Fash Plays It Cool

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Look like your pen done ran outta ink, 'cause your grammar was weak I bring famine in your family tree, damage the beat like Jeru When I'm drunk off brew Only West Coast nigga coulda been in the Wu Miscellaneous raps when I'm just stating the facts Making sure the sunshine still stay on the map I call it progress, they say I'm taking it back I say I rhyme like I'm aiming a Mac Laying 'em on they face 'til they cranium crack, I'm ice cold I write scrolls that ignite the globe So ahead of time I could enlight the old Energize the youth when I'm inside the booth Never gave 'em nothin' aside from the truth I play it cool, every few bars I drop a jewel One thing I wasn't good at: following rules I don't shine it if I'm not in the mood When situations occur, gotta cook up a verse At the blink of an eye, they tellin' me to go first I set it off...I set it off...come on, come on, come on... [Refrain] Hit 'em with a ... little bit of ... little bit of ... little bit of Hit 'em with a ... little bit of ... Yeah, check it out, uh, uh... [Verse 2] Okay, I'm back in effect, with a gat and a vest Bad chick on my lap, headed back to the West Pour out a little liquor for my niggas that left In memory of your life, I gotta do it to death I make it simple and plain, you can call me 'The F' Back in the day, I would slaughter cassettes Now we up at Chung King's, no four-finger rings Or gold ropes, I'm outlawed, E.D.I. Mean Every syllable is adrenaline pumped in your ear You couldn't duplicate the style or come near Unmatched high, evolve in one year Blew past almost all of my peers Now look at all the hoodrats, they all stare I'm just doing what I'm good at, it's quite clear That I'm your nightmare—they like, "Yeah" I'm like, "Whoever want it, I'm right here, nigga, come on" [Refrain] Hit 'em with a ... little bit of ... little bit of ... little bit of Hit 'em with a ... little bit of ... come on, come on, come on Hit 'em with a ... little bit of ... little bit of ... Hit 'em with a ... little bit of ... [Outro dialogue: Grandmaster Flash] At that time there, playing in the parks with the style of music that was played, you had to keep the audience occupied because if you didn't, you know, something, somebody might just get violent. I mean, a few things happened, you know. Uh, and um, from there, that's when, um, emceeing, it's now the standard, it's now called rapping