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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
KRS-One
KRS-One
Vocals
Keva
Keva
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lawrence Parker
Lawrence Parker
Composer
Jesse West
Jesse West
Composer
Deborah Harry
Deborah Harry
Composer
Chris Stein
Chris Stein
Composer
Harry Palmer
Harry Palmer
Composer
KRS-One
KRS-One
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
KRS-One
KRS-One
Mixing Engineer
Jesse West
Jesse West
Producer
Commissioner Gordon
Commissioner Gordon
Engineer
Ted Wohlsen
Ted Wohlsen
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Step into a world
Where there's no one left
But the very best
No MC can test
Step into a world, where hip-hop is real
Where MCs and DJs
Build up their skills as they pray every day for the rapture
[Refrain]
Yes, yes, y'all, ya don't stop, KRS-One, rock on
Yes, yes, y'all, ya don't stop, KRS-One, rock on
[Verse 1]
I'm 'bout to hit you with that traditional style of cold rockin'
Givin' options for head knockin non-stoppin'
Tip-toppin' lyrics we droppin' but styles can be forgotten
So we bring back the raw hip-hoppin'
Just like the records and tapes you be coppin'
Cop some breakdancin', boogie poppin', and lockin'
Tic tockin', guaranteed to have you clockin'
We only get better and only better we have gotten
This type of flow don't even think about stoppin'
Beware, the length of the rhyme flow can be shockin'
[Verse 2]
All music lovers in the place right now
That never understood the way that KRS got down
Yo, I'm strictly 'bout skills and dope lyrical coastin'
Relying on talent, not marketing and promotion
If a dope lyrical flow is a must
You gots to go with a name you can quickly trust
I'm not sayin I'm number one, uhh, I'm sorry, I lied
I'm number one, two, three, four and five
[Verse 3]
Stop wastin' your money on marketing schemes
And pretty packages pushin' dreams to the fiends
A dope MC is a dope MC
With or without a record deal, all can see
And that's who KRS be, son
I'm not the run of the mill, 'cause for the mill I don't run
[Refrain]
Yes, yes, y'all, ya don't stop, KRS-One, rock on
Yes, yes, y'all, ya don't stop, KRS-One, rock on
[Chorus]
Step into a world
Where there's no one left
But the very best
No MC can test
Step into a world, where hip-hop is real
Where MCs and DJs
Build up their skills as they pray every day for the rapture
[Verse 4]
Yeah, yeah (What?)
Everybody on the mic in the party sound alike
Until I recite, in black and white what's right
Let me take flight, my style is tight and good
Tight and good, come is it tight and good?
[Verse 5]
Old styles I pass that, slow down on fast rap
All in yo' ass crack, cocaine? Don't pass dat
Conjure to ask dat, hyper type of flashback
I publish like ASCAP lyrics for hand clap
No past rappin', youth trackin', talent lackin'
MCs more worried about their financial backin'
Steady packin' a gat as if something's gonna happen
But it doesn't, they wind up shootin' they cousin, they buggin'
[Verse 6]
I appear everywhere and nowhere at once
I know my style is bumpin', even though some people front
It's the God of rap, you heard of it
The one that rhymes toward the sky giving airplanes mad turbulence
In rap tournaments, I reign permanent
Don't you think by now the number one spot, I'm not concerned with it?
The course of rap, I'm turnin' it
Back to that good old fashioned way of getting cash money by earning it
[Verse 7]
No bogus hocus pocus, I bring back the focus
Skills if you notice my position is lotus
Now quote this, MCs are just hopeless
Thinkin' record sales make them the dopest
[Refrain]
Yes, yes, y'all, ya don't stop, KRS-One, rock on
Yes, yes, y'all, ya don't stop, KRS-One, rock on
[Chorus]
Step into a world
Where there's no one left
But the very best
No MC can test
Step into a world, where hip-hop is real
Where MCs and DJs
Build up their skills as they pray every day for the rapture
Written by: Chris Stein, Deborah Harry, Harry Palmer, Jesse West, Lawrence Parker
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