Blues in Stereo - San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, George Manahan, David Loeb, Black Thought, Taura Stinson, Janai Brugger & Nnenna Freelon

P.O.D. and Matisyahu Original Roots In Stereo, ya know One time, bring it down selecta I got that Boom Bye Bye, so nobody disrespect, Jah love Give me strength and power flow through white dreads 'nough said You all walk with kings, talk with kings When it all goes down, have no idea what it really means To live by words, if scripture is roots And the wise hold they tongue when the youth speak the truth You learn real quick, where I'm from if you don't belong Only the strong survive, Southtown and Babylon You think you're number 1 wicked selecta Try to sneak up in my hood, we not gon' let ya In the streets they hear your name, they no respect ya You can run and hide, in the end we gon' getcha Boom Biddy Bye Bye, Original Roots In Stereo So rep the streets you ride on Chant them down with that rude boy sound And watch the whole world lie down We generals in the streets they know Who wears the crown for shine now It got that champion sound moshin' through your town We go make the world go lie down Me say, hey natty dreadlocks where you come from? Where the mountains watch the city and waters touch the sun Where some carry crosses like others carry guns And pray Jah be glorified till the day soon come Follow me, lick a shot if you a mighty warrior Lick a shot if you a freedom fighter Lick a shot if you a true soul Jah Now dance your way back to Zion Now dance your way back to Zion I put it down for your love, till my journey is done And let the stories be told how the battle was won So I grabbed the microphone and I started to run Here I come, Boom Biddy Bye, here I come, Boom Biddy Bye Bye Original Roots In Stereo So rep the streets you ride on Chant them down with that rude boy sound And watch the whole world lie down We generals in the streets they know Who wears the crown for shine now It got that champion sound moshin' through your town We go make the world go lie down Empty nation just a phase, redemptions on it's way The people love to talk but they don't got that much to say Generation of orphans whose hearts are all ablaze Little light in a lot of darkness goes a long way Freedom, hearts bleed and I see them feedin' poison Poor choices, spirits screamin', tryin' to break these boundaries Running up a mountain, chains tied to my feet Running up a mountain, chains tied to my feet Original Roots In Stereo So rep the streets you ride on Chant them down with that rude boy sound And watch the whole world lie down We generals in the streets they know Who wears the crown for shine now It got that champion sound moshin' through your town We go make the world go lie down We go make the world go lie down Make the world go lie down Bloodstain drippin' through the rain Face down, trip and feel the pain Get up, you conduct your own train Rippin' it up, steppin' it up, raisin' it up We're the blood of God's veins We gotta maintain get past the blame And then this fame came For a reason and a season Then I'll stay up, not lay low And raise yours and up the offering And then the blessin's will flow We go make the world go lie down Make the world go lie down We go make the world go lie down Make the world go lie down [Incomprehensible] Drippin' in the rain, face down Trip and feel the pain Get up, you conduct your own train Rippin' it up, steppin' it up, raisin' it up We're the blood of God's veins We gotta maintain past that of blame Gathers fame, came for a reason and a seasons Here to stay up, not lay low

That beat is hard This is how it goes Welcome one and all to the show We're wired up, fired up, fucking ready to go In the back of the parking lot, outside of the bar Twenty deep, twenty feet from the boulevard Black hoodies, black caps, black label in glasses Previewing the new shit before all the masses Cause the first thing I need when I've got a new beat Is to see how it sounds, echoing off the street I just take it for a spin, pop the CD in Slide it up to ten and get that rearview shaking Then play it again, so there's no mistaking San Andreas the block, get this bitch earth-quaking Like... Oh, ready for it, here we go We got the whole block rocking in stereo We're taking control, letting everybody know And if you feel it, let me hear everybody go You're not ready I got plaenty cuts for twenty months dropped steadily Plenty tracks to empty on your wack pedigree I'm backed heavily while you're back peddling Forget the chitchat on me, homie kick back I'm on that shit that can get your homie bitchslapped So zip your lip back, listen and watch We got the whole block rockin' off the way the beats knocks You don't have to warn the people on the corner, they know That if you're standing on that corner, then you're getting that show World premiering you're hearing that Machine Shop flow San Andreas the block, get this bitch earth-quaking Like... Oh, ready for it, here we go We got the whole block rocking in stereo We're taking control, letting everybody know And if you feel it, let me hear everybody go Oh, ready for it, here we go We got the whole block rocking in stereo We're taking control, letting everybody know And if you feel it, let me hear everybody go Turn the key, turn the volume up to loud Roll right, roll every window down Let the whole block know what this is about Turn it up y'all, burn that system out Turn the key, turn the volume up to loud Roll right, roll every window down Let the whole block know what this is about Turn it up y'all, burn out that system like... Oh, ready for it, here we go We got the whole block rocking in stereo We're taking control, letting everybody know And if you feel it, let me hear everybody go Oh, ready for it, here we go We got the whole block rocking in stereo We're taking control, letting everybody know And if you feel it, let me hear everybody go