Fly Till I Die lyrics
by J Dilla
[Intro: Talib Kweli]
It's Talib Kweli in the place to be (Brooklyn!)
Most definitely, yaknowhatImsayin (Mount Vernon)
And Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (True) the brothers who brought ya
"Escapism," "Return Of The Mecca," "Straighten It Out," "The Creator,"
Yeah, right about now we about to make history
[Verse 1: Talib Kweli]
The track make you nod like smack through the needle
n*ggas don't sell crack 'cause they evil,
America's built on the backs of my people
Cats say they packin' the heat, but they actin', like Cheadle
'Cause when it's time to bust it back they fall back in the fetal
I went from the crashin' defeat of the passenger seat, to Driver like Minnie
Straight trees, don't even mix Coke with the Henny
Flow with so many styles ladies open all night like Denny's
24 hour party people soakin' in the Remy and Cris'
In videos directed by Benny and Kris
Treat the pager like a website with plenty of hits
I tell 'em this – you gotta be at least a dime for a piece of mine
I deal with quarters and keys, just like Alicia's mind
I like mature girls who just now reachin' they prime,
Know how to conversate, treat a man, and don't eat no swine
If you ready to roll then we can rock, sh*t
A n*gga so cold he hot – Pete Rock
[Hook: C.L. Smooth]
Pete Rock murderville, keep the joint on smash
See the don come through and upgrade that cash
Talib Kweli, here to speak to the mass
Why do great minds think alike? 'Cause we keepin' it fly
[Chorus: C.L. Smooth & Talib Kweli]
See, we keepin' it fly
'Till the day I die
And you can't deny
Son, we keepin' it fly
How we keepin' this fly?
Better master your eye
'Cause we keepin' it fly
Bring it back to life
[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]
Psychedelic, we sell it, and n*ggas' jealous fellas
Don't get your hate up, get your weight up, I'm tellin' you straight up
You need to turn that frown upside down, you use less muscles
The smile is easier than it sound – it's true
Lookin' all crooked, I be tellin' these dudes
They should "Straighten It Out" on a Pete Rock track, like C.L. Smooth
See we livin' in The Matrix, way before the movie
Kids fiendin' for the cameras, screaming "Just shoot me!"
We 93 million miles away from the sun,
But you still feel the heat when we practice The Way Of The Gun
Like Taye Diggs, raise kids to escape the slave ships
Instead they wanna pump weight – not to stay fit or exercise
Take some work, the rest get left to the side
In whips, chicks, and kicks money – we specialize
I be the respirator, so Hip-Hop is kept alive
So many n*ggas buggin' me, I need a f*ckin' pesticide
[Hook: C.L. Smooth]
Pete Rock murderville, keep the joint on smash
See the don come through and upgrade that cash
Talib Kweli, here to speak to the mass
Why do great minds think alike? 'Cause we keepin' it fly
[Chorus: C.L. Smooth & Talib Kweli]
See, we keepin' it fly
'Till the day I die
And you can't deny
Son, we keepin' it fly
How we keepin' this fly?
Better master your eye
'Cause we keepin' it fly
Bring it back to life
[Verse 3: Talib Kweli]
We bring it back to life, 'cause these rappers ain't actin' bright
Thinkin' they cut like "Mack The Knife"
You have to fight, battle right through the afterlife
'Cause when you die, make you look way past the light
In hindsight, I drop the type of rhyme to give the blind sight
Sparkle and shine bright like lemon lime Sprite up in the limelight
As we steal it, the track you feel it; when the cards are stacked, we deal it
Twist a cap back with the skill, it's official, we kill it
This is fate, the way we seal it – it's the great Pete Rock
And Kweli, got heat to make chicks' knees knock
The beat rock to my life – it's the soundtrack
Other n*ggas sound wack, like white kids tryin' to sound black
I spit on mics, wet up the SSL and drown DAT's
This "Guerrilla Monsoon Rap" vs. coon rap
Soon, rap will come to a crossroads,
And all these lost souls will send out distress signals like Morse code
[Hook: C.L. Smooth]
Pete Rock murderville, keep the joint on smash
See the don come through and upgrade that cash
Talib Kweli, here to speak to the mass
Why do great minds think alike? 'Cause we keepin' it fly
[Chorus: C.L. Smooth & Talib Kweli]
See, we keepin' it fly
'Till the day I die
And you can't deny
Son, we keepin' it fly
How we keepin' this fly?
Better master your eye
'Cause we keepin' it fly
Bring it back to life