Straighten It Out

[Intro: Pete Rock, Ernie Hines sample] Uh, yeah ("Straighten it out") Uh-huh, we got ("Straighten it out") Pete Rock and ("Straighten it out") CL Smooth ("Straighten it out") And we're here to tell you to ("Straighten it out") And that's a fact, baby ("Straighten it out") Now you're gonna kick some lyrics ("Straighten it out") Like this, come on [Verse 1: CL Smooth & Pete Rock] Walk the fine chalk line and put the needle to the grind (Yeah) Representin' one kind, seeing-eye for the blind (Uh) Witness, what I carry on bears a further purpose (Uh-huh) From how we do, slam a few, then you want to purchase (Yeah) A dialogue of funk, you love to pop it in your trunk I win, more disciplined than a Shaolin monk (Woo) Pete Rock and CL, well set to spark it (Uh-huh) The powerful target to destroy the black market (Yeah) "But when you say black, listen, I don't know, you lose me" (What?) I guess another beggar can't afford to be choosey I come to the maximum, artist on a major label Any duplication of this one is fatal On 1-2-5, I gotta hit ya live (Yeah) Beat your ass with my tape, any race or shape (Uh-huh) 'Cause if they got mine, they got yours, too (What?) But, together, here's what we gotta do [Chorus: Pete Rock, Ernie Hines sample] Tell 'em... ("Straighten it out") Ah, yeah... ("Straighten it out") You know this is the word (Say what?) ("Straighten it out") That's right, y'all... ("Straighten it out") (Say what?) You got to... ("Straighten it out") Everybody must... ("Straighten it out") (Say what?) ("Straighten it out") Yeah ("Straighten it out") It's like that (Say what?) [Verse 2: CL Smooth] The funk legacy I pass on, clearancy for high rates Every time we sample all the past time greats Stick it in the SP-1200 beat, I make a loop Lovely, way to troop in a Lexus coupe Just a little bit, set to make a whole lot happen The musical inside my rappin' Written by the CL, produced by the PR And add in any credit that you heard thus far I start from scratch, 'cause the bassline's critical Better than the original who first made it Now you want to sue me, but fans never boo me Believe I know the times, we been broke, too, G Here's another sample clear, see ya, get the hell out of here Like a bootleg, you're over for the year You'll only get the credit where the credit is due So, listen, what I shout out is true [Chorus: Pete Rock, Ernie Hines sample] Yeah, true... ("Straighten it out") You gots to tell 'em to... ("Straighten it out") (Say what?) ("Straighten it out") You got to tell 'em to... ("Straighten it out") (Say what?) ("Straighten it out") That's right... ("Straighten it out") C'mon (Say what?)... ("Straighten it out") That's right... ("Straighten it out") ("Straighten it out") (Say what?) [Verse 3: CL Smooth] Like the strands of lamb's wool, I'm thinkin' that's said Here to go to the head and count the locks on a dred I and I admit to verify, growin' to multiply A theory many thought a conspiracy Here to let you know that it applies to all of us You're no exceptions to the rule, and that's a plus 'Cause who Jah bless, let no one curse Straighten out what I be about, reckon above the clout And let the management work for me Because I don't need the unnecessary hostility A proper marketing plan, so we can gobble up the dough Straighten it out, so everybody know The kids are official with the purpose of a smooth surface Kickin' the service one time to make 'em nervous We're finally here and very long overdue Pete Rock, this one's for the crew [Chorus: Pete Rock, Ernie Hines sample] You gotta... ("Straighten it out") Everybody must... ("Straighten it out") (say what?) You gotta... ("Straighten it out") Everybody must... ("Straighten it out") (say what?) ("Straighten it out") You got to ("Straighten it out") C'mon (say what?) ("Straighten it out") All Black people must... ("Straighten it out") Say what? [Outro: Pete Rock, Ernie Hines sample] Straighten it out Everybody must... ("Straighten it out") The YG'z, they must... ("Straighten it out") The Hilltop, they must... ("Straighten it out") The whole Money Earnin' must... ("Straighten it out") Everybody must... ("Straighten it out") Come on... ("Straighten it out") Ah, yeah... ("Straighten it out")