| In school they never taught 'bout hamburgers or steak, | |
| Elijah Mohammed or the welfare state. | |
| But I know. | |
| And I know because of KRS-ONE. | |
| Yeah and I know | |
| And I know because of KRS-ONE. | |
| Because he's droppin', droppin', droppin' science, droppin history | |
| With a whole leap of style and intelligency | |
| Yes, I know. | |
| And I know because of KRS-ONE | |
| Yeah, and I know | |
| I know | |
| Because we don't want to pay money to hear the same old sounds. | |
| Watch him, he'll take hip-hop to a higher ground. | |
| And I know | |
| (How do I know?) | |
| And I know because of KRS-ONE. | |
| Yeah, and I know | |
| And I know because | |
| And I know | |
| And I know because of KRS-ONE. | |
| And I know | |
| And I know |