Yo Rakim, what's up?   Yo, I'm doing the knowledge, E., man I'm trying to get paid in full   Well, check this out, since Norby Walters is our agency, right?   True      Kara Lewis is our agent, word up   Zakia and 4th and Broadway is our record company, indeed   Okay, so who we rollin' with then? We rollin' with Rush   Of Rushtown Management      Check this out, since we talking over   This def beat right here that I put together   I wanna hear some of them def rhymes, you know what I'm sayin'?   And together, we can get paid in full      Thinkin' of a master plan   'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand   So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent   So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint      So I start my mission, leave my residence   Thinkin' how could I get some dead presidents   I need money, I used to be a stick-up kid   So I think of all the devious things I did      I used to roll up, this is a hold up, ain't nuthin' funny   Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin' move but the money   But now I learned to earn 'cuz I'm righteous   I feel great, so maybe I might just      Search for a nine to five, if I strive   Then maybe I'll stay alive   So I walk up the street whistlin' this   Feelin' out of place 'cuz, man, do I miss      A pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape of   Me and Eric B, and a nice big plate of   Fish, which is my favorite dish   But without no money it's still a wish      'Cuz I don't like to dream about gettin' paid   So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made   So now to test to see if I got pull   Hit the studio, 'cuz I'm paid in full      Rakim, check this out, yo   You go to your girl house and I'll go to mine   'Cause my girl is definitely mad   'Cause it took us too long to do this album      Yo, I hear what you're saying   So let's just pump the music up   And count our money      Yo, well check this out, yo Eli   Turn down the bass down   And let the beat just keep on rockin'      And we outta here   Yo, what happened to peace?   Peace