It’s a Must

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Rakim] If I lay low and let the day go, it'll slow my payroll Aiyo, I'mma terrorize tours and slay shows Ra say flows, go as far as the Barbados On the turntables, sound like tornadoes My topics perform like tropical storms You're not to get on, the whole spot will get torn I keep the metropolitan hollerin' and bring the dollars in Keep the models swallowin', wise as King Solomon Come slow through the jungle like a animal Invade any land I go like General Hannibal From Long Island to Queens, light up the New York scenes All the way to New Orleans and everything in between Left to go, bless a show in Mexico Next thing I know, it's extra cold, I see Eskimos It's time to rock, get it hot soon as I get in there Spit in they ear so flows stay froze, and I disappear [Chorus: Rahzel] It's a must that I bust any mic that you hand to me It's inherited, it runs in the family [Verse 2: Rakim] They said I was ahead of my time or either here before To see the idea clear, it takes a year or more Now times that by the years, I reign straight-seven No hear for four years still multiplied by eleven The silence's a set backs, make 'em regret that One way to get back is violence and wet cats But hold your head, black, or I'll never rap again Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in Now that was two years ago and if cats start interferin' Then I'mma go back to the gat and racketeerin' My sabotage is camouflage and espionage You ain't havin' Ra, so don't test the God I'm takin' all orders, I can't afford extorters I hit 'em in the head with a hundred dollars in quarters So warn a friend, tell 'em it's on again If it's a freestyle bust in a park, I want in [Chorus: Rahzel] It's a must that I bust any mic that you hand to me It's inherited, it runs in the family [Verse 3: Rakim] I managed to get paid for a decade, now add 3 years on to that Perform with a knack, yes, I was born to rap The mic Lebanon Teflon Don is back I strike with better bombs and armed to attack So reload the van, go 'head, let 'em in Every tour's a war and I'm on the road again Surprise a town, the place it's live and loud We vibin' now, I go wild and dive in the crowd Never hit the ground, they catch me and carry me around Then put me right back on stage to shut it down From New York to Cali, Japan and I-taly I'm known as the microphone Muhammad Ali I'm worldwide, my brothers be biggin' me up Keep the girls occupied, lovin', diggin' me, what Ain't around, when I come to town, they mad glad Like Saddaam, they even say I'm the bomb in Baghdad [Chorus: Rahzel] It's a must that I bust any mic that you hand to me It's inherited, it runs in the family