O.G. Original Gangster
Mind Over Matter
Ice-T
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[Hook]
Mind over✦ matter✦
(So you gotta✦ have mind power,✦ like the fellas✦ say)
Mind over✦ matter✦
(Mind power)✦
[Verse 2]
I can drop rhymes✦ in twos
And threes and fours
And still have much shit
Left for encores
Cause once my mind locks
In on a dope idea✦
Motherfucking✦ ducks
Should stand clear
Cause I'm a hit the topic point blank
It's jail ya better✦ keep your shank
Cause I got mine
And I'm out on a solo✦ creep
(Uggga!)✦ Your face hits the concrete
You wanna✦ roll
With the niggas✦ that don't play
I think you got false courage
Get out my damn way
Cause the car I'm in
Is rolling full of men
Not kids or boys, E got the Mac 10
Islam's got the Zulu✦ Nation✦ back up
DJ Aladdin to
Hook the fucking✦ track up
Syndicate's making✦ the move
With the ski masks
And I'm housing the long cash
So now you realize✦
You underestimated the Ice
You thought that I was OK
But now you realize✦ I'm nice
But that's alright
Cause I knew I'd make it in the end
Those who like me now
Might not have liked me then
But I'mma✦ keep impressing✦
Stressing✦ my lesson✦
And keep motherfuckers guessing✦
Armor plate my mind
With walls and shields
As I escape✦ from the killing fields
[Hook]
(I can understand)✦
Mind over✦ matter✦
(I know what it means)
(Mind power)✦
Mind over✦ matter✦
(Mind over✦ matter)✦
Mind over✦ matter✦
(Mind over✦ matter)✦
Mind over✦ matter✦
(Mind over✦ matter)✦
[3 Verse]
Wise up
Move to the tempo✦ of this hype groove
You know this shit is dope
So what you trying to prove
VU's max as Evil✦ E
My nigga✦ dogs the wax
My brain's a hand grenade--catch
I'mma✦ hit you with an overload
Of bottomless thought
Reversing all the shit you're taught
Then throw words at you
Syl-la-ble-at-a-time
Your brain recites the rhyme
No matter✦ what you do
The power's over✦ you
When you sleep
You'll be saying these rhymes✦ too
Cause the brain has the power✦
To control all
Think positive
You'll be unable✦ to fall
Brain cells swell
Thought process becomes a trance
Makes✦ you feel possessed to dance
I'll say I want a million
My mind is so deep
I'll be busting a check for it next week
[Hook]
(I can understand)✦
Mind over✦ matter✦
(I know what it means)
(Mind power)✦
Mind over✦ matter✦
(Mind over✦ matter)✦
Mind over✦ matter✦
(Mind over✦ matter)✦
Mind over✦ matter✦
(Mind over✦ matter)✦
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