An open microphone can be dangerous Let's tune in on two of the greatest MC's out there (Chorus) [Rakaa, Gift of Gab] Pa**ion The will to win, the spark within Pa**ion The strength within the hearts of men Pa**ion The drive to press, to strive for best, to rise You've just arrived the quest is driven through Pa**ion To play through pain and love the game Pa**ion To break the chain and blaze the flame Pa**ion The fight for rights to love your life, to rise You've just arrived the quest is driven through Pa**ion [Rakaa] Propaganda, positive propositions Politician, musician and a triple optician Still part of my missions to slaughter the opposition Critics that don't get it, I tell 'em to stop b**hin' I do without blacks, I've done it without cash Strictly for the love of the art - that's pa**ion Flashin', rappin' or jammin' or soundblastin' When Quannum meets Expansion, this is what happens [Gift of Gab] Runnin' through the jungle with a flare gun Arrow-arms, zoning out my mind Like I was hooked on hero-ine Take the fire, turn it up and blaze whole forest down Pullin from within' the inner insane warrior California to the District of Columbia Hella high octane, lookin' through a lazy eye All ablaze, fire, flames, lightin' up the sky Runnin' through the burnin' sun, yellin' Ride, n***a ride, n***a ride.. (Chorus) [Rakaa] Desire, the fire that inspires I don't state facts, I state buildings, like empires
Pa**ion The journey, the learnin', the time-turnin' The searchin', the mind yearnin' to wake and find morning Pa**ion The ladies they love the long-lasting Asking for action, braced for satisfaction [Gift of Gab] Pa**ion The black-skinned African jazz-men of the half in Aspen Relaxed, gettin' my back rubbed [Rakaa] I'm still here, I've seen cats get k**ed here I've seen cats make a mil but millionaires still fear You can buy airplanes but you can't buy cheers Blackalicious, Dilated, vibratin' your ears [Gift of Gab] Sent vibrations for years, I've been waiting for years I've been patient for years, we ain't playin' this year We hold stake in this here, it ain't safe for this year We in the zone watch next level, takin' it there, this is (Chorus) Babu! Let's listen to this recipe for- Chief Xcel- The most astonishing- Soul- New seeds of wisdom, craft, and sk** (Check it out, y'all) Listen now, to this cla**ic moment from- DJ's, around the world, DJ's around the world [Gift of Gab] Had a rough week, it got beat by pa**ion Saddled up, tweaked off a beat, started mashin' Matador Rica, the heat from the heater In her world, dwellin', hear the world Yellin' for a leader [Rakaa] I don't bother with the dealers, I take it to the lab It's Rakaa chillin' with Babs, Xcel, Gift of Gab I grab mics and fans gravitate, I can't waste it My whole life, I wanted it so bad, I could taste it (Chorus)