De La Soul - Held Down (Official Audio) ft. Cee-Lo
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Lyrics
Allow me.. to break it down.. ah yea yea yea yea yea
Life.
This is dedicated to all my folks
Diagnosed with a bad case of that proper upbringin
And never took the time to fall in line or follow
Or swallow the thoughts
Of the recognized committees who lurk throughout ya cities
Ya hood, ya town, no matter which type
You from the same type of people try to hold you down
Just because you tailor made for bigger and better things
Never missed a chance to move ahead of things
And what does it bring? I tell you for me
It brought jealousy in back wounds from all the stabbin
Cats posin as my fan just to get grabbin what's mine
I'm livin in times where my daughters are found around
Kids who can't afford thinkin caps
But always found drinkin raps and eatin off beats
Claimin laws of the streets - but who made the laws?
Everybody playin rebel with no sign of a cause
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
You've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be
Where you wanna go with your life
With your life..
Yo, I'm never singin the blues but findin the clues to maintain
And I been blessed to reign supreme over nearly every dream
I had, and I made it come true
I'm an imperfect man and I'm holdin the clue
To perfection, it doesn't seem to matter what direction I look
I find people settin traps
Tryin to find the goal - without havin any maps
Even friends of mine, jumped on line, just to become my adversary
They felt they were entitled to the dairy I made
They don't come to chill or behave
And they got, toast ready to burn
Not learnin to live, but they yearnin to take what you earn
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
You see - you've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with your life
With your life..
So quick to place blame, and deny the shame we bring upon ourselves
So many names held accountable for my own account
When a large amount was weight, that I made and shaped
When I climbed I found
It was hard to find others around to point my fingers at
Which made me realize the truth
The biggest suppressor could be your own ego lookin for an excuse
To plant roots, in a field of self-sorrow
To sprout and follow the first thing you feel
Nourishes your hunger to be respected, it gets hectic
And when I'm watchin the news, and my daughter walks in
And choose to ask, "Why were all those people on the floor
Sleepin, covered in red?" I told her
That they were lookin for God, but found religion instead
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down; just to be down
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind, where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with yo' life
With your life, with your life..
I need my space, to live..
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down; just to be down
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind, where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with yo' life
With your life, with your life..
#DeLaSoul #HeldDown #HipHop #HipHop50
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One of the dopest, deepest hip hop songs ever. Real life lessons in these lyrics.
This is one of my all time favorite songs. Glad i have it on vinyl
Sorry but this is not true!
@@HazeEntertainment100 how is this not true??
When I climbed, I found
It was hard to find others around to point my fingers at
Which made me realize the truth
The biggest suppressor could be your own ego lookin' for an excuse
To plant roots, in a field of self-sorrow
To sprout and follow the first thing you feel
Oh man, that hit hard...real hard.
Classic who said the South and Newyork can't build...this is hip hop dam it!
God Bless Dave -Trugoy- PlugTwo 😶🌫 RIP 💔 3 was the magic number & De La Soul is dead, but finaly will live forever on the digital platformz!💯
Hella underrated de la song
Much love from Japan!!
I return to this track every now and then, more than two decades now
"You from the same type of people try to hold you down". Ain't that the truth!
So beautiful! That album is pure gold!
I bought this CD as a gift to myself week after I got outta my 1st night in jail. This track and Trying People are some of the greatest songs ever
Man they don’t make em like this no more smh
Love this ❤️🎵🎤
".....I'm an imperfect man and I'm holding the clue to perfection...." ~ #DeLaSoul #ForeverMusic
The best thing about this track is De La actually had the house band for Hi Records playing on the song.
oh God I haven't heard this in SO LONG and I didn't even know I missed the joint... I really needed to hear this right now, brought tears to my eyes. Love love love
Soulful timeless 🎶
... hermosa melodía !!!!!!
I’m so glad it’s back on TH-cam.
Sooo good 🎉
This is so amazingly 🔥! Outstanding in every single way word!
🔥
I love this song so much.
Yeeeeees 🧡🧡🧡🧡
U Did It!!!!
❤❤❤❤❤
Top 5 De La tune hands down!
💒
banger
thank you for all these gems recently
de la
I was thinking of this song today, pos has some great lyrics on this track..
How is this song not given more recognition? Especially compared to today’s garbage music. 🙄
Gratitude
Smoooooooth 🔥
They were looking for God but found religion instead
🌆🌌✨💯❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥🚀😎👍🏽
R.I. Abraham's Bosom #TruDove
From my family to yours 💗 sincere condolences to you all.
❤️❤️❤️💯
Ah the Looking out the Front Door sample
🎵🎶🎤
Looking for God, but found religion instead.
That one hit real hard.
❤️🇭🇷✌️👊🏻
Are reaction channels allowed to react to your videos? Because a friend of mine- S Nation, tried to react to De La Soul- Eye Know music video in a tribute to Trugoy (RIP) but it was recently blocked.
Wonderful track; really suprised to find out it was a Serge Gainsborough sample. I’ve had the Melody Nelson CD for years but hadn’t recognised it. D L S made better useof iy than Serge IMHO
They were looking for God but found religion- 🫠🫠🫠💕