A pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape of
Fish, which is my favorite dish
Zakia and 4th and Broadway is our record company, indeed
So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent
Rakim, check this out, yo
And together, we can get paid in full
And count our money
Then maybe I'll stay alive
I used to roll up, this is a hold up, ain't nuthin' funny
Well, check this out, since Norby Walters is our agency, right?
Yo Rakim, what's up?
Peace
Publishers: ROBERT HILL MUSIC, UNIVERSAL-SONGS OF POLYGRAM INT'L
So I walk up the street whistlin' this
'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand
Feelin' out of place 'cuz, man, do I miss
Songwriters: Eric Barrier, William Griffin
Me and Eric B, and a nice big plate of
So I start my mission, leave my residence
Yo, I hear what you're saying
Of Rushtown Management
So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made
Search for a nine to five, if I strive
But without no money it's still a wish
Kara Lewis is our agent, word up
Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin' move but the money
Turn down the bass down
Hit the studio, 'cuz I'm paid in full
So now to test to see if I got pull
This def beat right here that I put together
You go to your girl house and I'll go to mine
I wanna hear some of them def rhymes, you know what I'm sayin'?
Yo, what happened to peace?
Thinkin' of a master plan
Yo, I'm doing the knowledge, E., man I'm trying to get paid in full
'Cuz I don't like to dream about gettin' paid
I feel great, so maybe I might just
But now I learned to earn 'cuz I'm righteous
'Cause it took us too long to do this album
Yo, well check this out, yo Eli
So let's just pump the music up
So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint
Okay, so who we rollin' with then? We rollin' with Rush
So I think of all the devious things I did
And let the beat just keep on rockin'
I need money, I used to be a stick-up kid
'Cause my girl is definitely mad
And we outta here
True
Check this out, since we talking over
Thinkin' how could I get some dead presidents