Ya Msanii - Gratitude (Give It Up) Lyrics

Got to give it up
Got to give it up

Do you know who you are?
Do you know where you're from?
You are a superstar
Don't let them fool you now!
Do you know who you are?
Do you know where you're from?
You are a superstar
Don't let them fool you now!

Pay homage
To the one that never make promise
That he can't keep
Praise to you
Hands raised to you
I will never lie
Nor will I forsake thee
Spit aquatic
And my the logic
Is a problem
For those demons following you can't see
Gentlemen
A product of a great G
Cause I did my goddess like I'm Shang Chi
Put a ring
She ain't gotta thank me
Skin brown
So they try to paint me
Menace to socie-cia- WAIT- T
Cause I got a higher vibin reiki
In the desert with my lions
All you do is lock us up
I provide the gate key
Strong mind
Calm in a long line
Will power at the height of 8'3"
Down 2
When it come down to a clutch verse
I provide a late 3
Hammer emcees
You can't touch this
Like a far out away tree
Real ones
I wanna link up and build with you
More than Kyrie calling KD
Leaned from Elijah
Malcolm X
Louis Farrakhan
And Mohammed Ali
I remember growing up
Watching mammy
Clean kitchen in a tom and Jerry scene
Move on the low
Make you marvel at my shape-shifting
Like a honorary Cree
3 Kings that I raise inside the kingdom
Guess a condom ain't me
Praise to the most high
God is great
My response when you compliment me

She the one that gave it to you
Better give it up
He the one that gave it to you
Better give it up
Show appreciation foool
You better Live it up
Better give it up
Gotta live it up
She the one that gave it to you
Better give it up
He the one that gave it to you
Better give it up
Show appreciation foool
You better Live it up
Better give it up
Gotta live it up

Do you know who you are?
Do you know where you're from?
You are a superstar
Don't let them fool you now!
Do you know who you are?
Do you know where you're from?
You are a superstar
Don't let them fool you now!

Just trying to spread the good word
Cause I heard it through the grapevine
Did you know you come from great minds?
Did you know your DNA's 9?
Did you know that there's a plan
To keep your race locked up like Akon?
Did you know know your people battled
On a stage
Different than the one from K-Shine
We was in the field
Weapons and a shield
Never hesitate
No refin it was real
Gave to each other
Never had to put it
In the fine print section of a will
Bathed with each other
Close up
Soap suds
Up to the chest
It was a thrill
Stayed with each other
Catch you steppin
And protection done
With aggression
And we peel

Do you know who you are?
Do you know where you're from?
You are a superstar
Don't let them fool you now!
Do you know who you are?
Do you know where you're from?
You are a superstar

DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU NOW!!