Rakim - Word on the Street lyrics

I left the set, they need me, like
"Where he go?"
You  can bet, he's still off the heezy, yo!
The  kid spit, weezy, but easy? No
I make it hard to read me, graffiti flow
East to West, the world wanna see me blow
Syndicated,   like your favorite TV show
I  get respect, and get a check from CDs sold
The President, record exec, from CEO, uh
Ra's  still killin' 'em
Block's still feelin' 'em still peelin' 'em
(Hot) , still reelin' 'em, real as them
Drop! Sell millions, Seventh Seal
Here it come ra's  chillin'
Top buildin' spots still fillin' em
Papi in Puerto Rico, UK's King Harold
The Bronx, I'm Carlito
The block I'm Ra Ghetto
Jamaica I'm Ja', and Rio know my MO
Japan, it's



It don't matter where you at
OT or on the same block I rep'
(You know) All come from the same struggle
(I know) You understand my lingo
So no matter wherever, I know you got my back
And if it ever pop off, I'm gon' react!
You see the word on the streets
Is the world got our back so we need
To send love wherever we go!

When I'm flowin'
My master craft is demographic it's growin'
I check the status then let 'em have it
The chosen, Rakim is classic
Time so far past it
Masses won't grasp it 'til I'm in the casket
When I'm zonin'
I've seen it all like "Casualties
Of War" before it happened
Perhaps my pen is magic
Unloadin', mic chokin' smoke keep
Clappin' 'til it's broken
Pop open, like emptyin' a ratchet
Blackberry Benzino, is red
Black and cherry Timbs stuffed with bread
The lee-low
Seein' ya group like I'm duckin' the Fed's
Ra's still on fire like I puff with dreads
Studio-gangster talk tough is dead
My 16's a slug stuck in your head
Enough said
This is for fans and neighborhood celebs
Baby girl, let's hit the club, hurry up
Get dressed so let's go

It don't matter where you at
OT or on the same block I rep'
(You know) All come from the same struggle
(I know) You understand my lingo
So no matter wherever, I know you got my back
And if it ever pop off, I'm gon' react!
You see the word on the streets
Is the world got our back so we need
To send love wherever we go!

It's Hip-Hop when DJs throw it on in the club
And watch mamis drop and start warmin' it up
They get hot
Bartender puts some more in the cup
Thugs hear it outside
Start stormin' the club
It don't stop! Once it's on
We enjoyin' the buzz
Inhale the song in your lungs
It's as strong as a blunt
Or raw rocks off of the block
The audience bump
'Til the cops run in the spot
Like I'm wanted for drugs
I party with mamis
With Bacardi and they're zombies
Sophisticated hotties that ride with
Me on Ducatis fit bodies in they Armanis
Mix karate with pilates
Yeah, they hobby's with Papi put
Tsunami's in their punanis
The God stay fly, it ain't hard to aim high
Like I'm armed with a launcher
Or a Don on they grind
Ra display rhymes, it's the crime
Dark or day time
Like a mobster sprays 9's, I'm a monster
Ain't I?

It don't matter where you at (yeah)
OT or on the same block I rep'
(You know) All come from the same struggle
(I know) You understand my lingo
So no matter wherever, I know you got my back
And if it ever pop off, I'm gon' react!
You see the word on the streets
Is the world got our back so we need
To send love wherever we go!

New York City detroit
A T-L the West coast
The Midwest across seas
R-A-K-IM