Smith, Will - Lost & Found Lyrics
[INTRO]
Original - A first form from which varieties arise
An authentic work of art as opposed to an imitation or reproduction
[CHORUS]
That's what's wrong with the rap game right now
Man, it's like a circus wit a bunch of clowns
Wit a bunch of clicks I'll probably rap circles around
[VERSE 1]
I spit heatrock and I ain't talking rollin
Soon as the beat knock I'm crowd controlling
When I hear ya'll that a awful sound
I don't ride beats I take them off the ground
Land them somewhere show them the town
I don't follow everybody when it's time to rap
At one time everybody thought the world was flat
Sounds like you that was my intention
I paid dues now dudes pay attention
I live for it even though the flicks is hittin'
Cribs sick you can see the booth from the kitchen
Speak on it cause I saw it happen
This is hip hop dawg
I ain't just rappin
Ya'll looking at a real MC
Man you couldn't check a mic for me
[CHORUS]
Why should I try to sound like ya'll sound
That's what's wrong wit the rap game right now
Why should I try to flow the way ya'll flow
Or do a show like ya'll show
Naw that ain't where my head at now
Ya'll in the hip hop lost and found
Man, that's wrong with the rap game right now
It's like a circus wit a bunch of clowns
Wit a bunch of clicks
I'll probably rap circles around
[VERSE 2]
Let's talk about rhyme capability
Let's talk about hip hop versatility
Let's talk about taking the game beyond
Now how the hell we gon have a battle of wits
Trick you ain't armed
Let's talk about love for the game
I mean real love
Back before there was fame
I'm real wit it
I ain't claiming to reign
But when ya'll talk about rap
Ya'll gon start saying my name
For real though I ain't playin
Plenty of ya'll love a brotha just scared to say it
Yo the first ever rap grammy
Let's talk about the only reason yo ass went to Miami
(Yup) truck wit rims (check) throw back jersey (check)
champagne bottles (check) lot's of models (check)
Damn that's the list for 90 percent of ya'll videos and songs
Am I wrong
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 3]
LOST
When you a slave to the biz
Wit no care for the cost of what you sayin to kids
FOUND
Is when ya lyrics are a test of time
And your mom hear that your spirit is blessed divine
LOST
Is when you rhyme til your throat gets sore
But you don't even believe what you say no more
FOUND
Is when you bleed heart into the mic
And the pain you sustain it can change a life
LOST
Is when you hide behind the freedom of speech
While sure you're free to do it
But what it mean to do it
Did you mean to do it
Did you need to do it
Did you take time to think about the seeds you ruined
FOUND Is ESCO, dead PREZ and them
FOUND Is Lauren Hill
FOUND Is Rakim
FOUND Can be you
If you felt the message and ask yourself this questioin
[CHORUS OUT]
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Smith, Will Lost & Found Comments
A timeless rap classic. Enlighten Will trying his best to lead the much needed Renaissance in rap music today.
It is fire 🔥🔥🔥
Nice guy and a better rapper than 50cent, or definitely just as good
A sword
Using your voice the way it should be usef
I'm a hip hop fan and liked this album but I thought he should've made a real diss record at Eminem
So relevant nowadays
LOST & FOUND (2005) is my absolute favourite RAP ALBUM of all time!!! It's the masterpiece album by the excellent underrated WILL SMITH who is a fantastic rapper & his skills are at his absolute best here all over this CLASSIC album!!! Will never gets the credit or respect he so deserves for being one of the BIGGEST rappers of all time & for winning the FIRST ever rap award!!!! Will & Jazzy Jeff have done so much for Hip Hop, i mean they made rap global!!! Anyway Will Smith is not just a BRILLIANT actor he's also one of the greatest to ever bless the mic & if you have any doubt then listen to LOST & FOUND the album
A HIP HOP CLASSIC ALBUM!!! Will Smith is a BRILLIANT RAPPER, He is a rap legend & one of the first REAL hip hop stars & award winner!!! Yes better than any wannabe gangster any day!!! Smith is a real man not a pussy who talks about killing to be tough
Hardest song will ever made.
5th Greatest rapper of all time in my book
Big Will went hard!!!!
LISTEN CAREFUL PEOPLE NOOOO CURSING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
flat earth is real
Will has bars and hella acting skills.
It's amazing!!!
tfw when this song is still relevant.
Will smith 🔥🔥🔥
This dude could still rap
He goes all out and off on these rappers
Great song
nice.......
Wish Will Made More Music... #WW3M
Fresh Prince is still dope
and he didn't even have to cus and say vulgar things to make a good song. respect will smith. been a fan since I was a little one
Why do people make a big deal about cussing but not about having hatred? It's just words...hatred can easily exist without cussing
Great song, a lot of truth in there too. When he started rapping, yes it was different, but it was great, and he still got shit from some people because it was different. But now most rap is the same lame stuff.
Fresh Prince! Nice!👍
TRIGGERED!!!
why did u cutted the song ?
0:36 - B.o.B needs to take notes
Aaron says "hi"
wow, this is so hard! Real music!
BIG WILL! Bring us real music with authentic messages.
Songs that our Kids CAN listen, and should listen nowadays
thanks Will
people dont really appreciate this album enough, it was fire
timjax991 it is* fire
Will is the real MVP
This song seems a scientific theory, which is being proved increasingly true as time goes on. Someone should tell the Will Smith to make a second part of the song: Lost And Still Lost.
@Terry Malloy Rap is Garbage today i wish FP made another ablum because this song is Speaking so much truth! even today! This album came out in 2005! and Rap still Sucks!
