Rakim - When I'm Flowin Lyrics
Yes yes y'all, check it out y'all (repeat 2x)Chorus: rakim(yo) i find a show, rhyme til it's time to goI'm designed to blow, my mind's inclined to flowYo, my m.o., makin all kind of doughFrom the info that rakim show, y'know?Verse one: rakimYes yes y'all, i still fiend by any meansTo flow, and i go through extremes don't interveneMy adventures show like a three dimensional screenCause i mention many things and i'm presentin many scenesGuess i'm telegraphic, motions energenticBetter tell em forget it, cause i'm telekineticCrowds is screamin, i choke the mic and keep squeezinStyles seemin like i used a thousand words without breathinBustin techs like russian roulette i doubt you winFreestyles like hand grenades without the pinComposin, then leave the mic full of corrosionDon't test this, or best to expects this explosionAt shows i spit flows with seven deadly venomsKillin syllables with poisonous synonyms in emIdeas is blowin, mics is blowinFrom what i'm showin, see it, i keep it goin when i'm flowinChorusVerse two: rakimWhen i'm flowin, theoretically speakin like a drummerI take you through the streets to the parks in the summerOr illustrate, a time and place you never been inAnd make you focus on the future after seein the beginningAnd my style wilds, like miles on the trumpetVolume dial was kind of low, need to pump itUp another notch turn the dial til it stopsMore watts you got, more things to watchThird eye's wide open, you're focused on the theoryKeep scopin til you hear me, words is spoken clearlyIt's no smokescreens on the scenes that i'm showinMan i keep it goin, damn i keep it flowinChorus 2xVerse three: rakimTwo pages cause panic, freestyles is franticThoughts is organic, flow is aerodynamicMic is volcanic, rhymes spread across the planetI send out the scribe now the vibes giganticNow, i'm internationally known, mental capacities blownI hope your microphone's accident proneRaw footage is shown, but only showin scenes of my ownLeavin your periphereal vision in a zoneBut not the twilight, from the insight that i writeAnd recite, in my mic'll be bright, cause i likeThe night glowin, it's out of sight when i'm showinMan i keep it goin, damn i keep it flowinChorus 2xVerse four: rakimYo, accurate tactics "make em clap to this"When i "move the crowd", my "rhythm" still don't missBreeze through melodies cause "it's been a long time"My "lyrics" is "fury" and rappers hate to hear me rhymeEvery antidote that i quote, is "no joke"Nobody's smilin "in the ghetto" from the notes i wroteMy high techniques wreck and disrepect beatsHave you "follow-in the leader" up and down the streetsSo "kick along" as i rip a song with pullAs the rhyme goes on i get "paid in full"It's rakim, i'm indicatin rhymes for the showinCheck it out y'all, i keep it goin when i'm flowinChorus 2xStraight up, rakim allah the fiend of the microphone still flowinYou know? one love to ? comin through your livin room soon, straight up?, one loveThe whole tri-state, one loveRakim allah baby, y'know?It's on, what, check it out y'all, check it out
