Move over Obama/McCain, I'm voting for Eric B. (Eric B. & Rakim)

bigbadbillbigbadbill Posts: 1,758
edited September 2008 in Other Music
Eric B Is President

I came in the door, i said it before
I never let the mic magnatize me no more
But it's biting me, fighting me, inviting me to rhyme
I can't hold it back, I'm looking for the line,
Taking off my coat, clearing my throat
My rhyme will be kicking it until I hit my last note
My mind'll range to find all kinds of ideas
Self-esteem makes it seem like a thought took years to build
But still say a rhyme after the next one
Prepared, never scared, I'll just bless one
And you know that I'm the soloist
So Eric B, make 'em clap to this

I don't bug out or chill or be acting ill
No tricks in '86, it's time to build
Eric B easy on the cut, no mistakes allowed
Cuz to me, MC means move the crowd
I made it easy to dance to this
But can you detect what's coming next from the flex of the wrist
Saying indeed that I precede cuz my man made a mix
If he bleed he won't need no band-aid to fix
If they can get some around until there's no rhymes left

I hurry up because the cut will make 'em bleed to death
But he's kicking it because it ain't no half stepping
The party is live, the rhyme can't be kept in-
Side, it needs erupting just like a volcano
It ain't the everyday style of the same old rhyme
Because I'm better then the rest of them
Eric B is on the cut and my name is Rakim

Go get a girl and get soft and warm,
Don't get excited, you've been invited to a quiet storm
But now it's out of hand cuz you told me you hate me
And then you ask what have I done lately
First you said all you want is love and affection
Let me be your angel and I'll be your protection
Take you out, buy you all kinds of things
I must of got you too hot and burned off your wings
You caught an attitude, you need food to eat up
I'm scheming like I'm dreaming on a couch wit my feet up
You scream I'm lazy, you must be crazy
Thought I was a donut, you tried to glaze me

Funky...
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    To be honest, even if it flies in the face of the song, I'd rather vote for Rakim. Easily the more talented of the two :D

    "Stop buggin', a brother said, dig em, I never dug 'em
    He couldn't follow the leader long enough so I drug 'em
    into danger zone, he should arrange his own
    Face it, it's basic, erase it, change ya tone"

    The finest 4 lines of technical MCing in hip-hop history.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,550
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    To be honest, even if it flies in the face of the song, I'd rather vote for Rakim. Easily the more talented of the two :D

    "Stop buggin', a brother said, dig em, I never dug 'em
    He couldn't follow the leader long enough so I drug 'em
    into danger zone, he should arrange his own
    Face it, it's basic, erase it, change ya tone"

    The finest 4 lines of technical MCing in hip-hop history.
    Rakim would get my vote too :). I skip the tracks that don't have his vocals.
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