Grandmaster Flash - Fastest Man Alive Lyrics
Step right up, Hurry, hurry, HurryLadies and Gentlemen, Boys and GirlsChildren of all agesMove closer and bear witness to the one who cuts onNot one, not two, but three turntablesKnown throughout the four corners of the world asThe Fastest Man AliveHe's The Fastest Man AliveCut it up FlashHe's The Fastest Man AliveBreakdown!Born in a ghetto, lived in a slumBut he was raised high and mighty to be number oneThe park was his stage, cost didn't existAnd everybody was invited to be a witnessRunning things on the South Bronx streetsKnown for great feats of skill and techniquesHe's the priest of the beats, the king of the scratchAnd all the rest are just a product of wacks!He's The Fastest Man AliveCut it up FlashHe's The Fastest Man AliveBreakdown!Pull up your seats, class is in sessionThe master's gonna teach you all a good lessonIt's an open invitation despite what you've heardAnd the first to come will be the first servedPerpetrated a fraud, said that you was the bestYou tried to fool the public and lied to the pressYou wasn't even all of that way back in the pastWhen you know you learned all you know from Flash!He's The Fastest Man AliveCut it up FlashHe's The Fastest Man AliveBreakdown!Cuts are controlled by the swiftness of handThe Turntables obey his every commandThe method he uses, you say could never be boughtAnd only by the Grandmaster could he ever be taughtNow you gather round the stage to watch him performTaking notes for the next time you go onBut you can't duplicate it, so don't even tryBecause the Grandmaster's hands are quicker than the eyeHe's The Fastest Man AliveCut it up FlashHe's The Fastest Man AliveBus' disHe wrote the book on the tricks that you've learntAnd the name wasn't given homeboy, was earnedHe's the man called Flash, fresh from the beginningTaking out sucker D.J's for a livingKing of Hip Hop, godfather of rockCuts are leaving D.J's in a state of shockYou took the name Grandmaster and you made it your ownWell it belongs to Flash and you should leave it aloneNow fate's taking it's toll on the road you stoleAnd you can't live up to the name you holdGrandmaster's his name you just can't takeIf the people don't give it to you, you're fakeYou can't hide the shame, you're every bit a disgraceAnd the guilt is written all over your faceThere's no doubt about it, not a question to askThe Fastest Man Alive is Grandmaster Flash
