i'm permanent like tattoos and birth marks
3rd degree burn marks
driving on tracks like Dale Earnheart
stay on the low like the earth spot
put a big loss on your earn chart
nice since the nurse signed my birth chart
seldom seen but often heard, while your jams is barely heard
just my name is a daily word
from avenues to streets, terraces and park places
stair wells, jail cells, penthouse to basements
arrangement basic, but still fans chase it
y2k can't delete the true ancient
apache war drum on the ranges
skill level dangerous
arrow head that killed all the cavemen
they cry John-Blazing, but step on the pavement
and get violated like a plaintiff
i ain't shit to play with
i give a Goddamn what your name is
delete it and make it so it never get repeated
believe it
tell the feds, tell your girl, tell your mother
conference call you wack crew and tell each other
that they just ain't holding me
i'm Mos Def, your hopefully
mush off or you get bust off like a ovary
