Baba O je' Is The Oldest One

Many can get the club real hyped excite the people and rock a mic but Baba O je' is the oldest one Many can rock their fans and plenty of hip hop cats dance but Baba O je' is the oldest one Who can travel from state to state 72 in great shape Baba O je' is the oldest one There's plenty elders in hip hop but even they have got to stop and say Baba O je' is the oldest one Don't let nobody tell you nothing different Some bodies been busy separating the youth and The elders in the community while we weren't looking But we can make straight what has been made crooked We need our elders we need their wisdom We need to be slower to speak and quicker to listen Why y'all be gettin' shot down in the streets of Brooklyn Chi-town, Atlanta and LA, young lives is taken! Young lives is being taken Everybody, we got to give claps to our elders C'mon, say! Many can get the club real hyped excite the people and rock a mic but Baba O je' is the oldest one Many can rock their fans and plenty of hip hop cats dance but Baba O je' is the oldest one Who can travel from state to state 72 in great shape Baba O je' is the oldest one There's plenty elders in hip hop but even they have got to stop and say Baba O je' is the oldest one Elders in they house full of knowledge dying From bullets of the young, we got to help to raise them Let the elders out of their fear drenched prisons Let them share their vision and their wisdom, hey Baba O je', Baba O je', Baba O je'... C'mon... Many can get the club real hyped excite the people and rock a mic but Baba O je' is the oldest one Many can rock their fans and plenty of hip hop cats dance but Baba O je' is the oldest one Who can travel from state to state 72 in great shape Baba O je' is the oldest one There's plenty elders in hip hop but even they have got to stop and say Baba O je' is the oldest one