As the Rhyme Goes On

Knowledge will begin until I finish this song<br>`Cuz the rhyme gets rougher as the rhyme goes on<br>You sweat as you step about to get hype<br>Or should you just listen to the man on the mic<br>You`re physically in this with me but how could you tell<br>If it`s meant to be hip-hop if you`re not mentally as well<br>Ready to absorb the rhyme that I just poured<br>Into the mic and so unite and this won`t be so bored<br>If you just keep kickin` listen - to the mix<br>And think you`ll sink into the rhyme like quicksand<br>Holds and controls you `til I leave<br>You fall deeper in the style - it`s hard to breathe<br>The only time I stop is when somebody drop and then<br>Bring `em to the front `cuz my rhymes` the oxygen<br>Then wave your hands - when you`re ready I`ll send you<br>Into your favorite dance so let the rhyme continue<br>And so on and I`ma go on simultaneously<br>And even if I stop - the rhyme remains to be<br>Rising to the top - and I came to drop it<br>Catch it and quiz it - is my topic<br>Universual `cuz I move everybody to come<br>By exercising your mind you`ll coincide as one<br>You look around and see how packed the party starts to get<br>I draw a crowd - like an architect<br>The five borroughs react and all the islands attract<br>And every state can`t wait - so they attack<br>off a spot on the floor - squeeze in cuz it`s packed<br>It`ll be more room if MC`s play the back<br>I`m the R the A to the K-I-M<br>If I wasn`t, then why would I say I am<br>The microphone fiend if I was a fake<br>Whoever said it`s just buggin` off the rhymes I make<br>I had you biting your tongue for what I brung and recite<br>Sung it on stage some said it don`t sound like<br>The voice on the record - I see what you mean<br>Because the system was wack, so I had to scream<br>So just - give me a mic if it`s loud I`ll blow it <br>If not - into the crowd I`ll throw it<br>Pull out my cordless mic and entertain you well<br>Before I let go I`ma spark your brain cells<br>I took time to write - tonight I will recite<br>So poetically inclined when the mic is held tight<br>Rhymes start flowin` kisses are blowin<br>MC`s are knowin` that`s why they`re goin<br>Home to tell a friend when the party ends<br>"Yo, man you know Rakim? That brother struck again"<br>Cuz mic by mic and stage by stage,<br>Tape by tape and page by page,<br>When the crowd is moving I compete with the mix<br>The rougher the cuts - the rougher the rhyme gets<br>Deeper and Deeper - I hope you understand it<br>I made it up myself and I planned it<br>For other MC`s who waste time <br>Writing jokes, riddles, and maybe a rhyme<br>I cross my arms and I was waiting - but I was hating<br>The rappers on the microphone was fronting - just faking<br>They wasn`t breakin`, which means I was achin`<br>To get up on the microphone and then start takin`<br>Control of the mic - uptight when I grabbed it<br>So hug the speaker- your ear`s a magnet<br>Attracted to a freestyle put in effect<br>You listen to my man while you`re sippin` Moet<br>So Eric, pick up the needle (yeah) put it in the middle (ahhight)<br>Give me a scratch, turn my Mic up a little,<br>I want you to hear this perfectly clear<br>Catch what I`m sayin`? You get the idea?<br>I hope you knowledge the beginning cuz I`m finished this song<br>The rhyme gets rougher as the rhyme flows on...