Heat It Up
Rakim

(Take that microphone from that kid and heat it up)
I keep the mic hot I heat it up kid
I keep the mic hot I heat it up
I keep the mic hot I heat it up

Mic check y'all
Then throw it to the floor
The crowd wanted more so I came in the door
The great Rakim papermates to the pen
Knowledge is born and the light strikes again
Elements burst and gave birth to the first
Get the pen from the nurse and hook the mic up first
When it absolutely positively has to be there on time
I deliver a rhyme
The heckler of hip hop, hop to this one
I got more kid, they hate to miss one
Style got jazz and the crowd's out of control
Cause I've got the mic and I've got the soul
New York's own microphone technician
Thoughts'll give 'em visions
Style'll make you listen
Devastates the ear, my opponents can't see me
I gave 'em directions, but wrote it in graffiti
But they want to know my m.o. ease back though
They want the exact flow, then study my steelo
Sketch the skit, but they still can't see what I did
I heat the mic up kid

I keep the mic hot, I heat it up kid
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up

Then I explode with a song with a original form
Or I'll perform it at high mode, they want the code
Destroyed the blueprints and documents and hits
Crews been, um, looking for clues ever since
Beats start brewing up, rhymes is rough
Stages and microphones self-destruct
And when you thought you had the format down pat
You get kicked back to the doormat with that
Cause I've got a high tech style with know-how
Select the file watch the crowd go wild
Bad beats to bless the females' finesse
Points shot stress causing cardiac arrest
Mics too hot for you to told in your hands
Now they sell 'em with fifteen fans and mic stands
Mine still overheats, if you touch it you can see what I did
I heat the mic up kid

I keep the mic hot, I heat it up kid
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up

If his opponents'll run a rap, tell 'em ease back
I've got a knapsack with hip hop attacks
Stacks of artifacts, formats in the act
Tracks after macs, and you can't relax
Rakim's equipped with penmanship
Left my penmate, I could graduate from Penn State
I could take any trade and make a high grade
Even get extra credit when the rhyme's displayed
As soon as I manifest, they cheat off my test
Surround my desk and then stress the progress
But they miss the point, forget the skit
I'll bust your lip if you rip the script
Brother's ain't cool and I'mma smoke up the room
And I've got a crew called the last platoon
Figure it out kid, problems coming
Emcees are running cause I'm the gunman
Extremely dangerous I bust rhymes into the crowd
And watch 'em all scream out loud
Aw man, and then I slam like a batteram
Ra got the plan with your favorite jam

I keep the mic hot, I heat it up kid
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up
I keep the mic hot, I heat it up

The last platoon
Rakim
You know what I mean?
And I'm out


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  Addictive   Addictive (So Contagious)   Addictive-Truth Hurts   Adiós   After You Die   All Night Long   Amigo   As the Rhyme Goes On   Casualties of War   Cold Feeling   Concrete Jungle   Dedicated   Dime   Documentary Of A Gangsta   Don't Call Me   Don't Sweat The Technique (Live)   Don't' Sweat The Technique   Down   Down (remix) ft Ken-Y   Eric B Is President   Eric B. Is President   Eric B. Is President [Album Version]   Euphoria   Finest Ones   Finest Ones [Featuring Clark Kent]   Flow Forever   Follow the Leader   From New York To Cali   Guess Who's Back   Guess Who's Back (Alternative Mix)   Guess Who's Back?   Guess Whos Back   Guilty All the Same   Hip Hop   Holy Are U   Holy Are You   How I Get Down   How To Emcee   I Ain't No Joke   I Am   I Get Visual   I Know   I Know You Got Soul   I Walk These Streets   I'll Be There   I'll Bust 'em, You Punish 'em   In the Ghetto   Intro   It' Been a Long Time (Suave House Mix)   It's a Must   It's Been a Long Time   It's Been A Long Time (Suave House Mix)   It's Nothing   It's Nothing (Live)   It's the R   It"S The R   Juice *   Juice (Know the Ledge)   Juice (Know The Ledge) *   Know the Ledge   Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em   Let The Rhythm Hit Em   Living For The City   Lyrics of Fury   Mahogany   Man Above   Message In The Song   Microphone Fiend   Microphone Fiend [Album Version]   Move The Crowd   Murderer   Musical Massacre   My Melody   Mystery   Mystery (Who Is God?)   Mystery (Who Is God)   Nena   New York   New York (Ya Out there?)   New York (Ya Out There)   New York To Cali   Outro   Outro (The 18th Letter)   Paid in Full   Paid in Full [Mini Madness-The Coldcut Remix][*]   Paid in Full [Seven Minutes of Madness - the Coldc...   Pasado   Pensando en Ti   Poco A Poco   Psychic Love   Pull It All to Music   Put It All To Music   R.A.K.I.M.   Real Shit   Remember That   Saga Begins   Satisfaction Guaranteed   Show Me Love   Skit - *   State of Hip Hop Interlude   State Of Hip-Hop Interlude   Stay a While   Stay Awhile   Still In Love   Strong Island   Sueltate   Take The Train   The 18Th Letter   The 18th Letter (Always and Forever)   The Militia Ii   The Militia II (Remix)   The Mystery (Who Is God?)   The Punisher   The Saga Begins   The Skit - *   The Skit - (dialogue) *   Up Lift   Uplift   Waiting For The World To End   Walk These Streets   We'll Never Stop   We’ll Never Stop   What's Going On   What's On Your Mind   What's On Your Mind (Live)   Whats Goin On   When I B on Tha Mic   When I Be On The Mic   When I Be On The Mic (Single Version)   When I'm Flowin   When I'm Flowin'   Won't Be Long   Word On The Sreet   Word On The Street   Working For You   You And I   You Know the Deal

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