[Verse 1 Hasan Salaam] The melodies and harmonies stick to your ribs Like hominy grits in the winter you dig As a kid I was raised on the sounds of Motown From Planet Rock where galactic Bboys throw down Breath of fresh air in the depths of despair No matter how bad it get, the music gets there Park jams remind us of Congo Square And that feeling gets your ass up like musical chairs Sang spirituals on the plantation for salvation From blues shaman to DJs and beat breaking Its so sacred, just know the ledge Said if it wasnt for the music Id be better off dead [Hook Baron] It lifts me up And calms me down When I am lost Its through the sound I find my inner light through music Music is my life [Verse 2 Hasan Salaam] The vibe that Im giving you Been the same since I was rocking James Brown tunes in Mamas Living room No silver spoon, hairbrush, microphone and a boom box Lipsyncing to M.J, moonwalking across the spot in some tube socks From the bricks to the boondocks Hip hop got the bass bumping up higher than blue tops Ghetto griots still spitting they ooops Like Pops on the block harmonizing his DooWops Air guitars turn us all to rock superstars Hear your song, sing along, no matter who you are! [Hook] [Verse 3 Hasan Salaam] This is for the Godfather of Soul and Charles Parker Bird lives in the flatted fifths we play sharper Bob Marley them no capture fire starter Big and Pac, still rockin to the Music of Martyrs John Lennon, Marvin Gaye, relevant to this day No bullet could take music away! Burning Hollywood with P.E leading the way Yelling fuck the police with N.W.A Ray Charles sang with 2020 vision And Felas freedom got found in the rhythm Listened to the pain of Kurt Cobain And saw God in the notes of Saint John Coltrane Aaliyah singing proof that angels existed Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze made sure we was lifted Voice for the voiceless, just gotta say Ashe Lets keep celebrating Billie Holiday! [Hook]
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