Yeah yeah, uhh, uhhuh Brand Nubian, yeah yeah, check it IntroChorus You dont have to drive a fancy car Just for you to be a shinin star No matter who you are, no matter who you are [Verse 1 Grand Puba] Uhh, now it started it off for me in apartment 6C Project style, ate government cheese for a while Pop Duke wasnt there cos he had to do a bid So momma love stuck with these bad ass kids She used to say keep your head up, always think positive And never be ashamed of who you are or where you live Teenage years I had to struggle doing that Shorty say Dont talk to him, girlfriend, look where he live at Crib probably crawlin with roaches and rats Plus cats be in his hallways with the drugs and the gats I used to try and honeys used to walk on by Now Im damn near 20 and still aint got no ride Caught a record deal, now them same old chicks that used to walk on by Go out their way to say hi But they gets none Thats why Im with the same girl from the same projects that I come from Because....... Chorus x2 [Verse 2 Sadat X] Well this is that time that youve waited for Three linked from what was said to be extinct You say take my weedsmellin ass home, Im grown More thirst than if I swallowed sand bags Not fiending enough to go out and grab bags from women I swear if we dont hear this on the air Ill be down at the station Your broadcast from Monday has now been switched to no day With the class team that Im with, we stay fit Just like the calm before the twister hit Brand Nubian name is gonna blister shit We raise the flags in three places Employ black faces from midnight blacks to light tan Brand Nubian straight rate policy for the world For your little man, for your little girl, from Cheryl to Earl Watch how it all go down and unfurl Mark this print, I feel like weve all been sent Its more than gettin money and gettin bent Word life, cos youre a shinin star No matter who you are, no matter who you are Chorus Brand Nubian cats spread [Verse 3 Lord Jamar] A fourletter word seldom heard amongst my nation Understandings highest elevation, the foundation Of creation of motivation, in my family theres no relation They got us willing to be killing off our population, fulltime occupation We need to turn it around like oscillation Or watch it all burn to the ground from frustration Lord Jamar, Imma show love to all my people who show To me thats how its gotta be Peace to Prodigy and Mobb Deep Gods working hard on the streets for the love of the peeps Niggas bring their ass in the clubs every week Walk right past the brothers and they cant speak All hands meet to shake, for Petes sake Lets break the ice, life livin love, love livin life Yeah Chorus x2
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