Epmd Strictly Business * Lyrics

Strictly Business * Lyrics

* versions on "Greatest Hits" differ from the original recordings

 ("Don`t get too close because you might get shot")
 * a flurry of gunshots ensues *

[Erick Sermon]
Try to answer to the master or the MC rap God is no joke 
on the lyric - it`s hard to be modest
I knew I was the man with the master plan
to make you wiggle and jiggle, like gelatin
Just think while I sink, into the brain structure
(Don`t sleep on the E)  You see, somethin might rupture
I don`t take time for me to blow your mind
Take a second to wreck it because you`re dumb and blind
So just lounge.. cause you`re a MC clown
Go join the circus.. EPMD`s in town

[Parrish Smith]
Total chaos -- no mass confusion
Rhymes so hypnotizin known to cause an illusion
Like a magician.. who pulls a rabbit out a hat, son
I pull them all like a .44 Magnum
MC freeze stop look and listen, and try to imagine
It`s travellin the speed of light, but everything`s motion
is frightening.. plus the thought you alone
You now enter dimension, called the Twilight Zone
You`re terrified.. plus you can`t bear the thought
You and I one-on-one, in the Land of the Lost
You start to shiver.. but then you scream, my friend
Yo wake up Muttley, because you`re dreamin again
But next time I`m on the scene, do not try to diss us
Keep your mouth shut sucker duck, because I`m Strictly Business

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[Erick Sermon]
This is the rap season.. where the E starts pleasin
Girls around the world no need to be skeezin
When I roll I stroll, cool always pack a tool
Just in case.. a brother acts a fool
I`ve got the energy, to put the girls in the frenzy
Put it in shock when I rock, give it up I`m not stingy
Make sure I don`t bore when I`m on the dancefloor..
(Get busy, boy)  Like you never saw before
Rhyme flow.. good to go.. after the show.. I`ll pull your hoe, boy
Rhyme flow.. good to go.. after the show.. I`ll pull your hoe, boy
Rhyme flow.. good to go.. after the show.. I`ll pull your hoe, boy
Rhyme flow.. good to go.. after the show.. I`ll pull your hoe, boy
(Yo, you sniff blow?) .. Hell no!
I got my whole life ahead of me, no time to be sniffin
And my parents find out, then they start riffin
So I stay, a-okay, cause I`m the E.. the R-I-C-K

[Parrish Smith]
MC`s look me in my face, then their eyes get weak
Pulse rate descends.. heart rate increases
It`s like beam me up, Scotty, I control your body
I`m as deadly as AIDS when it`s time to rock a party
And all due respect, when I say mic check
Let a sucker slide once -- then I break his neck
So when I say jump, you reply, "How high?"
Because I`m takin no prisoners, so don`t play hero and die
cause you`re a soldier.. and I`m a Green Beret
I do not think twice about the MC`s I slay
So if you want to battle, I highly recommend this:
Bring your dog, mom, and dad.. because I`m Strictly Business

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[Erick Sermon]
Yo yo, you`re still pickin on that four-leaf clover?
Bring in the Sandman, sucker.. because it`s over
My name is Erick Sermon and I`m back again
I see the heads still turnin and my so-called friends
They smile in my face -- behind my back they talk trash
Mad and stuff -- because they don`t have cash
Like the E-Double.. or the PMD
He drives a Corvette, I drive a Samurai Suzuki
I`m a locksmith.. with the key to fame
Never high on myself -- always stay the same
Play a lot because I`m hot, like a horse I trot
Around the track and back -- fatigued?  No, I`m not

[Parrish Smith]
Well I`m the mellow, the fellow, the one who likes to say hello
to a fly girl that is good to go
With the slow tempo, and the off-beat rhyme flow
Cause when I am in action, there is no time for maxin
or relaxin -- just subtractin and reactin
on a sucker MC who mouth keeps on yappin and flappin
I lose my cool, then I`ll start slappin and smackin
You wanna roll?  Then Albee start jackin and cappin
No time to lounge, I`m packin and strappin
At my point of attack I soar at you like an eagle
I`m the sheriff, and bitin is illegal
So when I`m in town, I highly recommend this
You gots to chill, because I`m Strictly Business