Lyrics of 'Ah-Yeah' by KRS One

Ah yeah, that's whatcha say when you see a devil down
Ah yeah, that's whatcha say when you take the devils crown
Ah yeah, stay alive all things will change around
Ah yeah, what? Ah yeah

So, here I go kickin' science in ninety five
I be illin', parental discretion is advised still
Don't call me nigga, this MC goes for his
Call me God, 'cause that's what the black man is

Roamin' through the forest as the hardest lyrical artist
Black women, you are not a bitch, you're a Goddess
Let it be known, you can lean on KRS-One
Like a wall 'cause I'm hard, I represent God

Wack MCs have only one style, gun buck
But when you say, let's buck for revolution
They shut the fuck up, kid, get with it
Down to start a riot in a minute

You'll hear so many bowe, bowe, bowe, you think I'm riddick
While other MCs are talkin' 'bout up with hope down with dope
I'll have a devil in my infrared scope, woy
That's for calling my father a boy and, klak, klak, klak

That's for putting scars on my mother's back, bo
That's for calling my sister a hoe and for you
Buck, buck, buck, 'cause I don't give a motherfuck

Remember the whip, remember the chant, remember
About rope and you black people still thinkin' about voting
Every president we ever had lied
You know I'm kinda glad Nixon died

Ah yeah, that's whatcha say when you see a devil down
Ah yeah, that's whatcha say when you take the devils crown
Ah yeah, stay alive all things will change around
Ah yeah, what? Ah yeah

This is not the first time I came to the planet
But everytime I come only a few could understand it
I came as Isis, my words they tried to ban it
I came as Moses, they couldn't follow my commandments

I came as Solomon to a people that was lost
I came as Jesus but they nailed me to a cross
I came as Harriet Tubman, I put the truth to sojourner
Other times, I had to come as Nat Turner

They tried to burn me, lynch me and starve me
So I had to come back as Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley
They tried to harm me, I used to be Malcolm X
Now, I'm on the planet as the one called KRS

Kickin' the metaphysical, spiritual, tryin' to like
Get wit you, showin' you, you are invincible
The black panther is the black answer for real
In my spiritual form, I turn into Bobby Seale

On the wheels of steel, my spirit flies away
And enters into Kwame Ture

Ah yeah, that's whatcha say when you see a devil down
Ah yeah, that's whatcha say when you take the devils crown
Ah yeah, stay alive all things will change around
Ah yeah, what? Ah yeah

In the streets there is no EQ, no di, do, di, do, di, do
So, I grab the air and speak through the code
The devil cannot see through as I unload
In to another cerebellum

Then I can tell 'em because my vibes go through denim
And leather, whatever, however, I'm still rockin'
We used to pick cotton, now we pick up cotton when we shoppin'
Have you forgotten why we buildin' in a cypher?

Yo, hear me kid, government is building in a pyramid
The son of God is brighter than the son of man
The spirit is, check your dollar bill G, here it is
We got no time for fancy mathematics

Your mental frequency frequently pickin' up static
Makin' you a naked body, attic and its democratic
They press auto and you kill it with an automatic

Ah yeah, that's whatcha say when you see a devil down
Ah yeah, that's whatcha say when you take the devils crown
Ah yeah, stay alive all things will change around
Ah yeah, what? Ah yeah