Make 'em clap to this   Make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this      I came in the door, I said it before   I never let the mic magnatize me no more   But it's bitin' me, fightin' me, invitin' me to rhyme   I can't hold it back, I'm lookin' for the line      Takin' off my coat, clearin' my throat   The rhyme will be kickin' it until I hit my last note   My mind'll range to find all kinds of ideas   Self-esteem makes it seem like a thought took years to build      But still say a rhyme after the next one   Prepared, never scared, I'll just bless one   And you know that I'm the soloist   So Eric B, make 'em clap to this      Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this      I don't bug out or chill or be actin' ill   No tricks in '86, it's time to build   Eric B easy on the cut, no mistakes allowed   'Cuz to me, MC means move the crowd      I made it easy to dance to this   But can you detect what's comin' next from the flex of the wrist   Sayin' indeed that I precede 'cuz my man made a mix   If he bleed he won't need no band-aid to fix      If they can get some around until there's no rhymes left   I hurry up because the cut will make 'em bleed to death   But he's kickin' it because it ain't no half steppin'   The party is live, the rhyme can't be kept in      Side, it needs eruptin' just like a volcano   It ain't the everyday style of the same old rhyme   Because I'm better then the rest of them   Eric B is on the cut and my name is Rakim      Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap      Go get a girl and get soft and warm   Don't get excited, you've been invited to a quiet storm   But now it's out of hand 'cuz you told me you hate me   And then you ask what have I done lately      First you said all you want is love and affection   Let me be your angel and I'll be your protection   Take you out, buy you all kinds of thin's   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this      You caught an attitude, you need food to eat up   I'm schemin' like I'm dreamin' on a couch wit my feet up   You scream I'm lazy, you must be crazy   Thought I was a donut, you tried to glaze me      Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this      Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this      I made it easy to dance to this   But can you detect what's comin' next from the flex of the wrist   Sayin' indeed that I precede 'cuz my man made a mix   If he bleed he won't need no band-aid to fix      Eric B is on the cut and my name is Rakim   Make 'em, make 'em clap to this      Make 'em clap to this   Make 'em clap to this   Make 'em clap to this   Make 'em clap to this