CUTTED CUTTED CUTTED CUTTED CUTTED CUTTED CUTTED CUTTED CUTTED CUTTED
Nice!!!!
I can't believe he shouted out dead prez
niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccccccccccccccce will
I luv the way he cuts ppl. "act like a gentleman ... don't act like you from a kennel man" or "how the hell we gonna have a battle of wits if you aint armed?"
Real talk, Will!
cutted? WTH is cutted?
use the word "music" instead of "rap" and you have what I've been using as a mantra for my own music career. Note: my music career hasn't gone anywhere just yet, but keep your eyes open.
cutted.. ikr xD
classic!!
Illogic, Immortal technique, and Hasan salaam?
2084 :D
2013 :D
best song
Will's been rapping since the 80's dude. First ever rap grammy was in something like 1992 as well
Actually 1988 then second Grammy 1992
Thumbs up for the fresh prince in 2013!
2 April 2009 :D
Owl City + Will Smith = BEST SONGS THAT MAKE SENSE!
People laugh at me when I say this, but I honestly believe that Lost and Found was the best rap album of the decade. This song was probably the best one on that record.
damn i remember this song when cds where still cool
he's been rapping since the late 80's actually. Although Will has been rapping longer than Royce, that still doesn't mean Royce's style couldn't have played a part in the way Will is rapping on this song. Will has employed ghostwriters in the past. ie: Nas for Big Willie Style. I'm leaning more towards Royce potentially ghostwriting this for Will. Not saying it's fact, but, that's my thought.
actually Nas said Will is a real MC and writes his own rhymes, Nas just suggests a couple lines in big willie style and thats normal, but the way the industry works, even 1 or 2 lines they are included as co-songwriters, even the producers count as songwriters since the beat usually is produced before the songs which is why you see multiple song writers nowadays
will has been rapping since 97 so if anything royce was influenced by him
Let's talk about the only reason yo a** went to Miami truck with rims LeBron's throwback jerseys, LeBron's champagne bottles, LeBron's lots of models.
Respect to Will Smith and LL Cool J for inovating in this , they weren't the first, but they turned this from something out in the parks , into something known worldwide .
Guys like Will Smith are the ones that people should be listening to...
i like will smith from Egypt :D
O.o you obviously never heard a Mood Muzik album, or Lupe Fiasco, Immortal Tech, Mos Def, Sean Price, Black Thought, or Rakim. Will Smith is a Legend, but he isn't the ONLY rapper that makes sense. You're just listening to the wrong people. XD
Will even mentioned Nas(Esco), Derad Prez, Lauryn Hill, and Rakim in this song(found is esco, dead prez and em, found is Lauryn Hill, found is Rakim
and besides Lupe Fiasco didn't rise to fame until a year after this song was released
YEAH YEAH!! TALK THAT REAL TALK WILL!! #OG
and the 4 dislikes are the guys sucking lil waynes dick... Just face it, Will Smith is an ORIGINAL rapper, he is amazing. hes not saying RADNOM shit and getting cheered for. he is REAL. and hes old school but he still murders it :) and i love eminem but after hearing will smith and really listening to his lyrics in this album Im looking at eminem differently... i still love him, but Will is just so... real, ya know?
Will Smith got bars, yo! I purchased this album twice... Once, then it broke; then twice. And I might have to buy it again. Word.
Why would you change it from the original version when he clearly states the definition in the intro of the song.
you got eminem and well sadly thats it
WILL SMITH WAS ACTUALLY THE RAPPER TO WIN A GRAMMY!
Will Smith started out his career as a successful rapper, in fact he and DJ Jazzy Jeff won the very first rap grammy, he is also a multi-platinium artist too :) It's his rap career that launched his acting career.
2055!!! :D
this is like porn to my ears.
best song on the album. who's ready for the next album this year?
i jammed to this when I was in the 4th grade & thought i was a bad ass... smh
The three people that disliked this must be deaf.
Let's talk about Rhyme capability let's talk about hip hop versitility let's talk about taking the game beyond cmon how we gone have a battle of wits trick you ain't armed! lets talk about Love for the game i mean real love back before there was fame! FP is the Truth! it''s been seven years since this album came out and hip hop is still in the Lost and Found!
soooo true!!!! :P
Clearly you don't have a wide knowledge of hip hop if you actually believe Will Smith is "The only rapper that makes sense." Seriously.
Plenty of y'all love a brother, just scared to say it. Nicely put Will;D I LOVE this song!
Back when rap was good :(
No dirty mouthing, stereotypes -Black's- (No racism intended)
FUCK YEA PUT YOUR HANDS AND SAY WITH ME WILL WILL WILL FOR PRESIDENT OF U.S.A
he was either influenced by Royce or he ghostwrote it cause this sounds like Royce on here. Will even has a quote from "boom" on this.
el mejor
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i know the lyrics already! <3
Haven't listened to this in years. Will Smith is a true rapper, with real lyrics
cutted....
Hes good at everything he does
3 people work in a circus with a buch of clowns
@NaziZombieLover1 he says "ass" once btw
I LOVE WILL AND I AINT SCARED TO SAY IT!!!! ;0} lady kymberli
Awsome man. so much impact
Will Smith is great at everything he does. lol
I lOVE THE SMITH FAMILY, SO ENCOURAGING.... THANK YOU!
@Javis586
On it!. Got any weapons, this might get ugly.
@Javis586
Yes it is at least small so I guess I am overreacting, but if it gets any bigger I will do that.