yo
watch as the room rocks
mentally moonwalk
mixed media slang
banging in your boombox
verbal violence
lyrical stylist
in a time when rock
hip-hop rhymes are childish
you can't tempt me with rhymes
that are empty
rappin' to a beat
doesn't make you an emcee
with your lack of skill
and facility you're killing me
and a DJ in the group
just for credibility
i heard that some of you
are gettin' help with your rhymes
you're not an emcee
if someone else writes your lines
rappin' over rock
doesn't make you a pioneer
cuz rock and hip-hop
have collaborated for years
but now they're getting randomly
mixed and matched up
all after a fast buck
and all the tracks suck
so how does it stack up
none of its real
you wanna be an emcee
you gotta study the skill
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so you pick up a pen
and write yourself a new identity
but mentally you don't have
the hip-hop energy
with a tendency to make up stories
it sounded like the only
hip-hop you've heard is top-40
and your record company's
completely missed it
and all the kids are dissin' it
for not being legitimate
so in a battle
you can't hack it
react with whack ****
and get smacked with verbal backflips
get your *** kicked
i'm a fabulous battle catalyst
it's taken decades
for emcees to establish this
you're new to hip-hop
and welcome if you're serious
but not on a mike
leave that to the experienced
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