Ragtime

Hit her I mean let's hit this That's not straight Do it God a bwoy let's do it now seen Let's pull it bwoy Aiyyo check this out Brand Nubian gettin ready to swing this ep' We got the Grand Puba we got Derek X on the flex We got Lord Jamar we got Alamo with the A Ron Stud And my man Ep Rock X kick the flavor for me on this one Cause we gettin ready to be out of here in a sec Wild New York raw as my voicebox soars I'll open your pores cause it's one of my chores Kickin beats to boggle rhythms cuttin rhymes to a schism People often wonder and ask Is I'm the best Surely you jest I'm not down with the rest In fact they failed the test It's my vernacular that's simply spectacular My bite is in your neck it's the effect of Dracula Man on a mission go to school with low tuition Can't even keep account of the G's I be kissin But oh I beg your pardon the race is startin The criminals is there and I'm the hardest of the hard And it's a feet for you to meet me on any given day The adjective AMAZING spelled with an A and a G on the end by usin my pen Set forth on a journey for the perfect blend Rhymin was a fad in the days of my dad Now MC's is makin G's and goin for bad The X in my name makes it all official Am I the King Well that's the so called issue Rollin off the tongue was the fresh one liner And CB talker was the zero one niner Took a slight drop from the tip of the top Now I'm out for mines and I'm goin to clock What's mine on the line on a rhyme I will dine Never ate the pig can't deal with the swine Keep on yes my word is bond Speakin that knowledge like Farrakhan Cause it's ragtime Ah yeah it's ragged let's do it Aight now we got Lord J Lord J yo c'mon now Kick the flavor to this Drop it like this I'ma swing it like this I like to drop bass cause when it hits I bounce em I do this with my seven and my one half ounces of brain which I contain to manifest thought The record is bought so I figure I ought to elaborate Might as well as minds in turn collaborate I speak the facts black I don't exaggerate I just get to the bare essential Demandin that I talk of my credentials cause yo I never slept my mind was in the right place Now let's take our steps and retrace back to a time when black was defined as Original God like Supreme Divine Refined is my mind that's why I'm buildin There was a void in New York but now it's filled in by the Lord J don't forget the A M A to the R now say I'm a Star You a Star J Well you can be one too Now here's all you got to do whatcha gotta do You got to know Knowledge of Self's the foundation Know wisdom's the way to let it outcome Understanding is the manifestation And cutural freedom the final turnout cause it's ragtime That's definitely ragtime Now let me brag mine Let me brag mine Hit this in the 90's Hey yo bust it here I go here I go here I go As I stand as a pharoah and beat up on Eliza Trick ends on my friends cause Puba's not a miser Last longer than a Duracell or a Energizer I got a little older but a whole lot wiser When it comes to shootin I'm a damn good shooter MC Grand Puba should be worshipped like a buddha I boogies to the rhythm kicks all the flavortism Damn I gets busy though makin rhyme I gets bizm Always help another meaning sister or a brother Just a little tip I picked up from my mother Smooth as Ali Baba once I week I see the barber So honey pucker up cause I'm a DAMN good slobber Mr. Exquisite dressed in silk Bally's made of lizard So honey what is it What is it I rock a rhyme at a wedding next tour I'm probably heading You wanna beat like this Check the stack of Otis Redding I'm hurtin like a blister confusin like Twister Not a only child four brothers and one sister Not a rinky-dinky never snackin on a Twinkie When it comes to flexin I can bend like a Slinkie So here comes the champ to civilize a tramp When brothers try to play me that's when the Pub' gets amped So smile here comes the picture click A humble type brother so don't play me as a vic' I can relate to the Good Times the Cosby's on the sometimes Go on a Sunday then it's back at work on Monday Take my gear to the cleaners buy pants or a Beamer Then I'm out bangin crackheads I can do without Definitely why not Puba Why why why Cause it's ragtime