R.A.K.I.M. (From "8 Mile" Soundtrack|Explicit) - Rakim

R rugged and rough that's how I do it

A allah who I praise to the fullest

K keep it moving I stand alone

M it's my crown my world my throne

R rugged and rough that's how I do it

A allah who I praise to the fullest

K keep it moving I stand alone

M it's my crown my world my throne

Aiyyo when rakim allah attack it's a wrap y'all relax

The arm in that you show me where the party's at

Seminars and tracks hors comas and cardiacs

Broads and cats screaming oh my God he's back

Just imagine I hit the lab and get it crackin'

A thousand styles in one verse rhythms will switch patterns

Chicks get stabbed in the back till they get spasms

Known to spit a magnum or split an atom

Who woulda known that jesus would come back to the ghetto

On that level and that thorough like a black hero

And pack metal so rap rebels will back pedal

The pharaoh of five boroughs and take over the rap world

Getting bizarre hardcore this is for y'all

The crib or the park play it when you get in the car

Chill at the bar sip something or split a cigar

Get with your dogs don't be alarmed this kid is the bomb

R rugged and rough that's how I do it

A allah who I praise to the fullest

K keep it moving I stand alone

M it's my crown my world my throne

R rugged and rough that's how I do it

A allah who I praise to the fullest

K keep it moving I stand alone

M it's my crown my world my throne

Uh yeah yo I used to paint this flow on ancient scrolls

And learn ta make this dough where gangstas roll

Think like the late great capone when the bank is closed

It's cats that claim they bold but they ain't this cold

I'm from new york city even pretty chicks act up

n***as get clapped up you stack up they stick that up

Put the strap up you think my name was kid back up

Big n***as pick that up or lift that up

Raised by gangstas and gamblers hustlers con artists

And convicts killers and dons

** dealers playas and p**ps smooth talkers

Stick up kids thugs real n***as and Gods

Haunted by every soul that lay dead in the turf

Close by every spirit that never made it to birth

Since the moon separated from earth

That's why they say

I'm the greatest that ever orchestrated a verse

It's the

R rugged and rough that's how I do it

A allah who I praise to the fullest

K keep it moving I stand alone

M it's my crown my world my throne

R rugged and rough that's how I do it

A allah who I praise to the fullest

K keep it moving I stand alone

M it's my crown my world my throne

Aiyyo we toast to that it's the cat that broke backs

To a soul slap a smoke a track how d**e is that

Poet for rap wrote backs that most slack

That know rap before they turned coke to crack

To my dogs hearing sirens on and firearms

Outcome die in wars or behind iron bars

The boulevard tire frauds when I evolve

Try and rob my dialogue I am God

Chicks moan just to get next to my throne

And sniff my cologne and get ra alone

Sex spot's at home I'm testosterone

Caress spots stress drops bedrock's the bone

Hit the floor it's hot for 2003

Hit's galore who rock a style as wild as me

Rest assure when I rock dance crowds and scream

Bis-mi-allah a-rahman a-rahim it's the

R rugged and rough that's how I do it

A allah who I praise to the fullest

K keep it moving I stand alone

M it's my crown my world my throne

R rugged and rough that's how I do it

A allah who I praise to the fullest

K keep it moving I stand alone

M it's my crown my world my throne

R rugged and rough that's how I do it

A allah who I praise to the fullest

K keep it moving I stand alone

M it's my crown my world my throne

R rugged and rough that's how I do it

A allah who I praise to the fullest

K keep it moving I stand alone

M it's my crown my world my throne