Brother Ali - The Believer Lyrics
[Intro: Man - talking]
"Somebody told me, that the, I'm the truth
Don't worry about it, get down with me and ah
We'll set you free..."
[Break: Brother Ali - talking]
Yeah, yeah
Gone in a swing like that right there
Yeah, ah
(I want everybody to jump out their seats
And start clappin your hands)
[Verse 1: Brother Ali]
Reveal your jealous aim, some things'll never change
Best twang your family together mayne
Them people cellophane, allowin their mother name
I'm invincible, walk with my word and my balls and my principles
Like a true prince should do
Only givin you a little bitty glimpse of truth
As I live it through, imagine what I'm fittin to do
I ain't that hit it and quit it dude
Live it for that minute, then split and I'm here to get residual
Pedal hard and settle not for even a notch
Between the premium spot, cream of the crop
Believe it or not, I'm over every line like one
Life changin moment at a time
Please trust you'll find, no better design
I'm so justified, I'm boast of epic kind
Nose to the grind stone, wait, no never mind
I could tell you 'til I'm blue in the face, the end of time
If you was ever gon' bear witness to the child
Then your ass probably would've been admitted by now
[Chorus: Brother Ali]
So now, ah, come now walk with me
I think and I walk and I talk awkwardly
If when you gotta see in order to believe
Then your ass must be blind, none strong as me, Ali
Ah, come now walk with me
I think and I walk and I talk honestly
I show strangers what they ought not to see
But that's just our nature, none strong as we, ha
[Verse 2: Slug]
Call me Slug, that's it, don't need no acronyms
Tryin to keep the masochist tucked inside the pacificist
But God it's gettin hard to give 'em passes when
They act as if they came up on the south side of Nazareth
Can't imagine this, it's like a beauty pageant
Where them models project and serve the law of averageness
Coat hanger on the mic, rappin mannequins
Stash 'em out behind the garage, where the trash be in
Don't go and get mad, I ain't your daddy kid
And you not Ant, so why you tryin to sample this?
So pop your little titties out, ego expandin
Them shenanigans'll catch a free ride up in that ambulance
Can't fix them damages with bandages
Another midlife crisis, tryin to brag on all the ass you get
Cash it in and take a look at who you dancin with
You just a middle man between the fiends and your management
Minneapolis, takes the passion with
A twist of lemon, 'cause I'm on some old fashioned shit
So tell Anakin we lookin for Orlando with
Coach and the "Champion", go fix a couple sandwiches
[Chorus: Brother Ali]
Yeah, come now walk with me
I think and I walk and I talk awkwardly
If when you gotta see in order to believe
Then your ass must be blind, none strong as me, Ali
Ah, come now walk with me
I think and I walk and I talk honestly
I show strangers what they ought not to see
But that's just my nature, none strong as we, come on
[Verse 3: Brother Ali]
Used to raise babies in a funky old dirty place
So I kept me a snub nosed .38
Took it to the pawn shop on the first and paid
Rent with it, didn't want to send 'em to the pearly gates
In the clutch of the beat drop
See me hop up off the Sheetrock and strut like a peacock
Get your teeth knocked, clean out your speech box
Must not believe that meets the grease part
I wrote God a love letter with street chalk
Fell through potato chips, could of put beach hut
And there I stood in all of my splendor
'Til I did believe I told 'em everything that I meant to
[Chorus: Brother Ali]
Come down now, come now walk with me
I think and I walk and I talk awkwardly
If when you gotta see in order to believe
Then your ass must be blind, none strong as me, Ali
Ah, come down walk with me
I think and I walk and I talk honestly
I show strangers what they ought not to see
But that's just our nature, none strong as we, ah
(Get, get, get, get, get, get, get down)...
"But the squares won't dance 'cause they're just all fakes
And they can't understand the commands of the breaks" (breaks, breaks)
[Outro: Scratched Run-D.M.C. Sample]
"A stage, a crowd and two Rhymesayers" [x4]
"Two Rhymesayers"
"A stage, a crowd, a-a crowd, and two rhyme-Rhymesayers"
[applause]
Other Lyrics by Artist
- Brother Ali - Babygirl
- Brother Ali - Only Life I Know
- Brother Ali - Stop The Press
- Brother Ali - Mourning In America
- Brother Ali - Gather Round
- Brother Ali - Work Everyday
- Brother Ali - Need A Knot
- Brother Ali - Won More Hit
- Brother Ali - Say Amen
- Brother Ali - Fajr
- Brother Ali - Namesake
- Brother Ali - All You Need
- Brother Ali - My Beloved
- Brother Ali - Singing This Song
- Brother Ali - Letter To My Countrymen
- Brother Ali - The Bite Marked Heart
- Brother Ali - Round Here
- Brother Ali - Bad Mufucker Pt. 2
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Brother Ali The Believer Comments
2019 still a fan
Nearly 2020 still no praise
Underrated
Heard this for the first time on Pandora and had to come look it up. Great song. Added to playlist. Your record label sucks because I've never heard your name.
