Fear Not Of Man Lyrics - Black On Both Sides - Mos Def

Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem 

If you can hear me ladies and gentlemen 

Then I'm very happy that you came here 

That was for Brooklyn 

Ha ha, we get it everytime 

You got me on? Ohh 

Shout out to all of my crew, East-West, North-South 

All the continent, Europe, all abroad international 

Bring it in, bring it in, bring it in, bring it in 

It's a lot of things goin on y'all 

21st century is comin 

20th century almost done 

A lot of things have changed 

A lot of things have not, mainly us 

We gon' get it together right? I believe that 

Listen, people be askin me all the time 

"Yo Mos, what's gettin ready to happen with Hip-Hop?" 

(Where do you think Hip-Hop is goin?) 

I tell em, "You know what's gonna happen with Hip-Hop? 

Whatever's happening with us" 

If we smoked out, Hip-Hop is gonna be smoked out 

If we doin alright, Hip-Hop is gonna be doin alright 

People talk about Hip-Hop like it's some giant livin in the hillside 

Comin down to visit the townspeople 

We are Hip-Hop 

Me, you, everybody, we are Hip-Hop 

So Hip-Hop is going where we going 

So the next time you ask yourself where Hip-Hop is going 

Ask yourself: where am I going? How am I doing? 

'til you get a clear idea 

So if Hip-Hop is about the people 

And the Hip-Hop won't get better until the people get better 

Then how do people get better? (Hmmmm) 

Well, from my understanding people get better 

When they start to understand that, they are valuable 

And they not valuable because they got a whole lot of money 

Or cause somebody, think they sexy 

But they valuable cause they been created by God 

And God, makes you valuable 

And whether or not you, recognize that value is one thing 

You got a lot of societies and governments 

Tryin to be God, wishing that they were God 

They wanna create satellites and cameras everywhere 

And make you think they got the all-seeing eye 

Eh I guess The Last Poets wasn't, too far off 

When they said that certain people got a God Complex 

I believe it's true 

I don't get phased out by none of that, none of that 

Helicopters, the TV screens, the newscasters, the 

Satellite dishes they just, wishing 

They can't really never do that 

When they tell me to fear they law 

When they tell me to try to 

Have some fret in my heart behind the things that they do 

This is what I think in my mind 

And this is what I say to them 

And this is what I'm saying to you check it 

All over the world hearts pound with the rhythm 

Fear not of men because men must die 

Mind over matter and soul before flesh 

Angels hold a pen keep a record in time 

Which is passing and running like a caravan trader 

The world is overrun with the wealthy and the wicked 

But God is sufficient in disposing of affairs 

Gunmen and stockholders try to merit my fear 

But God is sufficient over plans they prepared 

Mos Def in the flesh, where you at, right here 

On this place called Earth, holding down my square 

'Bout to do it for y'all, and y'all at the fair 

So just bounce, come on bounce 

B-b-bounce b-bounce b-bounce-bounce 

And just 

Just step two three 

Just step two three and 

Step two 

Two three and 

One two three and four 

One two three and four 

Once again 

All over the world hearts pound with the rhythm 

Fear not of men because men must die 

Mind over matter and soul before flesh 

Angels hold a pen keep a record in time 

Which is passing and running like a caravan trader 

The world is overrun with the wealthy and the wicked 

But God is sufficient in disposing of affairs 

Gunmen and stockholders try to merit my fear 

But God is sufficient over plans they prepared 

Mos Def in the flesh, where you at, right here 

On this place called Earth, holding down my square 

Bout to represent in your whole atmosphere 

To your atmosphere, to your atmosphere 

That was for you, and Brooklyn too!