Microphone Murder

Lyrics

[Intro: Papoose] They try to pick and choose who they want to shine Instead of lettin' those shine who's supposed to shine It's really not connectin' with the audience because people don't really wanna hear these certain individuals With this bein' the mecca, I don't give a fuck how you slice it You gonna wanna hear somebody that's lyrically inclined You gonna wanna hear somebody with some substance [Chorus: Rakim] Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze A magnum as a microphone, murderin' emcees Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze A magnum as a microphone, murderin' emcees [Verse 1: Dave East] Yeah, it's the nigga they love to hate Used to hustle for days, now lobster cover my plate I'm joggin' on all these niggas, ain't even come for the race Used to couldn't get numbers, now I just cum in they face like a porn star If you get lost, just hit the OnStar Learned that from Cam, had grams all in my mom's car I'm just reapin' the benefits from the time I spent deliverin' premium quality like a Heineken Nigga's lost and they wanderin' Lotta paper for launderin' Clap at you like the audience, you puttin' on a good show Switchin' gears in the Mustang He caught a buck fifty ear to his mustache, still let his nuts hang They press you when you get to that island, you from what gang? I done felt enough pain, sick of takin' the bus and train With five dollars for dinner, had to decide Should I go order some chicken or get high? I'm pullin out my weapon [Chorus: Rakim] Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze A magnum as a microphone, murderin' emcees Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze A magnum as a microphone, murderin' emcees [Verse 2: Papoose] I'm the nicest alive, recitin' the rhyme Providin' that no one's excitin' as I Fightin' like Tyson and light when I'm writin' Precise as a knife when it's slicin' the pie You like to fly? Your life is a lie Tryna to find him, he right in the Stuy Trife as the life of the swipers and shysters residin' on Rykers with Bibles and knives Why are you guys excited to die? I'm takin' the shot that a sniper decides Pride of the fighter, the eye of the tiger So when we talkin', look me right in my eye Tryna get by You know the rules, high as the sky Troopers of truth, don't try to deny Raw at your neck, I'm tight as a tie On-site beef, that mean on site, let it fly Bright as McGuyver, you phony vagina A fake pussy's what I'm tryna describe Music is medicine, this is what I gotta prescribe Death poetry, only the real writers survive [Chorus: Rakim] Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze A magnum as a microphone, murderin' emcees Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze A magnum as a microphone, murderin' emcees [Verse 3: Raekwon] From outta the barracks, the carrots on, protein magnets, eat well Kerosene bullets in the cabinets Feed the family Healthy, wealthy rap start of a realty Slingin' coke racks in every facility Blood, money, and verses Gasoline, hearses, and whips Sellin' dope and X pills, what's the drill? We don't work for shit, we just connect and it's smooth Somewhere stranded by the ocean with blow guns and jewels, we like pirates Bonded 'cause the loyalty's laundered It goes back to fish scale days and think waves Most of the time I used to write rhymes and stack That's the poetry spirit we speak knowin' the facts If I ever saw, yo, I sit up in the castle and praise Allah five times Just me and my fly dimes The block, so much ground work, now it's brown dirt We pray to the kids, get better, love forever [Chorus: Rakim] Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze A magnum as a microphone, murderin' emcees Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze A magnum as a microphone, murderin' emcees