K.O.S. (Determination) Black Star (Ft. Vinia Mojica)

[Verse 1: Talib Kweli & (Mos Def & Talib Kweli)]
So many MC's focusin' on black people extermination
We keep it balanced with that knowledge of self, determination
It's hot, we be blowin' the spots with conversations
C'mon, let's smooth it out like Soul Sensation
We in the house like Japanese in Japan, or Koreans in Korea
Head to Philly and free Mumia with the Kujichagulia (True)
Singin' is swingin' and writin' is fightin'
But what they writin' got us clashin' like Titans, it's not excitin'
No question! Bein' a black man is demandin'
The fire's in my eyes and the flames need fannin'
(The fire's in my eyes and the flames need fannin')
(The fire's in my eyes and the flames need fannin')

[Pre-hook x4: Talib Kweli & (Mos Def & Talib Kweli)]
With that what? (Knowledge of self) determination

[Hook: Vinia Mojica]
Things I say and do, may not come quite through
My words may not convey just what I'm feelin'

[Verse 2: Talib Kweli]
Yes, yes, come on, yes, yes
Knowledge of self is like life after death
With that, you never worry about your last breath
Death comes, that's how I'm livin', it's the next days
The flesh goes underground, the book of life, flip the page
Yo, they askin' me how old, we livin' the same age
I feel the rage of a million niggas locked inside a cage
At exactly which point do you start to realize
That life without knowledge is death in disguise?
That's why, knowledge of self is like life after death
Apply it to your life, let destiny manifest
Different day, same confusion
We're gonna take this hip-hop shit and keep it movin'
Shed a little light
Now y'all bloomin' like a flower with the power of the evident
Voices and drums — original instruments
In the flesh, presently presentin' my representation