Make 'em clap to this
(To show our appreciation for your support)
Make 'em clap to this
(Thank you DJ's)
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
I came in the door, I said it before
I never let the mic magnetize me no more
But it's bitin' me, fightin' me, invitin' me to rhyme
I can't hold it back, I'm lookin' for the line
Takin' off my coat, clearin' my throat
The rhyme will be kickin' it 'til I hit my last note
My mind remains to find all kind 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
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap, make 'em clap, make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this (clap your hands)
(Clap your hands)
Make 'em clap to this (clap yo-)
(Clap yo-, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
I don't bug out or chill or be actin' ill
No tricks in '86, it's time to build
Eric B. Easy on the cut, no mistakes allowed
'Cause to me, MC means move the crowd
I made it easy to dance to this
But can you detect what's comin' next from the flex of the wrist?
Say indeed then I'll proceed 'cause my man made a mix
If he bleed he won't need no band-aid to fix
His fingertips sew a rhyme until there's no rhymes left
I hurry up because the cut'll make 'em bleed to death
But he's kickin' it, 'cause it ain't no half steppin'
The party is live, the rhyme can't be kept inside
It needs eruptin' just like a volcano
It ain't the everyday style or the same old rhyme
'Cause I'm better then the rest of them
Eric B. Is on the cut and my name is Rakim (nasty)
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap-, make 'em clap-
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap-
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 'cause 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
Make 'em clap to this
Caught an attitude, you need food to eat up
I'm schemin' like I'm dreamin' on a couch with my feet up
You scream I'm lazy, you must be crazy
Thought I was a donut, you tried to glaze me
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap, make 'em clap, make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap, make 'em clap, make 'em clap
Make 'em clap to this
I made it easy to dance to this
But can you detect what's comin' next from the flex of the wrist?
Say indeed then I'll proceed 'cause my man made a mix
If he bleed he won't need no band-aid to fix
Make 'em clap to this
Eric B. Is on the cut
Eric B. Is on the cut
Eric B. Is on the cut and my name is Rakim (nasty)
Make 'em clap to this
Rakim
Clap your hands
Clap your hands
Clap your hands to what he's doin'
Clap your hands to what he's doin'
Clap your hands
Clap your hands
Clap your hands
Clap your hands
Clap your hands to what he's doin'
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
Make 'em clap to this
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Eric B. Is President - Eric B. & Rakim and Rakim
