Artist: Def Jef Album: Just a Poet With Soul Song: Do It Baby Verse 1 I do work and I'm workin' it with the will of a warrior I'll take on 54 of ya, nah, I'll even take more of ya Competition is great, and keeps me in shape And it's mentally stimulatin' Competitors constantly contemplatin' challenge Champion's written all on my face And I'm smirkin', and lurkin' back in the back Attacking and hacking and jacking Smacking up losers that's lacking Characteristics of poets, they blow it Tryna show it, yo if I'm flowin' they know it, so it Compels me to step and release the rhymes that I kept In case of an urgent emergency then these words'd be weapons Any discrepancy heard'll have to be handled in haste At any pace when I step in the place, cos I came to do work Verse 2 Lyrically thorough, I'm from the borough of Manhattan And when I moved to the Bronx, then I got into rappin' Funky beats would control me It's like the mic would say hold me I do a solo, me only I'd be alone but not lonely, cos Eric would back me The only track would be doubles And when the rappers attacked me They'd end up buried in rubble, cos We never took losses, opposing forces proceeded But they retreated, receded, beat it defeated We did repeat it as needed Kept 'em seated and some felt cheated Gave 'em all second tries and still I superseded I'm a souped superior subsidiary of soul I keep the crowd in control, cos I do work Verse 3 I got a need and it's bleedin' Inside of me to say words Cos it's my choice and I'm voicin' Just what I think should be heard To a sleazy easy goin' Lazy laid back track The pace is slow, the ba** is low And yo, I'm ready to go Do my job, I'm obligated, devoted and dedicated And loaded and motivated to show that I know the way that it's Supposed to be done, that's why I chose to become Professional in this profession, droppin' rhymes on drums It's automatic that static comes automatically to me I've had it for longest been at it So call it fad, it doesn't Sweat me or get me uncivilized like a savage I play it civil and give all I got to keep up the image of Rap cos I happen to be a rapper and poet Not just rappin' to be rappin' in case you didn't know it Here's the deal, cos I feel You oughta be up on what's new With the rhyme it's time for me to do work Cos I got work to do