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	Current version of Boogie Down Productions Lyrics Criminal Minded (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/b/boogie-down-productions/criminal/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Boogie Down Productions Lyrics Criminal Minded (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/b/boogie-down-productions/criminal/...) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	Boogie down productions will always get paid						Intro: (sung by KRS-One to the tune of the	1
2	We’ll take the wackiest song and make it better						Beatles "Let It Be")	2
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2							Boogie Down Productions will always get paid	2
3							We'll take the wackest song and make it better	3
	Remember to let us into your skin						Remember to let us into your skin
3	'Cause then you’ll begin, to master rhymin', rhymin', rhymin'						Cause then you'll begin, to master	3
4							Rhymin rhymin rhymin	4
5								5
6							Verse One: KRS-One	6
4	Criminal minded, you’ve been blinded						Criminal minded, you've been blinded	4
5	Lookin' for a style like mine you can’t find it						Lookin for a style like mine you can't find it	5
	They are the audience, I am the lyricist						They are the audience, I am the lyricist
	Sometimes the suckas on the side gotta hear this						Sometimes the suckas on the side gotta hear this
6							Page, a rage, and I'm not in a cage	6
1	Page, a rage and I’m not in a cage							1
	Free as a bird to fly up out on stage						Free as a bird to fly up out on stage
7	Ain’t here for no frontin' just to say a little somethin'						Ain't here for no frontin just to say a little somethin	7
8	Ya suckaz don’t like me 'cause you’re all about nothin'						Ya suckaz don't like me cause you're all about nothin	8
9							However, I'm really fascinating to the letter	9
10	However, I’m really fascinating to the letter						My all-around performance gets better and better	10
2	My all around performance gets better and better							2
	My English grammar comes down like a hammer						My English grammar comes down like a hammer
	You need a style, I need to pull your file						You need a style, I need to pull your file
11							I don't beg favors, you're kissing other people's ---	11
3	I don’t beg favors, you’re kissing other people’s							3
	I write and produce myself just as fast						I write and produce myself just as fast
	Keep my hair like this, got no time for Jheri curls						Keep my hair like this, got no time for Jheri curls
12	Attractin' only women, got no time for little girls						Attractin only women, got no time for little girls	12
13	'Cause                       girls look so good						[KRS sings again] Cause girls look so good	13
14	But their brain is not ready, I don’t know						but their brain is not ready, I don't know	14
15	I’d rather talk to a woman						I'd rather talk to a woman	15
16	'Cause her mind is so steady, so here we go						cause her mind is so steady, so here we go	16
17	I’m not a musical maniac or boy fanatic						I'm not a musical maniac or b-boy fanatic	17
	I simply made use of what was upstairs in the attic						I simply made use of what was upstairs in the attic
18	I’ve listened to these mc’s back when I was a kid						I've listened to these MC's back when I was a kid	18
	But I bust more shots than they ever did						But I bust more shots than they ever did
19							I mean this is not the best of KRS, it's just a section	19
4	I mean this is not the best of KRS, it’s just a section							4
	But how many times must I point you in the right direction						But how many times must I point you in the right direction
20	You need protection, when I’m on the mic						You need protection, when I'm on the mic	20
	Because my mouth is like a 9 millimeter windpipe						Because my mouth is like a 9 millimeter windpipe
21							You're a king, I'm a teacher	21
22	You’re a king, I’m a teacher, you’re a boy, I’m a scholar						You're a b-boy, I'm                                        a scholar	22
23	If this was a class, well, it would go right under drama						If this was a class, well it would go right under drama	23
	See kings lose crowns but teachers stay intelligent						See kings lose crowns but teachers stay intelligent
24	Talkin', big words on the mic but still irrelevant						Talkin big words on the mic but still irrelevant	24
25							Especially when you're not, college material	25
26	Especially when you’re not, college material						Wake up every morning to your Lucky Charms cereal	26
27	Wake up every morning to your lucky charms cereal						DJ Scott LaRock has a college degree	27
28	DJ Scott La rock has a college degree, Blast master KRS writes poetry						Blastmaster                                                           KRS writes poetry	28
29	I won’t go deeper in the subject 'cause that gets me bored						I won't go deeper in the subject cause that gets me bored	29
30							It's a shame to know some MC's on the mic are fraud	30
31	It’s a shame       to know some MC’s on the mic are fraud						Sayin styles like this to create a diss	31
32	Sayin' styles like this to create a diss						But if you listen, who you dissin?	32
5	But if you listen, who you dissin'?							5
