[Lord Jamar - interpolation of Grandmaster Flash's "The Message"] A child is born with no state of mind Blind to the ways of mankind God is smiling on you but He's frowning too Because only God knows what you'll go through, uhh A child is born with no state of mind Blind to the ways of mankind God is smiling on you but He's frowning too [Verse 1: Sadat X] He grew up in an instant, the fourth of seven children The oldest male on the block was half and half Brown stones to neck bones, crack jonez to tones Where young girls spread out and drop seeds like they're farmers They're old as their momma's, the same age as their aunt And the neighborhood drunk men And that lady with the dreaded disease is like hard to please And the house of ill fate with the metal gate Keep the thin people cracked out like munchkin monks The ole man with the fruit stand is on his man His hand, his ole heart just can't stand The CPR as they load him in the back of a car I'm on a world tour to help free the poor From the local drug cats to kids in front of the store Number runners, gangbangers and the big money spenders Reality check rings as we descend from the king [Grand Puba] Now a child is born with no state of mind Blind to the ways of mankind God is smiling on you but He's frowning too Because only God knows what you'll go through A child is born with no state of mind Blind to the ways of mankind God is smiling on you but He's frowning too Because only God knows.... [Verse 2: Lord Jamar] The home's filled with horror in my horoscope Tomorrow I could be broke, this ain't a joke I'm twenty dollars away, from bein' dead ass About to spend half, on a bag to get my head blast Last week I lost to justice cypher born And spawned a riff with my wiz Now she dipped with my kids I live by the subway, niggas push drugs in my hallway All day everyday tryna get the pay And I be tryin ta find a better way You see, when you're poor then you're forced to endure the raw play Survival be a forte, lookin' forward to arrival of your food stamps Projects' like boot camps Wit generals, cookin' chemical warfare Peace to a mayor, I ain't seen ya ass in four years The law bears down, on anybody that's brown My complexion, puts me in the direction of the section 8 Rejection seems to be my fate As a kid, I wanted shit, my momma always used to say I had to wait And it's been drama up to date Enough to traumatize people's lives and the eyes they try to fixate [Sadat X] A child is born with no state of mind Blind to the ways of mankind God is smiling on you but He's frowning too Because only God knows what you'll go through A child is born with no state of mind Blind to the ways of mankind God is smiling on you but He's frowning too Because... [Verse 3: Grand Puba] Born into existence with some resistance A struggle comin' out my ol' earth's womb It was little past noon, three months before June I had a feelin' I was headed toward the land of doom I came out and the doctor got ready to smack I grabbed the 'bilical cord and tried to pull myself back But it was too late for that cos in fact I'll slit the sack so I gotta maintain where I'm at Now I'm here breathin' this diff'rent kind of air Poverty bound, headed for the welfare Drug-infested, rat-infested, people drownin' in sorrow at neighborhood bars Roaches bigger than my hot wheel cars Dope fiends with swollen arms lookin' like rotten wood Turn to crack monsters up and down the neighborhood Liquor store business soar as the crowd pour Or thru the corridors, echoin' off the project walls That's why the Gods say [Lord Jamar] A child is born with no state of mind Blind to the ways of mankind God is smiling on you but He's frowning too Because only God knows what you'll go through, uhh A child is born with no state of mind Blind to the ways of mankind God is smiling on you but He's frowning too Because only God knows what you'll go through, uhh SHARE THE LYRICS “A CHILD IS BORN” TRACK INFO Produced ByVance Wright Written ByBrand Nubian Release DateJuly 29, 1997 EXPAND TRACK INFO MUSIC VIDEO 
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[Lord Jamar - interpolation of Grandmaster Flash's "The Message"]
A child is born with no state of mind
Blind to the ways of mankind
God is smiling on you but He's frowning too
Because only God knows what you'll go through, uhh
A child is born with no state of mind
Blind to the ways of mankind
God is smiling on you but He's frowning too
[Verse 1: Sadat X]
He grew up in an instant, the fourth of seven children
The oldest male on the block was half and half
Brown stones to neck bones, crack jonez to tones
Where young girls spread out and drop seeds like they're farmers
They're old as their momma's, the same age as their aunt
And the neighborhood drunk men
And that lady with the dreaded disease is like hard to please
And the house of ill fate with the metal gate
Keep the thin people cracked out like munchkin monks
The ole man with the fruit stand is on his man
His hand, his ole heart just can't stand
The CPR as they load him in the back of a car
I'm on a world tour to help free the poor
From the local drug cats to kids in front of the store
Number runners, gangbangers and the big money spenders
Reality check rings as we descend from the king
[Grand Puba]
Now a child is born with no state of mind
Blind to the ways of mankind
God is smiling on you but He's frowning too
Because only God knows what you'll go through
A child is born with no state of mind
Blind to the ways of mankind
God is smiling on you but He's frowning too
Because only God knows....
