Translation: A Tribe Called Quest. Poor Righteous Teachers.
If hip hop was a thing that money could not buy The righteous would never live and the righteous would never die Poor Righteous teachers and Refugees
teachers teachin' All the other crews will be clappin' Give me the time drop the rhyme [Culture Freedom] On two [Wise Intelligent] The Poor Righteous Teachers are gonna have ta' come teach
B.D.P.R.T (It's nothing but conscious style) [x3] [Verse One: Wise Intelligent] Yo, where the teachers went, with all that pro-black shit? Where all
Hit after hit from the Sugarhill Gang Hear a Pow Wow, hear a Big Bank Hank It was strange, I was broke but I still got the record Even though I was poor
wise black leader speaker Some say poor righteous teacher weaker people don't all ways agree. Check ... What I may manifest next Poorly Righteous Teachers
Hot Damn, Yo, Here we go again" Hot damn, Hot Damn, Yo, Here we go again. [x8] [Wise Intelligent] The beneficent Teacher, Wise Intelligent Tell me teacher
Intelligent Broadcasting live from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro Know what I'm saying? Hip hop go wherever I go For real Poor Righteous Teachers represent
(feat. Junior Reid) [Wise Intelligent] Yook yook yook yook yook yook yook! Poor Righteous Teachers is here up on the case with Mr. Junior Reid Ha ha
mental My methods of dropping' mental Listen to the teacher As the teacher Proceeds to drop into the style While I profile mine I often find? Many people ask me teacher
see, the teacher heal the dumb Cause, this hit the teacher givin birth to a ghetto style display, most poor people of the planet can relate to, poverty
physical space The capital "G" Wise god is in da place Teachin' the poor Cuzz I'm the chief speaker Turn it around GET DOWN POOR RIGHTEOUS TEACHER!!!
state the lyrics that are... fresh What's the time, black man's time There's no need axe me that Why I'm an original teacher just for being that of black
Where went the black nationality? Some call it a casualty, I call it conspiracy Listen the, knowlege your pops teacher calling Who got the props? That's who teacher
(feat. missjones) I met the strangest chick, imported from Bangladesh So what's your angle miss? Weak wicked and dangerous? She spoke the languages,
at magnificent speeds I can make these sistas stop and revolve around me See, I'm your D to the O to the D to the P to the R: your teacher I'll turn
Some don't understand Some say they fail to comprehend Yet some of us can't keep up Cause I rhyme different P-R-T Poor Righteous Teachers Often greet
Mr. Sluggy) [Wise Intelligent] I'm 'bout to rob the robbers, kill the killers Flow stealers bear witness to the Thriller in Manila Sluggy the singer beside the teacher