Pete Rock - Hold That lyrics

[Verse One]: Ayo, to whom it may concern I ain't tryin' to offend ya But I'm somethin' like Eminem and Pun mixed in the blender Cause I'm half spic, half white plus I rep rap right Plus I live the fast life, plus I'm just that nice Now You can have your own opinion Try to throw dirt on my name like a meridian Try to punk me out of my sh** like I'm an Indian But Term stay swingin' the bats like Dominican Nah I never did hard time But I pick hard beats and I write hard rhymes And I moved hard white right before I got signed So I treated every track like a race against time I'm, livin' for the rhyme, not livin' for the lime light The longevity and lyricism is a long flight Get ready for the all night shoot outs and bar fights A couple cats on site you could bet I would make 'em [Hook]: Hold that Said I'll never make it on the mic Six months later I was in the Unsigned Hype I told 'em hold that They said I couldn't sell Six months later I was in the XXL I made 'em hold that Like when I beat my case I told the punk police "f** you" to they face I made 'em hold that I'm here to keep it alive Like KRS said, I knew hip hop would never die [Verse Two]: Yo '88 to '99, man what a crazy time Razor sharp blazin' rhymes Now it's all the same design Wack lyrics, catchy hook, posin' with a sketchy hook Rappers threw away their Timbs now they want the s**y look Damn Well if that's the case B I guess I'm Kanye, pa** that "versece" I know my b**h baby momma tryin' to erase me I'm on TV everyday so you still gotta face me Momma hold that Now back to my beats Ain't another rapper in the world rappin' like T Still these funny a** promoters think I'm rappin' for free Well I ain't rappin' at your show if you ain't pa**in' me G's My n***a hold that Still I do it for the love Love hip hop, love rippin' mics and love guns Never run, never hold mine tongue and hold back Shoot the ones with anybody and tell 'em to hold that [Hook]: Hold that Said I'll never make it on the mic Six months later I was in the Unsigned Hype I told 'em hold that They said I couldn't sell Six months later I was in the XXL I made 'em hold that Like when I beat my case I told the punk police "f** you" to they face I made 'em hold that I'm here to keep it alive Like KRS said, I knew hip hop would never die Hold that