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00:30Peace, Essence Festival
00:33What's up, y'all?
00:36My name is Common
00:37And we so grateful to be here to share this black music experience
00:41You know, I love hip-hop culture
00:46I love what hip-hop has done for all of us
00:50It's the essence
00:52And I'ma give it to y'all like this
00:55A yes, yes, y'all
00:57And you don't stop
00:58To the beat, y'all
01:00And you don't stop
01:01A yes, yes, y'all
01:02And you don't stop
01:03A one, two, y'all
01:05And you don't stop
01:06A yes, yes, y'all
01:07And you don't stop
01:09To the beat, baby, pop
01:10You don't stop
01:11A yes, yes, y'all
01:12And you don't stop
01:14To the beat, comp, sensi be the short shot
01:16Come on
01:17I met this girl when I was ten years old
01:19What I love most, she had so much soul
01:22She was old school
01:23I was a shorty, never knew throughout my life
01:26She would be there for me on a regular
01:28Not a church girl
01:29She was secular
01:30Not about the money
01:31Studs mic checking her
01:32I respected her
01:33She hit me in the heart
01:35A few New Yorkers had dinner in the park
01:37She was there for me
01:39I'm there for her
01:40Pull out a chair for her
01:41Turn on the air for her
01:42And just cool out, cool out, cool out
01:44And listen to her
01:45Sitting on bone
01:46Wishing I could do eventually
01:48If it was meant to be
01:49Then it would be
01:50We related physically
01:51Mentally
01:52She was fun then
01:54I be geek when she come around
01:56Slim was fresh, yo
01:57When she was underground
01:58Original
01:58Pure, un-tampered, a downed sister
02:00Ayo, Essence
02:02I miss her
02:02A yes, yes, y'all
02:04And you don't stop
02:05To the beat, y'all
02:06And you don't stop
02:08A yes, yes, baby, pop
02:09You don't stop
02:10A to the beat, Essence Festival
02:12Don't stop
02:13A yes, yes, y'all
02:14And you don't stop
02:15Yes, yes, yo
02:16And you don't stop
02:17Stop, stop
02:18Yes, yes
02:19Essence
02:20You don't stop
02:20A yes, y'all
02:21And you don't stop
02:22Stop, stop
02:23I might have failed to mention
02:25That this chick was creative
02:26Once dude got you
02:27Well he altered a native
02:28Told her if she got an image
02:30A gimmick
02:30She could make money
02:32On the one that chooses
02:33To DJ Tommy
02:33See her in commercials
02:35She's a universal
02:36Used to only swing it
02:37With the inner city circle
02:39She be in the burbs
02:40Looking rock and dressed a hippie
02:41On some bull
02:42When she come to the city talking
02:44Popping glocks
02:45Serving rocks
02:46Hitting switches
02:47Now she's a gangster rolling
02:48With gangsters
02:49Always smoking blunts
02:50Getting drunk
02:51Telling me sad stories
02:52Now she only
02:53F***ing with the funk
02:54Stressing her hardcore
02:56And real she is
02:57Really the realest
02:58Before she got into showbiz
02:59I did her
03:00Not just to say I did it
03:02But I'm committed
03:02But so many
03:04F***ing hit it
03:04She's just
03:05Not the same
03:06Letting all them chumps do her
03:07I see Mark slamming her
03:08And taking her to the sewer
03:10I'ma take her back
03:11Hoping that
03:11Stop
03:12Who I'm talking about, y'all
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03:44it feel good to be here you know we represent black people but as black
03:58people we we have a connection to to all humanity we represent the people and
04:08black people we talk about freedom we talk about equality we live and talk
04:16about justice and also we about joy and love and compassion we are the people
04:28yeah I got my man Kareem Riggins here from Detroit my Detroit people we
04:38got DJ dummy from Brooklyn New York my New York people boom Bishop on the base
04:44from Houston my Houston people Robert Glasper on keys from Houston my Houston
04:53people people all over the world I come from Chicago and I got my guy from
04:59Chicago here with me his name is BJ the Chicago kid
05:09we come to do it for all people all mankind
05:16because these days we see one in humanity
05:21this is street radio for unsung hero riding in the rego trying to stay legal
05:27daughter found Nemo I found the new primo yeah you know how we do we do it for the
05:32people struggle are the brothers and the folks
05:34lovers of the dope experiment to discover hope scuffle for notes
