Dope Beat Boogie Down Productions

[Chorus]
I got a dope beat (You got a dope beat)
I got a dope beat (We got a dope beat)
I got a dope beat (You got a dope beat)
I got a dope beat (We got a dope beat)

[Verse 1]
My name is at the top of all of those that mix
Or turning poetry into cash for '87
Some did it, got paid, some jams were never played
But I am just a poet who watched the whole parade
Go by, and why? 'Cause they wasn't fly
Others claim to be fresh, but they're not KRS
I cannot walk around the street with my head in the clouds
Either running on my gear or having colors too loud
Everything must coincide with the way I feel
And by the way, it's Scott La Rock on the wheels of steel
So I take one step to adjust the mic
I get around the whole city, so I do wear Nike
I like a funky beat, a studio like Unique
I write the crazy fresh lyrics and I don't eat meat
You can look me up and down and my DJ, too
Because we make up the Boogie Down Productions crew
Taking out emcees on the one, two, three
No matter who they claim to be in society
Because we know their games, we'll pull their file
If they need a different style, we can get wild
He's I.C.U., he's out to kill
I'm KRS and we get ill
DJ Scott La Rock got his own beat
The extravagant life is what we seek
I will tell you like this 'cause I know for a fact
I will live a long life and I don't smoke crack
Captivating the crowd seven days a week
You know what they told me to say? I got the dope beat