[Cuts by Chief Xcel and DJ Babu]      An open microphone can be dangerous   Let's tune in on two of the greatest MCs out there      [Chorus]   [Rakaa, Gift of Gab]      Passion   The will to win, the spark within   Passion   The strength within the hearts of men   Passion   The drive to press, to strive for best, to rise   You've just arrived the quest is driven through   Passion   To play through pain and love the game   Passion   To break the chain and blaze the flame   Passion   The fight for rights to love your life, to rise   You've just arrived the quest is driven through   Passion      [Rakaa]   Propaganda, positive propositions   Politician, musician and a triple optician   Still part of my missions to slaughter the opposition   Critics that don't get it, I tell 'em to stop bitchin'   I do without blacks, I've done it without cash   Strictly for the love of the art - that's passion   Flashin', rappin' or jammin' or soundblastin'   When Quannum meets Expansion, this is what happens      [Gift of Gab]   Runnin' through the jungle with a flare gun   Arrow-arms, zoning out my mind   Like I was hooked on hero-ine   Take the fire, turn it up and blaze whole forest down   Pullin from within' the inner insane warrior   California to the District of Columbia   Hella high octane, lookin' through a lazy eye   All ablaze, fire, flames, lightin' up the sky   Runnin' through the burnin' sun, yellin'   Ride, nigga ride, nigga ride..      [Chorus]   [Rakaa, Gift of Gab]      Passion   The will to win, the spark within   Passion   The strength within the hearts of men   Passion   The drive to press, to strive for best, to rise   You've just arrived the quest is driven through   Passion   To play through pain and love the game   Passion   To break the chain and blaze the flame   Passion   The fight for rights to love your life, to rise   You've just arrived the quest is driven through   Passion      [Rakaa]   Desire, the fire that inspires   I don't state facts, I state buildings, like empires   Passion   The journey, the learnin', the time-turnin'   The searchin', the mind yearnin' to wake and find morning   Passion   The ladies they love the long-lasting   Asking for action, braced for satisfaction      [Gift of Gab]   Passion   The black-skinned African jazz-men of the half in Aspen   Relaxed, gettin' my back rubbed      [Rakaa]   I'm still here, I've seen cats get killed here   I've seen cats make a mil but millionaires still fear   You can buy air play but you can't buy cheers   Blackalicious, Dilated, vibratin' your ears      [Gift of Gab]   Sent vibrations for years, I've been waiting for years   I've been patient for years, we ain't playin' this year   We hold stake in this here, it ain't safe for this year   We in the zone watch next level, takin' it there, this is      [Chorus]   [Rakaa, Gift of Gab]      Passion   The will to win, the spark within   Passion   The strength within the hearts of men   Passion   The drive to press, to strive for best, to rise   You've just arrived the quest is driven through   Passion   To play through pain and love the game   Passion   To break the chain and blaze the flame   Passion   The fight for rights to love your life, to rise   You've just arrived the quest is driven through   Passion      Babu!   Let's listen to this recipe for-   Chief Xcel-   The most astonishing-   Soul-   New seeds of wisdom, craft, and skill   (Check it out, y'all)   Listen now, to this classic moment from-   DJ's, around the world, DJ's around the world      [Gift of Gab]   Had a rough week, it got beat by passion   Saddled up, tweaked off a beat, started mashin'   Matador Rica, the heat from the heater   In her world, dwellin', hear the world   Yellin' for a leader      [Rakaa]   I don't bother with the dealers, I take it to the lab   It's Rakaa chillin' with Babs, Xcel, Gift of Gab   I grab mics and fans gravitate, I can't waste it   My whole life, I wanted it so bad, I could taste it      [Chorus]   [Rakaa, Gift of Gab]      Passion   The will to win, the spark within   Passion   The strength within the hearts of men   Passion   The drive to press, to strive for best, to rise   You've just arrived the quest is driven through   Passion   To play through pain and love the game   Passion   To break the chain and blaze the flame   Passion   The fight for rights to love your life, to rise   You've just arrived the quest is driven through   Passion