Mark B & Blade - Building A Rep lyrics

Begin the demolition, gaining the recognition Whatever the conditions, lyrical exhibitions Determining the status Defeating perpetrators The animated characters, red-eyed people that hate us The barriers are broken, history is re-written The scales are tipping in the favour of the two that's hitting No more confusion ever, no more mistakes or errors We'll be around forever, calculated, calm and clever Systematically, I dramatically Leave you baffled and dazed and that's a formality I know that you can hear me, let me explain it clearly While you were pissing about we were working hard daily Building a reputation, gathering information Gaining elevation, burying complications Focusing concentration, using imagination Filled with determination, revealing revelations You know the story my man, bigger the better the plan The mic is glued to the hand, name is all over the land (Have you any added comment?) What can I tell 'em A rhymer ain't a rhymer if he ain't rhyming with venom Combination of minds The chemistry right Cuts, beats and rhymes (Here he comes again) Listen Whatever your position, whatever the mission Whatever your reasons for switching It's over, dammit Now I know you're synthetic Give a brother some credit, why I'm poetic, it's genetic It's inherited, never losing the grip Never failing to hit, always a benefit You ain't parallel, the whole world can tell Name brands sell, but never excel We take it to a level Nothing mediocre Packing the ace, packing the king and the joker Hold your tongue bro Seems you lack flow Sold yourself short for dough, what do you know? They had you on a shelf paralysed for years Gathering dust, and now it's burning your ears You been promised the best and nothing less The talents you possess Constantly put to the test It's all part and package of this thing 'success' And all in due time the rest will manifest Now they're clocking you mannerism, slaves to your rhythm Attracted to your magnetism, we're self-driven Combination of minds The chemistry right Cuts, beats and rhymes Once upon a time they found this hard to swallow But now they're quick to follow Sort of like sheep with hollow Skulls with no brain cells I know your game well It ain't hard to tell, you got nothing to sell This is a must Running in the veins Like blood through the blood vessels What remains Is a rise in the pressure level, birth of a rap rebel Flowing incredible, while other crews back pedal With no stamina Falling at a quick rate Time to emigrate, you should've stayed Down in the underground, you're a clown Well renowned for your run of the mill sound Far from legendary, emcee never ready Hold your mic steady, boy You're ordinary Whenever necessary Quick to bite the cherry Your fame is momentary, another adversary Left for dead, we bury at the rap cemetery It's real necessary Call the military We're very mercenary, extra-ordinary Your time temporary while ours is everlasting Combination of minds The chemistry right Cuts, beats and rhymes Combination of minds The chemistry right Cuts, beats and rhymes This is dedicated to all the beat makers, the graf writers, the beat boys The radio Dj's plugging our material and to all the record stores stocking our material Also, to all the turntablists, especially those who cut off our a cappellas Also, not forgetting emcees already where they wanna be and those aspiring to get there One XL, Mr Lex, 360 Physicals, Phi-Life Chyper, A-side and my man Tommy T and ? in Norway Also, not forgetting to mention all those that check for us; Cashan, Andrea, Simon Fuller, Mr Angus Bentley, the Stereo MC's, Julian, LJ, everybody I know in Belgium, Marcus down in Cardiff, Toby, 2000 AD, everybody at Source Records and Westbury Music And most important of all, my son and his mom 'Til next time The return, the return