Pay Them Back Brother Ali

chance Pissin their pants for opportunities and disappear into a bar stool Pardon you for thinkin I forgot about The way that children act when the stars come out It would be too much like right for them

Back Stage Pacin' Brother Ali

> [ VERSE 1: Brother Ali ] Show promoter backstage pacin (Why is that?)

Work Everyday Brother Ali

to sleep and spend the weekend buying shit Don’t need economists to know I need pot to piss Follow politics man I ain’t got time to think What I got to set aside for my retirement Cop a double shift pay

Shine On (Feat. Nikki Jean) Brother Ali

Don't pay me no mind baby Shine shine shine Don't pay me no mind sugar Shine shine shine Don't pay me no mind baby Shine shine shine Don't pay me no mind sugar Shine shine shine I had seen you when the

Need A Knot Brother Ali

is for me or not I need a knot weather the bread is for me or not Show me the spot I use to chop green put it in a bag Up and down the street let my money stack They knew every week that I was coming back

Champion Brother Ali

> [ VERSE 1: Brother Ali ] I'm chokin players like I'm Bob Knight, choke the coaches like I'm Spreewell They bowin to the 'Sayers till they knees swell I shake the game up worse than Single White Females

Bad Ma Fucka Brother Ali

> I circle my opponents like a bird of prey, in search of a vertabra Just to curse your day, and make blue sky revert to gray Tryin' to work my way back to where the purpose gave birth To the perfect

Win Some Lose Some Brother Ali

, "Listen stupid, I know what you're here to do But we're not gonna do it This is a movement that I'm part of it You're lucky I'm a righteous blackman" And you thought I had issues now, really had em back

Champion (Remix) Brother Ali

venomous, skeleton shredder, theres never been better Plus my fourth to the tenth letter rip Heads quick, youre little chick, that deliver get a little glimpse at a Ugly charmer, Gentlemen Caller Sendin them

Self Taught Brother Ali

I'm home Uh, yeah They always ask me, ' Ali, what you so angry for man? Why you always so upset?

I Got This Ali

, cus I'm here (Heavy Starch) (I'm about to press this shit) Yo, go tell them, run and tell them Ali coming I said bring me along, bring me along, bring me along, Ali is coming (Whoa, Hang) Bring me along

Blah Blah Blah Brother Ali

Ali] Ayo, the music made 'em jump back Fuck that, how y'all gonna come tracks, some fat, without lettin Ali touch that?

Just Fine Brother Ali

breakfast He said he knew it's right around here So we left the Cadillac in the driveway and walked there Laughs and jokes and eggs and toast and I got the bill while he was outside smoking He dropped it back

Whatcha' Got Brother Ali

No, all criticism isn't constructive Some need to be destructed, your done with And either you retire to the sideline or imbrace this time, this rhyme with your eyes wide open Shit won't have to earn them

The Puzzle Brother Ali

Who's to blame for the state I'm in I play my cards but somehow I can't win [Verse 1] Listen when life leaves you beaten up Don't lay around in it, hurry pick them pieces up Cling closely to the people

Lookin' At Me Sideways Brother Ali

ought no tell em what they spellin on MySpace dot com Bold type face rhetoric You gon' clickety click and get your head split What the hell you look like on a message board Discussing whether or not the brother

Sleepwalker Brother Ali

keep it rushing, my chest, with deep percussion If death and sleep are cousins, then justice is disgusting We'll probably be cellmates behind Hell's gates The devil lives inside my eyelids When I close them

Truth Is Brother Ali

Truth is here the truth is here Truth is here the truth is here Truth is here the truth is here I said the truth is here the truth is here I want more Give me more We want more God damn it I'm back to

Mourning In America Brother Ali

and destruction a cap get pealed Harm or heal destroy and rebuild Shots still ring out the blood still spill Overseas we can mutilate and mangle Let me give you an example what our troops are coming back

Collection Plate Ali

(Nelly) Yeah let me hit da brother (Ali) Aw, Reverand (Nelly) That's what I'm talkin bout Is saw a few ballas come in earlier, they still herre? (Ali) Yeah, that's jury, that's jury alright!

Writer's Block Brother Ali

if i don’t get this in one take imma quit rappin’ the whole song i swear to god i’m supposed to be a professional i ain’t tryin’ to be one of them dudes that make hundreds of new songs and none of them

Writer's Block (Clean) Brother Ali

If I don’t get this in one take Imma quit rappin’ The whole song I swear to God I’m supposed to be a professional I ain’t tryin’ to be one of them dudes That make hundreds of new songs and none of them

Electric Energy Brother Ali

closer she stand Casually touching his shoulder and hand He telling corny ass jokes but she laughs It was over before it began She said that her ex boyfriend was a fan She bout to upgrade while getting back

Fajr Brother Ali

authentic liars Should’ve been retired Let me identify You’ll never get me quiet My people been inspired I’m the little fire flickering within the riot Feel it vibrate shake awake sleeping giant Keep them

Here Brother Ali

most of em' though As a whole they must parish in order for me to grow Huddled in the gloomy little cracks that they inhabit They pass away the day I deactivate my habits Each one gets buried in the back

My Beloved (Feat. Choklate And Tone Trezure) Brother Ali

Faith in God High thinking and simple living Work hard deep love no conditions Gentle heart head level clear vision Back tall firm in our conviction Smile through the tears Laugh through the tragedy All

Love On Display Brother Ali

Dibbs Remember this, those are the main ones that show us support So I owe them my existence and shit so I got to thank them, my home is broken ain't it?

