In the Flesh

The original, check me out on the track

Dead smack in the middle of something that's phat

The opposite of wack because I don't go there

I prepare a little something on paper for your ear

To hear, to press rewind one time

Listen to the beat and be extremely dope rhyme

This individual has nothin' to prove

As the groove gets thrashed in the flesh

In the flesh

In the flesh (In the flesh y'all)

In the flesh

Introducing funk from the yard

Collecting strictly knock outs

The brothers I sparred, which only means the man got nothin' to prove

On a power move made by the CL Smooth

Live for the nine five, I arrive in person

Hard dialogue with a whole bunch of cursin'

It's my prerogative, so back up and live, fool

As long as they don't violate

Everything's cool, 'cause it's all good

Understood is the smoothest daddy with the roughest raps

Am I thinking about blowing the spot? Perhaps

Carry straps on the strips for the trigger happy pirates

Where ladies catch fits steady reachin' for my privates

But hold, now I unfold my whole repertoire

Now here we are the whole making of a superstar

With Rob O and Dedi with the PR

But nevertheless it's CL Smooth

In the flesh

In the flesh (In the flesh)

In the flesh

Rob O's at the top of the list, so bust this

Stick to funk like Scotch, the top notch vocalist

You don't stop, cause I can illustrate with the needle

Penetratin' straight through the souls of many people

Is there any equal? On this path I'm innovatin'

Still fakin', put down your pads and stop waitin'

See the year of the fly MC is here

So stand clear

I'm facin' the gods with no fear

Rob O, east coast, uptown

MC'ing the most and spreading mecca all around

Selectin' the sound to make the party people hound

The DJ for more of what I saw in '94

It's like that, so don't stop

It's like this, so God bless

Soul brothers get down with no stress

Yeah INI's representing in the flesh

In the flesh

In the flesh (In the flesh)

In the flesh

Even in the mirror, it just doesn't get any clearer

I hear a funky beat, and I gotta get nearer

Kaboom, stepping in the sound room mellow

A dangerous flavorous fellow, hello

Style and grace, the original's in this piece

In the place right along with the pace

Nevertheless, in the flesh, no quest

The sess in the system, of course I'm fresh

I rest in the villes, the skills advance

To a level of extravagance, the talents all balanced

The extreme dopeness for the nation

D's the initial, MC's the occupation

5'9's the height, light the color of the skin

Once the beat roll, my goal is to win

My friend, the best, the real side yes

I rest my case, in your face, in the flesh

(In the flesh, baby)

In the flesh (In the flesh)

In the flesh (In the flesh)

In the flesh (In the flesh)

In the flesh

Soul brothers supreme to catch wreck in the flesh

So check one, two and a mic test

Now clear the room, I scoped you with the wide angle zoom

Tryin' to over stand my funk tunes

Comin' soon, so chill, don't stress the creator

I'll kick the funk loop from here to Cal Tjader

And cross the fader, and pack the lines on my paper

With rhymes so tough, who got the flavor?

Plus the knack to rock, I'm steady heatin' up the spot

The chocolate boy wonder making heads bop

In flow motion, domes crack open like the pavement

Off some shit I mad down in the basement

The funk ambassador, askin' you to get with the pro

Fessional, you there's no question I can flow

Time to slide, you know the PR will provide

The real and still I feel the vibe, I'm in the flesh

In the flesh (In the flesh, baby)

In the flesh (In the flesh)

In the flesh

In the flesh

In the flesh (Yeah)

In the flesh (We in the flesh, y'all)

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