Mind Over Matter Songtext
von Ice‐T

Yo yo, one two
In the place to be, MC Ice-T
You know what I′m sayin'?
Cold loungin′ here on the new O.G. LP
You know, original gangstas in the house
This is goin' out to all my homeboys on the streets
And all the brothers locked down

It's been a long time since I hit you with freestyle
High tech selection from the vaults of the Ice files
Kick back, relax and watch as I melt wax
Don′t ever let a brother like me ride a dope track

′Cause once I hit it with the vocal tone it's mine

Have motherfuckers rushin′ to rewind
'Cause I flow slow and still twist your tongues up

Lock the house from night ′til the sun's up


′Cause it really ain't how much you say, it's what you say
I got no fuckin′ time on the mic to play
I write rhymes with addition and algebra
Mental geometry, don′t even come at me
Talkin' that weak and poppin′ that bullshit

Get out my face, a fool could get his head split
A lot of doubters said it couldn't be done by me
Them same suckers are now lookin′ from under me
Wonderin' what I did, I didn′t play myself, kid
I respected my fans and made the high bid
Sometimes I write my rhymes at night and fall asleep
Wake up with new techniques
Grab the pen and place it on some loose leaf
Nothin' soft, always the tough meat

The white paper and blue lines excite my mind
Not allowin' me to stop the rhyme
Until the whole motherfuckin′ book′s complete
Then I write on the back of the sheets

I made a promise to my brothers in street crime
We'd get paid with the use of a sweet rhyme
We put our minds together, made the tracks clever
Now we′re checkin' more bank than ever, mind over matter

So you got to have mind power
Like your brother say


Mind over matter
Mind power
Mind over matter
Mind over matter
Mind over matter
Mind over matter

Wise up, move to the tempo of the tight groove
You know the shit is dope, so what you tryin′ to prove?
Thieves max is evilly, my nigga dogs the wack
My brain's a hand grenade, catch

I′ma hit you with an overload of bottomless thought
Reversin' all the shit you taught
Then throw words at you syllable at a time
Your brain recites the rhyme

No matter what you do, the power's over you
In your sleep you′ll be sayin′ 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
Make you feel possessed to dance
I say I want a million, my mind is so deep
I'll be bustin′ a check for it next week

Like your brother say

Mind over matter
I know what it means
Mind power
Mind over matter