[Marley Marl] I don´t care who´s first and who last But I know that y´all just better Rock this at the drop of a dime baby I don´t know what y´all gon´ do with this, but it got to be funky
It got to be funky if you´re gonna be on it I don´t care who start I don´t care what y´all do But you got to be finished Before the music is through Now who´s first up to bat?
[Masta Ace] Listen closely, so your attention´s undivided Many in the past have tried to do what I did Just the way I came off then, I´m gonna come off Stronger and longer, even with the drum off I keep on goin´ and flowin´ just like a river I got a whole lot to give so I´m-a give a Little at a time, new trails are blazin´ Action is in effect, and always stays in Yeah, just like a shot from a cannon I am the man in charge and I´ve been plannin´
A jam strong enough that it can lift your soul I´m the originator, and my rhymes are made of gold Once you hear the capital "A" rap, it´ll stay With you for awhile, it won´t go away Unless you force it, because it stays with you, my friend And if you toss it away, I´m-a hit ya again I project my voice so it´s right in the crowd There´s a sign at the door: no bitin´ allowed And if you didn´t read it I suggest you do so Or you´ll be stranded, just like Crusoe Sleep if ya wanna, go ´head, get some shut-eye A man broke his jaw tryin´ to say what I Say on the microphone, you shoulda left it alone Just for the record, let it be known That my ego´s only partially grown And never will I ever condone biting in any form, yo I´m only warm
That verse was the calm, now here´s the storm
Next up (Yo, I believe that´s me) Craig G, light up the mic for the Symphony
[Craig G] This jam is dedicated to all un-optimistics That thought I wasn´t coming out with some exquisite rhymes But that´s alright, cuz now I´m back To kill all the rumors and straighten the facts of me Not rockin´ rhymes like I always used to But you jumped on the tip when you heard me and the Juice Crew You said, "Mmm mmm mmm, ain´t that somethin? Yo Craig, I heard you in that jam, and it´s pumpin´!
I apologize. Oh yeah, and uh, can I have your autograph for me and my grandma?" That´s how I´m livin´: on surprise mode Don´t even sleep, try not to keep your eyes closed Cuz if you do, when you awaken, your so-called spot will be taken I´ll take you over like a greedy executive, cuz on the mic my prospective is To be the best in all rap events, and since I have a call, I call experience
Next up...(Yo, I believe that´s me) Kool G Rap, light up the mic for the Symphony
[Kool G. Rap] Yo, Marley gives the slice, I get nice And my voice is twice as horrifying as Vincent Price
Goes deep, till you fell in a spell of a sleep And while I´m countin´ the money, you count sheep When G Rap strikes the mic, I recite the type of hype that you like That make the people unite I grip up hips and zip up lips, step on reps, you flip and wanna sip on my tip Take a deep breath, because you don´t have another left Comin´ back like I´m avengin´ my brother´s death Makin´ veterans run for medicine Cuz I put out more lights in a fight than Con Edison Rip the damn cage like I´m on a rampage So if you want rage, I´mma make front page Read the headlines, suckers, todays the deadline Your head is way past bedtime Can´t kill though. Solo. Cuz you´re still all...soft like a pillow
My rap is rougher than Brillo So fear me, don´t dare dare me And don´t compare me to him when you hear me Talk about a battle but you ain´t yet ready for war Your metaphor sucks more than a whore You can´t replace me, ice me, or ace me Bass me, face me, slice me or race me Bite me or taste me -- I´ll show you that I got force My rap burns your mouth like hot sauce Run for water while I break your tape recorder Serve the sucker: the order is manslaughter Another rapper, G Rap wrecks He´s rated X, that means the boy is sex. Next The amplifier gets used and abused Pumps so loud, we might blow a fuse This is anger, madness, ready to hang a rapper or singer
I´m puttin´ up my middle finger
Next up... (I believe that´s me) Big Daddy Kane, get on the mic for the Symphony
[Big Daddy Kane] Settin´ it off, lettin´ it off, beginnin´ Rough to the endin´, you never been in To move the groove with the smooth rap lord; Like a bottle of juice, rhymes are being poured Down your ear, crisp and clear As I prepare to wear, tear and smear -- then I´m outta here With a mark left that you can all cling Cause rockin´ a party? Yo, it´s a small thing I rip many places on regular basis, and broken down mics were the only traces That I´d been there and there at the party
The mic had my prints, and on it was a body So take caution. I´m not horsin´ around in a throwdown, clown I´m takin´ yours son So just acknowledge the way that I kicked it Cause if rap was a house, you´d be evicted And dismissed from the microphone, chokin´ on a bone, cause Daddy´s home And battlin´ me is hazardous to your health So put a quarter in your ass, cause ya played yourself Like a game in the arcade. You need a far aid I´m walkin´ the path that Allah made I´ll attend and then begin to send a speech to reach and teach So just say when So I can let lyrics blast like a bullet My mouth is the gun; on suckers I pull it
The trigger, ya figure, my pockets gettin´ bigger Cause when it comes to money, yo, Grant´s my nigga! You´ve got the groove, emcees, freeze, stand still, nobody move It´s a sabotage, as I take charge. Don´t barge, cause goddamn, I´m livin´ large Like a giant. You´re nothin´ but a midget, a small digit You ain´t hit it, forget it, quit it I reign superior, always takin´ care o´ya No-frill rappers, you will evaporate, disintegrate, deflate to your fate As the great will dominate straight to the state Of reignin´, gainin´. So put Kane in, that category Period. End of story