05:38brother I wrote times was harder with a rock to start a voice of a martyr
05:42white folk focused on dogs and yoga people on the low end trying to ball and get over
05:47lyrics are like liquor for the fallen soldier bounce to the ounce it's all our
05:52culture every day we hustling trying to get them customers law we ain't trusting
05:56them thick rods we lusting them sick and tired of punching and I look on the bus at them
06:00when I see them struggling I think I'm touching them with people
06:04money has come now we are one just take your time and then you'll find
06:22this is street radio unsung hero riding in the rego trying to stay legal
06:29daughter found Nemo I found the new primo BJ you know how we do we do it for the people
06:34people said that I was sharp on TV at the Grammys they tried to India I read me
06:39got backstage bumped into Stevie he said no matter what the people gonna see me
06:44came deep rap alone the streets need me hunger in they eyes what seemed to feed me
06:49inside peace mixed with beef seemed to breed me nobody believed I believed me
06:55now I'm on the rise doing business with my guys
06:57business realize music affect their lives gift from the skies be recognized
07:02I'm keeping my eyes my eyes my eyes
07:05the day has come now we are one just take your time and then you'll find
07:24this is street radio unsung hero riding in the rego trying to stay legal
07:30Amoye found Nemo I found the new primo
07:33you know how we do we do it for the people from Englewood to a single hood in Botswana
07:38I see the I am we yours is my drama standing in front of the judge with no honor
07:43my raps ignite the people like Obama
07:48President Obama
07:50President Barack Obama
07:52we love you we thank you for being such a great leader
07:55God bless you
07:58there are times when you need someone I will be by your side
08:16oh darling yeah there is a light that shines special for you and me yeah
08:29I never knew a la la la la a la like this it gotta be something for me to write this
08:35Queen I ain't seen you in a minute wrote this letter and finally decided to send it
08:40Signs sealed deliver for us to grow together love has no limit let's spin us slow forever
08:47your heart is weathered by what studs did to you
08:50I ain't gon' start em I did it true
08:52cause of you feelings I handle with care
08:55niggas recognize the light they can't handle the glare
08:58I ain't the type to walk around with matching shirts the relationship is effing
09:02I'm at your work be the one that make you happiest hurt you the most
09:06the end is near come close to the what to the most high regardless of what happened on him let's rely
09:13there are times when you need someone I will be by your side
09:23oh darling yeah there is a light that shines special for you and me
09:35it's kind of fresh you listen to more than hip hop catch you in the mix from beauty to thrift shop
09:41you shit pop when it's time to think of you fresh suggested beats I should rhyme to
09:46when I'm lost I try to find you you know to give me space when it's time to
09:51my heart's dictionary defines you it's love and happiness truthfully it's hard trying to practice abstinence
09:57time we committed love it was real good had to be for me to arrive it still feel good
10:03sex ain't gonna keep you but as my equal is how I must treat you that's my reflection the light
10:09I'm gonna need you whatever's right I'm gonna feed you
10:13ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da yo I tell you to rest when I see you please
10:19time when you need someone I will be by your side oh darling if you know it hit me sing it one time
10:31cause there is a light that shines yeah special for you and me one more time one more time sing it with us y'all sing it with PJ
10:40times when you need someone I will be by your side oh darling yeah
10:52cause there is a light that shines yeah it shines so special for you and me everybody come on
11:02chica da ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da ticka da
11:10yo I tell you to rest when I see you peace
11:15Thank you essence festival it's been a wonderful time God bless
11:20Black people unite and let's all get down God bless
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