Black Thought :

Yin for yang I walk on a line 
Between ghetto slang and stimulation of the mind 
Life is a labyryth for dollars and cents 
As I quest for cream, through the steam so dense 
From the sensei me a puff, cause the tunnel is tough 
Some lick shots with sound, some'll bust from the cannon 
Experts o-rig-i-nal man'll examine 
I am in fact lacking con-fus-ion, as to what's real 
and what's illus-ion 
 [bad word] from Illadelph where ya health you never take for granted 
As hot as the equator in a cypher round the planet 
Or abnormal, niggas appearing out of portals and demanding your soul 
Who controls the eight immortals but the number seven 
In this continual maze, where night fight with days 
Within my mind marijuan blaze 
And some say I should change my ways 
But it's hard to hear the phrase through the havoc and haze 
Thought's style will never since or never cease to excella-rate 
It's the great lab dwella 
Tha mentals of The Roots are beyond [bad word] 
The judge prosecutor, or the [bad word] distributor 
Respect to the ex-Lex Luger, my [bad word] Malik the [bad word] 
Phila 5th Dynasty's the future 
And DJ [bad word] is the producer, ya healin with the ginseng Roots 
We get ya renascence loosa 
Remember me the Thought I represent essentially and 
mentally eventually, ya mention me as most high 
My decibels are most fly, [bad word] to paint ya Thought's Black 
Yo [bad word]  where's it at?!!!??! 

Malik :

The Roots bring it from the Phila Fifth, spill the gift 
The melody of a felony is straight off a cliff 
Now can I get a witness to dismiss Christmas from the myth list 
Man that's bogus, let's try to stay focused 
You would think it was the Fourth of July 
Cause in Illadelph a round of applause light up the sky 
Why? Don't ask me, subtle attitudes sometimes nasty 
Foul mouth [bad word] walk around looking trashy 
Bimbos talking about where's the indo? 
Crackheads leavin babies unattended at the window 
To see death, and brothers with strikes who got three left 
I'm trying to make it, cause if I don't I'll probably take it 
But perserverence is a virtue 
The person that you thinking you hurting might hurt you 
Ya celly might jerk too 
Perhaps I'll go to court this time when I'm summoned 
But I'm a rebel to the system so I might not [bad word] 
So if I fail, man just get up the bail 
It's just more time to write another story to tell 
Ill elements, drop intelligence, Black Thought Malik 
 [bad word] up their-re-le-vance 
We got strain on the brain from bodies left in the dust 
Man just leave it to us, look main aim and I'll bust 
 [bad word] betrayal just [bad word]  all the tracks we lust 
With DJ [bad word] from Japan with no more need to discuss