As The Rhyme Goes On (Radio Mix)-Eric B. & Rakim

[ti:As The Rhyme Goes On (Radio Mix)] [ar:Eric B. & Rakim] [al:Paid In Full] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]As The Rhyme Goes On (Radio Mix) - Eric B. & Rakim [01:01.77]Knowledge will begin until I finish this song [01:04.01]Cuz the rhyme gets rougher as the rhyme goes on [01:06.64]You sweat as you step about to get hype [01:09.04]Or should you just listen to the man on the mic [01:11.85]You're physically in this with me but how could you tell [01:14.46]If its meant to be hip-hop if you're not mentally as well [01:17.09]Ready to absorb the rhyme that I just poured [01:19.65]Into the mic and so unite and this won't be so bored [01:22.23]If you just keep kickin listen - to the mix [01:24.57]And think youll sink into the rhyme like quicksand [01:26.81]Holds and controls you til I leave [01:29.62]You fall deeper in the style - its hard to breathe [01:32.49]The only time I stop is when somebody drop and then [01:34.93]Bring em to the front cuz my rhymes the oxygen [01:37.55]Then wave your hands - when you're ready Ill send you [01:40.39]Into your favorite dance so let the rhyme continue [01:42.52]And so on and ima go on simultaneously [01:44.84]And even if I stop - the rhyme remains to be [01:48.48]Rising to the top - and I came to drop it [01:50.95] [02:09.18]So just - give me a mic if its loud Ill blow it [02:11.71]If not - into the crowd Ill throw it [02:13.75]Pull out my cordless mic and entertain you well [02:16.14]Before I let go ima spark your brain cells [02:19.00]I took time to write - tonight I will recite [02:21.35]So poetically inclined when the mic is held tight [02:24.33]Rhymes start flowin kisses are blowin [02:26.65]Mcs are knowin thats why theyre goin [02:29.32]Home to tell a friend when the party ends [02:31.62]Yo, man you know rakim? that brother struck again [02:34.59]Cuz mic by mic and stage by stage, [02:37.01]Tape by tape and page by page, [02:39.57]When the crowd is moving I compete with the mix [02:42.11]The rougher the cuts - the rougher the rhyme gets [02:44.70]Deeper and deeper - I hope you understand it [02:47.39]I made it up myself and I planned it [02:49.77]For other mcs who waste time [02:52.53]Writing jokes, riddles, and maybe a rhyme [02:54.94]I cross my arms and I was waiting - but I was hating [02:57.95]The rappers on the microphone was fronting - just faking [03:00.31]They wasnt breakin, which means I was achin [03:02.73]To get up on the microphone and then start takin [03:05.12]Control of the mic - uptight when I grabbed it [03:07.89]So hug the speaker- your ears a magnet [03:10.65]Attracted to a freestyle put in effect [03:12.90]You listen to my man while you're sippin moet [03:15.39]So eric, pick up the needle (yeah) put it in the middle (ahhight) [03:18.69]Give me a scratch, turn my mic up a little, [03:21.07]I want you to hear this perfectly clear [03:23.06]Catch what I'm sayin? you get the idea? [03:25.77]I hope you knowledge the beginning cuz I'm finished this song [03:28.42]The rhyme gets rougher as the rhyme flows on...