Mr. Lif - Because They Made It That Way [Original Video With High Sound Quality]

Mr. Lif - Because They Made It That Way
produced by Akrobatik
Album: Sleepyheads: Unreleased and Hard To Find (2003) and The Razor (2004) by The Perceptionists
Lyrics:
It started with two turn tables and a mic
Lightning strike, electricity
MC rip rhymes DJ cut the wax viciously
The combo, maliciously brought, ingenious and precise
Mad nice, soon to be subject to mad heists
Niggas talkin bout they bought mad ice, livin the mad sheist
In the battle of art versus trends
Poetry ends when money contends the recipe blends and becomes diluted
Polluted in fact, but check whos been recruited
Intact with rhymes for your mind
Everydays a struggle 'cause society frames you
But raise your head and walk with pride because i came to...
[KRS-One sample x2] "Make It Better"
The only place I can find justice is deep inside of these lines
That i designed to explain situations of the times
People in general are targets of big money markets
And are all disposable unless you come ready to work
Fully posable with suit and tie
Ready to buy into the bullshit images
Of people claiming that money is what there religion is
Filthy females that are visionless
And foes that are precisionless
Let me be your mind's eye and vision this
Rise above, your power is limitless
The ghetto's designed to leave you spiritless
Living from day to day dodging AK spray
Niggas doing anything for pay
In streets that spite the light of day
The fallen gods been led astray
I must retaliate
"Why?"
Because they made it that way
"Word"
Fully educated rhyme spray
My way is to give you something to cling to
So you can survive dillemas that you live through
Then exist through your light
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And focus on being in search of what's real
Instead of just relying on the steel.
"Make It Better"
"Remember?"
"Make It Better"
Check it,
This is the new lyrical selection
Red, black, and green protection
Motivation and pride connection
Moving the focus of your perception away from nice cars with fuel injection
The lesson is often taught, but never heard
Leaving your vision forever blurred
Killing for wealth in a world thats absurd, with hate in killing the fate
Delivered by your villian(?)
Fucked up from skunk and malt liquor and now he's illin'
'cause he hasn't had a meal in three days
Chop your neck in three ways, common occurences these days
Soon to be locked in a cell for raising hell
Looking back upon his life wondering where he fell
But martyrs tell of many uncivil nights
While battleing for civil rights
Niggas die 'cause ignorance plights
And ignorance fights progress
In all shapes and types
By blocking the lights of success from niggas sights
So one nigga snipes his brotha who he claimed he never likes
And snatches his adiddas and nikes
So I drop knowledge on mics until apocalypse strikes
Atomic blast blowing niggas off dirtbikes
I mold the soil into dirt spikes
And jump straight from the top of the chart
And drive 'em through the devil's heart
Its time to revolt and restart
And live our lives from the heart
And bring this music back to the art, rip it apart.
[scratched x3] "Remember?" & "Make It Better"
[scratches and fades]

[@dd2cool]

Who here in 2023?! Real hip hop never dies ✊🏾

[@timothybellette8178]

✊*

[@mmmyeah7]

Always be here 🙏

[@SexyFlanders-ri7cc]

:)

[@hudbazdola]

2024

[@ps.shots.93]

2024!

[@compounding_gains]

So so underappreciated...

[@LaughingMan17]

I consider this an all-time classic.

[@norrellgill5100]

Correct !!!

[@Timzy94]

hell yah

[@ps.shots.93]

🔥🔥🔥

[@norrellgill5100]

One of the coldest underappreciated MC's of "ALL TIME". Mr. Lif the lyrical God, I see you Bro-star. Underrated or not this Brutha is a genuine lyrical genius, a true lyricist, a master poet with master rhythm, and skill. Too bad conscious hip-hop artists aren't given the respect nor credit they truly deserve. I guess it is not cool to be intelligent anymore. They brought in the gangsta rap, and trap music, and mumble rap, to dumb us down hence why lower states of consciousness is pushed by the mainstream entertainment until it becomes the popular norm.

[@hiphophead209]

This brings tears to my eyes .

[@junkierecordzz6155]

Whoever disliked this ,is not living on this Planet! One of the dopest Lyrics in the whole Hip Hop History.Peace n Love

[@contaminated87]

You 2 guys, just go listen to your trap junk... This joint right here is an absolute masterpiece. 100% Real HipHop.

[@mmmyeah7]

For real brother

[@ayashin19]

Been listening to this daily for the past 15 years daily

[@zodiacmartnio7256]

fire

[@leiamay976]

This is dope as fuck

[@gimbalgoons8330]

This Song saved my Life a long Time ago...Love from Germany ☀️

[@DDClassics]

Ok, I'll say the word - masterpiece

[@Detvarvaddetvar]

Love and peace!

[@johns6493]

This should have 10M views.

[@norrellgill5100]

Yesssssssss

[@NateGarcia-po4gp]

Took the thought right out of my mind, frfr.

[@mmmyeah7]

Should be one of the most forefront appreciated pieces of music in this current time but that would be too right

[@DSWL_]

makes me remember better days 😔

[@gavinknightjackson6307]

First time I heard lif fell in love lol after this it was madness in a cup and oh man

[@stefanrenn-jones9452]

'The only place to find justice is deep within side' Thus spoke Zarathustra.

[@stefanrenn-jones9452]

Top 10 most conscious rappers of all time.

[@MuratAltntasJM]

[@Arcid]

One of my favorites.

[@orinokoaurora5832]

Thanks for the improved sound quality. ❤

[@stanleytempel1982]

Bravo..

[@vitranchemontagne7306]

2021 anthem and beyond

[@DumFukChuk]

I’ve been listening to raw Hip Hop like this for over 30 years now. It’s stunning to see what he’s saying unfold^10 today…..

[@MrFunkyGiorgio]

Goosebumps and tears😭❤️ this sound never come back

[@stefanrenn-jones9452]

"Because society framed you" amazing if you analyze the people that walked left and right of him during the clip and the colour of their clothing. It's almost as if he paid those people to walk beside him and portray an impression to the viewer about money/race etc.

[@efectron]

The second half of that last verse gives me chills

[@Blaksmif2014]

Truly His Magnum Opus.

[@notarapperJNB]

Masterpiece

[@babychamp26]

Bars!!!

[@Vurnex]

check it, this is the new lyrical selection

[@MOMO-zj8rg]

All Time Classic ✨✨✨

[@djasonromero]

Classic

[@protectyanek7647]

Βλέπω τα Πάντα..

[@schufi74]

DOPE DOPE DOPE

[@octaviusbrightwell6215]

This is and will always be part of my arsenal against my ops

[@marcoreali5197]

After all these years I keep coming back to this! And the message is more relevant than ever.

[@elusivemane9638]

im glad you found your place with thievery corporation. You guys are larger than life.

[@Adfu.]

Timelessness at its finest.

[@theofficialgamevlog]

i wrote a sick freestyle to this beat

[@adambeecroft9305]

Top 5 hip hop trax ever made

[@axsent801]

Top of the Tip

[@chesterming]

whoopi killin it

[@MrPerez-sk5jj]

This could've been a complete continuous shot video, and it wouldn't bother me so much had they not gone all the way to 2:17 without cutting. Great video all in all but damn that shit annoyed me. 😡

[@DSWL_]

shut tf up

[@norrellgill5100]

Everyday's a struggle because Society framed you/Go ahead and walk with pride bc I came to, maaaaake it better/