Visionaries

(Cause its better to have money and not to need it
than to need it and not to have it
and theres a good place in this world for money, yes sirie
and I know where it is, its right here in my pocket
- Hey, gimme some
- Youre talkin just like a pimp
...
- Answer him, answer him
- I dont get mad at people like that
You know why? Cause hes a revolutionary)
[VERSE 1: Key-Kool (patterned after Ice Cubes "Gangsta Gangsta" verse)]
Heres a little somethin bout a MC like me
Dropped "Kosmonauts" and "Galleries" independently
Key-Kool, I likes to say
That Im a fresh lyricist from around the way
Since I was a youth, a straight b-boy
Now Im takin out all the sucker decoys
Flippin a rhyme or two, thats what the hell I do
You dont like how Im livin, well ( *scratch* ) you
This is hip-hop and Im in it
My man Rhett will cut you up in a minute
With a cut, stab [?] so (funky)
And then he blames his crew the Beat Junkies
Everywhere we go they say (damn)
Visionaries is [scratch] up the program
And then you realize that we all care
For those who just dont know were throwin Vs in the air
And keep makin straight up (sh...)
Does it look like I have to make a hit?
To a major label that wanna sign me
Rap aint nothin but a way to make money
But Im the type of MC thats built to last
If you wanna pimp me I put my foot in your ass
See, I dont give a [scratch] how many records youre sellin
Yo, what the [scratch] are they yellin?
Make money money, make money money money
Make money money, make money money money
[Rhettmatic cuts up]
[D-Nice] (Self sufficient, independent)
[KRS-One] (Its not about) (reality)
(Its all about) (a salary)
(Self sufficient, independent)
[Erick Sermon] (I just get down and I go for mine)
(Self sufficient, independent)
[Rakim] (But now I learn to earn cause Im righteous)
(Self sufficient, independent)
[VERSE 2: Key-Kool]
Just like King Midas, as I was told
In this rappin Olympics fools are rushin for gold
With or without cold, better change your mold
Tryin to be down with dough on the yellow brick road
Wizard of Oz complex is goin for the riches
No heart, no brain, cowardly loss to the bitches
Too weak to lead, so theyre followin
Week-kneed MCs now only suck to swallowin
Fallin in the trap of big money crap
The only real big baller who started rappin is Shaq
They act large but its evident
You only make minimum percent unless youre the president
Im on self-empowerment, so othersll pay me rent
And I can control my artistic intentions
Make investments, count all my blessings
See the Age of Aquarius, a fifth dimension
Comprehension like Babu
Dynamic like the Duo, its the two you know
Key-Kool and Rhettmatic always come well equipped
And like a club in Manila well make your whole party flip
[Rhettmatic cuts up]
[D-Nice] (Self sufficient, independent)
[KRS-One] (Its not about) (reality)
(Its all about) (a salary)
(Self sufficient, independent)
[Erick Sermon] (I just get down and I go for mine)
(Self sufficient, independent)
[Rakim] (But now I learn to earn cause Im righteous)
(Self sufficient, independent)
[D-Nice] (The rap race will be lost without a trace)
(Self sufficient, independent)
[ Self Sufficient Lyrics ]