Give It To You - Blackalicious Rhyme for rhyme and line for line The lyrics from the mind that's prime arrive on time And rip into you fine as wine sublime the kind Of spitters who would shine divine With rhymes and life is what you make it Rhyme for rhyme and line for line The lyrics from the mind that's prime arrive on time They rip into ya night to night recite the type of written Come inside the light tonight's the night we give it to ya Comin' back to stay when I rap this way Blowin' minds wit' these lyrics out my factory That are practically on some mastery Show you all how a funky record has to be Not to toot my horn I'm from Californ It's the cheese not the kind that's grown from cows in barns But the kind that meets your needs in like a thousand forms As we dance to the ever flowin' masquerade Homey pass the J homies pass away Over pride when another ni**a blast AK Evil thought hearts chilly dickie dastard-lay All his people mourned deeply as the pastor prayed Come though from out of town you wouldn't last a day All they know is long money and assassination Get it now not tomorrow don't procrastinate This is my grind verbal slangin' I'm a master fate In a drastic way this is class so pay Close attention write all night 'til I gasp and faint Get my people out this struggle of that section 8 If you want it hey we got it you don't have to wait because Rhyme for rhyme and line for line The lyrics from the mind that's prime arrive on time And rip into you fine as wine sublime the kind Of spitters who would shine divine With rhymes and life is what you make it Rhyme for rhyme and line for line The lyrics from the mind that's prime arrive on time They rip into ya night to night recite the type of written Come inside the light tonight's the night we give it to ya Golden voice wit' style spirit poised for power Definition of a goddess I'm a poster child As I boast about here's a dose fo' trail Evil spirits don't concern me tell the ghost be out Shine my light to dim all the spite within Competition 'cause at times I know we frighten them All we really wanna do is give some sight to them All my people New York city to the coast of Cal I'm the toast of towns I'm the cat's meow Movin' faster than your mind come and catch me now Niggaz see me on stage and wanna ask me out I'm the true original never a hand-me-down When I flash no doubt know that a** is out Nefertiti mama Zulu try and pass the Nile Take your breath away it's like you're catchin' asthma now In this verbal marathon you couldn't last a mile because Rhyme for rhyme and line for line The lyrics from the mind that's prime arrive on time And rip into you fine as wine sublime the kind Of spitters who would shine divine With rhymes and life is what you make it Rhyme for rhyme and line for line The lyrics from the mind that's prime arrive on time They rip into ya night to night recite the type of written Come inside the light tonight's the night we give it to ya Lyrics born to rap I put it all on that Twelve years deep my foot ain't comin' off the gas We walk the chosen path close the culture gap O G like the figure-four the Boston crab All across the map beyond the almanac You see the backstage posted lookin' so relaxed Lady wit' me open toe lil' shoulder bag Hat tipped just a bit ooh she cold like that Where my ballers at If you can call it that Potna' both you and me know that sh*t is boulder dash We see right through yo phony a** like you is a holograph We so real when they see us it's like they pause and gasp Cat's lookin' like they see a flyin' saucer pass Cross they arms turn they heads like they was ultra man We gotcha whole clique surrounded in a cul-de-sac So baby get to jump-ropin' over a broken glass because Rhyme for rhyme and line for line The lyrics from the mind that's prime arrive on time And rip into you fine as wine sublime the kind Of spitters who would shine divine With rhymes and life is what you make it Rhyme for rhyme and line for line The lyrics from the mind that's prime arrive on time