Lyrics

[Verse 1] Do you know the difference between fact and fiction I bear witness that the power of hip hop is endless As it commences, MC my wordplay condenses Observe this black magic which enhances my six senses I build rhymes like Babylonians built monuments and towers Rhyme for hours, hip hop enlightens me with supernatural powers See most deserve Academy Awards for being actors Yet there's no defence against thе black magic that I practice If the track fits, I rotate rhymеs on an axis Perhaps it's the reason why so much time elapses I send you so many different venues and facets The Emperor rocks the mic until the whole stage collapses I bring the freshness to lyricists with no shelf life The midget elf types who couldn't come near me with undercover stealth mics Yes it's the universal law, so respect this I believe in black magic and my lifestyle reflects this Now check this, it's the return of mic brawler I do not enter the stage, I teleport like I was nightcrawler Bam! Sometimes I get amped, they can't control it So I call Professor X (yo, yo, yo, wait a minute, hold it) Hey you young black magician, there's no need to be embarrassed And I know what you're doing baby like Dionne Farris (90 minutes from New York to Paris) What a beautiful world this would be with a little black magic [Chorus] What a beautiful world this would be If you come and spread this black magic with me Close your eyes and let your mind flow free Stare into the blackness, you have it, the magic [Verse 2] (Hey Mister Emperor what type of styles you dealing?) Yeah baby I deal with black magic (yeah, yeah, not the feeling) All love to black magic, take two poles and pass it And then wait to exhale like Angela Bassett Sounds fantastic when I blasted I got rhymes embedded in my deoxyribonucleic acid I sound like superman, yeah you're dead right But I am stronger than superman cause I can even see through lead pipes I see through wack MCs with wack flows at wack shows So I attack fools with a style that rocks like the black rose While you were yapping about what kind of gun you're packing My flow steals the show like the Muppets took Manhattan The mental gun bearer, number one terror Like Thundercat, like Lionel, my mic is sort of Thundera Yeah that's it, I have had all that I can take If 85% of all MCs are really fake And they disrespect my culture next to the money that they make The Emperor will hunt them down and they'll get burned at the stake So yo, flow like a fluid, watch me get into it I am a sight which tells and flip smells like Doctor Druid Civilizations and nations I conquer All beware, the age of black magic is upon ya [Chorus] What a beautiful world this would be If you come and spread this black magic with me Close your eyes and let your mind flow free Stare into the blackness, you have it, the magic [Verse 3] Now if you in the club gwan out the mingle My magic spells will make the fly ladies jingle Yes black magic is what I bring you When wack MCs come around my spidey-sense starts to tinkle Embrace it, clink to my black magic single All yard-man Yankees, Boricuas, and bilinguals Let my magic penetrate you, sedate you Awake you, reincarnate you, mentally incarcerate you Get life and dive into the black magic ocean And get opened off the sample of my magic potion Who has the power of prayer and remains holy And still attracts kids like TV shows on Nickelodeon I get up into constipated MCs like Imodium Did you know the black man of Asia is the Cambodian? My magic chemicals shine like emeralds Decorated like four-star generals Treat MCs like X-men, hunt 'em down like sentinels Last Emperor, lyrical maharaja Rappers couldn't beat my style if I put it right beside ya I'd advice ya, reevaluate your actions MCs bite my rhymes like Doublemint for pure chewing satisfaction But I'm glad it happened, I get eternal bliss and supreme joy We chase 'em like speed racing who dives deep like Marine Boy For years we wanted to feel the magic, stop the wishing It's the Last Emperor a.k.a. the Black Magician [Chorus] What a beautiful world this would be If you come and spread this black magic with me Close your eyes and let your mind flow free Stare into the blackness, you have it, the magic [Outro] Yeah, the black magic, things get tragic, there you have it, for '96