Paid In Full

Yo Rakim, what's up?

Yo, I'm doing the knowledge, E, man I'm tryna get paid in full

Well, check this out, since Norby Walters is our agency, right?

True

Cara Lewis is our agent

Word up

Zakia and 4th and Broadway is our record company

Indeed

Okay, so who we rollin' with then?

We rolling with Rush of Rushtown Management

Check this out

Since we talkin' 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

'Cause ain't nothin' but sweat inside my hand

So I dig into my pocket, all my money spent

So I dig deeper, but still coming 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 nothing funny

Stop smilin', be still, don't nothing move, but the money

But now I learned to earn 'cause 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

Feeling out of place, 'cause 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

'Cause I don't like to dream about gettin' paid

So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made

So now's a test to see if I got pull

Hit the studio, 'cause I'm paid in full

Rakim, check this out

Yo, you go to your girl's 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 sayin', so let's just pump the music up and count our money

Yo, well check this out

Yo, Elai

Turn the bass down and just let the beat keep on rockin'... and we outta here

Yo, what happened to peace?

Peace, peace, peace