KRS-One — Throw Down

[Intro] And the Cold Crush Brothers are here to do a sure shot throw down for their very best friends Let's do it! [Chorus: Cold Crush Brothers] When I say "how" then you say "ho" And if somebody say "thug" then you say so 'Cause there's hell below and you ain't trynna go So get ready for the throw down Heads catch wreck and bums get done B.D.P., Cold Crush, KRS-One Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run So get ready for the throw down [Verse 1: KRS-One] Throw down, low down MCs get thrown down I mastered the sentence, paragraph, and pronouns I think you oughta go now You can't stand the blow of toe to toe now That you heard all the rap criminals Skills minimal, despicable Check out the rhyme originals (Cold Crush!) Indivisible with justice for all Before ya learn to walk, you gots to learn to crawl Before ya learn to crawl, you gots to be born And before you were born, your folks had to get it on The point to the matter comin' from the blast master Is hip-hop culture might be headed for disaster All these wack rappers don't know the past data They act like hip-hop history doesn't matter So when you see KRS-One brace the stage The difference that you see has to do with my age Fresh in '74, fresh in '75 Fresh in '76 when MCs rocked live to cassette Fresh in '77, don't forget Fresh in '78 on a turntable set Fresh in '79, fresh in '80 I was Grandmaster G with my man Neville T Fresh in '81, and fresh in '82 With DJ Mad Mike off of Church Avenue In the BK, Brooklyn Flatbush In the BK MCs got mushed I was fresh in '83, '84 and '85 When I moved back to the BX and got live Fresh in '86, fresh in '87 Fresh in '88 after Scott went to heaven Fresh in '89, fresh in '90 I'm fresh in '91, '92 and '93 Fresh in '94 and '95, don't be forgetting Fresh in '96 and fresher in '97 Fresh in '98 and fresh in '99 In the new millennium I'll be arousin' your mind, so [Chorus: Cold Crush Brothers] When I say "how" then you say "ho" And if somebody say "thug" then you say so 'Cause there's hell below and you ain't trynna go So get ready for the throw down Heads catch wreck and bums get done B.D.P., Cold Crush, KRS-One Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run So get ready for the throw down [Verse 2: KRS-One] What does it take to be a real MC? It means you can't write rhymes for the TV 'Cause a real MC, whether amateurs or pros Is an MC that knows how to rock live shows Another thing, while I sing MC talk A real MC never diss New York 'Cause if you knew the time while you're rhymin', MCin' You'd know that New York is hip-hop's Garden of Eden And if this ain't sacred, we never gonna make it You're dissin' your very own hip-hop tradition You know why when I grab the mic I'm superior? 'Cause I was at the Roxy and Danceteria KRS, a product of respect and courtesy While the rapper is a product of the record company I'm not braggin' but this is what hip-hop is achievin' It's becomin' all rap and no MCin' Still we ain't seein', 'cause still we ain't believin' The West and the East of hip-hop can cease [Bridge: Cold Crush Brothers] Hey y'all, yes it's true The boys in blue got a plan for you And don't mess with the suits 'cause they do too So whatcha gonna do (Stop bitin' on my crew) Try to be the best Live positive and free from stress And don't limit yourself to East or West Who's the very best? (KRS) [Verse 3: KRS-One] I warm up your chest while your bones untangle The lyrics hit your head then goes down your ankle I'm saved for rainy days like casseroles Then rediscovered later like the Dead Sea Scrolls You wanna get out the ghetto, the projects, and profit Well first, negativity, you gots to stop it You can big up the East Coast and the West Coast But you can't big up no coast when you're ghost I can see now how the other man stole rock and roll And guitar rippin', 'cause we was bullshitin' Sittin', eatin' chicken, what fixes time tickin' We spittin' and complainin', the world is rearrangin' Still we doin' the same and who's to blame, we don't need this It's not black strength, it's black weakness Now we doin' the same and who's to blame, we don't need this It's not black strength, it's black weakness [Chorus: Cold Crush Brothers] When I say "how" then you say "ho" And if somebody say "thug" then you say so 'Cause there's hell below and you ain't trynna go So get ready for the throw down Heads catch wreck and bums get done B.D.P., Cold Crush, KRS-One Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run So get ready for the throw down [Outro] [?] live on stage from the Bronx Charlie Chase, Tony Tone, and the Cold Crush Four One, two