[Verse 2: Lord Jamar]
The home's filled with horror in my horoscope
Tomorrow I could be broke, this ain't a joke
I'm twenty dollars away, from bein' dead ass
About to spend half, on a bag to get my head blast
Last week I lost to justice cypher born
And spawned a riff with my wiz
Now she dipped with my kids
I live by the subway, niggas push drugs in my hallway
All day everyday tryna get the pay
And I be tryin ta find a better way
You see, when you're poor then you're forced to endure the raw play
Survival be a forte, lookin' forward to arrival of your food stamps
Projects' like boot camps
Wit generals, cookin' chemical warfare
Peace to a mayor, I ain't seen ya ass in four years
The law bears down, on anybody that's brown
My complexion, puts me in the direction of the section 8
Rejection seems to be my fate
As a kid, I wanted shit, my momma always used to say I had to wait
And it's been drama up to date
Enough to traumatize people's lives and the eyes they try to fixate
[Sadat X]
A child is born with no state of mind
Blind to the ways of mankind
God is smiling on you but He's frowning too
Because only God knows what you'll go through
A child is born with no state of mind
Blind to the ways of mankind
God is smiling on you but He's frowning too
Because...
[Verse 3: Grand Puba]
Born into existence with some resistance
A struggle comin' out my ol' earth's womb
It was little past noon, three months before June
I had a feelin' I was headed toward the land of doom
I came out and the doctor got ready to smack
I grabbed the 'bilical cord and tried to pull myself back
But it was too late for that cos in fact
I'll slit the sack so I gotta maintain where I'm at
Now I'm here breathin' this diff'rent kind of air
Poverty bound, headed for the welfare
Drug-infested, rat-infested, people drownin' in sorrow at neighborhood bars
Roaches bigger than my hot wheel cars
Dope fiends with swollen arms lookin' like rotten wood
Turn to crack monsters up and down the neighborhood
Liquor store business soar as the crowd pour
Or thru the corridors, echoin' off the project walls
That's why the Gods say
[Lord Jamar]
A child is born with no state of mind
Blind to the ways of mankind
God is smiling on you but He's frowning too
Because only God knows what you'll go through, uhh
A child is born with no state of mind
Blind to the ways of mankind
God is smiling on you but He's frowning too
Because only God knows what you'll go through, uhh
SHARE THE LYRICS
“A CHILD IS BORN” TRACK INFO
Produced ByVance Wright
Written ByBrand Nubian
Release DateJuly 29, 1997
EXPAND TRACK INFO
MUSIC VIDEO

The best verse Lord Jamar ever spit
my favorite hiphop group! lyrical excellence!!!
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He grew up in an instant!
2021 and I'm still around
Bless to Grandmaster Melle Mel..
great song
"Only GOD knows what u go through"
Great song
Remember this Time !
You know Brand Nubian can't fux wit me, right ?
bars
P.E.A.C.E TO THE GODS!
2020
That state of mind lyric also in "Superappin" by Grandmaster Flash & Furious five. 9 minutes and 53 seconds into the song
th-cam.com/video/7L_YHWQMFu4/w-d-xo.html
One day ,
I was on a video shoot,
& Derrick said
" Fuck Culture "
& now I agree.
That day was the 4th.
He said 4 corners.
A funny thing.
The director rang my bell today.
He's back at his dad's house.
There was a time,
this nigga thought he was
Hype Williams.
As a matter of fact,
Derrick is featuring
on a Mysonne record.
We are truly blind to the ways of mankind.
He's kinda like a man.
who says Jamar aint spitting fire??!!??
its his beat swell
@@enzeesoundvill nope, this classic was produced by Vance Wright
Go check out lick em off the menace 2society soundtrack now Jamars verse was crazo on that
We the Israelites a child is a born called Jacob #Awaken
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