[00:00:00] My Philosophy - Boogie Down Productions [00:00:01] So you're a philosopher [00:00:03] Yes yes yes yes [00:00:09] I think very deeply [00:00:12] I think very deeply [00:00:15] I think very deeply [00:00:17] I think I think I think very deeply [00:00:22] In about four seconds [00:00:24] A teacher will begin to speak [00:00:27] Let's begin what where [00:00:28] Why or when [00:00:29] Will all be explained [00:00:30] Like instructions to a game [00:00:32] See Im not insane [00:00:33] In fact Im kind of rational [00:00:35] When I be asking you [00:00:36] Who is more dramatical [00:00:37] This one or that one [00:00:38] The white one or the black one [00:00:40] Pick the punk [00:00:41] And I'll jump up to attack one [00:00:42] Krs-one is just the guy to lead a crew [00:00:45] Right up to your face and dis you [00:00:48] Everyone saw me [00:00:48] On the last album cover [00:00:50] Holding a pistol something [00:00:51] Far from a lover [00:00:52] Beside my brother s-c-o-t-t [00:00:55] I just laughed [00:00:56] Cause no one can defeat me [00:00:58] This is lecture number two [00:00:59] My philosophy [00:01:00] Number one was poetry [00:01:02] You know its me [00:01:03] This is my philosophy [00:01:04] Many artists got to learn [00:01:06] Im not flammable I dont burn [00:01:08] So please stop burnin [00:01:09] And learn to earn respect [00:01:11] Cause thats just what kr collects [00:01:13] See what do you expect [00:01:14] When you rhyme like a soft punk [00:01:16] You walk down the street [00:01:17] And get jumped [00:01:18] You got to have style [00:01:19] And learn to be original [00:01:21] And everybodys gonna wanna diss you [00:01:23] Like me we stood up [00:01:25] For the south bronx [00:01:26] And every sucka mc had a response [00:01:28] You think we care [00:01:29] I know that they are on the tip [00:01:31] My posse from the bronx is thick [00:01:33] And were real live we walk correctly [00:01:36] A lot of suckas would like [00:01:37] To forget me [00:01:38] But they cant cause like a champ [00:01:40] I have got a record [00:01:42] Of knocking out the frauds in a second [00:01:44] On the mic I believe [00:01:45] That you should get loose [00:01:46] I havent come to tell you I have juice [00:01:48] I just produce create [00:01:49] Innovate on a higher level [00:01:52] I'll be back but for now just seckle [00:02:05] I'll play the nine and you play the target [00:02:07] You all know my name [00:02:08] So I guess Ill just start it [00:02:09] Or should I say start this [00:02:10] I am an artist [00:02:12] Of new concepts at their hardest [00:02:14] Cause yo Im a teacher [00:02:15] And scott is a scholar [00:02:17] It aint about money [00:02:17] Cause we all make dollars [00:02:19] Thats why I walk with my head up [00:02:22] When I hear wack rhymes I get fed up [00:02:24] Rap is like a set-up a lot of games [00:02:27] A lot of suckas with colorful names [00:02:29] Im so-and-so Im this Im that [00:02:32] Huh but they all just wick-wick-wack [00:02:34] Im not white or red or black [00:02:37] Im brown from the boogie down [00:02:40] Productions [00:02:40] Of course our music be thumpin [00:02:42] Others say their bad [00:02:44] But theyre buggin [00:02:45] Let me tell you somethin [00:02:47] Now about hip hop [00:02:48] About d-nice melodie [00:02:49] And scott la rock [00:02:50] Ill get a pen a pencil a marker [00:02:53] Mainly what I write is [00:02:54] For the average new yorker [00:02:55] Some mcs be talkin and talkin [00:02:58] Tryin to show how black people are walkin [00:03:00] But I dont walk this way to portray [00:03:03] Or reinforce stereotypes of today [00:03:05] Like all my brothas [00:03:06] Eat chicken and watermelon [00:03:07] Talk broken english and drug sellin [00:03:11] See Im tellin and teaching real facts [00:03:13] The way some act in rap is kind of wack [00:03:15] And it lacks creativity and intelligence [00:03:18] But they dont care [00:03:19] Cause the company is sellin it [00:03:21] Its my philosophy on the industry [00:03:23] Dont bother dissin me