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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Eric B. & Rakim
Eric B. & Rakim
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Eric Barrier
Eric Barrier
Songwriter
Rakim Allah
Rakim Allah
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Eric B. & Rakim
Eric B. & Rakim
Producer
Patrick Peter Adams
Patrick Peter Adams
Engineer
"Lazer" Mike Rhodes
"Lazer" Mike Rhodes
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was a fiend before I became a teen
I melted microphones instead of cones of ice cream
Music orientated, so when hip hop was originated
Fitted like pieces of puzzles, complicated
'Cause I grabbed the mic and try to say, "Yes, y'all"
They tried to take it and say that I'm too small
Cool, 'cause I don't get upset
I kick a hole in the speaker, pull the plug then I jet (Where?)
[Verse 2]
Back to the lab without a mic to grab
So then I add all the rhymes I had
One after the other one, then I make another one
To diss the opposite then ask if the brother's done
I get a craving like I fiend for nicotine
But I don't need a cigarette, know what I mean?
I'm ragin', rippin' up the stage and
Don't it sound amazin' 'cause every rhyme is made and
Thought of, 'cause it's sort of an addiction
Magnetized by the mixin'
Vocals, vocabulary, your verses you're stuck in
The mic is a Drano, volcanoes eruptin'
[Verse 3]
Rhymes overflowin', gradually growin'
Everything is written in a code so it can coincide
My thoughts a guide
48 tracks to slide
The invincible microphone fiend, Rakim
Spread the word, 'cause I'm in E-F-F-E-C-T
A smooth operator operating correctly
[Verse 4]
But back to the problem, I got a habit
You can't solve it, silly rabbit
The prescription is a hyper-tone that's thorough
When I fiend for a microphone, like heroin
Soon as the bass kicks, I need a fix
Gimme a stage and a mic and a mix
And I'll put you in a mood, or is it a state of unawareness?
Beware, it's the re-animator
A menace to a microphone, a lethal weapon
An assassinator if the people ain't steppin'
You'll see a part of me that you never seen
When I'm fiendin' for a microphone
I'm the microphone fiend
[Verse 5]
After 12, I'm worse than a gremlin
Feed me hip hop and I start tremblin'
The thrill of suspense is intense, you're horrified
But this ain't the cinemas or Tales From the Darkside
But any means necessary, this is what has to be done
Make way, 'cause here I come
My DJ cuts material
Grand imperial
It's a must that I bust any mic you hand to me
It's inherited, it runs in the family
I wrote the rhyme that broke the bull's back
If that don't slow 'em up, I carry a full pack
Now I don't wanna have to let off, you should've kept off
You didn't keep the stage warm, step off
[Verse 6]
Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to see
A pastime hobby about to be taken to the maximum
I can't relax, see
I'm hype as a hypochondriac 'cause the rap be one
Hell of an antidote, somethin' you can't smoke
More than dope
You try to move away but you can't, you're broke
More than cracked up, you should've backed up
For those that act up need to be more than smacked up
Any entertainer, I got a torture chamber
One on one and I'm the remainder
So close your eyes and hold your breath
And I'ma hit ya with the blow of death
Before you go, you'll remember you seen
The fiend of the microphone
I'm the microphone fiend
[Verse 7]
The microphone fiend
The microphone fiend
The microphone fiend
The microphone fiend
The microphone fiend
The microphone fiend
The microphone fiend
[Verse 8]
The invincible
The invincible
The invincible mic
The invincible mic
The invincible mic, mic
Microphone fiend
Written by: Alan Gorrie, Eric Barrier, Hamish Stuart, Malcolm Duncan, Owen McIntyre, Roger Ball, Steve Ferrone, William Griffin
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