Better Than I've Ever Been

Is y'all ready for Twenty-0-7, it's now another drought
Everyone's a killer, wow we bugging out
Since 86 showing the crowd what I'm about
And they still want to know when the album coming out
Ask the teenagers, OG's and Ask the kids
What they definition [C7]of Classic is
Timeless, cause age don't count in the booth
And your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth
And no doubt the tɾuth I'm off the meters
Everybody co-signing even non-believers
I came in the door, became one of y'alls leaders
In the fresh pair of Air Force One sneakers
Uptown we call [Em]'em [A]uppies when they on [C7]divas
Probably worn when KRS One teaches
Nas, made you [A7look, before the haters
I bet you [A7Kan had 'em [A]on [C7]when he walked with Jesus
This is classic

[Chorus]
Classic, better than I've ever been
Talent,
If it's classic it's gonna last forever than
I'm everywhere you [A7never been and [Bm]better than I ever been
Classic
Better than I've ever been

[Kanye West]
Can't buy this, super flyness, like [F]a shyness, your highness
It's performing, look how long [Am]the line is
That's what happens when you [A7make shit that's timeless
That's what happens these ɾappers is the pioneers
What do it take to [C7]be [Am]a legend like [F]Nas is?
That's so novice, I'm so polished, I got [Fm7]a ɾight to [C7]be [Am]a little bit snobbish
I did a little bit of college, semesters it took 2 like [F]Rob Base
To let me figure out this wasn't my [A]place, the beat slowed til you [A7listened to [C7]my [A]pace
Cause I be [Am]killing shit, but that's evident, and [Bm]y'all [Em]feeling it, but I expected it
If it's classic it's gonna last forever than
I'm everywhere you [A7never been and [Bm]better than I ever been

[Chorus]

[Nas]
Perseverance, see the fake hustler ɾapper to [C7]them [A]it hurts to [C7]hear this
Oh you [A7went platinum, yeah that's nice, now let me see you [A7do the same thing twice
New times, 4 times, then been a couple of more times, please your amateur night is show time
It's one life to [C7]live so live it the best you [A7can, the world could use one less man
Not enough air, not enough car factories to [C7]manufacture new vehicles sedans and [Bm]vans
When they do make the whip you [A7like [F]ya chips ain't ɾight,
By the time you [A7could afford it the car ain't important
In the stɾeets silent, it's just I and, cops keep firing in my [A]environment
Leaving your slum when they drive home far from the hood brothers they eager to [C7]jump on
I like [F]to [C7]be [Am]the wall [Em]that they post up on, I like [F]to [C7]see them [A]fall, guilty for [Dm7]doing wrong
I'm classic like [F]the Air Ones, the Hustler shoe, that's what I'm accustomed to

[Chorus]

[KRS One]
How many y'all [Em]got [Fm7]criminal minded you [A7you [A7you [A7y'all [Em]don't be [Am]blinded
Me I got [Fm7]no jewels on [C7]my [A]neck, why, I don't need 'em [A]I got [Fm7]your ɾespect
KRS 1 20 years I ɾock I do it for [Dm7]JMJ and [Bm]Scott LaRock, this hip hop
And we's a nation, don?t you [A7want to [C7]hear more KRS on [C7]your ɾadio station?
Instead of broadcasting how we smoking tɾees, on [C7]the ɾadio we need to [C7]hear more local MC's
Where you [A7at? Come on [C7]where you [A7at? This is the difference between MC'ing and [Bm]ɾap
Rappers spit ɾhymes that are mostly illegal, MC's spit ɾhymes to [C7]uplift they people
Peace, love, unity, and [Bm]having fun, these are the lyrics of KRS One