No need for comparisons. To feel it is to really hear it.
good Cool Awesome hip-hop music spoke word flow poet powerful vbes slum village
And you’re not Ant so why you tryin to sample this hahaha perfect
So good
straight up!!!
Tell Anakin we lookin for where Lando is. :)
slug and Ali both great but ant is the best beat maker ever
Ant is REALLY good. I like Blockhead a lot too
@HugeRenektion Was gonna say Blockhead. The Alchemist has some good shit.
Ant never gets enough credit, I remember seeing him smoke outside the venue after an Atmosphere show, and nobody recognized him. I just walked up to him and said I liked his work, dude deserves a LOT more respect than he gets from the average heads.
What a great song! I generally don't like rap music but this is bad ass!
Rap is a very large label your giving the Brother Ali there ! I Would call this pure hip hop at its finest
Brother Ali and Immortal technique in Madison WI this Weekend!
more like Rhyme Slayers
n0tail brought me here.
ali is so under rated thats a good thing it allows me to to see that he didnt sell out ALLAH AKBAR!!!!!!!
Black Monk brother ali is not underrated. Just overlooked because he makes sense.
He's gotten lots of love from real heads just mainstream doesn't like lyrics
Actually Slug takes it on that, but ali takes it on Cats Van Bags big time. It seem whenever these two team up, Slug does better even though Brother Ali is a better overall artist. It's like Ali takes a step back for Slug to get his shine. Kinda disappoints me.
OR SLUG JUS GOIN EXTRA KNOWING HE GOT ALI NEXT TO HIM ......SAME DIFF JUST RATHER ALI STEP BACK , SLUG STEPS UP ...ATMOSPHERE YA HEAR , BLESS UP
Ew go stroke your ego elsewhere, may as well listen to Katy Perry with your attitude.
strongly disagree
Damn ali's got flow ....
Agreed. Now Nickatina and Equipto were mint 'til the breakup =p
i think ali takes it on blah blah blah. his shit is so catchy on that track. Jump back fuck that how you goin come track somethin fat without lettin ali touch that!
Love both of em, I just think their styles are just kinda different and sometimes one comes off better than the other. Ali kinda preaches in his raps which may sound like a negative but he makes it dope, whereas slug just gets real personal and relate-able, like hes sharing a personal story with you. Love em both. Rhymesayers is the best
AGREED!
Both these guys are ranked at the top of this hip hop game.. The essence of what a true artist is
@MrStockford1 If you think Slug, the MASTER of the RSE crew, spits just jibberish and big words, you are foolish and very ignorant. Slug always has a story or meaning behind every rhyme. Both of these rappers has depth and range that's measured in different miles. Regardless, its unlimited man. Ali & Slug are among the best MC's in the world.
@Suliaan yeah at the grouch stole christmas brothers ali was easily the spotlight despite grouch's followers...not to hate on the grouch but cmon ali live was epic
Jesus, are people really comparing slug and brother ali and acting like they're on the same level. Ali is a master, slug is a journeyman at best. When Ali layers syllables, he is actually saying something that makes sense. Slug just uses syllables and makes random jibberish, it sounds okay, but if you can make it make sense, that puts you in a different arena entirely.
come now walk with me i think and i walk and i talk awkwardly! THUMBS UP SLUG AND BROTHER ALI ! TWIN CITES THUMBS UP
To get an idea of Brother Ali's range and depth listen to 'The Travelers'.
@Suliaan I can't really compare the two. Both rappers are sick but have different styles. I love it when they collaborate.
@punchNathan yeah you got it right, two different styles. i actually think their respective styles work well together. blah blah blah was some hot potato sick shit.
Aww man dis is soo Dope!!!
exac tly, someone belives me
rhyme sayers crew is the best