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Pass the Mic

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Pass the Mic

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If you can feel what I’m feeling then it's a musical masterpiece

If you can hear what I’m dealing with then that's cool at least

What's running through my mind comes through in my walk

True feelings are shown from the way that I talk

And this is me y'all, I emcee y'all

My name is MCA and I still do what I please

And now I’d like to introduce what's up?

I'll pass the mic to d for a fist full of truth

The name is D, y'all and I don't play

And I can rock a block party 'til your hair turns grey

So, what you sayin'? I explode on site

I’m like Jimmy Walker I’m Dynomite

And now I’d like to pass the mic

To Adrock c'mon and do anything you like

I’m the A-D-R-O-C-K

In the place with the bass I’m going all the way

I can't stop, y'all, tock tick, y'all

And if you think that you're slick you'll catch a brick, y'all

‘Cause I’mma turn it in and I’mma turn it out

But now I’ve got to pass the mic to Yauch

Well, on and on and on and on

I can't stop, y'all 'til the early morn’

So rock rock , y'all, tick tock, y'all

To the beat, y'all, c'mon and rock, y'all

I give thanks for inspiration, it guides my mind along the way

A lot of people get jealous, they're talking about me

But that's just cause they haven't got a thing to say

Well everybody's rapping like it's a commercial

Actin' like life is a big commercial

So this is what I’ve got to say to you all

Be true to yourself and you will never fall

And now I’d like to pass the mic to A

So what's your name, Yauch?

My name is MCA

I’ve been coming to where I am from the get go

Find that I can groove with the beat when I let go

So put your worries on hold

Get up and groove with the rhythm in your soul

And now I’d like to pass the mic

To my brother Adrock c'mon and shine like a light

Yes, yes, y'all and yes, yes, y'all

I’m always on time never the less, y'all

And that's right y'all, I shed light, y'all

I’ve got no time in my life to get uptight, y'all

So what you gonna’ say that I don't know already?

I’m like Clyde and I’m Rockin' Steady

But time flies when you're having fun

So Mike D? That's me. C'mon and get some

M.I.K.E. to the D

You come and see me and you pay a fee

Do what I do professionally

To tell the truth I am exactly what I want to be

Now Ad-Rock (huh?) and MCA (yeah?)

Let's rock this joint in the old school way

Well I’m on 'til the crack of dawn

Mowing down emcees like I’m mowing a lawn

I go off like nothing can phase me

You think we'll ever meet Stevie? one of these days, D

But I can stand my ground and I am down

To wax an emcee who acts like a clown

But for now, I’d like to ask you how

You like the feel of the bass in your face in the crowd

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