	See I am a musician						See I am a musician
33							Rappin on the mic like this to me is fine	33
34	Rappin' on the mic like this to me is fine						Cause if I really want       to battle I will put out a nine	34
35	'Cause if                                I really want to battle I will put out a nine						You can see that Scott LaRock and I are mentally binded	35
36	You can see that Scott La rock and I are mentally binded						In other words we're both Criminal Minded	36
6	In other words we’re both criminal minded							6
37							Verse Two: KRS-One	37
7	We’re not promoting violence, we’re just havin' some fun							7
38	He’s Scott La rock, I’m KRS-one						We're not promoting violence, we're just havin some fun	38
39	Never off-beat cause it don’t make sense						He's Scott LaRock, I'm KRS-One	39
7							Never off-beat cause it don't make sense	7
	Grab the microphone, relaxed and not tense						Grab the microphone, relaxed and not tense
40							You waited, debated, and now you activated	40
8	You waited, debated and now you activated							8
	A musical genius that could not be duplicated						A musical genius that could not be duplicated
41	See I have the formula for rockin' the house						See I have the formula for rockin the house	41
	If you cannot rock a party do not open your mouth						If you cannot rock a party do not open your mouth
42							It's that simple, no phony cosmetics to your pimple	42
9	It’s that simple, no phony cosmetics to your pimple							9
	Take another look because the gear is not wrinkled						Take another look because the gear is not wrinkled
	The K, the R, the S, the O, the N, the E						The K, the R, the S, the O, the N, the E
43	Sayin' rhyme for eighty-seven not from 1983						Sayin rhyme for eighty-seven not from 1983	43
44							Well versed, to rehearse, and my rhymes are my curse	44
10	Well versed, to rehearse and my rhymes are my curse							10
	Originality come first but the suckers get worse						Originality come first but the suckers get worse
	Allow me to include I have a very stable mood						Allow me to include I have a very stable mood
	Poetic education of a high altitude						Poetic education of a high altitude
45							I'm not an MC, so listen, call me poet or musician	45
11	I’m not an MC, so listen, call me poet or musician							11
	A genius when it comes to making music with ambition						A genius when it comes to making music with ambition
46	I’m cool, collected with the rhyme I directed						I'm cool, collected with the rhyme I directed	46
47	Don’t wanna be elected as the king of a record						Don't wanna be elected as the king of a record	47
12								12
	Just respected by others as the man with the solution						Just respected by others as the man with the solution
48	An artist of the 80’s came and left his contribution						An artist of the 80's came and left his contribution	48
49	On wax, relax, there’s 24 tracks						on wax, relax, there's 24 tracks	49
	After years of rocking parties now I picked up the knack						After years of rocking parties now I picked up the knack
13								13
	Because everything that flows from out my larynx						Because everything that flows from out my larynx
50	Takes years of experience and bottles of beck’s						Takes years of experience and bottles of Beck's	50
51	I cannot seem to recollect the time I didn’t have sex						I cannot seem to recollect the time I didn't have sex	51
52	Is it real or is it memorex?						Is it real or is it Memorex?	52
53							I'm livin in a city known as New York State	53
54	I’m livin' in a city known as New York state						Sucka MC's gotta wait while I translate	54
14	Sucka MC’s gotta wait while I translate							14
	I hang with real live dreads with knowledge in their heads						I hang with real live dreads with knowledge in their heads
	People with ambition and straight up musicians						People with ambition and straight up musicians
15								15
	Although our lives have been so uprooted						Although our lives have been so uprooted
	I have it included, you all get zooted						I have it included, you all get zooted
55	So take each letter of the KRS-one						So take each letter of the KRS-One	55
56	Means knowledge reigns supreme over nearly everyone						Means Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone	56
57							You look at me and laugh, but this is your class	57
58	You look at me and laugh but this is your class						It's an all-out discussion of the suckas I be crushin	58
59	It’s an all out discussion of the suckas I be crushin'						So now you are awakened to the music I be makin	59
16	So now you are awakened to the music I be makin'							16
	Never duplicated, and also highly cultivated						Never duplicated, and also highly cultivated
60							Don't get frustrated cause nothin has been traded	60
17	Don’t get frustrated cause nothin' has been traded							17
	Only activated, it came out very complicated						Only activated, it came out very complicated
61	Not separated, from my DJ you see my voice is now faded						Not separated, from my DJ	61
62	I’ll see you folks around the way						You see my voice is now faded	62
8							I'll see you folks around the way	8
63	Criminal minded						Criminal minded...	63

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