her
made a new life for her kids out of nothin
doctorate in hand cause she knows how to hustle
but her greatest feat is not her PHD
her biggest accomplishment is of a higher degree
it's the fact that her sons can count on her
it's the fact that her sons can be proud of her
CHORUS:
she knows how to hustle, works on the double
and now its come around full circle
love is the reason she could rise above it
and now its come around full circle
she takes nothing she's handed for granted
and now its come around full circle
and understand she lives for her family
and now it's come around full circle
I met my brother in the womb
we both had to make the move late june
he was always a few steps ahead of me
but never letting me go never forgetting me
most of the kids at school never accepted me
so together we formed a team for whenever we
moved from city to city and it seemed every
place was diverse reflecting our own heredity
we never had that much
none of the other kids had never seen working class like us
the amount of money they had was transparent
I couldn't relate, we never had grandparents
moved cause a good education was needed
ma wanted us to have more choice than she did
and ironically we were all cheated
my brother got wise quick, thats how he succeeded
I remained cause I felt love for a moment
but it was never possible my heart was stolen
I sought something to burn
ruined all my relationships, got me what I deserved
lesson learned, a step closer to my destination
finally left school to start my education
life abroad saw my pain lifted
I thank God we could afford that plane ticket
and now I realize how all this came to be
now I see what they were doing when they were naming me
mother father thank you for allowing me
to become badi, I hope your proud of me

it seems like for days, my flight has been delayed
and I can see the plane sitting on the runway
but I heard there's a shortage of pilots
we got the craft, but nobody can recall how to fly it
so I've been in the terminal basement, creating
I ain't giving in to imitation
role playing? na, this is my Departure
I'm taking off, feel the ground breaking
and I know what you're thinking, rapping is lame
but that's not how it has to remain
cause somewhere in a kid in the back of their brain
lies the answer to bring about change
meanwhile we sing about chains hanging
at an all time low, put ya hazard lights on, ride slow
in circles cause ya not sure where to go
I wonder would you even care to know
CHORUS:
prepare yourself for the departure
strap yaself in, I'm about to start something
next movement, this is a departure
from the usual, this is more suitable
now I can't proceed if I can't see the past
so let me go back to see the (Cedar) Ave
where it all started, so I'm traveling the farthest
before we became marketing targets
before the game was just rosters of artists
that all seem to claim to be the hardest
but I hear ... just a bunch of little sean carters
you see em, they on every corner like starbucks
now, get rich or die trying, so we all try rhyming
but there was a time when hip hop wasn't bringing any loot in
imagine, rappers not rappin bout shootin'
just being about the music
only concerned with getting the crowd moving
the block party could hear it, innovation
moving instruction always been a part of the lyrics
CHORUS:
prepare yourself for the departure
strap yaself in, I'm about to start something
next movement, this is a departure
from the usual, this is more suitable
we at stand still for the time being
you know it, you see everything that I'm seeing
but I'm not leaving, even though this is the departure
I'd never abandon the culture
even when I see most of
my people are so close to
giving up cause it ain't livin' up to what its spose to
listen I'll depart if that'll bring us closer
exec's look past me, cause I don't fit in they boxes
cause this is not gettin' a profit
I rap about reality, the recognition of Prophets
to spit what I believe, I gotta dig in my pockets
but I got this, no problem
already in motion, nobody can stop this
you swear that it died from the past couple years

Everybody gotta story to tell
The difference is some people really wanna tell it
Sell it, and try to increase their self worth
forgetting that it has not changed since birth
But we all gonna worry about status right
A never ending struggle cause we’re never satisfied
but I’ll be the first to strategize cause in order
for truth to catch on people need to see it work
I try to read between the lines and find balance
Look around, we all deal with the same challenge
and I cant forfeit, I cant afford it
I gotta figure this out before I reach the chorus
I mean pardon me, but I find it hard to see
how this mentality first became a part of me
this just isn't workin' so I have to try something
But my mistake was trying, never triumphant
My powers going into every thing man-made
but what about the Divine source that made-man?
I got something that I can't sell, can't trade
Material wealth ain't what makes you a made man
man tends to focus on the task at hand
and has lost sight of the master plan
I asked my man, what do you wanna be
and he replied alive, yo I opened my eyes
transformation, making the most is difficult
when we all work for only change in the physical
holding myself blowing myself out of proportion
misplaced my portion from the ocean of His grace
CHORUS:
Super, is what He made me to be and
Vision, is what He gave me to see
Super, is what He made me to be and
Vision, is what He gave me to see
The Blessed Beauty remains there for me
His Glory always present when I share stories
it manifests, cause what I gained overseas
Was a spirit, that just took a hold of me
See I was told to be free, let my mind clear
Now I have a better idea, of who I will grow to be
And I guarantee that you will notice me
Even though you might not even know it’s me
I know that God gave each a purpose
But we all gotta search way beneath the surface
To find it, like trying to unearth a diamond
That always appears with the most perfect timing
my shortcomings I can't let em show
so when it comes to my standards I tend to set em low
leaving my potential boxed-up, stocked up
within me, in a corner, in a room, locked shut
I tell myself, this just can't happen
I was raised not to jump on the bandwagon
further from myself with every transaction
being tested from thailand to manhattan
you tell me to stop when I have yet to start
yet to leave my mark, what this thing called art
too blinded, running around in the dark
I was stopped, and guided by my own counterpart
He set the example for me to do it
He said you need some help, I can lead you through it
don’t need assistance then I’ll leave you to it
the only thing I need is to see you do it
CHORUS:
Super, is what He made me to be and
Vision, is what He gave me to see
Super, is what He made me to be and

