I Know You Got Soul
(专辑: Paid In Full - 1987)
It's been a
long time, I
shouldn't have left you Without a
strong rhyme to step to Think of how many weak shows you slept through Time's up, I'm sorry I
kept you Thinking of this, you keep repeating you miss The
rhymes from the
microphone soloist And you sit by the
radio, hand on the
dial, soon As you hear it, pump up the
volume Dance wit the
speaker 'till you hear it blow, Then plug in the
headphone 'cause here it go It's a 4
letter word when it's heard, it control your body to dance (You got it) soul, Ditects the
tempo like a
red alert Reaches your reflex, so let it work When this is playing, you can't get stuck wit The
steps, so get set and I'm a
still come up wit A
gift to be swift, follow the
leader, the
rhyme will go Def wit the
record that was mixed a
long time ago It can be done but only I
can do it For those that can dance and clap your hands to it I
start to think and then I
sink Into the
paper like I
was ink When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the
lines, I
escape when I
finish the
rhyme... I
got soul You got it [x4] I
know you got soul Picture a
mic, the
stage is empty A
beat like this might tempt me To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain Grab the
mic like I'm on Soul Train But I'll wait 'cause I
mastered this Let the
others go first so the
brothers don't miss Eric B. break the
sticks (you got it) Rakim will begin when you make the
mix I'll experiment like a
scientist You wanna rhyme, you gotta sign my list 'Cause I'm a
manifest and bless the
mic I
hold You want it next? then you gotta have soul 'Cause if you ain't got it, I'm a
make an encore Take the
mic, make the
people respond for The
R, 'cause that's the
way it'll have to be If you wanna get on after me Think about it, wait, erase your rhyme Forget it and don't waste your time 'Cause I'll be in the
crowd if you ain't controlling it Drop the
mic, you shouldn't be holding it This is how it should be done This style is identical to none Some try to make it sound like this but you're getting me So upset that I'm wet 'cause you're sweating me I
drip steam like a
microphone fiend Eager to MC is my theme I
get hype when I
hear a
drum roll Rakim is on the
mic and you know I
got soul You got it [x5] I
got soul (you got it) that's why I
came To teach those who can't say my name First of all, I'm the
soloist, the
soul controller Rakim gets stronger as I
get older Constant elevation causes expansion I
write my rhyme while I
cool in my mansion Then put it on tape and in the
city I
test it Then on the
radio the
R's requested You listen to it, the
concept might break you 'Cause almost anyone can relate to... Whoever's out of hand, I'm give him handles Light 'em up, blow 'em out like candles Or should I
just let him melt? Then give him a
hand so they can see how it felt I'm not bold just cuz I
rock gold Rakim is on the
mic and you know I
got soul You got it [x4] Now I'm a
stop to see what you got Get off the
mic before I
get too hot I
want to see which posse can dance the
best It should be easy 'cause the
beat is fresh Now if your from Uptown, Brooklyn bound, The
Bronx, Queens, or Long Island Sound, Even other states come right and exact, It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at Since you came here, you have to show and prove And do that dance until it don't move 'Cause all you need is soul self-esteem will release, The
rest is up to you, Rakim 'll say peace You got it [x10]