Black Star — Another World

[Verse 1: Talib Kweli] We fantastic, flippin' on tracks like gymnastics Small brats get they ass kicked, me and Mos smash it Top gun like what comes after the, fist rockin' knife Check the keys that get played on the roads/Rhodes of life Yo, the rhyme is so heavy like a load off my chest Drop 'em on these MC's, leave 'em broken like house pets Priceless like the streets I'm on, my word is bond You like Paula Abdul-skat-kat compared to Sarah Vaughan Sayin', "What did I do to be so black and blue?" Got MC's sayin', "Damn! I gotta go on after you?" Grab a microphone and do just what I have to do A-yo, I'd like to stop and chat, but I'm just passin' through You know I'd like to stop and chat, but I'm just passin' through [Verse 2: Mos Def] I'm on my way back to Lewis Avenue Inside the Brooklyn and b-boy capital Lot of cat chat be too black and radical Say, my response is emphatically "Yes!" We emphatically fresh, you dramatically stressed These MC's proceed to seize the presidential palace And burn Babylon like a chalice! Strive to maintain balance with the God-given talents Articulate the article, eliminate the farcical Black Star Line shine remarkable They style ain't even comparable These so-called criminals is fictional They make the party turn miserable We document the memorable, then break 'em up like syllables Straight down-to-earth like minerals Your style is foul like Dow Chemical We five-dimensional — audio, visual, physical, spiritual, lyrical Another world [Hook] Another world, y'all We transmit another world Another world, y'all We transmit another world Another World, y'all We transmit another world Black Star 'bout to shine from what? [Verse 3: Talib Kweli] Yo, Mos, ain't it a shame how these people treatin' life like a game? Ain't gonna give you no fame by callin' out your name Just explain how I do it and lead by example Stay away from repetition, don't wanna sound like no sample You can't handle this Messiah, my shit is classical We get buck like Umfufu — "You treat me like animal!" Just 'cause you got money, don't mean you made it Just 'cause you make it, don't give you the right to be on that fake shit Matter fact, stay out my face I can't take it like them stupid big horse pills Your defense is nil, my chatter shatter your force field Kweli and Mos Definition with more lines then a petition Yo, my mission is to break shit in half like intermission Then get missin' with Hi-Tek in the wind like that Costin' one million pounds 'cause it sounds so fat Lay you flat like the carpet Take the tobacco out my spliff before you spark it The only tie/Thai I rock is Chocolate Makin' profits like Spacely Sprockets, you can't stop it To top it, we always gonna be black like markets From the underground, look around and tell me what you see Another picture painted perfectly by yours truly [Hook] Another world, y'all Say what? Another world Another world, y'all Say what? Another world Travellin' through time and space! On the the Black Star Galactica Yo, another world Another 'nother, 'nother, 'nother, 'nother world [Verse 4: Mos Def] Never, never, never soap opera Whether you — Indian, Dominican, Jamaican or Bolivian No matter what district, quarter or part of town you livin' in I recommend you listen in to these distinguished gentlemen Who take the proper measurement to represent! The sorta home whose cornerstone is built on — way more than Benjamins! Master MC carpentry Talib put the Kweli in quality Put the groundation down properly You can't trespass the property Ain’t takin' no brake-in robbery Got the home-owner blast back policy, follow me!? Descendant of the grand master armory Where cats rock the Wallabee and Kangols, MC's exchange flows The same goes on, they'll be here when we gone Hope they heart stay strong for... the other world [Hook] The other world, y'all Say what? Another world Another world, y'all Say what? Another world Another 'nother, 'nother, 'nother, 'nother, 'nother, 'nother world Awaits you, awaits you, awaits you, awaits you, awaits you.. 'Nother, 'nother, 'nother, 'nother, 'nother world..