Rhyme Pays
409
Ice-T
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
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Go, Ice, get busy✦
Go, Ice, get busy✦
Go, Evil,✦ get busy✦
Go, Evil,✦ get busy✦
Turn up your stereo,✦ equalize treble
Bass be kickin'✦ stupid✦ hard as metal
On the mic tonight,✦ you're right, your rhyme opponent
M.C. Ice T just microphonin'
33 and 1/3 revolutions per minute✦
This record✦ is def because✦ my heart is in it
Vocals laid by the Ice, tempos✦ tight and precise
Special effects will be created by an editor's splice
The funk is in it, ya dig it, so stop that frontin'
Bust a move to my groove, work your body,✦ do somethin'
No way in the world that you can deny✦ my method
As my record✦ rotates, my words get more impressive
I'm an M.C., Evil's✦ my DJ
On Sire Records not MCA
CBS, Capitol, cause they move too slow
Now Sire/Warner Bros. (clocks all the dough)
As the record✦ revolves money's✦ gettin'✦ made
ASCAP pays me every✦ time it's played
I chill in def leathers pure silks and suede
And the gold around my neck will never✦ fade
Down with my Syndicate organized rhyme
Kickin'✦ def tempos✦ that I design
And if you can't hear 'em, that's such a crime
You better✦ wash your dirty✦ ears with some 409
I always✦ rhyme elite,✦ stay on beat
I travel in a posse when I walk the street
I loved✦ to say my rhymes✦ when I used✦ to max
Now I don't speak much, I save my words for wax
I just wanna✦ make a little point in this song
With a little nonsense we can all get along✦
And on and on till the break'a✦ break of dawn
This jam will never✦ play out because✦ the groove's too strong
Guys grab a girl, girls grab a guy
If a guy wants a guy (please take it outside)
I wanna✦ make ya enjoy✦ yourself
On the mic tonight✦ (Ice T!) Who else?
Evil's✦ on the cuts, Henry✦ Gee's shot gun
Islam's my producer, Bambatta's son
Bronx Style Bob's cold watchin' my back
Melle Mel's just layin' for some punks to act wack
Grandmaster Caz and Donald D
Scott La Rock, Red Alert, Chuck Chill Out
If you're down with my crew, you will be fine
But if you ill we'll get dirty,✦ bring your 409!
(Break)
409
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