Paid In Full

Yo Rakim, what's up?

Yo, I'm doing the knowledge, E., man I'm tryin'a get paid in full

Well, check this out, since Norby Walters is our agency, right?

True

Cara Lewis is our agent

Word up

Zakia and 4th & Broadway is our record company

Indeed

Okay, so who we rollin' wit' then?

We rollin' wit' Rush

Of Rushtown Management

Check this out, since we talkin' over this def beat right here that I put together

I wanna hear some of them def rhymes, you know what I'm sayin'? And together, we can get

Paid in full

Thinkin' of a master plan

'Cause ain't nothin' but sweat inside my hand

So I dig into my pocket, all my money spent

So I dig deeper but still comin' up wit' lint

So I, start my mission, leave my residence

Thinkin' how could I get some dead presidents

I need money, I used to be a stick-up kid

So I think of all the devious things I did

I used to roll up, this is a hold up, ain't nothin' funny

Stop smilin', be still, don't nothin' move but the money

But now I learned to earn, 'cause I'm righteous

I feel great, so maybe I might just

Search for a 9 to 5, if I strive

Then maybe I stay alive

So I walk up the street, whistlin' this

Feelin' out of place, 'cause man, do I miss

A pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape'a

Me and Eric B., and a nice big plate'a

Fish, which is my favorite dish

But wit'out no money it's still a wish

'Cause I don't like to dream about gettin' paid

So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made

So now's a test to see if I got pull

Hit the studio, 'cause I'm paid in full

Rakim, check this out, yo, you go to your girl house and I go to mine

'Cause my girl is definately mad, 'cause it took us too long to do this album

Yo, I hear what you're saying, so let's just pump the music up and count our money

Yo well check this out, yo, Eli, turn the bass down and just let the beat keep on rockin'