Eric B. & Rakim - Set 'em Straight Lyrics
[rakim]I came to set em straight, and let em knowWhoevers holdin the best, just let him goCause heres the inside scoop on the fiendThey wanna know why Im seldom seenCause who needs the tv screens and magazinesOr shootin through the city in fly limousinesTheres one thing I dont like, its the spotlight.. cause I already got lightThey be like, yo we had a get together last weekAnd we know everyone was there except the black sheikBecause my schedule is tight, I gotta writeIm deep in the archives, and keepin em hypedIts been a long time, since you heard a strong rhymeNone of these are weak so when you bite on mineWe can trace the hits and then name that styleMcsll be out of a job for a whileI reposess your indentificationSo hand in your applicationPut your mic on strike until youre unemployedContract is up and Im stampin it voidYour selection aint that selectiveSo ima put you in your proper perspectiveOn the dancefloor, and doin the shakeReady to let em brake, set em straight[rakim]Somebody said I set em up and pulled the plug on emBut instead I let em go on so I could bug on emGo head and flow, cause I close the showSwing a song for the ladies and rhyme real slowFor instance.. once I commence.... the crowd is convincedSo now you know who to put your money onHurry up, before your moneys goneCause Im the most common denominatorOrchestrate a rhyme much greaterIm like a world almanac, so tell the mediaGivin em information like encyclopediaSo bring a dictionary, so you can look it upSo you know what I mean, when I hook it upNo misconceptions although I complicateBut this conceptll set em straightThey even said that I was locked in jailSo now I guess Im out on bail?The only island I was on was the strong oneAnd if I did my bid, itll be a long oneCause if I sold weight, Id be upstateIn the penile, waitin for a brakeCause sellin drugs is for handicapsI got too many skills besides bustin rough rapsIf I go to jail, it wont be for sellin kisItll be for muderin mcsThe beatll take over your heart, then I startTo cut em in half, cause rhymes are razor sharpSecure the exits, all mcs remainCause we got a crowd to entertainAnd I know, when I go, Ill flow dangerousBrainsll bust, what you tryin to explain to us?You got lost, and couldnt go onCame up short, so heres one to grow onElevate off a high iqIn time, youll find Im trueCause once I start on a piece of artFrom sun to moon and light to dark I build the arkNow you can float off the rhymes I wroteIm sure that well hit shore without a boatYou could bring a battleship and still get shipwreckedAttacked with a torpedo, what did you expect?Driftin up the creek, without a beat or a paddleCastaway on a raft and stand fragileRescue your crowd, which aint a hard jobMe and my knowledge put together, Im a lifeguardDealin with actual facts it sold out fatHere and now, but I go so far backTo bring you up to date, so we can elevateIts no time to wait, or anticipateCause Im never late, Im gonna motivateSo I can let em brake, and set em straight