sister, I don't want you to be my fan
I'd rather have you be my number one collaborator
I'm right here and you're still tryin to get ahold of me
I know you're made of a lot more than what your showing me
so sister let me ask you a question
right now, how do you want to be mentioned
what do u want people to know you as
trendy orthodox or an agent of change
ya wanna look real cute in those photographs
or would you rather start changing the frame
a handmaiden paving the way for the future
generations of women to follow and get used to
plain to see you're not who claim to be
n if thats who you aim to be, you've lost me
call it a tragedy, countless casualties
made for change but lost their agency
CHORUS:
Sister there's no need for this pretending
I See whats inside of you
come on lets keep it true
Sister there's no need for this pretending
you can trust in me
just keep it real with me
sister I need you to let down your guard
cause right now I have no idea who you are
I know your hurt, I can see through to the pain
I'm not here with you just to be entertained
look, don't let the guys mess around with ur status
and never let ya girls just keep you distracted
providing a sex & the city guide to life
that kind of life buying into what they call pretty
compliments on ya face and dress and you give em
back to just enhance the materialism
don't let a magazine make a list for you to follow
outer perfection but you still feel hollow
swear that which you do is just something for you
and its not you, means you got something to prove
please do not try to fool me
cause behind that camouflage I can still see you truly
BRIDGE:
Ohhh...
you know you can keep your guard down
I got your back
Ohhh...
you know you can trust in me
Ohhh...
marriage ain't gonna make u who you're meant to be
unless you've investigated your own integrity
your not up for bids, and this ain't a market
stop selling urself, try telling yourself this
that you are not in anyway half made
you can embrace the whole, never downgrade
cause I can't see you sister, with ya face to make up
for the space in the real that you fail to take up
listen, you dont need that kind of attention
-what I can see is that you need a retention
of your true design, your boldest intentions
that which some of ya friends have failed to mention
and please don't forget that I am your brother
and what I'm trying to do is help lead you to discover
the nobility that exists in both of us
but first what I need from you is Trust
CHORUS:
Sister there's no need for this pretending
I See whats inside of you
come on lets keep it true
Sister there's no need for this pretending
you can trust in me

