Heartbeat

(album: Power - 1988)

Once again,my friends,it's time to rock it till the party ends
Rhyming with timin',while EVIL E lets the record spin
Kicking it,hittin',rockin',just so dope it's shocking
Because I be laying rhymes super sly,'cause this is do or die
Make it or break it,although most emcees do fake it
I'll say the ICE can't take it,time to microphone bake it
Raise the heating level,break out your coal shovel
Pump the temp,I'm sweating like a devil
Listen to my heartbeat,it's beating like a wild man
But that's natural,'cause you know that I am
No punk,no chump,no fool,no toy
Try to get ill and serve you,boy
I'm on a hype tip,this ain't no ego trip
Just rolling thick as hell,champagne I sip as well
Listen and you'll envision,this rap's metabolism
I think the beat is dope,but it's still your decision
Whether to turn it on,turn it off
Turn it up,make it loud,make it soft
EQ me with new frequencies or
Just rewind me till the tape bleeds
My heartbeat's kicking like a saturday movie
Some say it's def,some say it's groovy
I say it's fly,you know why?
Because it's spoken by the brother,whose name is spent with the "I"
The C-E-T.,Cold Chilling rhyme villain on the M-I-C.
With raps roarin',I'm never borin',I keep touring
My record sales keep soaring and soaring
I'll make a million,maybe two
Buy some rides,gold blow the dough on my crew
Wake up the next morning broke as hell
But not for long 'cause my records sell
My heartbeat's kicking like a gun shot
Why not?That's who I made it for,the hardrocks
Better watch your gold when the posse breaks
Because what they want is what they take
But I'm coolin',I'm never foolin',too busy ruling
Sucker emcees who need microphone schooling
Leave'em dazed,dogged,served and drooling
By the playing punk slaying mac of microphone dueling

Heartbeat [scratch freestyle]

This conglomeration is just a demonstration
Of rap's penetration to the core of our nation
Some rappers get down with toy commercial sounds
I had my choice,I chose the underground
Like me or hate me,now if you want you can rate me
My beat is by ISLAM,the cut's by the great E.
My heartbeat is kickin',it's kicking louder and louder
It's getting deffer and deffer,I'm feeling prouder and prouder
Not robbing or killin',just mic illing
The phone rings,"WE MADE ANOTHER MILLION"
Break out the Dom and pop the corks
Catch a flight to New York
Hit the L.Q. watch RED spin,"IT'S CLOSED"
Brooklyn strikes again

Heartbeat [scratch]

Once again,my friends,it's time to rock it till the party ends
Rhyming with timin',while EVIL E lets the record spin
Kicking it,hittin',rockin',just so dope it's shocking
Because I be laying rhymes super sly,'cause this is do or die
Make it or break it,although most emcees do fake it
I'll say the ICE can't take it,time to microphone bake it
Raise the heating level,break out your coal shovel
Pump the temp,I'm sweating like a devil
Listen to my heartbeat,it's beating like a wild man
But that's natural,'cause you know that I am
No punk,no chump,no fool,no toy
Try to get ill and serve you

Boy [fade out]