[Rakim]

Me and the rap's laid back

Nonchalant and relaxed in the track

Put together well so it ain't hard to tell

Easy to recognize so my records'll sell

On the microphone well known with a low tone

Show and prove when the stage show is shown

All you hear is screams when I'm hit by the laser beams

Ladies fiend rappers are choosin up teams

So who could beat up just before we meet up

Before I kick a rhyme, I kick my feet up

to let you know, everything's under control

Under surveillance, takin over your soul

So let me handle this, gettin scandalous

All my jams are hits, never plan to miss

Crowd is captured, released at my permission

Peep em, as I, keep em eager to listen

[Rakim]

Opponents are found paralyzed from the mic down

Left with a little sight ears still hear the sound

Try to clear your mind but it's still there

Give him about a year, then give him a wheelchair

I damage and deteriorate, til your brain dead

No huss cuss what I discuss'll bust his head

Here's some hearin aids when your eardrums fail

You get scars, so you could read it in braille

Close your third eye, then I do body work

And I keep the same procedure til somebody's hurt

My DJ'll sew up cuts like an M.D.

And I still move crowds like an M.C.

Entertain and tear you out of your frame

Leave you in a puddle of blood, then let it rain

Then I get deep, so try to withstand

on my level to think, or sink like quicksand

He couldn't hang, so I cut the rope short

Watchin em fall, cause they need more support

This is the way that I done, all of my competition

Peep em, as I, keep em eager to listen

Keep em eager to listen