CHORUS:
step, step, we part, we meet
head down to the ground as I move my feet
sidewalkin, I weave through the people
ain't got the time for a nice to meet you
step, step, we part, we meet
I feel the energy between us but you're out of my reach
sidewalkin, I never look you in the eyes
only worry bout myself so I walk to the side
headphones on, ipod in my palm
lace my new kicks and I'm gone
I'm right where I belong so I'm calm
that last thing I need is a need for alarm, so I keep moving on
I got it going on, feeling good, feeling right
fresh to death yes all my gear lookin' tight
so I stay out of sight, out of eye contact
cause why look at me when you can look at all that
I stop by the main strip, cop what I need
or at least what I need to make me feel complete
make me feel fulfilled, I'm lost in my thoughts
I pay the cost, unaware of the major loss
but I keep walkin, to the side as I glide
pickin' up my stride with nobody as my guide
tryin' not to collide with the passer-by's
so if I walk right by you, don't act surprised
CHORUS:
step, step, we part, we meet
head down to the ground as I move my feet
sidewalkin, I weave through the people
ain't got the time for a nice to meet you
step, step, we part, we meet
I feel the energy between us but you're out of my reach
sidewalkin, I never look you in the eyes
only worry bout myself so I walk to the side
I keep on sidewalkin' like I'm in a rush
maneuvering and staying out of touch
but just as I turn the corner this guy surprised me
told me to hold up, thought he recognized me
I feel like I know him, feel like I've seen him around
and I ain't ever sidewalked to this part of town
he told me he could see me and that he knew me well
it wasn't hard to tell that this guy could use some help
I said look I don't know you, I don't really
care what you go through, I ain't gotta do nothin' for you
I didn't approach you, I don't do that
I don't owe you, look I'm sidewalkin' on my own two
...he just stood there and smiled, looked me in my eyes
like he could see past my disguise
so why was I still trying to hide
the only thing I knew how to do was turn to the side
CHORUS:
step, step, we part, we meet
head down to the ground as I move my feet
sidewalkin, I weave through the people
ain't got the time for a nice to meet you
step, step, we part, we meet
I feel the energy between us but you're out of my reach
sidewalkin, I never look you in the eyes
only worry bout myself so I walk to the side
streets is dangerous, so I stay on the sidewalk
where I got my own space outlined in chalk
but that'll fade away with just a little rain
a temporary drug for the pain
side effects including losing identity
short-term serenity prescribed by the enemy
I can't deal with anything after this moment in time
this remedy ain't everything I was hoping to find
I sidewalk with a mask on, but what for
when I've been designed to do so much more
I know it when I write to the beat
the fact that I'm still on my feet makes my cypher complete
whether cruisin', or walking, man I'm never losing
I want you to see me let there be no confusion
if walkin' on this side means I cant be human
...then I best keep moving
CHORUS:
step, step, we part, we meet
head down to the ground as I move my feet
sidewalkin, I weave through the people
ain't got the time for a nice to meet you
step, step, we part, we meet
I feel the energy between us but you're out of my reach
sidewalkin, I never look you in the eyes

whats the time, its time for youth to rise
ultilize the tools but first lose their cools
time to remove the facades that we have on
cause i cant see the god in you through them
created noble, you say what
I say hey thats just the way he made us
mankind the chosen ones, with the tests
that he gave us the power to overcome
granted minds to know and ears to hear
eyes to see clear when the blessings appear
so I'm never giving into fear, cause I know
god's plan is such nothing can ever interfere
got that hustle you cant see, made to plant seeds
see the troops coming in stampedes
no need for plan b cause our plan divine

its a brand new day, I can feel it in the air
I see it so clear, the next movement is here
its been a few years but I'ma make it reappear
see this is hip hop, can I get a Aw Yeah
I used to love her, most of yall never knew her
almost everyday I would write a letter to her
I let her know what we've all been doing in her absence
and how we only tend to speak about her in the past tense
cause today, every song is uniform
we wonder how we all gon make it through the storm
then from the art form, something brand new is born
and you know word is bond when I get up on the horn
we talk about how the game was once golden
forget its ever moving, keeps unfolding
so they ask me whats next, but I dun told em
this is the next movement, we are the ones chosen
CHORUS:
watch what ya doin and set it in motion
set it in motion its the next movement
watch what ya doin and set it in motion
set it in motion its the next movement
watch what ya doin and set it in motion
set it in motion its the next movement
watch what ya doin and set it in motion
set it in motion its the next movement
the next movement, this the transition
for rap music, what it is the fans missing
those who wont listen, so my sole mission
to get, everybody to throw this in the deck
yea ... I'm starting to see a lotta signs
but they got nothing to do with them dollar signs
no, that is not why i signed on the dotted line
see i am in my prime but aint gotta lotta time
I can see what this game could be by now
and the reason that it aint that, i see why now
so I ask why now, with all the potential
give us an instrumental, pad and a pencil
this how it was meant to, be for the people
how we do, I relate with those that I speak to
bigger than a monster hit, we past social
this is rap with a spiritual consciousness
CHORUS:
watch what ya doin and set it in motion
set it in motion its the next movement
watch what ya doin and set it in motion
set it in motion its the next movement
watch what ya doin and set it in motion
set it in motion its the next movement
watch what ya doin and set it in motion