Stop The Press Brother Ali

Another one of them long ass breaks Damn Brother Ali where the hell you been What you disappear Stop the presses give me couple seconds Let me tell my friends what’s up with big brethren New year new beard

Namesake Brother Ali

Somebody Somebo-dy I was raised with the raised fist Angela Davis summer sixty-eight Olympics Train banging your wings against The cage in the event you became cageless The bane of my existence is to resist Back

Picket Fence Brother Ali

I was up and out my mothers house at 17 Been a grown ass married man ever since Family reunions, I'm talked about but never seen Cause I learned that some of them can be your nemesis Got a lot of scars

Walking Away Brother Ali

Truth be told, I held you together, For all them years, and I cheated on you never, Defended your honor, took in your mama when she tried to rehab and had to back through the drama, You got a sick stone

Letter To My Countrymen (Feat. Dr. Cornel West) Brother Ali

That's the symbol that we make when we raise fists Chorus Sooner or later x2 Verse 2 We don't really like to talk about the race thing The whole grandparents used to own slaves thing Pat ourselves on the back

All You Need Brother Ali

and went to bed That’s the very moment I divorced you in my head God might forgive you for that I never did it All you need right now Faheem we can see the throne from here I may never sit there but brother

Letter From The Government Brother Ali

my lawn bitch Think twice before shining that light In my drawers in the alley in the middle of the night Garbage bag and house shoes put two and two together I ain't no drug smuggler I'm a struggling brother

Chain Link Brother Ali

creatures from the suburbs Tryin to save souls on Broadway, they got some nerve Comin here unaware that the one's with no material gifts Sometimes most spirits leave rifts Lazyness got me spare the stand back

Take Me Home Brother Ali

played your game We don't race the same, I don't run inside no painted lane Plus ya'll pace is strange, Ya'll either stop or you sprint Run if it's sunny and hide if it change to rain I would be half the Ali

Faheem Brother Ali

tell you these things cos I believe in you Respect, patience, excellence and truth Make good choices and always follow through But above all else know Allah always watch us And everything we do comes back

Freedom Ain't Free Brother Ali

rebuild it Keep nothing from God and my children I kill the devil wherever he resides Even if he hide under me he got to die I killed little Jason he was only fifteen Sewd his good traits together, made Ali

Say Amen Brother Ali

Fake thugs and arrogant nerds Fuck no homo you a no hom owning old grown Unsigned chump month behind on your car loan You got balls looking down on me Or got a mirror on the floor trying to find Ali

Waheedah's Hands Brother Ali

Verse OneDamn Brother what's wrong with you I think that somebody as strong as you Should have a better memory for what it was that brought you through I know it's hard for you to discard what's carved

Singing This Song Brother Ali

aftermath of a tragedy Don't wanna talk no more I heard it all before I just know that I don't want this on my heart no more Speeding on a crash course with our final hour Only thing that can bring us back

Years Brother Ali

when I live for the moment My eyes glowed held out my hand and felt yours on it You don't know the power a touch like that You have on a lovestruck lad Everything I ever used to care about fade to the back

Pay The Rent Ali Campbell

"If you want to live my life my friend You're gonna have to pay my rent You convince me just a little more By giving me your focus, hey Change my mind Regardless of the awful consequence Forgive my full

Haunted House (Feat. Aby Wolf) Brother Ali

your friend Your mind start to wander your eyes start to follow And wind up on some young behind trying to holler The dudes that you think are your guys ain't trying to stop you They grab binoculars sit back

Missing Teeth Brother Ali

everything I spit shrapnel while the villagers babble Slice deep, pull, peel, and let the skin unravel We're here to scrape off a layer of your make-up So we can see what a bitch is really made of [ VERSE 2: Brother

Prince Charming Brother Ali

don't know what you do to me If you would just give me a chance then I'm sure you'll see, baby You just don't know what you do to me Only God knows what can happen when you fool with me, lady [ VERSE 1: Brother

Daylight Brother Ali

> My friend, give me a minute here You have no idea how to frame me "Brother Ali is this, Brother Ali is that" You ain't been right yet So ok I'll do it myself Ant, you got me?

Victory! (Come Forward) Brother Ali

Victory Ours are the cries that breathe life in the concrete Victory Ours are the tears that splash genius at God's feet Victory Ours are the prayers that weave poetry through drum beats Victory [ VERSE 1: Brother

When The Beat Comes In Brother Ali

Open the doors, let the people in Turn up the mics, let me speak to them Victorious when the evening ends It all starts when the beat begins VERSE 1: Brother Ali You're now fuckin with the show stopper

No Ali

No, no, I know y'all ain't say no uh oh Be back in a minute wit dat chrome 4-4 And when I get back everybody gone hit the flo flo 'Cause I just asked him was the tics tight and I think he just said No,