I Know You Got Soul Lyrics

Song	I Know You Got Soul
Artist	Eric B. & Rakim
Album	The 18th Letter / The Book Of Life
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[00:09.55]	It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you
[00:12.30]	Without a strong rhyme to step to
[00:14.29]	Think of how many weak shows you slept through
[00:16.04]
[00:16.93]	Time's up, I'm sorry I kept you
[00:18.87]	Thinking of this, you keep repeating you miss
[00:20.86]	The rhymes from the microphone soloist
[00:22.23]
[00:23.27]	And you sit by the radio, hand on the dial, soon
[00:26.15]	As you hear it, pump up the volume
[00:28.14]	Dance wit the speaker 'till you hear it blow,
[00:30.26]	Then plug in the headphone 'cause here it go
[00:32.39]	It's a 4 letter word when it's heard,it control
[00:34.76]	Your body to dance （you got it） soul,
[00:37.50]	Ditects the tempo like a red alert
[00:39.88]	Reaches your reflex, so let it work
[00:42.06]	When this is playing, you can't get stuck wit
[00:44.18]	The steps, so get set and I'm a still come up wit
[00:46.68]	A gift to be swift, follow the leader, the rhyme will go
[00:48.98]	Def wit the record that was mixed a long time ago
[00:51.17]	It can be done but only I can do it
[00:53.47]	For those that can dance and clap your hands to it
[00:55.78]	I start to think and then I sink
[00:57.78]	Into the paper like I was ink
[00:59.53]
[01:00.17]	When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines,
[01:02.48]	I escape when I finish the rhyme...
[01:04.81]	I got soul
[01:08.37]
[01:09.58]	You got it （4x）
[01:13.86]	I know you got soul
[01:15.96]
[01:23.20]	Picture a mic, the stage is empty
[01:26.34]	A beat like this might tempt me
[01:28.15]	To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain
[01:30.71]	Grab the mic like I'm on soul train
[01:32.71]	But I'll wait 'cause I mastered this
[01:34.71]	Let the others go first so the brothers don't miss
[01:37.09]	Eric b. break the sticks （you got it）
[01:39.30]	Rakim will begin when you make the mix
[01:41.76]	I'll experiment like a scientist
[01:43.26]
[01:43.99]	You wanna rhyme, you gotta sign my list
[01:46.36]	'cause I'm a manifest and bless the mic I hold
[01:48.61]	You want it next? then you gotta have soul
[01:50.93]	'cause if you ain't got it, I'm a make an encore
[01:53.41]	Take the mic, make the people respond for
[01:55.65]	The r, 'cause that's the way it'll have to be
[01:58.36]	If you wanna get on after me
[02:00.30]	Think about it, wait, erase your rhyme
[02:01.86]
[02:02.43]	Forget it and don't waste your time
[02:04.80]	'cause I'll be in the crowd if you ain't controlling it
[02:07.17]	Drop the mic, you shouldn't be holding it
[02:09.48]	This is how it should be done
[02:11.22]	This style is identical to none
[02:14.13]	Some try to make it sound like this but you're getting me
[02:16.44]	So upset that I'm wet 'cause you're sweating me
[02:18.99]	I drip steam like a microphone fiend
[02:20.87]	Eager to mc is my theme
[02:23.11]	I get hype when I hear a drum roll
[02:25.67]	Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
[02:29.12]	You got it （5x）
[02:37.94]
[02:46.17]	I got soul （you got it） that's why I came
[02:48.79]	To teach those who can't say my name
[02:50.79]	First of all, I'm the soloist, the soul controller
[02:52.47]
[02:53.27]	Rakim gets stronger as I get older
[02:55.52]	Constant elevation causes expansion
[02:57.92]	I write my rhyme while I cool in my mansion
[03:00.23]	Then put it on tape and in the city I test it
[03:02.79]	Then on the radio the r's requested
[03:04.10]
[03:04.80]	You listen to it, the concept might break you
[03:06.73]
[03:07.65]	'cause almost anyone can relate to...
[03:09.52]	Whoever's out of hand, I'm give him handles
[03:11.14]
[03:12.11]	Light 'em up, blow 'em out like candles
[03:14.57]	Or should I just let him melt?