feel the vibration, my soul awakened
turn off the radio connect the pod start playing
cause soul music is about risk taking
and putting all my heart and soul into the creation
so if i worry too much about the payment
if I just worry but all the dough I'll be making
then man, that's when I'll know I'm mistaken
when prostitution becomes my sole (soul) occupation
people looking starved, say they already ate
well lets look at what's being served on ya plate
I start investing time into digesting
without any question to the chef's direction
but now I know it when I hear it
the sound and the lyrics that speak to my spirit
I'm sayin, I want to feel it in my chest
when the beat drops I nod my head yes
put a hand in the sky for the boom bap
or I can get down with a soul clap
I love the type of track that I keep bringing back
real food for the soul and we all need that
CHORUS:
I need to feel it in my soul
take me where I want to go
bringing it back give me some more
let the music that control
you can feel it all over, feel it all over
feel it all over, I feel it in my soul
you can feel it all over, feel it all over
feel it all over, I feel it in my soul
yes yes yall i gotta story to tell
I'ma take you to the place where the soul music dwell
take you to the basement, where you find records
just sittin on the shelf, a place I know well
it's like that man, I remember back when
before I ever had thought to start rappin
I was singing in the choir, lifting my voice higher
which I guess would explain why I
keep doing this, musically influenced by
that soul music my folks amply supplied
it was always just playing in the house
so I loved just staying in, playing in the house
as a kid, I would listen to my father
sitting on his lap and that marked the start of
my own journey, a natural transition
from jazz to soul, r&b; I would listen
and hip-hop, a draft of history
sample the past then add a little bit of me
so with each track I take what I've learned to give back
cause I don't mind making what I earn
CHORUS:
I need to feel it in my soul
take me where I want to go
bringing it back give me some more
let the music that control
you can feel it all over, feel it all over
feel it all over, I feel it in my soul
you can feel it all over, feel it all over

CHORUS:
i dont know i dont know i dont know man
i don't know what'll be on the program
I'm tryin my best to act grown man
I don't know where she's really wanna to go man
I don't know why we think we know when we don't
Is this love Is this love that I’m feeling
Im not quite sure so let me pull the reel in
And if it feels real then I guess it must be
I try to decide justly, but don’t trust me
cause I’m not sure if I even trust myself
I don’t want you to just be a picture on the shelf
Before I know you I need to look into myself
Before I didn’t know this and that didn’t help
This and that circulating in my mind, is it time
she keeps speakin of this and that, hold up rewind
I’m this, she’s that, how could this ever work?
exist only in the physical, so my path diverts
and on goes my search, but why am I looking? Its silly
I’m not ready, but when I'm confident I will be
You feel me, this is my current mind set
gotta take control cause it’s not my time yet
CHORUS:
i dont know i dont know i dont know man
i don't know what'll be on the program
I'm tryin my best to act grown man
I don't know where she's really wanna to go man
I don't know why we think we know when we don't
when they say why, tell em that its human nature
but sometimes nature can overtake ya
it's hard to control it, when I'm in the moment
it's a battle and I'm my greatest opponent
yea i see her interest in me
but na i don't wanna fall into false intimacy
like some type of consumer looking for product
thats ripe for the picking, wife in a kitchen
young professionals on a never ending quest
to find the right one, one who fits You the best
sometimes I wonder if they're even looking for love
I wonder if they know what real love consists of
now I'm trying to tell you how to run your business
we are one and the same there is no difference
but regardless of who it is one things forsure
when I recognize Godliness thats when I'll know
CHORUS:
i dont know i dont know i dont know man
i don't know what'll be on the program
I'm tryin my best to act grown man
I don't know where she's really wanna to go man
I don't know why we think we know when we don't
now maybe she's the one for me
maybe she can keep me company
or maybe we could just both agree
to keep it on the low from our peeps
now she could be the one that I care for
the one that I'll always be there for
and we can make a lifelong commitment
wait, I don't know if I should do this when...
CHORUS:
i dont know i dont know i dont know man
i don't know what'll be on the program
I'm tryin my best to act grown man
I don't know where she's really wanna to go man

time waits for no man, which only means
that I must take what matters into my own hands
cause I am not that far from the the day when
my generation will be the ones in charge
to rewrite the laws, I stand strong
on the front lines as a knight for the cause
cause there's a revolution in the mist
of all people, but it won't be fought with fists
too many lives have been lost over nothing
living nightmares without a soul to trust in
but the final hour is finally upon us
the downfall of those scared of losing power
it's inevitable that I rise and move
to where they told me never to go
cause they know they won't last forever
and they know what'll happen if you and I mass together
so we have to act together
gather the indivisible and bring em all back together
cause the world is now yours and mine for the taking
listen, this is history in the making
CHORUS:
it's time to rise like never before
(the fate of the world lies in my hands)
a champion born to weather to storm
(the fate of the world lies in my hands)
changing the course of history
(the fate of the world lies in my hands)
prepare for ultimate victory
(the fate of the world lies in my hands)
and now I'm pressed for time
thank God I'm the one standing next in line
cause I want this to stand the test of time
and find forever make em all press rewind
see I'm the one who needs to take a stand
I can no longer simply take for granted
what I've been handed, a skilled mechanic
called upon to work and repair the damage
I'm a movement
a culture that keeps improving
as one people start producing
it's a world premier, an exchange
of new ideas between peers
and that is why I'm here
I gotta move with the spirit of the pioneers
and I ain't really gotta whole lot of time here
before the day my children arrive here
so I got no time to just wait
no time to simply sit around and debate
and let these old timers decide my fate
na I will escape, cause I can't afford to make that same mistake
CHORUS:
it's time to rise like never before
(the fate of the world lies in my hands)
a champion born to weather to storm
(the fate of the world lies in my hands)
changing the course of history
(the fate of the world lies in my hands)
prepare for ultimate victory
(the fate of the world lies in my hands)
I know that I've been chosen
to set my people free
I set the world in motion
my fate depends on me
CHORUS:
it's time to rise like never before
(the fate of the world lies in my hands)
a champion born to weather to storm
(the fate of the world lies in my hands)
changing the course of history
(the fate of the world lies in my hands)
prepare for ultimate victory

