[Intro: DJ Premier] Check, one-two DJ Premier, Rapsody, 9th Wonder Here we, here we go [Verse 1] Uh, in the presence of kingship Washed all my demons in the dark where the fiends trip Looking at ravines dream, shallow as these is If we ain't talking about flying then we wingless Landed there in the city where Diddy danced, I couldn't chance Not in advance like priest nuns had fatal accidents On a higher plane, I feel estranged from normal sh** Tap me on my shoulder, I told her, you just too normal, b**h I recollect in every word they regretting Trying to conjure every presence, became a king from a peasant But Nas to Jay had to slay the same in his presence Your gift like intelligence, use it just like a weapon, sh** Cause f** second, n***a, I'm out for uno A minute in, I k**ed it, and f** it, I still got two mo' I'm like that new coat, you show off In the wrong season when the coat off Sweating me, I'm that new Hoss Polo bu*ton, no fronting, I ride for something Stunting in the quarters where n***as rap before daughters, Hova It's so over when rap Premier in the rap premiere She got game, motherf**er, that's flava in ya ear Biggie sized, my mac on track, you n***as slapped Couldn't circle floor if you float inside of a culdesac Yeah, that's the end to your winning streak Word to Preemo, I pray Chicago, put down the heat Uh, Chicago, almost put down the Heat
But never made it to the Finals, that's your same defeat Uh, they call me R to the A-P And that's Preem on the beat, shouts to MC [Hook: Sampling] There it is There it is Sometimes I feel like this rap sh** is heaven-sent About to lay it down for these motherf**ers [Verse 2] Yo, from King Arthur to King Carter, the queen bought her Royalty, loyalty, never deserted like Botswana, middle trauma Decipher how I was penning I'm pinning you resenting everything like the kingsmen The beat stall like I walk, I'm so used to winning This time, I told n***as my rhymes is like the menace Society sobriety, f** it, just overdosing it Wade in the flow and they follow me coast to coast with it They like "sh**, n***a, f** you gone do next?" Tripping cause I triple like triplets, the growth apex A text told me "you solely could be the one" I replied like "you cried at night in silence" Never speak on it Beast on it everytime I breathe on it They mourning, yeah, I k**ed it They dormant, still I'm building Like convertibles, never forced to add a ceiling Keep my mind open, I stay awoke and I'm never slippin' I'm never Pippen, bull-headed when it come to rap Only way I know to be in circle where the kings is at They say the queens is back, young Black Elizabeth Preem on the beat, n***a rap, I'm still k**ing it [Hook]