DJ Doc you know he's down with us
D-Square he's down with us
Keyboard Money Mike is down with us
I.C.U you know he's down with us
D-Nice and McBoo
they're down with us
Ms. Melodie she's down with us
Just-Ice and DMX
they're down with us
My manager Moe he's down with us
Castle-D boy he's down with us
DJ Red Alert he's down with us
Robocop boy he's down with us
Makin' funky music is a must
I'm number one
People still takin'
rappin' for a joke
A passing hope
or a phase with a rope
Sometimes I choke and try to believe
When I get challenged
by a million MCs
I try to tell them
We're all in this together
My album was raw
because no-one would ever
Think like I think and do what I do
I stole the show
and then I leave without a clue
What do you think makes up a KRS
Concisive teaching
or very clear speaking
Ridiculous bass
aggravating treble
Rebel renegade must stay paid
Not by financial aid
but a raid of hits
Causing me to take long trips
I'm the original teacher
of this type of style
Rockin' off-beat with a smile
Or smirk or chuckle
yes some are not up to
BDP Posse so I love to
Step in the jam and slam
I'm not Superman
because anybody can
Or should be able to
rock off turntables
Grab the mic plug it in and begin
But here's where the problem
starts no heart
Because of that
a lot of groups fell apart
Rap is still an art and no-one's
from the Old School
'cause Rap is still a brand-new tool
I say no-one's from the Old School
'cause Rap on a whole
Isn't even twenty years old
Fifty years down the line
you can start this
'cause we'll be
the Old School artists
And even in that time
I'll say a rhyme
A brand-new style
ruthless and wild
Runnin' around
spendin' money havin' fun
'cause even then
I'm still number one
Blastmaster KRS-One of course
Comes to express
with style the lost
Ways of rhyming
old and new past and present
Knock knock who is it
A brand-new style
hup time to change
People talk about me
when they see me on stage
Live in action guaranteed raw
I hang with the rich
and I work for the poor
Now tomorrow you can say you saw
KRS-One stompin' once more
I play by ear I love to steer
The Alfa Romeo from here to there
I grab the beer but not in the ride
'cause I'm not stupid
I don't drink and drive
I'm not a beginner
amateur or local
My album is sellin'
because of my vocals
You know what you need to learn
Old School artists
don't always burn
You're just another rapper
who's had his turn
Now it's my turn
and I am concerned
About idiots posing as kings
What are we here to rule
I thought we were supposed to sing
And if we oughta sing
then let us begin to teach
Many of you are educated
open your mouth and speak
KRS-One is something
like a total renegade
Except I don't steal
I rhyme to get paid
Airplanes flyin'
overseas people dyin'
Politicians lyin' I'm tryin'
Not to escape
but hit the problem head-on
By bringin' out
the truth in a song
So BDP short for
Boogie Down Productions
Made a little noise
'cause the crew was
sayin' somethin'
People have the nerve
to take me for a gangster
An ignorant one something
closer to a prankster
Doin' petty crimes goin'
straight to penitentiary
But in a scale of crime
that's really elementary
This beat is now compelling me
to explain in silence
Why my last jam was so violent
It's simple BDP will teach reality
No beatin' around the bush
straight up just like The P Is Free
So now you know
a poet's job is never done
But I'm never overworked
'cause I'm still number one
Cool Moe Dee he's down with us
Eric B and Rakim they're down with us
Stetsasonic they're down with us
Dana Dane he's down with us
Sleeping Bag Records
they're down with us
My lawyer Jay he's down with us
Jive RCA is down with us
Makin' funky music is a must
I'm number one