Birth of a Rebel

Black boy in the back of a classroom
Talking bout behind the cabinets
Teacher thought she could hold me, but she ain't know me
My mind's a atlas
Stretching beyond the atmosphere
It's just a natural habit
If I trip, then I get back at it
When you see walls all I see is acrobatics
Ahh
Rebel from the New Jeru
Before that, motherland's all a brotha knew
Run it back in my bloodline, just one time and you meet the Kru
And of course I got a attitude
Yeah. You should, too
Strangers in a strange land with the same man playing games, dude
Come on
Forget nothing
Ya'll be frontin
Me give my heart to the enemy
Not for nothing, never happen
I be forever Black like
Malcolm, Marcus, Marley, Martin, Medgar, Fanny Lou
Nehanda, Sojourner, Turner, Toni, Rodney, Salute
What I gotta do
Stay true to the fam. That's day one
Vegans with the stake sauce: A1
Stir it up. Burn it up like a Haitian
Freddie D. part. Agitate. Agitation

Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Yo, see that black star
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Yeah, we that black star
Birth of a rebel

Black man stepping out of the classroom
Dr. Rebel on a higher level
Frequent flyer freak borders like confetti
Got the Zumbi flow. Tounge cut like machete
Sou quilombola
Guerreiro libero terreno
Palavra veneno
Ou medicina curando meu reino
Ya'll don't hear me though
Cuz this ain't for everybody
This for the Garveyites
This for the Malcolm types
The Ella Baker and Assata like
See, we a lot alike
Shine on in the dark. Stayin out of sight
Rebel sun. Black Star. So I had to fight
Guerilla love transmit like a sattelite
Now get to acting right, like

Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Yo, see that black star
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Yeah, we that black star
Birth of a rebel

I ain't playin no games
If you feelin the same then you know that we already won
Rebel style insane. Set the nation on flame
Pack up. Head back where we come from
Relax with the humdrum
Soular Rock gon' get it
Whole system on blame
Only way to make change
Break thangs. And that's a conunudrum
Rebel blacktastic
I been on this rebel since back when
These new kids is acting
All of they drama is just a distraction
So I read between the lines like a upper case letter
Steady on my grind and I'm only getting better
Better tether up the cheddar cuz they gunning for your leather
Black fam, stand firm and be ready for whatever

Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Yo, see that black star
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Yeah, we that black star
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Yo, see that black star
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Yeah, we that black star
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Yo, see that black star
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Birth of a rebel
Yeah, we that black star
Birth of a rebel