JFK 2 LAX Lyrics by Gang Starr

JFK 2 LAX Lyrics

    Yo
    Yo Premier?
    Yeah whassup G?
    That trip to L.A., may be delayed
    Why whassup I'm on my way to the airport now
    Yeah well your boy Guru got knocked
    WHAT?!
    I don't know what this is about, sounds crazy man
    Somethin about a gun

    "The court calls Keith Elam to the stand.
    Please approach the bench."

    [Guru]
    Yo they got me handcuffed, I'm down in central booking
    Things are fucked up, the way my future's looking
    But I'm too fly, I'ma change this scenario
    Make some power moves and tighten up my bankroll
    Chumps are leary though, they see me as a threat
    I'm like the black Dutch Schultz when you get me upset
    Five-oh makes me wanna flip, Larry Davis style
    Got a nigga depressed, while he's awaitin trial
    It's OK though, cause from grey skies comes blue
    Through darkness comes light and I be known as the Guru
    And this I certify we all should be alerted by
    the traps within the system, our youth is gettin murdered by
    the D.A. says they got me on a felony
    I'm tryin to live my life, so what the fuck is you tellin me?
    The streets are war, that's what brothers carry weapons for
    And I take the weight as I did before
    The next thing you know, they got me on the radio
    A rapper arrested, suckers showin me on video
    Of course I know, that I'm a role model
    But yo this rap life is real life sometimes it's full throttle
    Right now I gotta think about me fuck the industry
    You gets no love, except those who support me
    What's the story, what happened when I went to L.A.?
    Mixin shit up, no not there I got family
    Nothin happened, mind your business yo step
    You know we connect, JFK 2 LAX

    Chorus: Guru

    They wanna lock us all up, and throw away the key
    Don't wanna see us come up, don't wanna see us makin G's
    Long as we know this is the key to our destruction
    Let's make moves no discussion

    [Guru]
    Peace to my man Hass, and Orange Man payin the cost
    All the twenty-five to lifers all my brothers gettin tossed
    into the system, supposed to rehabilitate
    It's why you gotta regulate your own mindstate
    Read, study lessons and build your inner power
    The next level, doesn't tolerate cowards
    For example, I know this rich Nigerian
    Powerful American that's proud to be an African
    He asked me why do all us brothers be gettin trapped
    I told him I'd explain it broke it down in a rap
    Whether you got naps, braids waves or no hair
    Without esteem for yourself nigga, you goin nowhere
    And you can swagger like you rule this; Josey Wales
    unorganized revolt almost always mostly fails
    Give up the savage ways, be effective soldiers
    To elevate the mental is to be poor no more
    There's war in the streets, prepared men know best
    Our rhyme as live as it gets, JFK 2 LAX
    They're always makin trouble yo, against the righteous
    Killin us in cold blood, those beats those vipers
    And as I sit feelin the pain in my wrist
    I vow to myself that I'ma change this shit
    Or at least I gotta try, or part of me will die
    And only by action will any ideas solidify
    So I inhale, exhale as I ponder
    This grown man will make mistakes no longer
    I've been there, I've seen how they make us fall victim
    to their tricknowledgy, with no apology I diss em
    And so I rip facts to dope tracks I caress
    You're gonna hear about it, from JFK 2 LAX

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