[DJ Premier]

"One-two.."

"One-two, shots to the chin.. knock you out"

"One-two.." "Devestating!" "On da mic"

"One-two.." "The maker, owner!"
"Come on, now come on"

[Verse One: Guru]

Got you quiddear and ski-dared, fearin what we might do

And you can give me all mine in cash, that will suffice dude

Intro:

Skills, skills, skills

[DJ Premier Scratching]

"My Microphone"

"It's Skills"-KRS One

"The funky beat"

"It's skills"-KRS One

[Chorus: Guru]

(Skills) Top rank point blank we vital

Spit flows rip shows peep the recital

(Skills) Now, you feel it when we drop those

Hot beats stop phoes killin shit we got those

(Skills) It's, the music that the street love

f/ Snoop Dogg, Uncle Reo

* all (sung parts) in [Chorus] performed by Uncle Reo

[DJ Premier]
Word up

Aiyyo Rome' (yo)

Yo life ain't what it's cracked up to be these days, y'knahmean?

[Rome]

Word! Knahmsayin?

Life hard out this muh'fucker, y'knahmsayin?

[DJ Premier]

So you gotta make the best of a bad situation, and hold your head

[Rome]

f/ Boy Big

[Boy Big]

You're just a nice girl, in the wrong place

Just a nice nice girl girl, in the wrong place

[Guru]

What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?

You wanna take my chips, I wanna take you on trips

So you can help me, get my money

Go ahead, try it for me here's the story of my honey

I'm the Owner and I'll do more than bone you

[DJ Premier]

Aiyyo, what the FUCK is this shit that y'all are listenin to

nowadays on the radio man? You call that shit hip-hop?

THAT'S SOME FAGGOT BITCH SHIT Y'ALL ARE LISTENIN TO!

All you DJ's are lettin the program directors handcuff you
and sit there and tell you how to mix?! YOU FUCKIN ROBOTS!

FUCK Y'ALL!!!

[Guru]

Real talk, serious thoughts

[scratching by Premier]

"Y'all cats know we always play to win" -> Guru

"Players get your pay up"

[Verse One: Guru]
For my respect, I just might have to shut you down

Hang your punk ass from a limb, they'll have to cut you down

See I'm tired of you faggots kickin dirt on my name

While you rap clone phonies only hurtin the game

f/ Krumbsnatcha

[Premier scratch: "This mic in my hand, I'm rulin!"]

[Verse One: Guru]
Stupid, you know it's time to sit and think, before we hit the brink

Lockerroom, at a prize fight, before he hit the ring

Like when I tell these corporate leeches they can't get a thing

Or when I tell relentless rappers they had better sing

f/ Jadakiss

"Wh-wh-wh-what can I say? Let me explain this to you..."

[GangStarr]
Yo, I don't even wanna fight with you man

I'll lay you right where you stand

You can catch a few shells

One go right through your polo, man

Usually I'm dolo and I gotta crazy team

Car kissed the ride on you, watch for the laserbeam

Shit, it's that Ol' G Flavor

[DJ Premier scratching]

"I want the public to know.. what goes on"

"I mean, look at the situation - be real"

[Verse One: Guru]
The names have been changed to protect the innocent

Each step is intricate, I rep magnificent

Knew this kid named Ronnie, used to make cash with Caesar

They made a lot of money back in the 80's crack fever

[Smiley] Aiyyo I got the dimes that I get, I got the dimes that I bring

[Preem'] Yo, yo yo

[Smiley] Yo Preem', what's good?

[Preem'] What's good man - you still fuckin with that shit son?
[Smiley] Yo, don't even come at me with that bullshit man, whassup?

[Preem'] I'm sayin man, you said you was gonna leave this shit alone

[Preem'] You still on that bullshit nigga

f/ Fat Joe, M.O.P.

[Fat Joe]

yeah uh, GangStarr

Crack Man, M.O.P. uh, BX, Brooknam, haha come on
living legends, ya heard me?

yeah uh yo uh

I got seven Mac 11s about eight .38

Nine nines, Mac 10s

man this shit never end

Even if the apple won't spin

I reach in my back pocket and blast you and his twin

Niggaz yellin out the window "Joe's at it again"

[Guru]

Yeah, bout to talk about some serious shit

Deadly habits, you know everybody's got 'em

Just that some niggaz try to front, try to cover shit up

But fuck that, I be wylin sometimes - you know why?
Cause suckers be thinkin that shit is sweet

Niggaz be thinkin that rap niggaz ain't real, haha

Yeah well that's aight, that's aight

Let 'em think what they want

* send corrections to the typist

[child's voice]

"word up kid!"

[Premier]

Yeah L.B., Bryan Moier

I miss you man rest in peace

To Endeara Bishop

Rest in peace little lady

To Claira Stewart

I love you Aunt Ploute

* uncredited GangStarr Foundation member parodies The Clipse "Grindin'"

Nah you know what we gotta do? We gotta do - HINEY!

The bitch said, "Pants stand behind me
And put that monster in my hiney," HI-NEY!

My dick about killin, never been about game

When there wasn't pussy, there was always my haind

Nine and a half-'ll get you in a dame

f/ H. Staxx, NYG'z

* send corrections to the typist

[NYG'z]
Yo, do the knowledge to the master build the blow and the spliff

The new millennium, hide them a beef

Gotta watch what I say to you niggaz so I calm my patience

'Cause the shit ain't really pass the statue of limitations

The streets still holler about how strong I am

Niggaz I hurt still holler about how wrong I am

{*inhaling and coughing*}

[Premier] Yo, you alright man? .. You zonin?

{*scratched: "I.. I speak that.."*}

[Premier] what's the deal?

{*scratched: "I speak that re-real shit, just listen"*}

[Verse One: Guru]

Yo I pop your lid, I got to live

I ain't tall but I can show y'all what a problem is

I like to zone, I'm nice with chrome

{*DJ Premier scratches children laughing and yelling*}

[Chorus: Guru]

Riot act, this is where we really prepare

Riot act, out here we show no fear
RIOT ACT, time to protect our communities

Riot act, real criminals get immunity

RIOT ACT, eye for an eye - so yo who want it?

RIOT ACT, rushin all you cowards who fronted

Riot act, let's bring the power to the people