The Roots — The Next Movement

[Intro: Black Thought] C'mon, and yes y'all You are now in tune to the sounds Of the legendary foundation [Pre-Hook: Black Thought] Yeah, you go Hey, you listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement You listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement [Hook: Black Thought] Word up, we got the hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music [Verse 1: Black Thought] Yo, one, two, one-two, one-two That's how we usually start, once again it's the Thought The Dalai Lama of the mic, the prime minister Thought This directed to whoever in listenin' range Yo, the whole state of things in the world 'bout to change Black rain fallin' from the sky looks strange The ghetto is red hot, we steppin' on flames Yo, it's inflation on the price for fame And it was all the same, but then the antidote came The Black Thought, ill syllablist out The Fifth This heavyweight rap shit I'm about to lift Like, a father lift up his seed to sunlight I plug in the mic, draw like a gunfight I never use a cordless, or stand applaudless Sippin' chlorophyll outta ill silver goblets I'm like a faucet, monopoly's the object There ain't no way to cut this tap, you gotta get wet Your head is throbbin', and I ain't said shit yet The Roots crew — The Next Movement, c'mon! [Interlude: Black Thought] And yes y'all You are now in tune to the sounds Of the legendary, foundation, check it out, uh [Pre-Hook: Black Thought] Testin', yo, it go Hey, you listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement You listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement [Hook: Black Thought] Word up, we got the hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music [Verse 2: Black Thought] Word up, the formation of words to fit That's what I usually disturb you with A lot of rappers never heard of this, or know half the time it is You doubt the Illa-Fifth, what could you accomplish? Whether they skywritin' your name or you anonymous You be speechless with stingin' sinuses The Roots royal Highness is through your monitors I tilt my crown, then blow down a dime a kiss You need to buy a CD and stop rewindin' this I'm the finalist, shinin' like a rugged amethyst And at your music conference, I'm the panelist Listen close to my poetry, I examine this like an analyst To see if you can handle this Check it out, you, got to groove Emcees, freeze, stand still, nobody move Unless you dealin' with the next movement The P-Phi-D, we be the mon-u-ment I live my life nice, but I'm not too bent You theatrical as a Broadway play, this ain't Rent One hundred percent straight out the basement Spreadin' this across the planet on some next shit Yo, how many people feelin' this love music? C'mon [Pre-Hook: Black Thought] Yo, you go Hey, you listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement You listeners, stop what you're doin' and Set it in motion, it's the next movement [Hook: Black Thought] Word up, we got the hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music The hot-hot music, the hot music