Check the Rhime - A Tribe Called Quest

Written by：Kamaal Fareed/Ali Shaheed Muhammad/Malik Taylor

Back in the days on the boulevard of Linden

We used to kick routines and presence was fittin'

It was I the abstract

And me the five footer

I kicks the mad style so step off the frankfurter

Yo Phife you remember that routine

That we used to make spiffy like mister clean

Um um a tidbit um a smidgen

I don't get the message so you gots to run the pigeon

You on point Phife

All the time tip

You on point Phife

All the time tip

You on point Phife

All the time tip

Well then grab the microphone and let your words rip

Now here's a funky introduction of how nice I am

Tell your mother tell your father send a telegram

I'm like an energizer 'cause you see I last long

My crew is never ever wack because we stand strong

Now if you say my style is wack that's where you're dead wrong

I slayed that body in El Segundo then push it along

You'd be a fool to reply that Phife is not the man

Cause you know and I know that you know who I am

A special shot of peace goes out to all my pals you see

And a middle finger goes for all you punk MC's

Cause I love it when you wack MC's despise me

They get vexed I roll next can't none contest me

I'm just a fly MC who's five foot three and very brave

On job remaining no I'm chaining cause I misbehave

I come correct in full effect have all my hoes in check

And before I get the butt the jim must be erect

You see my aura's positive I don't promote no junk

See I'm far from a bully and I ain't a punk

Extremity in rhythm yeah that's what you heard

So just clean out your ears and just check the word

Back in days on the boulevard of Linden

We used to kick routines and the presence was fittin'

It was I the Phifer

And me the abstract

The rhymes were so rumpin' that the brothers rode the 'zack

Yo tip you recall when we used to rock

Those fly routines on your cousin's block

Um let me see damn I can't remember

I receive the message and you will play the sender

You on point Tip

All the time Phife

You on point Tip

Yeah all the time Phife

You on point Tip

Yo all the time Phife

So play the resurrector and give the dead some life

Okay if knowledge is the key then just show me the lock

Got the scrawny legs but I move just like Luke Brock

With speed I'm agile plus I'm worth your while

One hundred percent intelligent black child

My optic presentation sizzles the retina

How far must I go to gain respect Um

Well it's kind of simple just remain your own

Or you'll be crazy sad and alone

Industry rule number four thousand and eighty

Record company people are shady

So kids watch your back 'cause I think they smoke crack

I don't doubt it Look at how they act

Off to better things like a hip-hop forum

Pass me the rock and I'll storm with the crew and

Proper What you say Hammer Proper

Rap is not pop if you call it that then stop

NC y'all check the rhyme y'all

SC y'all check it out y'all

Virginia check the rhyme y'all

Check it out out

In London check the rhyme y'all