KRS-One - Hip Hop Speaks From Heaven lyrics

Yo, 2Pac once asked
"Is there a Heaven for a G?"
Well, now there is, word
'cause he's up there to see moving around
He's chilling with Prince and James Brown
If our people are up in Heaven
Their loving is raining down
The only force to save us
From city was hip-hop
The only force that made us
Grimy and gritty was hip-hop
We all respect the world's religions
And the laws they laid
But I know Scott La Rock's
Gonna come to my aid
See, these saints are great
But they're not where my heart be
When I call on the angels
I'm calling on Marcus Garvey
I'd rather call on Bob Marley, oh yes, sir
Kwame Ture, that's my real ancestor
Why call upon the spirit's of oppressors
When you can call your own
Angels when you under pressure
See, when it comes to hip-hop
Here's the lesson
Start praising your own people
Hip-hop speaks from Heaven

Hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo
Hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo
Go, hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo
Hey, hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo

So when I think of California
I'm seeing Eazy-E
When I think of Brooklyn, New York
I'm seeing BIG
When I'm thinking about the Bronx
I'm seeing Scott La Rock
We gon' praise they name forever
And we gon' never stop
It's forever 2Pac, it's forever Heavy D
It's forever Big Pun, it's forever ODB
They was live, now deceased
From the West to the East
It's forever Phife Dawg, Big L rest in peace
What happens next
We shouting out Professor X
Shout out to Freaky Tah, shout out to Proof
Big respect
We can't forget, so we bubble with joy
When we reminisce over you, Trouble T-Roy
Shout out to Keith Cowboy, Ms melodie all day
Shout out to J Dilla and Jam Master Jay
It's love I'm sending to you
Shout out to Guru
And Mr magic from the Juice Crew

Hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo
Hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo
Go, hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo
Hey, hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo

Forget who's the best guy
This that time to think about Pimp C, Buffy
And Lisa Left Eye
Frosty Freeze breaking in the breeze
Big Bank Hank still inspiring MC's
We'll never be free until we free up our mind
We praising our enemy's God's fallen behind
Yo, it's all in the rhyme, the past is gone
But I can still feel the spirit of Master Don
Yo, many have been lied to
So here's what the wise do
Praise your own people
The force is inside you
Like a late fog in the mist
I see MCA and rest in peace Nate Dogg
They names and they natures will last
Like Chris Lighty and my man Bill Blass
When it comes to hip hop, here's the lesson
Start praising your own people
Hip hop speaks from Heaven

Hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo
Hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo
Go, hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo
Hey, hip-hop speaks from Heaven
Tell me who you repping
Yo, this another lesson, yo