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Get The Picture

Kool Moe Dee
1989-05-125:11 minSynced lyrics

"Get The Picture" is a song by Kool Moe Dee, released in 1989 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:11 long and contains 165 lines and 731 words.

Lyrics

0:22Yo
0:24I had to go for mine
0:25From the bottom to the top is a hard climb
0:28But hard rhymes beat hard times
0:30Gimme a spotlight and I'll shine
0:33Brither than the brightest star
0:35No matter who you are
0:36You're outdone
0:37I won
0:37And for the coup de grace
0:39Competition turns into fans
0:41Like a politician
0:42My competition spans
0:44From country to country
0:45It's never too far cause I'll take 'em all
0:48From the Shah to the Czar
0:49The Fu Man Chu
0:50The Prime Minister too
0:52The King and the Queen
0:53My rhymes are so mean I'll do
0:55A number on the country
0:56Like never before
0:57Is it a contest
0:59Or the threat of world war
1:00Choose your weapon no half-steppin'
1:02And let's go
1:03But if ya steppin' watch ya step
1:05And step slow
1:06Take your time change your mind
1:08Cause steppin' to my rhyme is like
1:10Steppin' on a land mine
1:11Blowing you to kingdom come
1:13This ain't Vietnam
1:14A brother thinks he's ready for war brings him on
1:17A perilous journey
1:18You catch a hernia
1:19Trying to burn me
1:21Cause like an attorney I'll
1:22Cross-examine
1:23Your rhymes of my design
1:26And I'm styill standing
1:27Tall
1:28As the competition falls
1:30In actuality ain't no competition y'all
1:33Cause I'm rollin' over
1:34Rappers like a U S tank
1:35Meanwhile laughin' all the way to the bank
1:38Get the picture
1:44Get the picture
1:49Get the picture
1:54Get the picture
2:00Suckers
2:02Tried to put me down
2:03Siad rap was crap
2:05And wouldn't be around
2:06Any longer than two years
2:08But eight years later
2:10I'm still here
2:11Fully paid
2:12Because the rhymes I made
2:14Made dollars and cents
2:15I wasn't dense
2:16I stayed
2:17Away from ***
2:18I never touched a pipe
2:19When I wanna get high
2:21I smoke the mic
2:22I never did white lines
2:23I only write lines
2:25And I ain't sniffin' nothing but
2:26The vapors from hype rhymes
2:28As I start to float
2:29On the rhymes I wrote
2:30Ascending to a level with the gods and I tote
2:33Loads and mounds of people
2:34As they reach new heights
2:36A half-a-mile from heaven is the party site
2:38And I'm the attraction
2:40The ods will be packed in
2:41Coming out of their pockets for me to rock it
2:44And acting
2:44Like they've never ever ever been entertained
2:47They try to act godly but they can't maintain
2:49Aphrodite would freak
2:51As her knees get weak
2:52And Venus would peak
2:53Off every word I speak
2:55Zeus would get loose
2:56Fully induced
2:57I'll make Apollo's ryhmes sound like
2:59Mother Goose
3:00By night's end
3:01Mercury is so hyped
3:03He'd spread the word
3:04That there's a god on the mic
3:06Captivating all the other gods
3:07By the masses
3:08Described as a dark-skinned brother in glasses
3:11But unlike the other gods
3:13I ain't a myth
3:14You wanna rif
3:15I suggest you take the fifth
3:16Get the picture
3:22Get the picture
3:27Get the picture
3:33Get the picture
3:39Knowledge
3:40Is the source of my success
3:41History is the course
3:43And life's the test
3:44For those who don't know
3:45History's repetitive
3:46Lack of knowledge
3:48Serves as a sedative
3:50Makes you relax and max
3:51The lack of facts
3:52Holds you back
3:53The odds are stacked
3:55Against a weak mind
3:56Makes a meek mind
3:58But mine ain't weak
3:59I got a piece and I'ma speak mine
4:01Telling you the truth
4:02I raise the roof
4:03With rhymes so hard
4:04I'm bulletproof
4:06One slip of the lip
4:07Could sink your ship
4:08You wanna get hip
4:10Let's take a trip
4:11All aboard
4:13This is the last call
4:14I ain't a mandate cause
4:16I'll only ask y'all
4:17Once and only once
4:18To purchase a ticket
4:19Get on the rap train
4:21Watch me kick it
4:22From state to state
4:24And every little hick town
4:25They'll all be down
4:26With the new hip sound
4:28Treating me like more
4:29Than just a star of the sport
4:30But more like the judge in a court
4:33Y'all rise
4:34And raise your hands in the air
