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Rakim – When I B On Tha Mic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEbjWc3IWJw

>[Verse 3]
>To my elite peeps with the murderous mystiques
>I hit the street with beats and they critique for weeks
>They be like: "How that kid Ra reach the peak?"
>Pull out the heat and use my technique to speak
>It's dangerous, sit calm and explain to kids
>What part of the game this is in foreign languages
>They hold Ra's events in different continents
>Put my lyrical contents in monuments

Aile Paris, Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, vers la tour Eiffel :
>TOUT • HOMME • CRÉE • SANS • LE • SAVOIR | Any man creates without realizing it
>COMME • IL • RESPIRE | Just as he breathes.
>MAIS • L’ARTISTE • SE • SENT • CRÉER | But the artist feels himself creating;
>SON • ACTE • ENGAGE • TOUT • SON • ÊTRE | His act engages his whole being,
>SA • PEINE • BIEN-AIMÉE • LE • FORTIFIE | His beloved pain fortifies him.

Vers la place du Trocadéro :
>DANS • CES • MURS • VOUÉS • AUX • MERVEILLES | Within these walls devoted to marvels
>J’ACCUEILLE • ET • GARDE • LES • OUVRAGES | I receive and preserve the works
>DE • LA • MAIN • PRODIGIEUSE • DE • L’ARTISTE | Wrought by the artist’s prodigious hand
>ÉGALE • ET • RIVALE • DE • SA • PENSÉE | Equal and rival to his thought.
>L’UNE • N’EST • RIEN • SANS • L’AUTRE | Neither is anything without the other.


>There's more at the door, players ball to score
>‘Cause this right here is for all of y'all
>Rakim and Preemo — yo, I got what you need, bro
>You go see a show, smokin' El Niño
>And DJ's play hits with hard bass kicks
>And then they display tricks like The Matrix
>Make the record fly, undetected by the naked eye
>So just feel the vibe, ‘cause your ears never lie
>Nowadays, DJ's bags of tricks–graphic
>On some behind-the-back shit, catch it and scratch it
>Blast it! This kid got his craft mastered
>Hands is mad quick like he mix with magic
>Spin it back and forth and grab it
>And know just where it is… there it is!


Vers la place du Trocadéro :
>CHOSES • RARES • OU • CHOSES • BELLES | Rare or beautiful things,
>ICI • SAVAMMENT • ASSEMBLÉES | Here, skillfully brought together,
>INSTRUISENT • L’ŒIL • À • REGARDER | Train the eye to see
>COMME • JAMAIS • ENCORE • VUES | As never seen before
>TOUTES • CHOSES • QUI • SONT • AU • MONDE | All the things that are in the world.

Aile Passy, musée de l’Homme, vers la tour Eiffel :
>IL • DÉPEND • DE • CELUI • QUI • PASSE | Am I a tomb, or a work of art?
>QUE • JE • SOIS • TOMBE • OU • TRÉSOR | Do I speak, or am I silent?
>QUE • JE • PARLE • OU • ME • TAISE | That depends on the beholder
>CECI • NE • TIENT • QU’À • TOI | It’s for you to decide.
>AMI • N’ENTRE • PAS • SANS • DÉSIR | Do not enter lightly, my friend, but come in desire.