[03:16.13]	Then give him a hand so they can see how it felt
[03:18.88]	I'm not bold just 'cause I rock gold
[03:20.81]	Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
[03:25.92]	You got it （4x）
[03:32.16]
[03:42.02]	Now I'm a stop to see what you got
[03:43.95]	Get off the mic before I get too hot
[03:46.21]	I want to see which posse can dance the best
[03:48.40]
[03:48.92]	It should be easy 'cause the beat is fresh
[03:50.92]	Now if your from uptown, brooklyn- bound,
[03:53.13]	The bronx, queens, or long island sound,
[03:55.93]	Even other states come right and exact,
[03:57.74]	It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at
[04:00.05]	Since you came here, you have to show and prove
[04:02.42]	And do that dance until it don't move
[04:04.67]	'cause all you need is soul self-esteem will release,
[04:06.98]	The rest is up to you, rakim 'll say peace
[04:10.72]
[04:18.66]	You got it （10x）

[00:09.55]	It' s been a long time, I shouldn' t have left you
[00:12.30]	Without a strong rhyme to step to
[00:14.29]	Think of how many weak shows you slept through
[00:16.04]
[00:16.93]	Time' s up, I' m sorry I kept you
[00:18.87]	Thinking of this, you keep repeating you miss
[00:20.86]	The rhymes from the microphone soloist
[00:22.23]
[00:23.27]	And you sit by the radio, hand on the dial, soon
[00:26.15]	As you hear it, pump up the volume
[00:28.14]	Dance wit the speaker ' till you hear it blow,
[00:30.26]	Then plug in the headphone ' cause here it go
[00:32.39]	It' s a 4 letter word when it' s heard, it control
[00:34.76]	Your body to dance you got it soul,
[00:37.50]	Ditects the tempo like a red alert
[00:39.88]	Reaches your reflex, so let it work
[00:42.06]	When this is playing, you can' t get stuck wit
[00:44.18]	The steps, so get set and I' m a still come up wit
[00:46.68]	A gift to be swift, follow the leader, the rhyme will go
[00:48.98]	Def wit the record that was mixed a long time ago
[00:51.17]	It can be done but only I can do it
[00:53.47]	For those that can dance and clap your hands to it
[00:55.78]	I start to think and then I sink
[00:57.78]	Into the paper like I was ink
[00:59.53]
[01:00.17]	When I' m writing, I' m trapped in between the lines,
[01:02.48]	I escape when I finish the rhyme...
[01:04.81]	I got soul
[01:08.37]
[01:09.58]	You got it 4x
[01:13.86]	I know you got soul
[01:15.96]
[01:23.20]	Picture a mic, the stage is empty
[01:26.34]	A beat like this might tempt me
[01:28.15]	To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain
[01:30.71]	Grab the mic like I' m on soul train
[01:32.71]	But I' ll wait ' cause I mastered this
[01:34.71]	Let the others go first so the brothers don' t miss
[01:37.09]	Eric b. break the sticks you got it
[01:39.30]	Rakim will begin when you make the mix
[01:41.76]	I' ll experiment like a scientist
[01:43.26]
[01:43.99]	You wanna rhyme, you gotta sign my list
[01:46.36]	' cause I' m a manifest and bless the mic I hold
[01:48.61]	You want it next? then you gotta have soul
[01:50.93]	' cause if you ain' t got it, I' m a make an encore
[01:53.41]	Take the mic, make the people respond for
[01:55.65]	The r, ' cause that' s the way it' ll have to be
[01:58.36]	If you wanna get on after me
[02:00.30]	Think about it, wait, erase your rhyme
[02:01.86]
[02:02.43]	Forget it and don' t waste your time
[02:04.80]	' cause I' ll be in the crowd if you ain' t controlling it
[02:07.17]	Drop the mic, you shouldn' t be holding it
[02:09.48]	This is how it should be done
[02:11.22]	This style is identical to none
[02:14.13]	Some try to make it sound like this but you' re getting me
[02:16.44]	So upset that I' m wet ' cause you' re sweating me
[02:18.99]	I drip steam like a microphone fiend
[02:20.87]	Eager to mc is my theme
[02:23.11]	I get hype when I hear a drum roll
[02:25.67]	Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
[02:29.12]	You got it 5x
[02:37.94]
[02:46.17]	I got soul you got it that' s why I came
[02:48.79]	To teach those who can' t say my name
[02:50.79]	First of all, I' m the soloist, the soul controller
[02:52.47]
[02:53.27]	Rakim gets stronger as I get older
[02:55.52]	Constant elevation causes expansion
[02:57.92]	I write my rhyme while I cool in my mansion
[03:00.23]	Then put it on tape and in the city I test it
[03:02.79]	Then on the radio the r' s requested
[03:04.10]
[03:04.80]	You listen to it, the concept might break you
[03:06.73]
[03:07.65]	' cause almost anyone can relate to...
[03:09.52]	Whoever' s out of hand, I' m give him handles
[03:11.14]
[03:12.11]	Light ' em up, blow ' em out like candles
[03:14.57]	Or should I just let him melt?
