[Intro: Big Daddy Kane]
Rapper, hold to yourself, open your eyes
Rap-rap-rapper, hold to yourself (Uh-huh)
Rapper, hold to yourself
[Verse 1: Big Daddy Kane]
Look, what's the difference in chess playing the checkers?
Trying to gain respect over mind frame for Mecca
Once I touch down from the gate arrival
First and foremost addressing 85-ers
'Cause I knew as a shorty certain things was evident
So I was hesitant when it was on sale for Ten Percent
I saw a different route and thought that I could strive on it
And now I got five on it
We got a slave mentality, they got a cave mentality
A black and white world and these are Grey's Anatomy
To try to surgically, verbally start reversing the
Cursing, we are mercifully left for the university
You were natural descended but still study your lessons
Then ask whose percentage is real
And I ain't talking about no trash stupid gimmick, let's build
And I ain't talking about no Brad Cooper limitless pill, for real
[Chorus: Big Daddy Kane]
Rapper, hold to yourself, open your eyes
Get wise to the exercises
Being taught by the teacher that's most dominant
You need knowledge? Well, hey, I'm dropping it
[Verse 2: Big Daddy Kane]
The civilized ones have culture and real refinement
Others try to oversee, they need real alignment
Study your lessons 'till you start to feel aligned
With the energy to nullify all the evil minded
'Cause when you speaking that there real spill divine within
Then yeah, you know how to love me like Phyllis Hyman
'Cause I can take cold squeezing to a diamond
Then drop enough jewels that we can lead the blind with
Check the full picture, want me to pour with you?
I keeps 'em funky, Kid Kane ain't no bullshitter
Sometimes the truth make you a little bitter
Because your eyes see IG and you gullible to Twitter
Seen cyphers at the Parliament turn into an argument
And watch the way the media will go and try to target it
Man, all that drama, I ain't trying to be a part of it
We don't trust it, that's word to Born Justice
[Chorus: Big Daddy Kane]
Rapper, hold to yourself, open your eyes
Get wise to the exercises
Being taught by the teacher that's most dominant
You need knowledge? Well, hey, I'm dropping it
[Outro: Big Daddy Kane]
I'm dropping it
Rapper, hold to yourself
Rap-rap-rapper, hold to yourself
Rapper, hold to yourself, open your eyes
Get wise to the exercises
Being taught by the teacher that's most dominant
You need knowledge? Well, hey, I'm dropping it
