My Melody-Eric B. & Rakim

[00:00.000] 作词 : Eric Barrier/William Griffin [00:01.000] 作曲 : Eric Barrier/William Griffin [00:21.74]Turn up the bass, check out my melody, hand out a cigar [00:24.03]I'm lettin knowledge be born, and my name's the r [00:27.09]A-k-i-m not like the rest of them, I'm not on a list [00:30.07]That's what I'm sayin, I drop science like a scientist [00:32.66]My melody's in a code, the very next episode [00:35.23]Has the mic often distortin, ready to explode [00:37.54]I keep the mic in fahrenheit, freeze mc's and make em colder [00:40.54]The listener's system is kickin like solar [00:43.60]As I memorize, advertise, like a poet [00:45.66]Keep you goin when I'm flowin, smooth enough, you know it [00:49.14]But rough that's why the middle of my story I tell e.b. [00:52.14]Nobody beats the ＂r＂, check out my melody... [00:55.54] [01:04.84]So what if I'm a microphone fiend addicted soon as I sing [01:07.84]One of these for mc's so they don't have to scream [01:10.15]I couldn't wait to take the mic, flow into it to test [01:13.14]Then let my melody play, and then the record suggest [01:15.57]That I'm droppin bombs, but I stay peace and calm [01:18.71]Any mc that disagree with me just wave your arm [01:21.27]And I'll break, when I'm through breakin I'll leave you broke [01:23.95]Drop the mic when I'm finished and watch it smoke [01:26.69]So stand back, you wanna rap? all of that can wait [01:29.38]I won't push, I won't beat around the bush [01:31.71]I wanna break upon those who are not supposed to [01:35.30]You might try but you can't get close to [01:37.74]Because I'm number one, competition is none [01:39.80] [01:40.37] [01:43.24]Whether playin ball or bobbin in the hall [01:45.61]I just writin my name in graffiti on the wall [01:48.42]You shouldn't have told me you said you control me [01:51.23]So now a contest is what you owe me [01:54.60]Pull out your money, pull out your cut [01:56.55]Pull up a chair [01:59.42]My name is rakim allah, and r & a stands for ＂ra＂ [02:02.35]Switch it around, but still comes out ＂r＂ [02:04.91]So easily will I e-m-c-e-e [02:07.47]My repetition of words is ＂check out my melody＂ [02:10.46]Some bass and treble is moist, scratchin and cuttin a voice [02:12.77]And when it's mine that's when the rhyme is always choice [02:15.08]I wouldn't have came to ? set? my name ? around the? same weak **** [02:18.49]Puttin blurs and slurs and words that don't fit [02:21.00]In rhyme, a why waste time on the microphone [02:23.54]I take this more serious than just a poem [02:26.53]Rockin party to party, backyard to yard [02:28.53]Now tear it up, y'all, and bless the mic for the gods [02:32.57] [02:43.44]The rhyme is rugged, at the same time sharp [02:45.44]I can swing off anything even a string of a harp [02:48.18]Just turn it on and start rockin, mind no introduction [02:50.30] [02:51.03]Til I finish droppin science, no interruption [02:53.79]When I approach I exercise like a coach [02:56.15]Usin a melody and add numerous notes [02:59.10]With the mic and the r-a-k-i-m [03:01.66]It's a task, like a match I will strike again [03:04.35]Rhymes are poetically kept and alphabetically stepped [03:07.09]Put in order to pursue with the momentum except [03:09.65]I say one rhyme and I order a longer rhyme shorter [03:12.33]A pause, but don't stop the tape recorder [03:16.41] [03:37.01]I'm not a regular competitor, first rhyme editor [03:39.80]Melody arranger, poet, etcetera [03:42.51]Extra events, the grand finale like bonus [03:45.07] [03:45.58]I am the man they call the microphonist [03:47.83]With wisdom which means wise words bein spoken [03:50.51]Too many at one time watch the mic start smokin [03:53.18]I came to express the rap I manifest [03:55.94]Stand in my way and I'll lead a ? ? ? words protest [03:58.43] [03:59.12]Mc's that wanna be dissed they're gonna [04:01.42]Be dissed if they don't get from in fronta [04:04.16]All they can go get is me a glass of moet [04:06.60]A hard time, sip your juice and watch a smooth poet [04:09.78]I take 7 mc's put em in a line [04:11.78]And add 7 more brothas who think they can rhyme [04:14.83]Well, it'll take 7 more before I go for mine [04:17.65]And that's 21 mc's ate up at the same time [04:20.14]Easy does it, do it easy, that's what I'm doin [04:22.58]No fessin, no messin around, no chewin [04:25.63]No robbin, no buyin, bitin, why bother [04:28.19]This slob'll stop tryin fightin to follow [04:30.44] [04:31.04]My unusual style will confuse you a while [04:33.85]If I was water, I flow in the nile [04:36.41]So many rhymes you won't have time to go for your's [04:39.15]Just because of a cause I have to pause [04:42.03]Right after tonight is when I prepare [04:44.41]To catch another sucka duck mc out there [04:47.27]Cos my strategy has to be tragedy, catastrophe [04:50.14]And after this you'll call me your majesty [04:52.88]My melody... [04:57.78] [05:14.38]Marley marl synthesized it, I memorize it [05:17.68]Eric b made a cut and advertised it [05:19.93]My melody's created for mc's in the place [05:22.43]Who try to listen cos I'm dissin [05:24.05] [05:24.78]take off your necklace, you try to detect my pace? [05:28.02]now you're buggin over off my rhyme like bass [05:30.52]The melody that I'm stylin, smooth as a violin [05:33.45]Rough enough to break new york from long island [05:36.32]My wisdom is swift, no matter if [05:38.57]My momentum is slow, mc's still stand stiff [05:41.31]I'm genuine like leather, don't try to be clever [05:44.59]Mc's you'll beat the ＂r＂, I'll say ＂oh never＂ [05:47.08]So eric b cut it easily [05:48.64] [05:49.56]And check out my melody...