[Part 1: A Black Child Was Born]
[Produced by Rick St. Hillaire]
[Intro: Lord Have Mercy]
It was a dark night, pitch black, May 20th, 1972
Approximately 11:30 p.m., a black child was born
Upon his arrival and rapid growth
Being exposed to the many casualties of the streets
He has now realized what must be done
He must bring the ruckus to all you motherfuckers!
He must bring the ruckus to all you motherfuckers!
He must bring the ruckus to all you motherfuckers!
[Interlude: Rampage]
And now, for the moment all you motherfuckers been waitin' for
All my Flipmode niggas, rise! And awake for
The most powerful event to occur!
The coming! Coming! The coming!
[Part 2: The 8th Wonder]
[Produced by Rick St. Hillaire]
[Bridge: Rampage]
(Once again, once again) Once again you now rockin' wit the best
(Flipmode) Flipmode is the squad
For the year of 1996, (Uh, uh!) uh!
Rampage the Last Boy Scout is who I be
Here to take you on another ride
(Of the Flipmode) Of the Flipmode explosion, uh (Uh)
(Street to street) Street to street, (Land to land) land to land
(Coverin' all) Coverin' all burial grounds in your area, uh-uh!
I'm here to bring on my physical, the 8th wonder of the world
Straight from the dungeon shot
The infamous (The infamous), the infamous, (Busta Rhymes) Busta Rhymes!
(Uh, uh!) Uh
(Boy Scout's who I, Boy Scout's who I) Boy Scout's who I be
Flipmode is still the squad
[Interlude: Busta Rhymes]
Yo, ayo, yo
This joint right here is dedicated to all the
Mu'fuckas who fell off...
And the mu'fuckas who's about to fall off!
[Part 3: Keep Fallin']
[Produced by DJ Scratch]
[Outro: Busta Rhymes]
Hah, yah! keep falling (Hah)
Keep fallin' (Hah), hey, keep falling (Hah)
Yo, keep fallin' (Hah), keep fallin'
This is specifically
For the mothafuckers who came out here
Claimin' to represent hip-hop but really didn't do shit
To preserve the value of the fuckin' artform (Artform)
The way of life, hip hop is a way to live, man
It ain't no institutionalized religion or somethin'
It's a way to live, it's a culture, dog
You know what I mean?
You know, so if you ain't really got nuthin' beneficial
To offer this hip-hop shit
Preserve the value of the artform: The music
The way of living, don't even fuck with it!
We don't need deadweight mothafuckers
This is where we at as it stands right now
In the current day of 1996, mothafuckers
There's only four years left
This is dedicated to
All the niggas who keep falling, keep fallin' (Ha!)
So keep fallin'! Yeeaah! Ha!
So keep fallin', ha! Thanks a lot
