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Rakim lyrics : "Set 'em Straight"

[Rakim]I came to set em straight, and let em knowWhoever's holdin the best, just let him goCause here's the inside scoop on the fiendThey wanna know why I'm seldom seenCause who needs the TV screens and magazinesor shootin through the city in fly limousinesThere's one thing I don't like, it's the spotlight.. cause I already got lightThey be like, "Yo we had a get together last weekand we know everyone was there except the Black Sheik"Because my schedule is tight, I gotta writeI'm deep in the archives, and keepin em hypedIt's been a long time, since you heard a strong rhymeNone of these are weak so when you bite on minewe can trace the hits and then name that styleMC'sll be out of a job for a whileI reposess your indentificationSo hand in your applicationPut your mic on strike until you're unemployedContract is up and I'm stampin it voidYour selection ain't that selectiveSo I'ma put you in your proper perspectiveOn the dancefloor, and doin the SHAKEReady to let em brake, set em straight[Rakim]Somebody said I set em up and pulled the plug on emBut instead I let em go on so I could bug on emGo 'head and flow, cause I close the showSwing a song for the ladies and rhyme real slowFor instance.. once I commence.... the crowd is convincedSo now you know who to put your money onHurry up, before your money's goneCause I'm the most common denominatorOrchestrate a rhyme much greaterI'm like a world almanac, so tell the mediaGivin em information like encyclopediaSo bring a dictionary, so you can look it upso you know what I mean, when I hook it upNo misconceptions although I complicatebut this concept'll set em straightThey even said that I was locked in jailSo now I guess I'm out on bail?The only Island I was on was the Strong oneAnd if I did my bid, it'll be a long oneCause if I sold weight, I'd be upstatein the penile, waitin for a brakeCause sellin drugs is for handicapsI got too many skills besides bustin rough rapsIf I go to jail, it won't be for sellin ki'sIt'll be for muderin MC'sThe beat'll take over your heart, then I startto cut em in half, cause rhymes are razor sharpSecure the exits, all MC's remainCause we got a crowd to entertainAnd I know, when I go, I'll flow dangerousBrain'sll bust, what you tryin to explain to us?You got lost, and couldn't go onCame up short, so here's one to grow onElevate off a high IQIn time, you'll find I'm trueCause once I start on a piece of artfrom sun to moon and light to dark I build the ArkNow you can float off the rhymes I wroteI'm sure that we'll hit shore without a boatYou could bring a battleship and still get shipwreckedAttacked with a torpedo, what did you expect?Driftin up the creek, without a beat or a paddleCastaway on a raft and stand fragileRescue your crowd, which ain't a hard jobMe and my knowledge put together, I'm a lifeguardDealin with actual facts it sold out fathere and now, but I go so far backto bring you up to date, so we can elevateIt's no time to wait, or anticipateCause I'm never late, I'm gonna motivateSo I can let em brake, and set em straight

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