KRS-One - Beef Lyrics






Beef, what a relief
When will this poisonous product cease?
This is another Public Service Announcement
You can believe it or you can doubt it
Let us begin now with the cow
The way it gets to your plate and how
The cow doesn't grow fast enough for man
So through his greed he makes a faster plan
He has drugs to make the cow grow quicker
Through the stress the cow gets sicker
Twenty one different drugs are pumped
Into the cow in one big lump
So just before it dies, it cries
In the slaughterhouse full of germs and flies
Off with the head, they pack it, drain it, and cart it
And there it is, in your local supermarket
Red and bloody, a corpse, neatly packed
And you wonder about heart attacks?
Come on now man let's be for real
You are what you eat is the way I feel
But, the Food and Drug Administration
Will tell you meat is the perfect combination
See cows live under fear and stress
Trying to think what's gonna happen next
Fear and stress can become a part of you
In your cells and blood, this is true
So when the cow is killed, believe it
You preserve those cells, you freeze it
Thaw it out with the blood and season it
Then you sit down and begin eatin it
In your body, it's structure becomes your structure
All the fear and stress of another
Any drug is addictive by any name
Even drugs in meat, they are the same
The FDA has America strung out
On drugs in beef no doubt
So if you think that what I say is a bunch of crock
Tell yourself you're gonna try and stop
Eatin meat and you'll see you can't compete
It's the number one drug on the street
Not crack, cause that was made for just blacks
But brown beef, for all American teeth
Life brings life and death brings death
Keep on eatin the dead and what's left
Absolute disease and negative
Read the book 'How to Eat to Live'
By Elijah Muhammad, it's a brown paperback
For anybody, either white or black
See how many cows must be pumped up fatter
How many rats gotta fall in the batter
How many chickens that eat shit you eat
How much high blood pressure you get from pig feet
See you'll consume, the FDA could care less (sic)
They'll sell you donkey meat and say it's
FRESH! For nineteen-ninety, you SUCKERS





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  1. S.... K....

    GZA send me here

  2. S.... R....

    Go vegan!

  3. O.... L....

    SONG IS 30 YEARS OLD!!!!

  4. J.... ....

    Those lyrics are bloody amazing. People should really pay close attention to them and make the connection. If like my Dad, you've got something against the term 'vegan', you don't have to call yourself that to give a shit about the Planet, other animals and you health. And all your favourite foods can be made vegan, just takes a few tweaks. KRS ONE reminds me of old Ice Cube, wicked stuff.

  5. R.... ....

    I love this song, 30 years old and probably even more meaningful today than it was when it came out

  6. B.... R....

    Why not on spotify?!

  7. c.... ....

    It's the #1 drug on the street....

  8. D.... D....

    Bopping my head to this while eating burger.

  9. B.... M....

    Yes!!! Vegan Gains is the only reason I know this song. Good lyrics and solid track tho!!

  10. R.... S....

    *Vegan Gains' Army!*

    Stand up for the Vegan International Anthem!

  11. R.... S....

    Infowars got me here. I mean Kris-1

  12. T.... ....

    I almost forgot he did this dope track. The take away is that he's been telling us about this type of stuff since the 80's. It's ironic on how it's still relevant almost in 2020. GOAT!!

  13. S.... G....

    I ain't come here from no fucking Vegan Gains, Edutainment brought me here.

  14. F.... C....

    Nothing but the truth, said it with the energy and wise of classic rap.

  15. G.... M....

    GZA brought me here

  16. M.... M....

    And I know because of KRS One...

  17. O.... S....

    #Moorvegan💪🏿

  18. A.... C....

    sad the beat is so bad,, cause THE WORDS ARE FKIN AMAZING

  19. T.... S....

    Anyone here just because KRS is dope?

  20. S.... R....

    So timeless !!!! Dj 250

  21. M.... R....

    GUYS N GALS! I bet you've never heard of a track called "Real Food" by MDC! Check it out now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7P8lJ0sWjI

  22. V.... S....

    Why is this song not on Spotify?

  23. N.... O....

    I would be vegan if I had a stronger will. I am weak though, and love taste of the fake and chemically altered meats.

  24. G.... N....

    VEGAN GAINS

  25. o.... ....

    Man like krs one was a very positive rapper

  26. M.... C....

    Damn I shoulda listened to years ago I thought it was just a catchy song in 1990, 30 years later 2 replaced hips, high blood pressure, and hyperthyroidism, I should have took heed to what THE PHILOSOPHER was saying. Thanks KRS for being a teacher more people should listen and not just hear you.

  27. I.... V....

    Veganism is the new Moral Baseline

  28. 1.... ....

    Burgess has done so much fucking advertisement for this guy.

  29. L.... L....

    30 years old people!!!!!!!! If ya aint woke yet go do some dmt in the desert hahahahaha

  30. s.... j....

    My dad stopped eating beef after hearing this song.

