Set 'Em Straight

I came to set 'em straight, and let 'em know

Whoever's holdin' the best, just let 'em go

'Cause here's the inside scoop on the fiend

They wanna know why I'm seldom seen

'Cause who needs the TV screens and magazines

Or shootin' through the city in fly limousines

There's one thing I don't like, it's the spotlight

'Cause I already got light

They be like yo, we had a get together last week

And we know everyone was there except the Black Sheik

Because my schedule is tight, I gotta write

I'm deep in the archives, and keepin' 'em hyped

It's been a long time, since you heard a strong rhyme

None of these are weak, so when you bite on mine

We can trace the hits and then name that style

Emcees'll be out of a job for a while

I reposess your indentification

So hand in your application

Put your mic on strike until you're unemployed

Contract is up and I'm stampin it void

Ya selection ain't this selective

So I'mma put you in your proper perspective

On the dancefloor, doin' the shake

Ready to let 'em break, set 'em straight

Somebody said I set 'em up and pulled the plug on 'em

But instead I let 'em go on so I could bug on 'em

Go 'head and flow, cause I close the show

Swing a song for the ladies and rhyme real slow

For instance, once I commence

The crowd is convinced

So now you know who to put your money on

Hurry up, before your money's gone

'Cause I'm the most common denominator

Orchestrate a rhyme much greater

I'm like a world almanac, so tell the media

Givin' 'em information like encyclopedia

So bring a dictionary, so you can look it up

So you know what I mean, when I hook it up

No misconceptions, although I complicate

But this concept'll set 'em straight

They even said that I was locked in jail

So now I guess I'm out on bail

The only Island I was on was the Strong one

And if I did my bid, it'll be a long one

'Cause if I sold weight, I'd be upstate

In the penile, waitin' for a break

'Cause sellin' drugs is for handicaps

I got too many skills besides bustin' rough raps

If I go to jail, it won't be for sellin' keys

It'll be for muderin' emcees

The beat'll take over your heart, then I start

To cut 'em in half, 'cause rhymes are razor sharp

Secure the exits, all emcees remain

'Cause we got a crowd to entertain

And I know, when I go, I'll flow dangerous

Brains'll bust, what you tryin' to explain to us?

You got lost, and couldn't go on

Came up short, so here's one to grow on

Elevate off a high IQ

In time, you'll find I'm true

'Cause once I start on a piece of art

From sun to moon and light to dark I build the Ark

Now you can float off the rhymes I wrote

I'm sure that we'll hit shore without a boat

You could bring a battleship, and still get shipwrecked

Attacked wit' a torpedo, what did you expect?

Driftin' up the creek, without a beat or a paddle

Castaway on a raft and stand fragile

Rescue your crowd, which ain't a hard job

Me and my knowledge put together, I'm a lifeguard

Dealin' with actual facts, a solar fact

Here and now, but I go so far back

To bring you up to date, so we can elevate

It's no time to wait, or anticipate

'Cause I'm never late, I'm gonna motivate

So I can let 'em break, and set 'em straight