Let the Rhythm Hit Em

<br>Let the rhythm hit `em<br><br>I`m the arsenal<br>I got artillery, lyrics of ammo<br>Rounds of rhythm<br>Then I`m `a give `em piano<br>Bring a bullet-proof vest<br>Nothin` to ricochet<br>ready to aim at the brain<br>~Now what the trigger say<br>Tempos triflin`<br>Felt like a rifle<br>Massage `n` melodies<br>Might go right through<br>Simultaneously like an Uzi<br>Nothin` can bruise me<br>Lyrics let up when lady say don`t lose me<br>So re-load quickly<br>And you better hit me<br>While I`m lettin` this fifi get wit me<br>You steppin` with .007<br>Better make it snappy<br>No time to do your hair, baby<br>Brothers are bustin` at me<br>Beats and bullets pass me<br>None on target<br>They want the R hit<br>But wtch the god get<br>Quicker, the tongue is the trigger<br>`Cause I`m real fast<br>Let off some rhythm at `em<br>Let `em feel the blast<br>Penetrate at a crazy rate<br>This ain`t no .38<br>Hit `em at point blank range<br>And watch `em radiate<br>Runnin` out of ammunition<br>I`m done wit` em<br>You ask me how I did `em <br>I let the rhythm hit `em<br><br>I push a power that`s punishable<br>Better be a prisoner<br>The hit man is the<br>Brother wit` charisma<br>Showing you that I have<br>Powerful paragraphs<br>Followers will become leaders<br>But without a path<br>Ya mentally paralyzed<br>Crippled ya third eye<br>Rhymes are blurred<br>Then it occurred that you heard I<br>Reduced the friction with crucifixion<br>Let loose the mix then<br>Boost the piston<br>Eric hit `em with` some of that<br>Cut like a lumberjack<br>And me gettin` hit back<br>It won`t be none of that<br>I`m untouchable<br>You see me in 3-D<br>When I let the rhythm hit another M.C.<br>Lyrics made of lead<br>Enters your head<br>Then eruptions of a mass production<br>Will spread when<br>Music is louder<br>Full of gunpower<br>Microphone machinery<br>When I see a crowd of<br>Party people pumpin`<br>Their fist like this<br>Ya hide in the back<br>Thinkin` that I might miss<br>But the R is accurate<br>Plus I`m packed up with <br>Educated punch lines that<br>I have to hit<br>Whatever I aim at<br>I line `em up<br>Ya body is weak, feel with pain<br>That time is up<br>You been hit with somethin`<br>Different, isn`t it?<br>Rakim is gonna radiate and nothing`s equivalent<br>Nothin` can harm me<br>Why try to bar me<br>You couldn`t come around to rob with a army<br>You`ll get wrecked by the architect<br>So respect `em<br>I disconnect `em, soon as I inject `em<br>With radiation<br>Put `em by the basement<br>Bust his chest open<br>Bash his face in<br>Let it split `im<br>Since he brought his main man wit` `im<br>He ask me how I did `im<br>I let the rhythm hit `im<br>Let it hit `im<br><br>Dance floor`s dangerous<br>Packed in like a briefcase<br>Rhyth with ral rough rhyme<br>Beats with deep bass<br>Girls with tight pants<br>Maybe they might dance<br>Tonight if the Rs on the mike<br>There`s a slight chance<br>The crowd is crucial<br>M.C.`s grounds are neutral<br>Now that you`re here let me introduce you<br>Get ready<br>I`m hard read like graffiti but steady<br>Science I drop is real heavy<br>Radiant energy, that`ll be the penalty<br>Touch the third rail on the pain of remedy<br>The prescription`s one every hour<br>Now it`s a havoc<br>If ya need another hit from the freestyle fanatic<br>Attention: follow directions real close<br>Keep out of reach of children<br>Beware of overdose<br>Too many milligram<br>But what made a iller jam<br>My rhyme is the rhythm of thoughts<br>That kill a man<br>I deas for the ear to fear<br>Might split `im<br>He`ll never forget `im<br>He`ll rest in peace wit` `em<br>At least when he left he`ll know what hit `im<br>The last breath of the words of death<br>Was the rhythm<br><br>Now throw you hands in the air and yo, go<br>Rakim will do the rest of this slow<br>If I speed they know you`ll blow the hell up<br>If I slow up, catch up, hell no<br>Wicked as I kecked it<br>Don`t need to remix it<br>`Cause I prefixed it<br>Reversed and switched it<br>To perform to perfection<br>Section for section<br>Rhymes keep connectin`<br>Ya guessin` what`s next an`<br>Blood pressure rise as ya damn near lost it<br>Ya hit the ground burnin` and woke up frostbitten<br>`Cause when I explained ya can`t complain for pain<br>Travel through the brain hit a vein<br>Then remain, let it radiate<br>Vibes will vibrate<br>Why did you violate<br>Now I`m `a have to let the style brak<br>Moans now the tone is ingrown<br>After this here`s thrown, gimme another microphone<br>Before I get that fifi I met<br>Whisper I wanna reach your intellect<br>Kiss her `cause I wanna give her the most respect<br>So I shine and let the write reflect<br>Hold `er, mold `er, make `er feel older<br>Lay her on my shoulder<br>EEverything I told her<br>Makes her feel secure whenever I`m wit` `er<br>And you know how I did `er<br>Me and the rhythm hit `er