Thing It Through Songtext
von Brother Ali

Ah, Ali in your area
Ikon in your area
Josh Redman in your area
Spring quarter remix
Feels so good


Attack fame on the cerebral cortex of your brain
So my effects′ll remain long after the trends change, son
I'll bend your name, rearrange your molecules amongst hip-hop dudes
Brother Ali be droppin′ jewels
Impossible to fool, I'm like Picasso with the tool
A fossil, old school rap apostle know the rules
Never hostile to your crew but colossal with my moves
When my face is in the place, y'all stop droppin′ that stool
I did a lot in school
Spent three years in Cuba known as albino Muslim MC
Super-duper Brother Ali
Was rockin′ kufis and loose jeans
With last year's Timberlands, dodgin′ deuce-deuce teams
Who seemed to wanna wet me 'cause they girlfriends sweat me
For the way I interact with my peers
They respect me ′cause I respect them
And let them speak their peace and get my two cents in
My conversation was deep back then

Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you listen
Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you listen
Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you listen
Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you


Brother Ali sign the dotted line
On the architectural design of your mind and redesign your outline
I shout rhymes through a dynamic mic, automatic hype
And if I slam it right, change the way you look at your life
And all you can say is Ali came and shook it tonight
And just stand back, shake your head and look at the sight
And now my soul can breathe a sigh of relief
My squad should all cry at beef
'Cause don′t nobody wanna die on these streets
Rely on the beast to save them, you'll never get help
But get the chance to go for self, what you do? Go for self
I got a wealth of wisdom so I skip the player themes
Instead I lay men over the hot sands of your brain with laser beams
My ways and means have always produced amazing scenes
Unlike them phony fellas who come at you fake like Maybelline
But got maize and cream, Ad Rock, label dreams
But when I get up in your brain, I reawaken your dreams
Nah mean?

Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you listen
Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you listen
Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you listen
Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you

Yo, I got a mission to add some additions to the inscriptions
On your cognitions, supervise you with provisions
You wishin' you could understand why Ali is here
But when the student is prepared, the teacher appears
And I′ve been speakin′ for years in masjids, you got that?
You still tryin' to understand the metaphor for wherever I′m at
Have you ever thought that every time you listen to a track
That's four minutes of your life that you can never get back?
And that′s a hell of an investment
So when MC's blessin′, we gotta think very hard about the message
I ain't tryin' to hear about you sippin′ Cristal in the Bahamas
When I′m drinkin' Nestle Quik on a crowded bus full of Mexicanas
You give us appetites unchecked by knowledge
I′m starvin' for Versace but you never mention college?
So how I′m supposed to get it, be a rap star like you?
How many of us can do that for real? Very few
If I sell drugs, I'll die or go to jail or go to hell either way
If you keepin′ it real, how come there's no truth to what you say?
Remember this, we make rap stars rich and companies even richer
I aim for your brain until you get the picture

Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you listen
Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you listen
Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you listen
Take these words home and think it through
Greater mission, I hope that you

To my brother T1
And to my man Ikon (Big salaam)
And to my man Mark Rom (Big salaam)
And to the BeatBox crew (Big salaam)
And to my brother Raheem (Big salaam)
And to my man Rasul (Big salaam)
And to my man Shahid (Big salaam)
And to my man Asim (Big salaam)
To my doctor Sali (Big salaam)
The Abdul Salaams (Big salaam)
And to my man Safra (Big salaam)
To my Malaysian delegation (Big salaam)
To the Muslim nation (Big salaam)
And to my whole foundation (Big salaam)
You know Nick the Stig (Big salaam)
And the Vilo Clan (Big salaam)
To my girl Shirakan (Big salaam)
And one JMD (Big salaam)
To my man Mike Diesel (Big salaam)
And my guy Mackay (Big salaam)
You know Brian's on the boards (Big salaam)
And to my main man Brannion (Big salaam)
And to the whole world (Big salaam)
Big salaam

Mmm, I especially enjoyed that one
Let′s see what′s next