Keep 'em Eager To Listen - Eric B. & Rakim
[Rakim] Me and the rap's laid back Nonchalant and relaxed in the track Put together well so it ain't hard to tell Easy to recognize so my records'll sell On the microphone well known with a low tone Show and prove when the stage show is shown All you hear is screams when I'm hit by the laser beams Ladies fiend rappers are choosin up teams So who could beat up just before we meet up Before I kick a rhyme, I kick my feet up to let you know, everything's under control Under surveillance, takin over your soul So let me handle this, gettin scandalous All my jams are hits, never plan to miss Crowd is captured, released at my permission Peep em, as I, keep em eager to listen [Rakim] Opponents are found paralyzed from the mic down Left with a little sight ears still hear the sound Try to clear your mind but it's still there Give him about a year, then give him a wheelchair I damage and deteriorate, til your brain dead No huss cuss what I discuss'll bust his head Here's some hearin aids when your eardrums fail You get scars, so you could read it in braille Close your third eye, then I do body work And I keep the same procedure til somebody's hurt My DJ'll sew up cuts like an M.D. And I still move crowds like an M.C. Entertain and tear you out of your frame Leave you in a puddle of blood, then let it rain Then I get deep, so try to withstand on my level to think, or sink like quicksand He couldn't hang, so I cut the rope short Watchin em fall, cause they need more support This is the way that I done, all of my competition Peep em, as I, keep em eager to listen Keep em eager to listen
Artist: Eric B. & Rakim
Title: Keep 'em Eager To Listen