"Do you think music has a meaning?"
"Oh, yeah, definitely, it's good to be more spiritual sooner than anything.
Pretty soon I believe that we're gonna have to rely on music
to, uh, like, get some peace of mind, or satisfaction, direction, actually, more so than politics."
"Uh huh, true shit
Stop rappin' like a tough nigga
Start a label, now you actin' like you Puff, nigga?!
That'll get you stuffed, nigga
I went From gangsta to good guy, you gotta love it and
If I had a heart, this would come from the bottom of it
Go 'head talk shit on the blog, dog, I can snuff it
But what's gon' happen is clappin', when we collide in public
You still conscious, but this time it's hostile
This time I'm hittin' these niggas with
Street gospel
Listen in with these ears, breathe me in with these nostrils
I am an evangelist, dream I'll be a realist
I speak the truth, preach to the streets
I'mma cut these words to the people I reach
Hit em with a lil bit of street gospel (The renegade's renaissance)
I've got the street gospel (The renegade's renaissance)
Do you want the street gospel? (Oh Lord, oh Lord)
Forgive me for the sins I've done
My cup runneth over with a lil bit of street Gospel
Now that Chief Keef fly, they gon' kiss him good-bye
But look how many people had to die
Last night in my dream I seen Mr. Jimmy Iovine
All that I could do is ask him why (why)
I said Jimmy, who you got speakin' at these marketin' meetins'?
Why do poor people talk what they seeking?
When all they promotin' is sex and violence and this office is keepin'
They got the things to keep they heart from beatin'
Tellin' the king that sellin' drugs will make his life less hard
Cuz he's eatin' like sayin' he can get through all it by cheatin'
This is just not a reality, interscope's thrivin'
Cuz they givin' us swimming pools of liquor to dive in
Gave us N.W.A., Game, the gangbanging lane
And now this lil nigga (bang bang)
He says Saigon, you got it wrong I'm just the guy who make it possible
To hit em with a lil bit of street gospel
I've got the street gospel (The renegade's renaissance)
Do you want the street gospel? (The renegade's renaissance)
Forgive me for the sins I've done
My cup runneth over with a little bit of street gospel
They said it was imperative for me to be negative
To make a name in the record biz and get the executives
To invest money in music that's infectin' the kids
In this ghetto their kids will neva live, but mine are subjected to this?
Nah, I can't see that happenin'
'Specially with a nigga like me that's rappin'
He who is not packin' is he that's lackin'
I'm ready, if you eva wanna see that action
Gotta understand I'm not the kind of a man
Who allow a dude to be rude and take some food outta my hand
Got to device a plan, to show em that I'mma stand
My ground Try and bring me down, like trying drown Aquaman
And, I can't see that happenin'
'Specially with a nigga like me that's clappin'
Saigon graduated from your puppet to apostle
I was born to hit my people with
Street gospel
Listen in with these ears, breathe me in with these nostrils
I am an evangelist, dream I'll be a realist
I speak the truth, preach to the streets
I'mma cut these words to the people I reach
Hit em with a lil bit of street gospel (The renegade's renaissance)
I've got the street gospel (The renegade's renaissance)
Do you want the street gospel? (Oh Lord, oh Lord)
Forgive me for the sins I've done
My cup runneth over with a lil bit of street Gospel