[03:16.13]	Then give him a hand so they can see how it felt
[03:18.88]	I' m not bold just ' cause I rock gold
[03:20.81]	Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
[03:25.92]	You got it 4x
[03:32.16]
[03:42.02]	Now I' m a stop to see what you got
[03:43.95]	Get off the mic before I get too hot
[03:46.21]	I want to see which posse can dance the best
[03:48.40]
[03:48.92]	It should be easy ' cause the beat is fresh
[03:50.92]	Now if your from uptown, brooklyn bound,
[03:53.13]	The bronx, queens, or long island sound,
[03:55.93]	Even other states come right and exact,
[03:57.74]	It ain' t where you' re from, it' s where you' re at
[04:00.05]	Since you came here, you have to show and prove
[04:02.42]	And do that dance until it don' t move
[04:04.67]	' cause all you need is soul selfesteem will release,
[04:06.98]	The rest is up to you, rakim ' ll say peace
[04:10.72]
[04:18.66]	You got it 10x

[00:09.55]	It' s been a long time, I shouldn' t have left you
[00:12.30]	Without a strong rhyme to step to
[00:14.29]	Think of how many weak shows you slept through
[00:16.04]
[00:16.93]	Time' s up, I' m sorry I kept you
[00:18.87]	Thinking of this, you keep repeating you miss
[00:20.86]	The rhymes from the microphone soloist
[00:22.23]
[00:23.27]	And you sit by the radio, hand on the dial, soon
[00:26.15]	As you hear it, pump up the volume
[00:28.14]	Dance wit the speaker ' till you hear it blow,
[00:30.26]	Then plug in the headphone ' cause here it go
[00:32.39]	It' s a 4 letter word when it' s heard, it control
[00:34.76]	Your body to dance you got it soul,
[00:37.50]	Ditects the tempo like a red alert
[00:39.88]	Reaches your reflex, so let it work
[00:42.06]	When this is playing, you can' t get stuck wit
[00:44.18]	The steps, so get set and I' m a still come up wit
[00:46.68]	A gift to be swift, follow the leader, the rhyme will go
[00:48.98]	Def wit the record that was mixed a long time ago
[00:51.17]	It can be done but only I can do it
[00:53.47]	For those that can dance and clap your hands to it
[00:55.78]	I start to think and then I sink
[00:57.78]	Into the paper like I was ink
[00:59.53]
[01:00.17]	When I' m writing, I' m trapped in between the lines,
[01:02.48]	I escape when I finish the rhyme...
[01:04.81]	I got soul
[01:08.37]
[01:09.58]	You got it 4x
[01:13.86]	I know you got soul
[01:15.96]
[01:23.20]	Picture a mic, the stage is empty
[01:26.34]	A beat like this might tempt me
[01:28.15]	To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain
[01:30.71]	Grab the mic like I' m on soul train
[01:32.71]	But I' ll wait ' cause I mastered this
[01:34.71]	Let the others go first so the brothers don' t miss
[01:37.09]	Eric b. break the sticks you got it
[01:39.30]	Rakim will begin when you make the mix
[01:41.76]	I' ll experiment like a scientist
[01:43.26]
[01:43.99]	You wanna rhyme, you gotta sign my list
[01:46.36]	' cause I' m a manifest and bless the mic I hold
[01:48.61]	You want it next? then you gotta have soul
[01:50.93]	' cause if you ain' t got it, I' m a make an encore
[01:53.41]	Take the mic, make the people respond for
[01:55.65]	The r, ' cause that' s the way it' ll have to be
[01:58.36]	If you wanna get on after me
[02:00.30]	Think about it, wait, erase your rhyme
[02:01.86]
[02:02.43]	Forget it and don' t waste your time
[02:04.80]	' cause I' ll be in the crowd if you ain' t controlling it
[02:07.17]	Drop the mic, you shouldn' t be holding it
[02:09.48]	This is how it should be done
[02:11.22]	This style is identical to none
[02:14.13]	Some try to make it sound like this but you' re getting me
[02:16.44]	So upset that I' m wet ' cause you' re sweating me
[02:18.99]	I drip steam like a microphone fiend
[02:20.87]	Eager to mc is my theme
[02:23.11]	I get hype when I hear a drum roll
[02:25.67]	Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
[02:29.12]	You got it 5x
[02:37.94]
[02:46.17]	I got soul you got it that' s why I came
[02:48.79]	To teach those who can' t say my name
[02:50.79]	First of all, I' m the soloist, the soul controller
[02:52.47]
[02:53.27]	Rakim gets stronger as I get older
[02:55.52]	Constant elevation causes expansion
[02:57.92]	I write my rhyme while I cool in my mansion
[03:00.23]	Then put it on tape and in the city I test it
[03:02.79]	Then on the radio the r' s requested
[03:04.10]
[03:04.80]	You listen to it, the concept might break you
[03:06.73]
[03:07.65]	' cause almost anyone can relate to...
[03:09.52]	Whoever' s out of hand, I' m give him handles
[03:11.14]
[03:12.11]	Light ' em up, blow ' em out like candles
[03:14.57]	Or should I just let him melt?
[03:16.13]	Then give him a hand so they can see how it felt
[03:18.88]	I' m not bold just ' cause I rock gold
[03:20.81]	Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
[03:25.92]	You got it 4x
[03:32.16]
[03:42.02]	Now I' m a stop to see what you got
[03:43.95]	Get off the mic before I get too hot
[03:46.21]	I want to see which posse can dance the best
[03:48.40]
[03:48.92]	It should be easy ' cause the beat is fresh
[03:50.92]	Now if your from uptown, brooklyn bound,
[03:53.13]	The bronx, queens, or long island sound,
[03:55.93]	Even other states come right and exact,
[03:57.74]	It ain' t where you' re from, it' s where you' re at
[04:00.05]	Since you came here, you have to show and prove
[04:02.42]	And do that dance until it don' t move
[04:04.67]	' cause all you need is soul selfesteem will release,
[04:06.98]	The rest is up to you, rakim ' ll say peace
[04:10.72]
[04:18.66]	You got it 10x

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