Ibtihaj - Rapsody, D'Angelo, GZA

Now when the MC’s came to live out their name and to perform

Some had to snort cocaine to act insane before Pete rocked it on

Now on to the mental plane to spark the brain with the building to be born

Now RZA flip the track

Boy, boy you sharp, boy

Look at the fades on you, boy

Ooh, boy, you liquid swords on ya head, boy, wavy

Thinkin' like, back in the days when niggas wore fades

Silk tie caps, just tryna catch a wave

Tryna catch a wave

Tryna catch a wave

Thinkin' like back in the days when niggas wore fades

Silk tie caps, just tryna catch a wave

Tryna catch a wave

Tryna catch a wave

Thinkin' like

Been a long time coming (Been a long time coming)

Since we had someone swarming with the bees (Killa)

Birds and the Killa Bees (Killa Bees)

It’s Been a long time coming (Long, long time)

Since we had someone swarming with the bees (Killa Bees)

Birds and the Killa Bees (Killa, killa)

When the mc’s came to live out their name

Inscribed in the halls and the walls of fame

Balancing life, wrote both the yin and yang

Hands buried the man and they raised the son to reign

That’s a play on words, they say herb ain’t all the same

Slaves in prison and they some unchained

While everybody in my gang a star DJ Preem

Screaming through the sun roof, «Money Still Ain’t a Thing»

While I’m spending small bank, asking «Where is my change?»

Carpool with the homies, saving gas in my tank

I think like a billionaire, I spend less than I make

Strong minded, I should bench way more than I weight

Women been leading the way, since Roxanne Shante

And the Unit had Flava and Jay had Marcy neighbors that waved

Lookin' confused, I be like «Cool, maybe it’s age»

When I see afro puffs, I think maybe it’s Rage

Maybe it’s staged, they trippin' and they say they got beef

Ain’t an MC on this Earth that make me feel afraid

Wu-Tang is for the children, that’s the scripture and phrase

See, my goals from a birds view, like Trey, under age

Now when the MCs came to live out the name and to perform

Some had to snort cocaine to act insane since before Pete rocked it on

Now on to the mental plane to spark the brain with the building to be born

Now Gza on the track

When I’m so off the radar, it’s very hard to find me

In space, a selfie with the Earth behind me

You follow the leader, the track is off the meter

A lot of rap is weak, low frequency in the tweeters

Very inaudible, clock radio speakers

Quietly whispering is a world of Wiki Leakers

Forget the gaudiness my method is nauseant

Transferring ideas into the brains of the audience

The street poet gave this special art form a global reach

I earned your ear and then your heart by giving the local speech

Weaving wonder with words as potent as a sorcery

Not witchcraft, but a list of terms in the glossary

Well written rap, bound to have a great impact

On a listener for the fact it’s well intact

An MC should electrify, beautify, strive to

Empower, inspire, transform a world view

Back in the days when niggas wore fades

Silk tie caps, just tryna catch a wave

Tryna catch a wave

Tryna catch a wave

Thinkin' like back in the days when niggas wore fades

Silk tie caps, just tryna catch a wave

Tryna catch a wave

Tryna catch a wave

Thinkin' like

It’s been a long time coming (Long time comin')

Since we had someone swarming with the bees (Killa)

Birds and the Killa Bees (Killa Bees)

Been a long time coming

Since we had someone swarming with the bees

Birds and the Killa Bees

Now when the MC’s came to live out the name and to perform

Some had to snort cocaine to act insane since before Pete rocked it on

Now on with the mental plane to spark the brain with the building to be born

Now RZA flip the track