If You Can Huh! You Can Hear Yasiin Bey

[Intro]
Hey, yo, man, I think that dude's tryin' to break into your car
(What?)

New York life... type trife...
That's why I'm tryin' to shine the light, yo
Here it come, here it come, here it come, y'all

[Verse 1]
Mos Def blessed with the breath of life, so arise and give praises
Turn my face to where the mighty sun raises
My book of rhyme pages filled with phrases that amaze
I could go on for days
First name — Dante, last name — Beze
Build the house of tomorrow with bricks of today
My foundation rests on Allah corner stone
Shine the light through the mic to radiate your zone
See, the world that we know is about to get finished
I'm watchin' last days wind down to final minutes
Got dreams of paradise and my whole fam' in it
So I ain't got time to play no crime lieutenant
Do you got time to play the crime lieutenant?
See, time is the asset, how you gonna spend it?
The way you handle yours will be well documented
It's the raw authentic, sandalwood scented
To make you bump the joint and in beyond city limits
21st — no time to approach a thing timid
My name is Mos Def, and this is how I get in it