G.U.R.U. (Explicit)

G.U.R.U. - Marco Polo (马可·波罗)/DJ Premier (DJ普瑞米尔)/Talib Kweli
I remember Bahamadia told me once
When she was rollin' around with Guru
That he rolled up on this wack MC and said
You cannot test the lyrical manifestations of the Guru
Rest in peace
Keith E
It's the gifted  his presence was so influential
Unlimited  that was his reach and his potential
Rhymes gonna keep you alive  you live through  universal
Love and respect go out to Guru
It's the gifted  his presence was so influential
Unlimited  that was his reach and his potential
Rhymes gonna keep you alive  you live through  universal
Love and respect go out to Guru
It's a brand new year  you can tell when you hear the cannons
Brooklyn is the heart of the city from where I'm standing
Watching Ralph McDaniels kept me up on my music
Friday afternoon 4 o'clock  you catch the new sh*t
A day I will never forget  when I heard Premier cut
''These are the words that I manifest''
Blew my mind   I'm like ''I bet this album fresh''
Premier was dressed like King  Guru was Malcolm X
In the video for "Who's Gonna Take The Weight "
I came from the same place  I can straight relate
I mean one was from Boston  the other one was from Texas
But when they got together in Brooklyn it was the next sh*t
''No More Mr  Nice Guy'' was good
They got a greater next album  stepped in the arena like gladiators
It's a daily operation  no opponents for these dudes
Respect is hard to earn without a moment of truth
It's the gifted  his presence was so influential
Unlimited  that was his reach and his potential
Rhymes gonna keep you alive  you live through  universal
Love and respect go out to Guru
It's the gifted  his presence was so influential
Unlimited  that was his reach and his potential
Rhymes gonna keep you alive  you live through  universal
Love and respect go out to Guru
You always reminded me of what I'm rhyming for
Got me in a New Music Seminar back in '94
You and Black  I was with Rubix  JuJu  and Forté
We was snot-nosed kids  but you showed us love all day
Then we got the pleasure to tour  you was the realest
You showed us love  it was us  Bahamadia  and Slum Village
Rest in peace Dilla  R I P  Guru
I rocked with the greats backed up by The Roots crew
Blowing a tree with Tariq  overseas we would speak
It was mostly the voice  so unique
I could hear you put your host to the beat  so complete
No matter how big you got you was close to the street
Me and Baldhead Slick would sit down over a beer
We'd laugh about how people said I look like Premier
At the end of the day all you wanted was respect
And when people fronted it was just to get a rep
It's the gifted  his presence was so influential
Unlimited  that was his reach and his potential
Rhymes gonna keep you alive  you live through  universal
Love and respect go out to Guru
It's the gifted  his presence was so influential
Unlimited  that was his reach and his potential
Rhymes gonna keep you alive  you live through  universal
Love and respect go out to Guru
Life is just a dream and what you make of it
People never understood you and Solar's relationship
But who am I to question it
If you say that's your peoples that's your peoples
It ain't transparent for me to see through
But all I know is that you showed me love
When you was with us
You lived for the music  your life was what you gave us
Hear your style  your influence  your life  it still hit us
With the right document the fight is still in us
I will never stop  cause whether or not if radio play us
My ability should display a soliloquy of chaos
Painting the perfect picture
Trust me when I say that we miss ya
I felt like getting Freddie Foxxx and Big Shug
Reforming the militia  swarming on these niggas
Threw on Jazzmatazz and let my thoughts simmer then
A storm started blowing in my eyes  I want to eulogize
The truest rhymes gonna keep Guru alive
Some things in this industry  sh*t be so fake
Make no mistake  one of the best of all time
The God Universal  Ruler Universal
The seventh letter  man  ain't got no time for petty speakin'
Some things in this industry  sh*t be so fake
Make no mistake  one of the best of all time
The God Universal  Ruler Universal
The seventh letter  man  ain't got no time for petty speakin'
It's the gifted  his presence was so influential
Unlimited  that was his reach and his potential
Rhymes gonna keep you alive  you live through  universal
Love and respect go out to Guru
It's the gifted  his presence was so influential
Unlimited  that was his reach and his potential
Rhymes gonna keep you alive  you live through  universal
Love and respect go out to Guru