ERIC B. & RAKIM – I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL

Lyrics

It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you
Without a strong rhyme to step to
Think of how many weak shows you slept through
Time's up, I'm sorry I kept you
Thinking of this, you keep repeating you miss
The rhymes from the microphone soloist
And you sit by the radio, hand on the dial, soon
As you hear it, pump up the volume
Dance wit the speaker 'till you hear it blow,
Then plug in the headphone 'cause here it go
It's a 4 letter word when it's heard, it control
your body to dance (You got it) soul,
Ditects the tempo like a red alert
Reaches your reflex, so let it work
When this is playing, you can't get stuck wit
The steps, so get set and I'm a still come up wit
A gift to be swift, follow the leader, the rhyme will go
Def wit the record that was mixed a long time ago
It can be done but only I can do it
For those that can dance and clap your hands to it
I start to think and then I sink
Into the paper like I was ink
When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines,
I escape when I finish the rhyme...
I got soul
You got it (4x)
I know you got soul
Picture a mic, the stage is empty
A beat like this might tempt me
To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain
Grab the mic like I'm on Soul Train
But I'll wait 'cause I mastered this
Let the others go first so the brothers don't miss
Eric B. break the sticks (you got it)
Rakim will begin when you make the mix
I'll experiment like a scientist
You wanna rhyme, you gotta sign my list
'Cause I'm a manifest and bless the mic I hold
You want it next? then you gotta have soul
'Cause if you ain't got it, I'm a make an encore
Take the mic, make the people respond for
The R, 'cause that's the way it'll have to be
If you wanna get on after me
Think about it, wait, erase your rhyme
Forget it and don't waste your time
'Cause I'll be in the crowd if you ain't controlling it
Drop the mic, you shouldn't be holding it
This is how it should be done
This style is identical to none
Some try to make it sound like this but you're getting me
So upset that I'm wet 'cause you're sweating me
I drip steam like a microphone fiend
Eager to MC is my theme
I get hype when I hear a drum roll
Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
You got it (5x)
I got soul (you got it) that's why I came
To teach those who can't say my name
First of all, I'm the soloist, the soul controller
Rakim gets stronger as I get older
Constant elevation causes expansion
I write my rhyme while I cool in my mansion
Then put it on tape and in the city I test it
Then on the radio the R's requested
You listen to it, the concept might break you
'Cause almost anyone can relate to...
Whoever's out of hand, I'm give him handles
Light 'em up, blow 'em out like candles
Or should I just let him melt?
Then give him a hand so they can see how it felt
I'm not bold just cuz I rock gold
Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul
You got it (4x)
Now I'm a stop to see what you got
Get off the mic before I get too hot
I want to see which posse can dance the best
It should be easy 'cause the beat is fresh
Now if your from Uptown, Brooklyn- bound,
The Bronx, Queens, or Long Island Sound,
Even other states come right and exact,
It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at
Since you came here, you have to show and prove
And do that dance until it don't move
'Cause all you need is soul self-esteem will release,
The rest is up to you, Rakim 'll say peace
You got it (10x)

Paroles (Traduction)

Cela fait longtemps, je n'aurais pas dû te laisser
Sans une rime solide pour avancer
Pense à tous les mauvais spectacles auxquels tu as assisté
Le temps est écoulé, je suis désolé de t'avoir retenu
En y pensant, tu répètes que ça te manque
Les rimes du soliste au micro
Et tu restes assis près de la radio, main sur le cadran, dès
Que tu l'entends, tu montes le volume
Danse avec le haut-parleur jusqu'à ce qu'il explose,
Puis branche le casque car c'est parti
C'est un mot de 4 lettres quand il est entendu, il contrôle
ton corps pour danser (Tu l'as) l'âme,
Il dirige le tempo comme une alerte rouge
Atteint tes réflexes, alors laisse-le agir
Quand ça joue, tu ne peux pas rester bloqué avec
Les pas, alors prépare-toi et je vais quand même venir avec
Un don pour être rapide, suis le leader, la rime continuera
Défie avec le disque qui a été mixé il y a longtemps
Cela peut être fait mais seul moi peux le faire
Pour ceux qui peuvent danser et applaudir en rythme
Je commence à réfléchir et puis je sombre
Dans le papier comme si j'étais de l'encre
Quand j'écris, je suis piégé entre les lignes,
Je m'échappe quand je termine la rime...
J'ai de l'âme
Tu l'as (4x)
Je sais que tu as de l'âme
Imagine un micro, la scène est vide
Un rythme comme celui-ci pourrait me tenter
De poser, montrer mes bagues et ma grosse chaîne en or
Prendre le micro comme si j'étais à Soul Train
Mais j'attendrai car j'ai maîtrisé cela
Laisse les autres passer en premier pour que les frères ne manquent pas
Eric B. casse les baguettes (tu l'as)
Rakim commencera quand tu feras le mix

Thématique La transition entre les pionniers du hip-hop et la nouvelle vague

Style Rap

Keywords Old school, Rap

Entités normées Eric B. & Rakim, Rakim