Waterworld

"For those that know me..." [Rakim]<br>"For those that know me..."<br>"For those that know me..."<br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br><br>[Encore]<br>Authentically raw wit it, see I augmented this industry<br>To submit to my will, all attempts to limit me<br>Can kneel, peel caps wit ill raps<br>Nothing convenes here till your camp gets smeared like pap<br>What you tryin to tell me, skills never found me<br>Workin for peanuts amongst jelly MC`s, really ain`t my steez<br>Peep game<br>I plot on different ways to make these styles ricochet through main frames<br>The day-to-day theme is turn these fake teams gangreen<br>My main vein`s the only thing about me mainstream<br>You doubt me like the foes of Noah, embarkin in this Ark, the soul controller<br>While fools caught up in this Del used to blow up<br>You`re inundating wit the out-dated<br>See all of y`all fall when this cascade hits<br>Yo D, watch these watered-down clowns get drowned<br>And lounge sound broken down in Cuba<br>Tryin to build ships off shit they bit<br>I spit that major play saliva, taylor-made for cypher sole survivor<br>Pay the piper if you plan to go inside my covenant<br>Better come in two`s, matta fact come a crew to get you back<br>Executives, we wet you wit the hymns that leave you and your man<br>Packin, attackin wit verbal cataclysms<br>Leavin the average rapper drenched and grab a trench <br>Guard against my El Nino lingo<br>A labyrinth of keen flows, concealed within the single<br>This is Waterworld<br><br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br>Waterworld<br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br>This is Waterworld<br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br>Waterworld<br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br><br>[Encore]<br>My scripts consist of H20, Hip Hop and Oxygen<br>I flip commission doctrines that make me Shake-Speare`s pier<br>Upon this here tear I fear not<br>Killin furious wit the superior onslaught<br>On top of this isle solo, like Giligan wit a million styles<br>To throw yo` way wit capital A<br>We make waves, causin tsunamis to your armies<br>Splashin like the cracken on Clash of the Titans, writin calmly<br>Call me Aquarius, each full page a new age<br>I`m on a crusade to ranter your parade <br>See `Core is more than three-quarters of what this rap world secure<br>So this is Chinese Water Torture for MC`s to endure<br>As I restore this reservoir wit my repetoire of metaphors<br>Step into the `Core, better have your life insured<br>For supernatural disasters, I`m quick to cast a flame to your astral plane<br>It`s bitch-made, get played like Conasta<br>Waterworld<br><br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br>This is Waterworld<br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br>Waterworld<br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br>This is Waterworld<br>"For those that know me..."<br><br>[Encore]<br>What`s an MC without concepts, I speak easy comin to offset your plumbing<br>Like leaky faucets, runnin my dungeon wit aquatic contraptions<br>The fifth fold`s a fish bowl, kick hard as contractions<br>Wit skitzo-memos closed-captioned<br>Your lip`s sewed cuz hardest to your fraction try to test me<br>You wouldn`t tip-toe through Moses parted Red Sea<br>It`s bound to collapse<br>So now what makes you think the sound of these raps<br>Is something different, I`m even pitchin the kitchen sink wit comin with it<br>Liquefied rhymes rhyme wax<br>It`s time for jack-fakers to vacate, they take up space like the Great Lakes<br>Makin a great case for me to hate<br>Paint a picture clear as Evian, raps on tap like Savion Glover<br>Undercover, peeps wonder, why he became the arcitecht cuz none love us<br>We spark the shit that makes the blood cometh<br>Wash away your blockade plus your brigade<br>Tryin to sandbag clever words together <br>The weather, the storm, porn`s poured on cassette wit Architecht sweat<br>In the cores of us form when he pass Tech-12`s<br>I delve deep in this abyss, inspect hell<br>Tell a fallen ang-el to eat a dick if he gets pissed cuz this is Waterworld<br><br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br>Waterworld<br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br>This is Waterworld<br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br>Waterworld<br>"For those that know me, indeed I like to flow"<br><br>"Flow" *echoes*