I Know You Got Soul Lyrics

Rakim

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Lyrics to I Know You Got Soul
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It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left youWithout a strong rhyme to step toThink of how many weak shows you slept throughTime's up, I'm sorry I kept youThinking of this, you keep repeating you missThe rhymes from the microphone soloistAnd you sit by the radio, hand on the dial, soonAs you hear it, pump up the volumeDance wit the speaker 'till you hear it blow,Then plug in the headphone 'cause here it goIt's a 4 letter word when it's heard, it controlyour body to dance (You got it) soul,Ditects the tempo like a red alertReaches your reflex, so let it workWhen this is playing, you can't get stuck witThe steps, so get set and I'm a still come up witA gift to be swift, follow the leader, the rhyme will goDef wit the record that was mixed a long time agoIt can be done but only I can do itFor those that can dance and clap your hands to itI start to think and then I sinkInto the paper like I was inkWhen I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines,I escape when I finish the rhyme...I got soulYou got it (4x)I know you got soulPicture a mic, the stage is emptyA beat like this might tempt meTo pose, show my rings and my fat gold chainGrab the mic like I'm on Soul TrainBut I'll wait 'cause I mastered thisLet the others go first so the brothers don't missEric B. break the sticks (you got it)Rakim will begin when you make the mixI'll experiment like a scientistYou wanna rhyme, you gotta sign my list'Cause I'm a manifest and bless the mic I holdYou want it next? then you gotta have soul'Cause if you ain't got it, I'm a make an encoreTake the mic, make the people respond forThe R, 'cause that's the way it'll have to beIf you wanna get on after meThink about it, wait, erase your rhymeForget it and don't waste your time'Cause I'll be in the crowd if you ain't controlling itDrop the mic, you shouldn't be holding itThis is how it should be doneThis style is identical to noneSome try to make it sound like this but you're getting meSo upset that I'm wet 'cause you're sweating meI drip steam like a microphone fiendEager to MC is my themeI get hype when I hear a drum rollRakim is on the mic and you know I got soulYou got it (5x)I got soul (you got it) that's why I cameTo teach those who can't say my nameFirst of all, I'm the soloist, the soul controllerRakim gets stronger as I get olderConstant elevation causes expansionI write my rhyme while I cool in my mansionThen put it on tape and in the city I test itThen on the radio the R's requestedYou listen to it, the concept might break you'Cause almost anyone can relate to...Whoever's out of hand, I'm give him handlesLight 'em up, blow 'em out like candlesOr should I just let him melt?Then give him a hand so they can see how it feltI'm not bold just cuz I rock goldRakim is on the mic and you know I got soulYou got it (4x)Now I'm a stop to see what you gotGet off the mic before I get too hotI want to see which posse can dance the bestIt should be easy 'cause the beat is freshNow if your from Uptown, Brooklyn- bound,The Bronx, Queens, or Long Island Sound,Even other states come right and exact,It ain't where you're from, it's where you're atSince you came here, you have to show and proveAnd do that dance until it don't move'Cause all you need is soul self-esteem will release,The rest is up to you, Rakim 'll say peaceYou got it (10x)




Songwriters: BARRIER, ERIC / GRIFFIN, WILLIAM / BROWN, JAMES / BOBBIT, CHARLES A. / HASKINS, CLARENCE EUGENE / SIMON, CALVIN EUGENE / THOMAS, GRADY / WILLIAMS, MICHAEL / BYRD, BOBBY
Publisher: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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