Erick Sermon - Listen Up lyrics

[Vocoder lines] One-Two This is something that all you need to hear EPMD, TR, Harlem, Long Island Yes [Erick Sermon] Ayo, some people say that I'm magnificent Not cause I'm the best, because I'm different I'm not you, one hit wonder This is true, your career is through Mines is thrivin I'm still fresh as the cars I'm drivin I'm on bay risin high I'm top villain I get the money and I don't care Handle my heart, I swear, yeah I'm in my element I hold weight, something like a elephant Dub, the most creative, New York native If Jesus died then who gone save us? you? Label heads want me to Jim Carry the rhyme On a down and get airtime I can't talk ignant, no I got some intelligent folks thats diggin this So thats how I'm givin this [Hook] Listen up, listen up This is something that all you need to hear Listen up, listen up We gonna jump this off all night, do the thing all year Listen up, listen up, listen up We made it easy to dance to this Listen up, listen up Come on everydody sing it, dun dun dun [Parrish Smith] Shh, quiet, look who done stepped in the place Its the bandit, mic doc, time pick up the pace EPMD back in sake, we see the look in their face Me and their haters the mans, the players and the fans Already told the non belivers that the lord have a plan Look at here and the way spit, the flow is sick Better thighten up your click, see what they doin, evict Leave the back door open, thats the end of you shift Thats why we in, we hustelin, strong arm muscelin Bustin like we lookin for weapons of ma** destruction in Hoodies on, dressed in black Fatigue camouflage, and power like we just came from Irak We learned not to look back, we turn the stone in crack Its the return of the boom bap Yeah HipHop is back, peep the track It's P and the green eye, some Long Island guys Are you all surprised? [Hook] Ayo, even though I never hear DJ sayin it Yeah EPMD is washed up and we ain't playin it Yeah, like I care, you ain't stoppin nothing over here I got four seats up in the Lear Jets Bet I'm ok, you hate your No payments, all a** payed for Not the one to brag, but for you I dodged Cause you don't respect, thats what I expect from you [Hook] [Vocoder til end]