Masta Ace - Letter to the Better lyrics

"is everybody ready? all right, here we go" Allow me to begin, once again my friend Yo, it's ace in action, here to send Any and all mc's into a frenzy Cause I'll take a rapper out just like a benzi Yeah, this ain't the same old, lame old Bragging and nagging, yo all that became old Years ago, and yo, here's a pro- Fession that will better and freshen the soul I am going on and on like an adventure Some of y'all are offered that cause I sent ya Hmmm, this move is forward, or would You like it if I pause, yeah you sure would But I ain't pausing, no stop, just like a freeway You're claiming too close, I need some leeway Cause it's about time for the party to get a Little bit hyper and yo, this is a letter to the better So go check the mail for yours, I unveil the jaws Then I dog ya, get down on all fours So he can blow the capital a, the dream Rhymes are fierce, pierce your ears like a laser beam Reach, and I'll teach you each the speech Spectrum, even if you add bleach It won't fade or run, cause it's made of one- Hundred percent knowledge to weigh a ton Listen bud, yo the rhyme's a dud Pencil or pen and I'll draw Blood I'll take a strong stance, strictly long pants No short-taking, when you hear my song, dance! Cause you can't keep still, so dance til You drop or the hip-hop stop, but it never will Yeah, now if you're better, then here's the move Ace in action, I'm here to show and prove Plain and simple, you train my rhyme a pimple Bust it, and watch it in your temple You need buffrin, you're suffering, can you cope? Nah, nope, cause it's dope, and you hope I might slip or trip, stall or fall But all hope is lost, you've been stalled Drugged, you've been bugged if I'd said a Another line in this verse, this is a letter to the better I'm flowing, so in fact, kind of rivery Are you a dope mc? special delivery There's no time, here's a rhyme, go ahead open it This is a letter to the better, I know you're hoping it Might be some claim on my greatness But once I state this, watch the crabs rate this You wear a crown, you don't deserve one You need a meal for the mind and I'll serve one Like a chef so def, I'm gonna rip up Rhymes they gonna rip up those that turn a lip up One page at a time, you keep reading Each stage of the rhyme, where's it leading? You want to know where a path leads, you follow it I feed you your pride and make you swallow it Used to be an innocent bystander and the Lotta years filled my ears with slander Why should I choose to get used to the way you burn? When will you learn that every rapper has a turn? And when the spotlight shines on you, you ought to glow And show, the next man how to grow And so, enough said about yourself The central wealth of our people is mental health And good things come in due time And through rhyme, watch as a few climb Non stop, straight to the top just to get a Great big piece of the pie, this is a letter to the better