The Roots — Rhymes and Ammo

[Intro: Black Thought] 'Cause when I put rhymes in they minds, yo For all y'all folks who were hopin and wishin And I can assault, tryin'a take my position Stop wishin, and sit yourself back and listen to A'yo, cause when I put rhymes in they minds yo For all y'all folks who were hopin and wishin And I can assault, tryin'a take my position Stop wishin, and sit your ass back Uh, yo [Chorus: Black Thought + Talib Kweli] Ayo, when I say, "Pump that," y'all say, "Shit up" Pump that! Shit up! Pump that! Shit up! When I say, "Stand up," y'all say, "Get up" Stand up! Get up! Stand up! Get up! When I say, "Rise up," y'all say, "Now" Rise up! Now! Rise up! Now! When I say, "Lick a shot," say, "Blaow" Lick a shot! Blaow! Lick a shot! Blaow! [Verse 1: Black Thought] Ayo, everybody on they jawns Cartoons is hardcore porn It ain't no afterschool paper routes, mowin lawns Kids got backpacks full of yayo and heron Coming to school shootin up the auditorium Yo it's anthrax maniacs on the TV The least of y'all worries should be Thought's CD The chairman of the board coppin twice weekly They done caught the minister with a pork BLT If my shit ain't hot, it probly try to drive me Psyhce, its somethin I can never let myself see Can't see, I'm thorough-bread, nothin fancy The maker, no matter what the circumstance be Its the principle, pillowcase full of nickel Smack like a mean kid do, leave him crippled Keep talkin' greasey, I'mma big-lip you Ayo, your man'll get slid with you You and the squad takin to galoshes You and the squad takin to galoshes I hold the engineer for hostage And spit from a dirty cartridge Its L for whoever try to front on Thought's shit I'm sendin them goons to your mom's apartment [Chorus: Black Thought + Talib Kweli] Ayo, when I say, "Pump that," y'all say, "Shit up" Pump that! Shit up! Pump that! Shit up! When I say, "Stand up," y'all say, "Get up" Stand up! Get up! Stand up! Get up! When I say, "Rise up," y'all say, "Now" Rise up! Now! Rise up! Now! When I say, "Lick a shot," say, "Blaow" Lick a shot! Blaow! Lick a shot! Blaow! [Verse 2: Black Thought] [Chorus: Black Thought + Talib Kweli] Ayo, when I say, "Pump that," y'all say, "Shit up" Pump that! Shit up! Pump that! Shit up! When I say, "Stand up," y'all say, "Get up" Stand up! Get up! Stand up! Get up! When I say, "Rise up," y'all say, "Now" Rise up! Now! Rise up! Now! When I say, "Lick a shot," say, "Blaow" Lick a shot! Blaow! Lick a shot! Blaow! [Verse 3: Talib Kweli] Kweli, sittin' back in the cut like Res In a constant peace, call me fantastic like I cut the grease Baracudas movin and canoein sippin amaretto I'm a ruler of my temple, what I do to instrumentals Instrumentals is the development of these niggas mentals Tears in your eyes like this moment is sentimental Your fundamentally floored, philosophically bored Disturbed like the eighth floor of your hospital ward You've GOT to appoint niggas to raise the bar Muslims praise Allah, Christians pray to God Rastas, they say Jah They find a way to rhyme with the pallet like fine wine And make you say ahhh Guess who's back? The game needed improvement Can't fit the bullshit no more, you sound stupid I'm a shark in the water with constant movement Influenced by music since a truant yo This is how we do it yo [Chorus: Black Thought + Talib Kweli] Ayo, when I say, "Pump that," y'all say, "Shit up" Pump that! Shit up! Pump that! Shit up! When I say, "Stand up," y'all say, "Get up" Stand up! Get up! Stand up! Get up! When I say, "Rise up," y'all say, "Now" Rise up! Now! Rise up! Now! When I say, "Lick a shot," say, "Blaow" Lick a shot! Blaow! Lick a shot! Blaow! Ayo, when I say, "Pump that," y'all say, "Shit up" Pump that! Shit up! Pump that! Shit up! When I say, "Stand up," y'all say, "Get up" Stand up! Get up! Stand up! Get up! When I say, "Rise up," y'all say, "Now" Rise up! Now! Rise up! Now! When I say, "Lick a shot," say, "Blaow" Lick a shot! Blaow! Lick a shot! Blaow!