The Big Payback

[P] Aiyyo whassup E Double?<br>[E] Yo whassup man?<br>[P] Yo these crab MC`s got us trapped up behind these walls man<br> But I`m ready to break out of here and do this, yaknahmsayin?<br> So what`s the magic word?<br><br>[Erick Sermon]<br>Open Sesame, and let down the main gate<br>Before you screamed EPMD, you shouldn`t wait<br>I roll with a posse, hey you tried to stop me<br>Also yo, your brothers tried to pop me<br>on the sneak tip, without me knowin<br>so I keep goin, and my rhymes keep flowin<br>On and on, and I don`t quit<br>I get pushed to the limit, and yo that`s it<br>Step by step, I put an end to your fun<br>cause I`m the chosen one, yes me my son<br>A young kid from the ghetto, a kiddie from the city<br>I don`t feel sorrow, and I have no pity<br>to run up on you, and wax plus tax<br>Your gold, your money, and from your eyes your contacts<br>Then flex over, a hop skip and a jump<br>to the next town, to go punk a chump<br>MC`s try to diss me, and try to bust caps<br>I`m not havin it, and that means no haps Jack<br>So get the bozack, only off the crack, that`s wack<br>This is the big payback<br><br>..<br><br>[Parrish Smith]<br>As I go and flow, to a different type of tempo<br>(Why MD?) C`mon E, the P keeps it simple<br>Plus I`m strikin like lightnin, throwin blows like Tyson<br>Slayin MC`s on the Q-T, sorta like a sniper<br>So if a sucker don`t like me, the feeling is mutual<br>I took my rhyme to a lower RPM, then shift to neutral<br>then crack a 40 (what kind) of Olde E<br>To slay an MC (how) on the Q-T<br>(So what`s your name boy?) C`mon, you know it`s M.D.<br>So while I`m wreckin he`s checkin, all the bodies that`s left and<br>a pile behind the stage, the P is like steppin<br>off from the scenes, I see lights and si-rens<br>Witness everywhere, but no one seen a thing<br>When cops ask questions, my description is vague<br>No answers at all, just bodies behind the stage<br>One witness yells out, that he was dressed in black<br>Stupid dookie link, with a Fisherman hat<br>A cop said, "Yo, how`d he flee from the spot?"<br>"In a black sports car, I think it was an Iroc<br>but the windows were tinted, and we couldn`t get a look"<br>(Why?) There was smoke from the rubber he cooked<br>The big payback<br><br>..<br><br>[Erick Sermon]<br>No Rome-et-oh, or Juliette romance story<br>Just EPMD, the fame and the glory<br>The rappin technique, somethin like fencin, dangerous<br>It keeps you in suspense<br>And you have to be cool, and plus have stamina<br>Cause if you don`t, I`m gonna end up stabbin ya<br>in your guts, from the razor cuts<br>And I`ma stick and pick, until your mind goes nuts<br>It might sound gross, or make your stomach bubble<br>But don`t never ever ever, mess with E Double<br>I`m like Jumpin Jack Flash, a Spy with an Eye<br>I do no stunts, and I`m not The Fall Guy<br>I`m just the E, the R-I-C-K, that`s all<br>Did some check one-twos, and some yes yes y`alls<br>I`m the man of the hour, sweet to be sour<br>(So what you sayin E?) I got "Soul power!"<br>So dig it, as I kick it, keep your eyes open<br>Cause a brother like me, is always scopin<br>In fact, you should pack, because I cut no slack<br>It`s like that.. this is the big payback<br><br>..<br><br>[Parrish Smith]<br>If rappin was a tribe I`d be the chief commanche<br>Had fat link, chunky rings, nuttin fancy<br>So saddle up MC`s, and off we go<br>It`s not a rodeo, but I carry a lasso<br>Cause I`m back from vacation, cause suckers kept slippin<br>Rappin off-beat, plus your tunes wasn`t hittin<br>They wanna claim a style on the M-I-C<br>But I can rotate the state, cold rippin shows with E<br>Cause whether maxin or relaxin, waxin or taxin<br>Never step to a show without packin<br>my partners, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wessun<br>So nothin moves funny, at the rappin session<br>I`m Strictly Biz and knuckles, no time for laugh or chuckles<br>I drop clear lyrics, while your bass sound muffled<br>(You sniff blow?) Hell no, and still flow and say go<br>More or less do a show.. nah<br>the only high I get, is when my fans yell HOE<br>So get the bo-zack, because we`re back to hack<br>Here to let you know that it`s the big payback<br><br>..<br><br>[Parrish]<br>Yeah that`s right man, big payback in eighty-nine, yaknahmsayin?<br>EPMD`s in effect on the Unfinished Business tip<br>? and Tony, snappin necks