New York To Cali Rakim

[Produced by Clark Kent]

[Intro]
Yeah, word to rhyme
Ayo, turn the bass up a little bit, G
Yeah, yeah
(Rakim)
(Make 'em clap to this)
Now check it out
(Rakim)
(Make 'em clap to this)

[Verse 1]
I come again, fun-a begin when the drummer come in
Synonyms don't wanna end, Rakim's gonna win
Always seem to come out at the right time with the right rhymes
Smooth in the day it sound rough at night time
Just an echo, in every ghetto, meadow and valley
Side street and alley, from New York to Cali
I been seen in every state and between on stage
They scream every phrase, I leave the city in a rage
It's off to the next one to bless one, that's my procedure
Leave ya in a deeper mind state than anesthesia
Ya catch a seizure if you try to stop the great
When I operate, just let the crowd please ya, drop the weight
Just want us in gear, from everyone from here to there
Ideas that ya hear, severe to the ear
Nevertheless, I provide a world wide request
And manifest, and this is from the East to the West