4:36Pump your fists
4:37And solemnly swear
4:39To rock the truth
4:40The whole truth
4:41And nothing but the truth
4:43Not only the youth
4:44Cause the young and the old
4:45Are all alike
4:47It makes no difference
4:48When I'm on the mic
4:49For those who can't
4:50Visualize what their eyes can't see
4:52You wanna get the picture
4:54Focus on me
4:55Get the picture
5:00Get the picture
5:06Get the picture
5:11Get the picture
Yo
I had to go for mine
From the bottom to the top is a hard climb
But hard rhymes beat hard times
Gimme a spotlight and I'll shine
Brither than the brightest star
No matter who you are
You're outdone
I won
And for the coup de grace
Competition turns into fans
Like a politician
My competition spans
From country to country
It's never too far cause I'll take 'em all
From the Shah to the Czar
The Fu Man Chu
The Prime Minister too
The King and the Queen
My rhymes are so mean I'll do
A number on the country
Like never before
Is it a contest
Or the threat of world war
Choose your weapon no half-steppin'
And let's go
But if ya steppin' watch ya step
And step slow
Take your time change your mind
Cause steppin' to my rhyme is like
Steppin' on a land mine
Blowing you to kingdom come
This ain't Vietnam
A brother thinks he's ready for war brings him on
A perilous journey
You catch a hernia
Trying to burn me
Cause like an attorney I'll
Cross-examine
Your rhymes of my design
And I'm styill standing
Tall
As the competition falls
In actuality ain't no competition y'all
Cause I'm rollin' over
Rappers like a U S  tank
Meanwhile laughin' all the way to the bank
Get the picture
Get the picture
Get the picture
Get the picture
Suckers
Tried to put me down
Siad rap was crap
And wouldn't be around
Any longer than two years
But eight years later
I'm still here
Fully paid
Because the rhymes I made
Made dollars and cents
I wasn't dense
I stayed
Away from ***
I never touched a pipe
When I wanna get high
I smoke the mic
I never did white lines
I only write lines
And I ain't sniffin' nothing but
The vapors from hype rhymes
As I start to float
On the rhymes I wrote
Ascending to a level with the gods and I tote
Loads and mounds of people
As they reach new heights
A half-a-mile from heaven is the party site
And I'm the attraction
The ods will be packed in
Coming out of their pockets for me to rock it
And acting
Like they've never ever ever been entertained
They try to act godly but they can't maintain
Aphrodite would freak
As her knees get weak
And Venus would peak
Off every word I speak
Zeus would get loose
Fully induced
I'll make Apollo's ryhmes sound like
Mother Goose
By night's end
Mercury is so hyped
He'd spread the word
That there's a god on the mic
Captivating all the other gods
By the masses
Described as a dark-skinned brother in glasses
But unlike the other gods
I ain't a myth
You wanna rif
I suggest you take the fifth
Get the picture
Get the picture
Get the picture
Get the picture
Knowledge
Is the source of my success
History is the course
And life's the test
For those who don't know
History's repetitive
Lack of knowledge
Serves as a sedative
Makes you relax and max
The lack of facts
Holds you back
The odds are stacked
Against a weak mind
Makes a meek mind
But mine ain't weak
I got a piece and I'ma speak mine
Telling you the truth
I raise the roof
With rhymes so hard
I'm bulletproof
One slip of the lip
Could sink your ship
You wanna get hip
Let's take a trip
All aboard
This is the last call
I ain't a mandate cause
I'll only ask y'all
Once and only once
To purchase a ticket
Get on the rap train
Watch me kick it
From state to state
And every little hick town
They'll all be down
With the new hip sound
Treating me like more
Than just a star of the sport
But more like the judge in a court
Y'all rise
And raise your hands in the air
Pump your fists
And solemnly swear
To rock the truth
The whole truth
And nothing but the truth
Not only the youth
Cause the young and the old
Are all alike
It makes no difference
When I'm on the mic
For those who can't
Visualize what their eyes can't see
You wanna get the picture
Focus on me
Get the picture
Get the picture
Get the picture
Get the picture

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