First thing I wanna say is I came in the door nineteen eighty four Paint on the wall, got chased by the law Once got soul in the place full of flows Never given the zone, had to create my own As clean as the nose on my face that I placed To the stone, had to stake my claim to the thrown Ain't no mistaken the sacred in his tone Ali the new name by which greatness is known Y'all act like I'm seeing is a new sport Your too inexperienced your teeth are too short Every culture has a right to pa**age You wanna bypa** it and sell me your practice One for the lunch money, I don't run from you punch-drunk dummies I invite you'll to come for me I said I'd shot hungry when it wasn't sunny I been here long after y'all are done humpin' Talk to me when you've done something Other than swing back an' forth from hating to nut pumping No, all criticism isn't constructive Some need to be destructed, you're done with And either you retire to the sideline or embrace this time This rhyme with your eyes wide open sh** won't have to earn them accolades A N T gonna take you all back to phase one One, two, three and Yes, yes y'all you don't stop Now come alive A N T and give me what you got Brother Ali rock shock the house we most definitely We 'bout to turn sh** out y'all A yes, yes y'all and you don't dare stop Well, come alive A N T and give me what you got Brother Ali rock shocking the house we most definitely The way I feel now I just got to rock Y'all ain't heard nothing I gave you your first lesson From what you discussin' over the percussion you Never compare to me, you a parent tearin' Repeating what you hear fly through the airwaves carelessly The meaning get lost in translation You a copy of the authors first page Counterfeit money, only get it in small denomination You'll never be prominent, face it your imitation Equal sacrament, sea ba** generic a** Sprayin' through closed concerts simulacrum We used to distribute our music ourselves Our records shouldn't even be held on the same shelve It's bad enough they put y'all with 'Rock the bells' Clean shaven culture we're best to be involved in it Y'all will squander in it, no need to think for a minute By pushing limits you can see a pond to fish in And you will get strangled by your lines Whether your anger lingers sayin' rhymes in due time Send your dues back to shoe shines and clip them coupons f** you and f** a lie to you open your brew on You slither out from under a rock And then present yourself for something you not but Brother you jock Try true hip hop Preston forgot Swing it on the first fight and motherf**er I spot What up f** not, I would love nothing more than to bust your box And blood clot a p**n spot Three things I got I love 'em a lot Do anything to protect them from the vultures of block Hover above on the block, you motherf**ers better not Yes, yes y'all you don't dare stop Now come alive A N T and give me what you got Brother Ali rock shock the house most definitely We gonna turn sh** out y'all Yes, yes y'all you don't dare stop Well, come alive A N T and give me what you got Brother Ali rock shock the house most definitely We 'bout to turn sh** out y'all The champion is back with his man again Crack the book open and fill another chapter in And we just won't stop Come alive rhyme sayer give me what you got The way I feel I just got to rock The way I feel I just got to rock The way I feel I just got to rock The way I feel I just got to rock The way I feel I just got to rock