Blackalicious — Inspired By

[Verse 1: Gift of Gab] First crime I would commit, it was a misdemeanor No loot on me so I had gaffled Stepped In The Arena Musically I fell in a trance I thought of X to see what He said is this as fresh to you as this is fresh to me bruh? Then album by album I get CDs and get some[?] reefer[?] Consistency, essential beats and rhymes this shit was ether Went from them battle rhymes to trying to make a dope LP Thanks for the inspiration Those departed, rest in peace [Chorus] Inspired by the ones who do it for the love of the game Inspired by the pioneers who set it off and who came before us inspired by the creative forces that reigned above the globe and save the day Inspired by the culture way before we all could get paid Inspired by the greats who made the classic music we played Inspired by the fans who came to see the music displayed In styles unfurled in mass arrays [Verse 2: Gift of Gab] I never knew (I never knew) A singer could be like a tool For grounding spirits to the truth Every lyric ritual a tribute to A mystic mover for the first time I listened to it I was so high but not on thai It was like God was speaking through it On my job felt like it was a day off From the natural mystic in the air that left the sheriff lost In the essence no question The timelessness lives on Thank you for the inspiration We forever jamming on too [Chorus] Inspired by the ones who do it for the love of the game Inspired by the pioneers who set it off and who came before us Inspired by the creative forces that reigned above the globe and save the day Inspired by the culture way before we all could get paid Inspired by the greats who made the classic music we played Inspired by the fans who came to see the music displayed In styles unfurled in mass arrays [Verse 3: Gift of Gab] It's Blacka singing thank you for the inspiration It's because of all of y'all we doing more than just a day job Yea, this took a while we thank you for your patience Every time that life is suckin' you remind and motivate us That this is for a purpose so after drinks are purchased And all the bubbles fizz away the cream will always surface Thank you for your inspiration until further indication We keep murdering the fake until it's done and over! [Bridge] We are inspired by you We walk in your footsteps Stand on your shoulders Now we reached new levels that never been touched Adrenaline rush whoa we're inspired by you [Chorus] Inspired by the ones who do it for the love of the game Inspired by the pioneers who set it off and who came before us Inspired by the creative forces that reigned above the globe and save the day Inspired by the culture way before we all could get paid Inspired by the greats who made the classic music we played Inspired by the fans who came to see the music displayed In styles unfurled in mass arrays