When I B On Tha Mic (Explicit)
Rakim"When I B On Tha Mic (Explicit)" is a song by Rakim, released in 1999 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:19 long and contains 89 lines and 605 words.
0:00When I B On Tha Mic - Rakim
0:01Hardcore real I'll niggards
0:04I'm Internationally known
0:05When I be on the mic
0:06Hardcore real I'll niggards
0:08I'm Internationally known yo
0:11Hardcore real I'll niggards
0:14I'm Internationally known
0:15When I be on the mic
0:16Hardcore real I'll niggards
0:19So all hail the honorable
0:21It's to my real I'll niggards heavyweight hitters
0:23Dough gutters fifty ways to make figures
0:26My niggards that come on the spot to feel sisters
0:28Like they hear real spatters and kids on the Ziggy-zigzags
0:31When It's ugly then the club Is lovely
0:33Thugs be sipping hoarseness and bubbly
0:36To my comrades that keep It flaming hot
0:38On dangerous blocks claiming spots
0:41Where the goal Is to be one of the top-ranked soldiers
0:43Forty-five holders one of the high rollers
0:46Get respect In the hood credit Is good
0:48Knock It down lumberjack style baby extra wood
0:51Rock It all night long the bang-a-thorn baby
0:53Keep hanging on we like It with the lights on
0:55Don't have to blow twenty thou' to get to know honey's style
0:58Show her the town steal her heart no money down
1:01Hardcore real I'll niggards
1:04I'm Internationally known
1:05When I be on the mic
1:06Hardcore real I'll niggards
1:09I'm Internationally known yo
1:11Hardcore real I'll niggards
1:14I'm Internationally known
1:15When I be on the mic
1:16Hardcore real I'll niggards
1:19So all hail the honorable
1:21How about some hardcore yeah we like It raw for sure
1:23Broads on the floor wall to wall
1:26There's more at the door players ball to score
1:28'Cause this right here Is for all of y'all
1:31Rakim and primo yo I got what you need bro
1:33You go see a show smoke an l mean yo
1:36And deejays play hits with hard bass kicks
1:38And then they display tricks like the matrix
1:41Make the record fly undetected by the naked eye
1:43So just feel the vibe 'cause your ears never lie
1:46Nowadays deejays bags of tricks graphic
1:48On some behind the back sh*t catch It and scratch It
1:51Classic this kid got his craft mastered
1:53Hands Is mad quick like he mix with magic
1:56Spin It back and forth and grab It and know just where It Is
2:00There It Is
2:01Hardcore real I'll niggards
2:04I'm Internationally known
2:05When I be on the mic
2:06Hardcore real I'll niggards
2:09I'm Internationally known yo
2:11Hardcore real I'll niggards
2:14I'm Internationally known
2:15When I be on the mic
2:16Hardcore real I'll niggards
2:19So all hail the honorable
2:20To my elite peeps with the murderous mystique's
2:23I hit the streets with beats and they critique for weeks
2:26They be like how that kid Ra reach the peak
2:28Pull out the heat and use my technique to speak
2:31It's dangerous sit calm and explain to kids
2:33What part of the game this Is and foreign languages
2:36They hold Ra's events In different continents
2:38Put my lyrical contents In monuments
2:41In ghetto garments I rock a towel like a pharaoh
2:44Mind travel design style like apparel
2:46My fashions last long as a lifetime
2:48Cause I can see the future when the god write rhymes
2:51They're mad cause I managed to reign so long
2:53Like their chance to make money done came and gone
2:56This Is strictly for my listeners on the corners at night
2:58And the sisters that be keeping this right when I be on the mic
3:01Hardcore real I'll niggards
3:04I'm Internationally known
3:05When I be on the mic
3:06Hardcore real I'll niggards
3:09I'm Internationally known yo
3:11Hardcore real I'll niggards
3:14I'm Internationally known
3:15When I be on the mic
3:16Hardcore real I'll niggards
3:19So all hail the honorable
When I B On Tha Mic - Rakim Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known When I be on the mic Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known yo Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known When I be on the mic Hardcore real I'll niggards So all hail the honorable It's to my real I'll niggards heavyweight hitters Dough gutters fifty ways to make figures My niggards that come on the spot to feel sisters Like they hear real spatters and kids on the Ziggy-zigzags When It's ugly then the club Is lovely Thugs be sipping hoarseness and bubbly To my comrades that keep It flaming hot On dangerous blocks claiming spots Where the goal Is to be one of the top-ranked soldiers Forty-five holders one of the high rollers Get respect In the hood credit Is good Knock It down lumberjack style baby extra wood Rock It all night long the bang-a-thorn baby Keep hanging on we like It with the lights on Don't have to blow twenty thou' to get to know honey's style Show her the town steal her heart no money down Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known When I be on the mic Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known yo Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known When I be on the mic Hardcore real I'll niggards So all hail the honorable How about some hardcore yeah we like It raw for sure Broads on the floor wall to wall There's more at the door players ball to score 'Cause this right here Is for all of y'all Rakim and primo yo I got what you need bro You go see a show smoke an l mean yo And deejays play hits with hard bass kicks And then they display tricks like the matrix Make the record fly undetected by the naked eye So just feel the vibe 'cause your ears never lie Nowadays deejays bags of tricks graphic On some behind the back sh*t catch It and scratch It Classic this kid got his craft mastered Hands Is mad quick like he mix with magic Spin It back and forth and grab It and know just where It Is There It Is Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known When I be on the mic Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known yo Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known When I be on the mic Hardcore real I'll niggards So all hail the honorable To my elite peeps with the murderous mystique's I hit the streets with beats and they critique for weeks They be like how that kid Ra reach the peak Pull out the heat and use my technique to speak It's dangerous sit calm and explain to kids What part of the game this Is and foreign languages They hold Ra's events In different continents Put my lyrical contents In monuments In ghetto garments I rock a towel like a pharaoh Mind travel design style like apparel My fashions last long as a lifetime Cause I can see the future when the god write rhymes They're mad cause I managed to reign so long Like their chance to make money done came and gone This Is strictly for my listeners on the corners at night And the sisters that be keeping this right when I be on the mic Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known When I be on the mic Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known yo Hardcore real I'll niggards I'm Internationally known When I be on the mic Hardcore real I'll niggards So all hail the honorable
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