Question 14 – Muslim Lesson 2

Jay ElectRamadaan Muhammad Aslaamica RasoulAllah Supana Watallah, Lord Jamar, and Grand Puba (Missing: Sadat X).

Now here's some food for thought
Many fought for the sport
And the black man still comes up short
It's time to motivate, build and elevate
Blind deaf and dumb we've got to change their mind-state
So I dip dip diver
Civilize a 85er
Gotta let him know the devil's a conniver
This is the plan from the brother-man
From the motherland now it's time to take a stand
I keep to striving to do my duty to awaken
To the universal family I say a "salaam alakum,"
- Grand Puba, on Brand Nubian's "Wake Up."

... I used to get dizzy spells and hear a little ring-
the voice of an Angel telling me my name,
telling me that one day I'mma be a great man,
transforming with TheMegatronDon spittin' out flames,
eatin' wack rappers alive spittin' out chains.
I ain't believe it then, nigga- I was homeless,
fightin', shootin' dice, smokin' weed on the corners,
trynna find the meaning of life in a Corona,
'til the 5 percenters rolled up on a nigga and informed him-
"You either build or destroy... where you come from?"
"The Magnolia projects in the 3rd ward slum,"
"Hmmm. It's quite amazing that you rhyme how you do,
and how you shine like you grew up in a shrine in Peru,"
Question 14, Muslim Lesson 2: Dip Diver, Civilize a 85er,
I make the Devil hit his knees and say the Our Father,
Abracadabra! You rocking with the true and living...
- Jay Electronica, "Exhibit C."