[rakim]
One two..
Yeah.. uhh.. yeah..
Rough enough to break new york from long island -> my melody
Yeah it's the God baby..
Long island's own..
Barbarian of the microphone..
Rough enough to break new york from long island -> my melody
It's for y'all niggaz
And the streets just a couple of miles east of mecca
Where peeps touch nuttin but style heat and cheddar
Compete witcha livelihood to eat better
And ain't nuttin sweet but the ladies who speak wetta
With a torn smile, tryin to get my song on file
It's on now, the whole town done gone wild
Kick rhymes off my heartbeat as a unborn child
Then developed a strong style on long isle
Won't be long now, I started rhymin young
I designed for fun, knowin my time would come
I started, payin dues djin with crews
Learnin the inner city rules, conveyin the news
Soon as the jam start the man's art'll jam parks
Slam so hard it remains a landmark
The rhyme that I'm stylin, smooth as a violin
But rough enough to break new york from long island -> my melody
