When I Be on the Mic

[DJ Premier scratches hook]<br><br>(Hardcore...real ill niggas)<br>(I`m internationally known)<br>(When I be on the mic)<br><br>(Hardcore...real ill niggas)<br>(I`m internationally known, yo)<br><br>(Hardcore...real ill niggas)<br>(I`m internationally known)<br>(When I be on the mic)<br><br>(Hardcore...real ill niggas)<br>(So all hail the honorable)<br><br>It`s to my real ill niggas, heavyweight hitters<br>Dough getters, fifty ways to make figures<br>My niggas, that come on the spot to feel sisters<br>Like they hear real spitters and kids on the zigga-ziggas<br>When it`s ugly, then the club is lovely<br>Thugs be sipping Henessey and bubbly<br>To my comrades that keep it flaming hot<br>On dangerous blocks, claiming spots<br>Where the goal is to be one of the top-ranked soldiers<br>Forty-five holders, one of the high rollers<br>Get respect in the hood, credit is good<br>Knock it down lumberjack style, baby, extra wood<br>Rock it all night long, the bang-a-thon baby<br>Keep hanging on, we like it with the lights on<br>Don`t have to blow twenty thou` to get to know honey`s style<br>Show her the town, steal her heart, no money down<br><br>(Hook)<br><br>How about some hardcore, yeah we like it raw for sure<br>Broads on the floor, wall to wall<br>There`s more at the door, players ball to score<br>`Cause this right here is for all of y`all<br>Rakim and Primo, yo I got what you need bro<br>You go see a show, smoke an L, mean yo<br>And deejays play hits with hard bass kicks<br>And then they display tricks like The Matrix<br>Make the record fly undetected by the naked eye<br>So just feel the vibe `cause your ears never lie<br>Nowadays deejays bags of tricks, graphic<br>On some behind the back shit, catch it and scratch it<br>Classic, this kid got his craft mastered<br>Hands is mad quick like he mix with magic<br>Spin it back and forth and grab it, and know just where it is...<br>There it is<br><br>(Hook)<br><br>To my elite peeps with the murderous mystiques<br>I hit the streets with beats and they critique for weeks<br>They be like "How that kid Ra reach the peak?"<br>Pull out the heat and use my technique to speak<br>It`s dangerous, sit calm and explain to kids<br>What part of the game this is and foreign languages<br>They hold Ra`s events in different continents<br>Put my lyrical contents in monuments<br>In ghetto garments, I rock a towel like a pharaoh<br>Mind travel, design style like apparel<br>My fashions last long as a lifetime<br>Cause I can see the future when the god write rhymes<br>They`re mad cause I managed to reign so long<br>Like their chance to make money done came and gone<br>This is strictly for my listeners on the corners at night<br>And the sisters that be keeping this right, when I be on the mic<br><br>(Hook)