Marley Marl Scratch

..* Ego Trip`s "Book of Rap Lists"; p. 50 *..<br><br>[Verse 1]<br>All these beats and my rhymes attached<br>Form the new creation called the Marley Scratch<br>We`re always steered in a positive course<br>His beats, my rhymes, combined make force<br>I say it`s like a force cos the force is strong<br>And if you think we`re weak I`d say you`re wrong<br>All you other DJ`s are a bunch of jerks<br>Marley give `em an example how a DJ works<br><br>[Verse 2]<br>Since you just heard how a DJ sound<br>The name Marley Marl, I will break it down<br>The M is for Master of Scratch<br>And if the needle was to slip it`s the needle he`ll catch<br>The A is a letter that you set apart<br>I wouldn`t call his beats music, I would call it Art<br>The R just stands for the way he Rock<br>Which is 24-oh-7 around the clock<br>The L is for Lyrics that I write<br>When put to his music sounds out of sight<br>The E is for Every beat he make<br>Which sucker DJ`s persist to take<br>Don`t play with the Y cos it isn`t a game<br>You ax "Why do you put the other DJ`s to shame?"<br>After this there shouldn`t be a story to tell<br>At the end of that is M-A-R-L<br>This paragraph here has come to a end<br>Marley, can we hear your funky fresh scratchin` again?<br><br>[Verse 3]<br>I never got caught in the game of Tag<br>My name is MC Shan, no need to brag<br>MC`s brag about theirself all through their rhyme<br>You can see I got quality, won`t waste my time<br>If I did not mean it, I wouldn`t have said it<br>I`m gonna give the man behind the wheels some credit<br>I`m not tryna say that he can`t be beat<br>But Marley Marl can stand on his own two feet<br>Since a DJ like him is so in demand<br>Marley won`t you get on and show `em where you stand<br><br>[Verse 4]<br>He can go on but I won`t insist<br>How many fortunate MC`s have a DJ like this<br>Every time I grab the mic I always have a plan<br>He`s DJ Marley Marl and I am MC Shan<br>Combined we`re fresh, this you must admit<br>Don`t ever wanna hear you say we ain`t worth jack<br>To be a DJ or an MC well it isn`t no thing<br>If you ever wanna learn then just give us a ring<br>Like I just said, it wasn`t no thing<br>You either have to be a ace, a jack, a queen or a king<br>When you`re one of these, that means you`re the best<br>And the people of today won`t settle for less<br>We can be a jack or king, we can play the place<br>But we`d rather be a DJ and an MC ace<br><br>[Verse 5]<br>If you ever wanna battle, be at your best<br>Because a man like Marley just does not fess<br>In that battle you must give your all<br>Or just be prepared to take your fall<br>Cos a lotta DJ`s already tried<br>There ain`t been one yet that`s qualified<br>To think you can beat him, you must be nuts<br>Just listen real close to his scratchin` cuts<br><br>[Verse 6]<br>The man Marley Marl can bring you to tears<br>He`s not a new jack, he been down for years<br>On the two turntables I would say he`s nice<br>Every cut he makes is so precise<br>When I said precise inside my rhyme<br>To put it to you straight that means right on time<br>Every jam he throws he always rocked<br>Don`t refer to him as the neighbourhood jock<br>To all you DJ`s who are always fessin`<br>From this man you can learn a lesson<br>You heard Dimples D when she took her stand<br>She said (Marley Marl is one hell of a man)<br>..<br>Gotta get it off my chest, to put my mind at ease<br>Since when you heard a DJ make cuts like these?