LL Cool J - Nitro Lyrics
[ll cool j]Check thisI excel, they fell, I said - well, hellL can yell or make em melt like gelI signed the contracts that buils up stacksPlay the wall or fall I stand tall youre small in factStep aside, you might get friedBy the super technique that the rapper appliedAs a matter of fact, the impact will distractYour attention away, from the rest who sayThey can mess with cool j the best of to-dayAnd best cause the rhymes are so funky freshIma attack smack and make em stand backBlack strong as cognac I got the knackTo rhyme to the rhythm of this, and give em a giftThats swift, other rappers are stiff and dont riff withMr. smith, cause that aint safeI get you wide open like an uncut eighthI write to fight, dont bite, to reach heightsThe mic makes right, give me the spotlightSo I can prove the pen is mightier than the swordLl hard as hell, the lyrical lordThe counterfeit misfits that rap had to admit thatMy rhymes are so dangerous, I need a permit to rapSolo, on the microphoneMcs -- dont let me catch you aloneIm nitro!Yo, I got the kick of a kettle drum, guaranteed to overcomeYoure just a minimum, messin with the maximumAnd when I swung my tongue among the high strungYoung mcs, they all got done by the legendEvery second Im wreckinNot a mistake youll find, but you can keep checkinOut the sound youll find that its genuineBet that youll rewind this a thousand timesYou can taste the bass like its filet-of-soleI leave the microphone full of bullet holesI drop the bomb like Im in nam and go beyondThe normal boundaries of too much harmTo mcs, but as they say please I freezeRhymes like these kill like a diseaseTried to fill my shoes, and caught the bluesBecause they get bruised by the rhymes I chooseI kill rappers at random, I dont understand emThe ones I didnt get, are on a memorandumLines I recite are spontaneousThe nursery rhymes you write, are miscellaneousSo pass the crown, bow down and give inIm the prince of rap, thats how we livinSettin milestones on the microphoneEmpires are overthrown, and I aint even baritoneNo joke I spoke then God strokeAs job tried to sweat the style and got soakedConquered and killed on the microphoneMcs -- dont let me catch you aloneLls nitro!Nitro!Yo, flammable -- like gasolineThreatening -- like a guillotineIts like a bad dream when you battle my teamI go to every extreme to make mcs screamIm clever, I last forever, we can do whateverWith whoever, whenever, I neverEver got rocked, stopped or droppedThey got popped, by the hip-hop rock that I concoctIm so nice yo, flowin with the maestroMurderin and hurtin mcs because Im nitroThe earthquakesll kill snakes and fakesYou cant flake, you made a mistake, give me a break, thanksNow that were straight and thats clearWatch all the big mouths - dissapearDisintergrate, deteriorate, fallI demonstrate, and devestate you allTheres no doubt about the fact I turn it out, the wackBe on the lookout, ll made a comebackFull of power, ima devourI stand tall as a tower, I wont allow aMc to c-o-m-e, c-l-o-s-ePlay me long d-i-s-t-a-n-c-e, m-csOn the microphone, Im nitro!Nitro!Yo (funky)I daze amaze faze blaze and beat em downNowadays they crave and praise, the funky sound I poundRhymes I write em in, recite em and then slide em inOrder to slaughter comp that start soon as I beginTotal domination, across the nationDevestation, cut sensation, its the invasionOf l the terrible, devestating rhymin wizI cut through through do and chew, you know what time it isSlick, I get off of kicks, vick your flickHard as bricks, rock ya sick over the mixThe l, l, c, o, o -- l j period now you know bro!N-i-t-r-o yo go for what you knowUnless youre dumb cause yo Im nitro-glycerinListenin and takin notesIcin enticin and slicin throats