Word on the Street

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I left the set, they need me, like, "Where he go?" You  can bet, he's still off the heezy, yo! The  kid spit, weezy, but easy? No I make it hard to read me, graffiti flow East to West, the world wanna see me blow Syndicated,  like your favorite TV show I  get respect, and get a check from CDs sold The President, record exec, from CEO, uh Ra's  still killin' 'em, blocks still feelin' 'em Not still peelin' 'em, hot, still reelin', I'm real as them Drop! Sell millions, Seventh Seal, here it come Ra's chillin', top billin', spots still fillin' em Papi  in Puerto Rico, UK's King Harold The Bronx, I'm Carlito, the block I'm Ra Ghetto Jamaica; I'm Ja', and Rio know my M.O Japan, it's watashi wa la-kim-o [Chorus] It don't matter where you at O.T. or on the same block I rep' (You know!) All come from the same struggle (I know!) You understand my lingo So no matter wherever, I know you got my back And if it ever pop off, I'm gon' react! You see the word on the streets Is the world got our back so we need To send love wherever we go! [Verse 2] When I'm flowin', my master craft is demographic It's growin', I check the status then let 'em have it The chosen, Rakim is classic, time so far past it Masses won't grasp it 'til I'm in the casket When I'm zonin', I've seen it all like "Casualties of War" before it happened Perhaps my pen is magic Unloadin', mic chokin' smoke keep clappin' 'til it's broken Pop open, like emptyin' a ratchet Black-berry Benzino, guts is red Black and cherry Timbs and feet, so stuffed with bread The lee-low, seein' ya group like I'm duckin' the Fed's Ra's still on fire like I puff with dreads Studio-gangster talk tough is dead My 16's a slug stuck in your head, enough said This is for fans and neighborhood celebs Baby girl, let's hit the club, hurry up, get dressed So let's go [Chorus] It don't matter where you at O.T. or on the same block I rep' (You know!) All come from the same struggle (I know!) You understand my lingo So no matter wherever, I know you got my back And if it ever pop off, I'm gon' react! You see the word on the streets Is the world got our back so we need To send love wherever we go! [Verse 3] It's hip-hop when DJs throw it on in the club And watch mamis drop and start warmin' it up They get hot, bartender puts some more in the cup Thugs hear it outside, start stormin' the club It don't stop! Once it's on we enjoyin' the buzz Inhale the song in your lungs, it's as strong as a blunt Or raw rocks off of the block, the audience bump 'Til the cops run in the spot like I'm wanted for drugs I party with mamis, with Bacardi and they're zombies Sophisticated hotties that ride with me on Ducatis Fit bodies in they Armanis, mix karate with pilates Yeah, they hobby's with Papi put tsunami's in their punanis The God stay fly, it ain't hard to aim high Like I'm armed with a launcher, or a Don on they grind Ra display rhymes, it's the crime, dark or day time Like a mobster sprays 9's, I'm a monster, ain't I? [Chorus] It don't matter where you at (Yeah) O.T. or on the same block I rep' (You know!) All come from the same struggle (I know!) You understand my lingo So no matter wherever, I know you got my back And if it ever pop off, I'm gon' react! You see the word on the streets Is the world got our back so we need To send love wherever we go! [Outro] New York City Detroit A-T-L The West coast The Midwest Across seas R-A-K-I-M