Straight from the boogie down Bronx If you act stupid then you fittin' to get stomped Hip Hop started in my borough Now I'm bringin' it back to get it on Livin' this life until it's gone When you see me know you lookin at a Don Shine so bright when I write these songs I overshadow five cracker niggas like a bomb Blame it on the way that I was born Middle of the hood in a middle class home In the middle of the streets in the middle of the beef Where niggas hold heat with they fitted caps on I'm a king I could never be a pawn Hard to find like a lizard in a storm Trust in God but I'm living in the wrong Life is hectic but I'm living in the calm I speak what I live and you love what I speak Cause I'm keeping the community informed How can there be peace in a world full of hate Most people can't even get along There's a difference in religion and a difference in opinion All my people in the prison stay strong If you're in too deep and you know how I feel Put your pickets on the white house lawn Hip Hop in the building If you feel me put your hands before ya If you know what it's like to go to jail And be dealing with lawyers If you feel what I'm saying Put your hands up, it's a role call Police and politicians Know that they can't hold ya'll Emcee lyrically performing miracles Ya'll can't mimic me, please If you roamin' with the bees then you fittin' to do get stung That's a price cause living ain't free Ladies show ya hands if ya all fed up Cause ya man ain't payin for his seed Now he lookin at the child that he made out of greed And the nigga can't handle what he sees You're in too deep if you wanna look fly So you kill another nigga for his jeans Or if you're white and you don't like blacks So you hang a noose from a school tree I gotta keep it real till I can't breathe And I'm learnin' not to fear death So much to the point I could walk through a room Of flying bullets with a bear chest Gotta keep it true for the dudes in orange jumpsuits Scooped by the boys in blue Every city that I rock every show that I do I'm a make some noise some for you (2x) Hip Hop in the building If you feel me put your hands before ya If you know what it's like to go to jail And be dealing with lawyers If you feel what I'm saying Put your hands up, it's a role call Police and politicians Know that they can't hold ya'll How many know what it's like To not see the sky for a couple of years? Thinkin' bout the issues got a nigga goin crazy With a tissue and a bucket of tears Bugging and I'm wild And they lovin my style That's why I'm the government's fear I make music felt by your hearts and soul as soon as it touches ya ears I'm a renegade never been afraid To say what's going on from day to day And I'm no teddy bear nor do I rock a scarf Cause I'm sharp like a razor blade And we go crazy in the hood Instead of 9 to 5 we work that 8 to 8 And then we're hopping on a train If I had gas money I would drive for days and days Just so I could escape the pain Just so I could escape the rain I feel like everything around me Is never ever going to change I'll be the lightness in the dark Protect my people from the sharks And if you're trying to find a movement Look no further, get it started Hip Hop in the building If you feel me put your hands before ya If you know what it's like to go to jail And be dealing with lawyers If you feel what I'm saying Put your hands up, it's a role call Police and politicians Know that they can't hold ya'll