It's bigger than the beats
Bigger than the fame
Bigger than these labels
Tryna monetize the game
It's a weapon, a shield
A voice for the lost
Where the streets bleed stories
And the truth pays the cost
Fuck a radio hit
I'm spittin' facts with intent
While these industry
Snakes plot every dollar spent
It's a movement, a culture
A rebel's domain
Where the oppressed find power
Through the pain in the chain
Code-One takin' over, yeah
I speak for the streets
Where the cypher's the church
And the beat's the heartbeat
This ain't entertainment
It's war with a verse
Hip-hop's our salvation
And their corporate curse
It's bigger than Nagas
Bigger than the block
It's the blueprint for survival
When the system gon' lock
Bigger than rap
Bigger than the grind
It's the truth that they bury
And the power of the mind
HIP HOP! Revolution in the flesh
Raw, unfiltered
And built to outlast death
HIP HOP! The weapon of the poor
Kickin' down doors 'til we even the score
They wanna dumb it down
Make it safe for the burbs
While the hood bleeds out
From the lies that they serve
They sell us violence
Sell us drugs, sell us fake dreams
Then call us the problem
When the truth intervenes
I see the culture stripped bare
Commercialized and tamed
Turnin' kings into clowns
For a check and some fame
But hip-hop ain't dead
It's alive in the cracks
Where the poets and the prophets
Bring the real shit back
Fuck a chain, fuck a deal
I'd rather die on my feet
Than let my voice be silenced
For a corporate receipt
This the music of rebellion
Of knowledge and war
Of the hustlers, the dreamers
And the ones they ignore
It's bigger than Nagas
Bigger than the block
It's the blueprint for survival
When the system gon' lock
Bigger than rap
Bigger than the grind
It's the truth that they bury
And the power of the mind
HIP HOP! Revolution in the flesh
Raw, unfiltered
And built to outlast death
HIP HOP! The weapon of the poor
Kickin' down doors
'Til we even the score
They can't buy this fire
Can't cage this rage
It's the voice of the voiceless
Breakin' outta the cage
It's the pen to the pad
The spark to the flame
The truth in the cipher
The defiance in the name
From the jungles of the city
To the depths of despair
Hip-hop is the spirit
That breathes through the air
It's the code of the streets
The rhythm of resistance
A force that outlives every
Ounce of their persistence
Fuck their charts, fuck their rules
Fuck their fake-ass awards
We takin' hip-hop back
It's the rebels and the lords
Code-One in the trenches
Droppin' bombs on the beat
This is hip-hop eternal
And it starts in the streets
It's bigger than the chains
Bigger than the clout
It's the heartbeat of a people
They can't figure out
HIP HOP! The revolution won't stop
We the voice of the struggle
And the fire's too hot
