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Watch as the room rocks |
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Mentally moonwalk |
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Mixed media slang banging in your boombox |
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Verbal violence |
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Lyrical stylist |
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In a time when rock/hip-hop rhymes are childish |
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You can't tempt me with rhymes that are empty |
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Rappin' to a beat doesn't make you an emcee |
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With your lack of skill and facility you're killing me |
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And a DJ in the group just for credibility |
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I heard that some of you are gettin' help with your rhymes |
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You're not an emcee if someone else writes your lines |
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Rappin' over rock doesn't make you a pioneer |
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Cuz rock and hip-hop have collaborated for years |
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But now they're getting randomly mixed and matched up |
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All after a fast buck |
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And all the tracks suck |
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So how does it stack up |
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None of its real |
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You wanna be an emcee |
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You gotta study the skill |
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Who can rock a rhyme like this |
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Bring it to you every time like this |
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Who can rock a rhyme like this |
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Step step up step step up |
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So you pick up a pen and write yourself a new identity |
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But mentally you don't have the hip-hop energy |
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With a tendency to make up stories |
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It sounded like the only hip-hop you've heard is top-40 |
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And your record company's completely missed it |
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And all the kids are dissin' it for not being legitimate |
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So in a battle you can't hack it |
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React with whack shit and get smacked with verbal backflips |
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Get your ass kicked i'm a fabulous battle catalyst |
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It's taken decades for emcees to establish this |
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You're new to hip-hop and welcome if you're serious |
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But not on a mike leave that to the experienced |
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Who can rock a rhyme like this |
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Bring it to you every time like this |
| [01:59.16] |
Who can rock a rhyme like this |
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Step step up step step up |
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Who can rock a rhyme like this |
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Bring it to you every time like this |
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Who can rock a rhyme like this |
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Step step up step step up step up |
