Respect Mine

(album: Soul Survivor - 1998)

[O.C.:]
Check it, the renaissance man, no gat in my hand
Episode numero uno, check out the man
Spread a verse like a thesis or a virus
Open ya iris nigga, I'm the individ-ual you can't get rid of
Prominent, aura, dominant moral, Islamic
Amazing phenomenon like Halley's Comet
Ya getting headaches from this bullshit
I'm the anesthetic to cure shit
Fuck that cut up shit, I be that pure shit
Expedition thoughts are truck
My mind shine like rims, spinning thoughts, bright as fuck
Congruent like four sides of a square
I got a surprise in '98, rappers better prepare
Timeless, take every letter from the word I ad-lib
And put it together, that nigga O.C.'s quite clever
Always and forever, no one can do it better

[Pete Rock:]
Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug to my brother with the same blood
One love yo sound off the twenty one slug
Salute, ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C
It's on point fella, ain't nuthing you can tell us
Word up

Yo I impact the earth like a meteorite, magnetic
The P.R./O.C. experiment
Serving justice when we bust this
Ya now instructed to thrust one fist in the air
Regulate the anthem, for revolution prepare
For the victorious comeback of the year
Assemble the militia, as I insert the scripture (word)
Lyrics for the instrumental picture (uh huh)
Graphic in nature, respect mics I hold
Certified gold, 500, 000 sold
News flash, yo, it's Hip Hop built to last (last)
Survivor of the aftermath when guns blast
Waving a white flag while you dressed in drag (word)
Remember what I keep in the trunk of my Jag
Surprise nigga, respect due when I deliver
Word

Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug to my brother with the same blood
One love yo sound off the twenty one slug
Salute, ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C
It's on point fella, ain't nuthing you can tell us
Word up

[O.C.:]
Since day one when I came up on the scene
For this mic I fiend, respect played a part before the cream
I figure respect last longer because cream come and go
I done seen five to ten, even fifteen a show and blew it
Now I know know my I'll escape is real estate
No more will I make that mistake
Respect is what matter 'cause that shit hold weight

[Pete Rock:]
Word up, ya gotta earn respect in '98
Rehabilitate the rap game, honor our name
Hold it down to the last frame
No doubt, emergency escape route, take the easy way out
If that's what you about, if not, then show ya heart
Create light from dark, all aboard the Ark
As the rain falls (uh huh), I reminisce on Biggie Smalls
And 2Pac, the new world is yours
So pause for the cause, respect due

Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug to my brother with the same blood
One love yo sound off the twenty one slug
Salute, ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C
It's on point fella, ain't nuthing you can tell us
So respect that

Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug to my brother with the same blood
One love yo sound off the twenty one slug
Salute, ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C
It's on point fellas, ain't nuthing you can tell us
So respect that, dunn
Word up, for real
Peace