B Eric And Rakim:Follow The Leader

"Follow The Leader" By Eric B. & Rakim. (E. Barrier - W. Griffin)

Follow me into a solo, get in the flow
And you could picture it like a photo
Music makes mellow, maintains to make
Melodies for MCs, motivates the breaks
I'm everlasting, I can go on for days and days
With rhyme displays that engrave deep as x-rays
I can take a phrase that's rarely heard
Flip it... now it's a daily word
I can get iller than 'Nam, a killer and bomb
But no alarm, Rakim'll remain calm
Self esteem make me super superb
and supreme before a microphone, still I fiend
This was a take, I wasn't supposed to break
I was supposed to wait, but let's motivate
I wanna see 'em keep followin' and swallowin',
Takin' and makin', bitin' and borrowin'
Brothers tried and others died to get the formula
But I'm a let ya sweat, you still ain't warm
You a step away from frozen, stiff as if you're posin'
Dig into my brain as the rhyme gets chosen
So follow me, and while you're thinking you were first
Let's travel at magnificent speeds around the universe
What could you say as the earth gets further and further away
Planets as small as balls of clay
Astray into the Milky Way, world's out of sight
Far as the eye can see, not even a satellite
Now stop and turn around and look
As you stare in the darkness, your knowledge is took
So keep starin', soon you suddenly see a star
You better follow it 'cause it's the R
This is a lesson if you're guessin' and if you're borrowin'
Hurry hurry step right up and keep followin' the leader

Follow the leader
Rakim'll say follow the leader

This is a lifetime mission, vision or prison
Alright, listen
In this journey, you're the journal, I'm the journalist
Am I eternal or an eternalist?
I'm about to flow long as I can possibly go
Keep you movin' 'cause the crowd said so
Dance, cuts rip your pants
Eric B. on the blades, bleedin' to death
Call an ambulance
Pull out my weapon and start to squeeze,
A magnum is a microphone, murderin' MCs
Let's quote a rhyme from a record I wrote
(follow the leader) Yeah, dope
'Cause every time I stop, it seems you're stuck
As soon as you try to step off you self-destruct
I came to overcome before I'm gone,
By showin' improvement and lettin' knowledge be born
Then after that I'll live forever, you disagree?
You say never? Then follow me
From century to century, you'll remember me
In history, not a mystery or a memory
Called by nature, mind raised in Asia
Since you was tricked, I had to raise ya
From the cradle to the grave
But remember, you're not a slave
'Cause we was put here to be much more than that
But we couldn't see because our mind was trapped
But I'm here to break away the chains, take away the pains
Remake the brains, reveal my name
I'm sure somebody told you a little knowledge is dangerous
It can't be mixed, diluted, it can't be changed or switched
Here's a lesson if you're guessin' and borrowin'
Hurry hurry step right up and keep followin' the leader

Follow the leader
Rakim'll say follow the leader

A furified freestyle, lyrics of fury
My third eye make me shine like jewelry
You're just a reynolds rapper, you're rhymes are minute-maid
I'll be here when you fade, to watch you flip like a renegade
I can't wait to break and eliminate
on every traitor or snake so stay awake
And follow and follow because the tempo's a trail
The stage is a cage, the mic is a third rail
I'm Rakim, the fiend of a microphone
I'm not him, so leave my mic alone
Soon as the beat is felt, I'm ready to go
So fasten your seatbelt 'cause I'm about to flow
No need to speed, slow down and let the leader lead
Word to Daddy... Indeed
The R's a rollin' stone, so I'm rollin'
The registers toll then then rhymes are stolen
Stop buggin', a brother said "Dig 'em" I never dug him
He couldn't follow the leader long enough so I drug him
It's a danger zone, he should arrange his own
Face it, just basic, erase a change of tone
There's one R in the alphabet
It's a one letter word and it's about to get
More complex from one rhyme to the next
Eric B., be easy on the flex
I've been from state to state, follow us, tailgate
Keep comin' but you came too late, but I'll wait
So back up, regroup, get a grip, come equipped
You're the next contestant, clap your hands, you won a trip
The price is right, don't make a deal too soon
How many notes could you name this tune?
Follow the leader is the title, theme, task
Now you know, you don't have to ask
Rap is rhythm and poetry, cuts create sound effects
You might catch up if you follow the records he wrecks
Until then, keep eatin' and swallowin'
You better take a deep breath and keep followin' the leader

Follow the leader
Rakim'll say follow the leader

Follow the leader