back for the first time and I ain't leaving again
without fam I'll lose before I even begin
home at last and I'm breathing it in
you see the surface value I know the hidden secrets within
so I gotta represent for the people on the ave
where status ain't measured by how much you have
and I know that this world will come to pass
but the goal of the game, I'm still running past
or it's like I'm hiding behind a mask
and ain't coming out until enough time has passed
but na I can't ignore the signs
I need to start looking out for more than mine
but I stop at the borderline cause I'm in fear of losing
what I hold dear but what do I have here
all I got is my fellow man, they outside
I belong by their side, we fight to stay alive
CHORUS:
come around my way
I ain't got nothin but a ball and a chain
tell me mister man do still wanna play
my people stand up just say
it's gon be OK
and at the end of the day
It's hard to hold back trying to place all the blame
living in a struggle but I stay in the game
my people stand up just say
it's gon be OK
sincere people keep putting in work
cause change is dependent on what we each do
trust I'm here with you, and they wonder how
I'ma reach the masses but the last thing that I could do is down it
down
cause that would just add insult to the injury
this mindset has been injecting into me
so you have got to be kidding me
I could care less what the majority of the upper class considers
interesting
that's all irrelevant and I can't even tell if it's
what we really feel is right or what is on the television
made to forget the honor of wisdom intelligence
look my peoples road of life ain't made out of yellow bricks
I've said it before, this day is like never before
today we settle the score for what we stand for
and demand more out of each other as one
when we discover we're one, and then the struggle is won
CHORUS:
come around my way
I ain't got nothin but a ball and a chain
tell me mister man do still wanna play
my people stand up just say
it's gon be OK
and at the end of the day
It's hard to hold back trying to place all the blame
living in a struggle but I stay in the game
my people stand up just say

now a lot of cats look at me to bring it back
but I'm moving forward and I'm more than just a single track
and I ain't a little dance to go with it
they say it ain't what it used to be, no kidding
I ain't tryin to chart if it means sacrificing the art
see I knew this would happen right from the start
so I'm writing, right from my heart
see I am not an actor, I'm writing the parts
I am the light in the dark
a rebel for the people taking back what's rightfully ours
you led me to believe that I had nothing left at all
so I am now deaf to y'all
and I don't even know how yall got left in charge
the game's been transformed by decepticons
but you know what? give em my best regards
I'ma get this to the people no extra charge
CHORUS:
I can't hear you, whatcha say now
why don't you just, put the mic down
if you ain't got it, then you won't get it
but wait a minute, wait a minute now
oh you thought you was sayin something?
uh-uh dawg you ain't sayin nothing
uh-uh I ain't hearin any substance
uh-uh kid you ain't sayin nothing
I let em know what I ride for
anything other than that I ain't got time for
cause this is what I'm still alive for
this is real this is something I would die for
I talk about it so I gotta be about it
I can't see without it when I'm penning a verse
to make it matter and still finish below budget
if this ain't the real thing, yo I don't know what is
it's easy, just hit em with the slow stutter
I, I, I and instantly the flows butter
get a mil off of that well no wonder
leave it to hip hop, there is no other
and it's the same cats who are tired
of hearing the same thing that wanna bring it back
now think about that, but they can all keep complaining
while I keep breaking ground and usher a new game in
CHORUS:
I can't hear you, whatcha say now
why don't you just, put the mic down
if you ain't got it, then you won't get it
but wait a minute, wait a minute now
oh you thought you was sayin something?
uh-uh dawg you ain't sayin nothing
uh-uh I ain't hearin any substance