  31. H.... B....

    I liked it!!!!

  32. S.... A....

    Hare Krishna

  33. T.... W....

    Sad part about is I listen to this Wayback when he came out and thought to myself this guy might be losing it but now I understand how much of a genius he is

  34. T.... M....

    Das Fleisch auf dem Teller ist echt heftig, war schon damals Thema, spitzen Song!!!

  35. T.... N....

    This is the album that made me start rethinking things and the way they ought to be

  36. S.... W....

    If this song don’t make you stop eating cow 🐄 ✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾. Dope song doper message

  37. a.... ....

    Anyone here cause they like krs one?

  38. M.... U....

    Class of 92 brought me here..we all knew the lyrics in my class..yes.. we were progressive..

  39. S.... V....

    Wow,didn't expect it to be this good

  40. S.... J....

    This is a werid song

  41. K.... U....

    shutup vegans

  42. d.... ....

    Dude this song is so good! Classic 90s rap ❤️

  43. L.... C....

    Please go vegan or be vegan already KRS One! :) your speeches are inspiring! Thanks!

    L.... C....

    💪🏾🌱

  44. K.... S....

    "And as always keep making those VEGAN and NATTY Gains"...

  45. B.... B....

    How many rats gotta fall in the batter?
    KRS-1 one of the best to ever do it.
    Hats off to The Golden Era
    And real rap.

  46. W.... .....

    Vegan gains

  47. T.... O....

    Go vegan!!!!

  48. V.... V....

    Reddit Vegan Music brought me here

  49. b.... ....

    Comments:
    95% Vegan Gains
    5% Other

  50. V.... C....

    I agree what animal products does to the body.

  51. S.... K....

    Krs one is talking about literal beef

  52. B.... ....

    PSA: Vegan Gains' channel was just nuked, alert the masses!!!

  53. I.... G....

    Krs thank you

  54. t.... ....

    10 pages later vegan gains 20 years after 100 pages later

  55. L.... ....

    Good old Vegan Gains ♥

  56. h.... e....

    Vegan Gains :))

  57. T.... ....

    Here for vegan stayed for gains.

  58. R.... S....

    vvvveeegan gains

  59. S.... T....

    GZA brought me here

  60. L.... C....

    This guy is the best type of vegan. "You can believe it, or you can doubt it."

  61. G.... ....

    By Felicia brought me here!!

  62. p.... ....

    Makes me want to order a steak...no A1 sauce please

  63. T.... ....

    Damn I miss this shit!! When hip hop was hip hop!! Strong messages, real bars and flows, real men none of this effeminate skinny Jean butt hanging out of pants mumble rap bullshit!

  64. R.... F....

    Well GZA sent me i dont know about you guys xD

  65. A.... ....

    Vegan gains

  66. H.... L....

    Vegan gains

  67. M.... T....

    Good music taste brought me here 😂😂😂

  68. K.... ....

    We need a 2019 version... This shit slapp

  69. R.... K....

    GZA im here from his interview lol just being real

  70. J.... S....

    GZA sent me here

  71. k.... k....

    Vegan gains

  72. B.... M....

    And every fucking vegan on YouTube should add this to their playlists.

  73. w.... ?....

    Not sure if I'm disgusted more by the video or the vegan gains fans ..

    w.... ?....

    why is not being against being against torturing animals disgusting?

  74. F.... M....

    So ahead of his time.

  75. J.... R....

    Heard about this jam in Russell Simmons' book The Happy Vegan. I dig this old skool.

  76. N.... a....

    Vegan gains brought me here!

  77. M.... B....

    Keep making those vegan gains!

  78. S.... M....

    This song is dumb af😂

  79. J.... S....

    FRESH!!!!

  80. U.... S....

    Life brings Life, & Death brings Death - KRS-One.

  81. U.... S....

    Go Vegan 🌱✨.

  82. M.... ....

    vegan gains

  83. T.... H....

    Vegan Gains is Love, Vegan Gains is Life

  84. P.... P....

    vegan gayyyzzz

  85. E.... D....

    I Hate Vegan Gains And Im Never Going To Be Vegan But This Song Has A Great Beat.

    E.... D....

    you deserve cancer

  86. L.... E....

    Vegan gains :)

  87. M.... 6....

    KRS ONE NATTY OR NOT ?

  88. G.... ....

    Richard

  89. d.... t....

    Is there anyone here not because of Vegan gains?

  90. o.... ....

    Faggy vegan Vegan Gains fans ruining the comments

  91. A.... ....

    everybody here on the teacher's knowledge praising veagan gains. hopefully y'all looked for more of his teachings

  92. S.... O....

    The gun waving, threat making psychopath of youtube sent me here

  93. Y.... ....

    My good taste of hip hop brought me here....

  94. J.... D....

    man these bars make so much sense

  95. D.... D....

    Anyone not here because of Vegan Gains? Nobody? Thats what i thought.