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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Roots
The Roots
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ahmir Thompson
Ahmir Thompson
Composer
Unknown Writer
Unknown Writer
Composer
Smart Abdul-Basit
Smart Abdul-Basit
Composer
Leonard Hubbard
Leonard Hubbard
Composer
Scott Storch
Scott Storch
Composer
Tariq Trotter
Tariq Trotter
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Grand Negaz
The Grand Negaz
Producer
AJ Shine
AJ Shine
Co-Producer
Richard Nichols
Richard Nichols
Mixing Engineer
Bob Power
Bob Power
Mixing Engineer
Ahmir Thompson
Ahmir Thompson
Mixing Engineer
George Spatta
George Spatta
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Otto Capobianco
Otto Capobianco
Engineer
David Ivory
David Ivory
Engineer
Vince Kershner
Vince Kershner
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
It's goin' on
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
[Verse 2]
Just think, what if you could just, just blink yourself away?
Just think, what if you could just, just blink yourself away?
Jeff X can rock the mic with tooth decay
I be the five foot seven residing at the mecca
Rest address in south section
Used to cut class in the infinite pursuit of ass
Back in '86
Easy with the chicks, I was a chocolate boy
Raised in the cellar with the rhythm like Ella
Walking mega-trife streets to the subway where I lay
'Til the train stop, then a **** hop
Used to do the pop dance to the Planet Rock
At the block party everybody jocked, who me?
It's the MC sucka **** envy
I got my contract in 1993 and I shall proceed
[Verse 3]
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
It's goin' down baby
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
[Verse 4]
I wake up early in the morning, I mean early afternoon
Break a lyrical hymn off the stem like boom
I'm flyer when I'm higher, put my shit up on a tomb
That **** represented on the twenty eighth of June
I'm representing Philly on the twenty eighth of June
I can make you feel that I'm a surreal cartoon
With my pistol in the face of hip hop stick it for papes
Because I'm on a paper chase I'm on a paper chase
My Timberlands are fully laced, I be the Mr. Boogeyman
With records from a hundred twenty fifth to Japan
I let them play like Donny Hathaway and shake a hand, shake a hand
Your lady tried to kick you, but I couldn't play my man
My **** is my ****, ya she didn't understand
I shake your hand and shit'll hit the fan, just think
Just think, what?
What if you could just, just blink, what?
Just blink yourself away
As I proceed
[Verse 5]
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
[Verse 6]
Malik B get on the mic yo, there's too much on my mind
Say what?
Malik get on the mic, there's too much on my mind
[Verse 7]
Johnny on the spot got the rhythm and the rhyme
Fucking with The Roots, you know them **** is the dime
I can make the hundred yard line start to dash
I can make a whole lake of fish start to splash
I can make Conan and The Titans clash
And I could make Metallica and Guns N' Roses thrash
Used to smash crash parties like I was disturbed
Used to make plots against the herringbone herb
But now all I do is disperse the verb
And like a nerd I can make you say, he's superb
Worded perfect, never ever shall you misinterpret
I move styles like bowels so now you know I'm worth it
Direct from Philly the lands where **** scheme
So you know I got that sheen in my gleam
[Verse 8]
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
I shall proceed and continue to rock the mic
Written by: Ahmir Thompson, Leonard Hubbard, Malik Abdul-Basit, Scott Storch, Smart Abdul-Basit, Tariq Trotter, Unknown Writer
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