Presentation is a big thing now. They want to see you come out big. They want to see neon lights. That's like half of the battle. That's why it's taking me a while to do this deal I'm doing. Not…

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Where the poison wind blows a deadly plague spreading negativity, viciously unto every city.

Where the poison wind blows a deadly plague spreading negativity, viciously unto every city.

Some of the things that I know, will be in your next Bible. When I...

Some of the things that I know, will be in your next Bible. When I...

It's obvious why the copiers, they copy this, soon as my data processes Y2K they...

It's obvious why the copiers, they copy this, soon as my data processes Y2K they...

I'm rated R, my brain contains graphic things, its turns traumatic teens into addicts and...

I'm rated R, my brain contains graphic things, its turns traumatic teens into addicts and...

To be truthful, being that the game has changed so much, you come hoping for...

To be truthful, being that the game has changed so much, you come hoping for...

Teach the youth to speak the truth, show them what peace can do.

Teach the youth to speak the truth, show them what peace can do.

I'll take seven emcees, put 'em in a line. Add seven more brothers who think...

I'll take seven emcees, put 'em in a line. Add seven more brothers who think...

You know that we are lost when babies are addicted to drugs when they are...

You know that we are lost when babies are addicted to drugs when they are...

I came in the door, I said it before. I never let the mic magnetize...

I came in the door, I said it before. I never let the mic magnetize...

I take 7 MC's, put em in a line and add 7 more brothas who...

I take 7 MC's, put em in a line and add 7 more brothas who...

Mic is volcanic, rhymes spread across the planet, I send out the scribe, now the...

Mic is volcanic, rhymes spread across the planet, I send out the scribe, now the...

It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you, without a strong rhyme to...

It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you, without a strong rhyme to...

This is the track that made Theodore wanna scratch. The track that caused the first...

This is the track that made Theodore wanna scratch. The track that caused the first...

Letting off ammunition in every direction, Allah is my only protection. But wait a minute,...

Letting off ammunition in every direction, Allah is my only protection. But wait a minute,...

To be truthful, being that the game has changed so much, you come hoping for...

To be truthful, being that the game has changed so much, you come hoping for...

I ain't no joke, I use to let the mic smoke. Now I slam it...

I ain't no joke, I use to let the mic smoke. Now I slam it...

I wake you up and as I stare in your face you seem stunned. Remember...

I wake you up and as I stare in your face you seem stunned. Remember...

Make sure the force is right, I floss all night. Get off the mic it'll...

Make sure the force is right, I floss all night. Get off the mic it'll...

We make cash on the street called Straight Path.

We make cash on the street called Straight Path.

Timeless, so age don't count in the booth, when your flow stay submerged in the...

Timeless, so age don't count in the booth, when your flow stay submerged in the...