Letras de Get the Picture

Yo, I had to go for mine
From the bottom to the top is a hard climb
But hard rhymes beat hard times
Give me a spotlight, and I′ll shine
Brighter than the brightest star, no matter who you are
You're outdone, I′ve won, and for the coup de grâce
Competition turns into fans
But like a politician, my competition spans
From country to country, it's never too far
'Cause I′ll do ′em all, from the Shah to the Tsar
The Fu Manchu, the Prime Minister too
The king and the queen, my rhymes are so mean
I'll do a number on a country like never before
Is it a contest, or the threat of a world war?
Well, choose your weapon, no half steppin′, and let's go
But if you′re steppin', watch your step and step slow
Take your time, change your mind
′Cause steppin' to my rhyme is like steppin' on a landmine
Blowin′ you to kingdom come, this ain′t Vietnam
A brother thinks he's ready for war? Bring him on
A perilous journey, you′ll catch a hernia
Tryin' to burn me, ′cause like an attorney
I'll cross-examine, your rhyme we′re slammin'
Rhymes are my design and I'm still standin′
Tall, as the competition falls
In actuality, ain′t no competition, y'all
′Cause I roll over rappers like a U.S. tank
And meanwhile, I'm laughin′ all the way to the bank

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Suckers tried to put me down
Said rap was crap and wouldn't be around
Any longer than two years
But eight years later, I′m still here
Fully paid, because of rhymes I made
Made dollars and cents, I wasn't dense, I stayed
Away from drugs, I never touched a pipe
When I wanna get high, I smoke the mic
I never did white lines, 'cause I only write lines
And I ain′t sniffin′ nothin' but the vapors from hype rhymes
As I start to float off the rhymes I wrote
Ascending to a level with the gods as I tote loads
And mounds of people as we reach new heights
A half a mile from heaven is a party site
And I′m the attraction, the gods'll be packin′
Comin' out their pockets for me to rock and actin′
Like they never ever ever been entertained
They try to act godly but can't maintain
Aphrodite would freak, as her knees get weak
And Venus would peak off every word I'd speak
And Zeus would get loose, fully induced
And I′d make Apollo′s rhymes sound like Mother Goose
And by night's end, Mercury is so hype
He spreads the word that there′s a god on the mic
Captivating all the other gods via the masses
Described as a dark-skinned brother in glasses
But like the other gods, I ain't a myth
You wanna riff? I suggest you take the fifth

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Knowledge is the source of my success
History is the course and life′s a test
For those that don't know, history′s repetitive
The lack of knowledge serves as a sedative
Makes you relax and max, the lack of facts
Holds you back and then the odds are stacked
Against the weak mind and makes a meek mind
But mine ain't weak, I got a piece and I'ma speak mine
Tellin′ you the truth as I raise the roof
With rhymes so hard, I′m bulletproof
One slip of the lip and I can sink your ship
You wanna get hip? Let's take a trip
All aboard, this is the last call
It ain′t a mandate 'cause I′ll only ask y'all
Once and only once to purchase a ticket
Get on the rap train, watch me kick it
From state to state and every little hick town
They′ll all be down with the new hip sound
Treatin' me like more than just a star for sport
But more like I'm a judge in the court
They all rise and throw their hands in the air
Pump the fist and solemnly swear
To rock to the truth, the whole truth
And nothin′ but the truth, not only the youth
Because the young and the old are all alike
It makes no difference when I′m on the mic
For those who can't visualize what their eyes can′t see
You wanna get the picture? Focus on me

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