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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
MCA
MCA
Vocals
Money Mark
Money Mark
Keyboards
Ad-Rock
Ad-Rock
Vocals
Bad Brains
Bad Brains
Sampled Artist
Mike D
Mike D
Vocals
Nax Setevassac
Nax Setevassac
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Diamond
Michael Diamond
Songwriter
Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Producer
Mario Caldato Jr.
Mario Caldato Jr.
Producer
Tom Baker
Tom Baker
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Who is the man coming down your block?
It's me you see with the funk in my walk
'Cause I'm doin' just what I like to
Today is my day, yeah, and I'ma get nice too
You gotta keep movin' and you can't say nothing
I'ma keep bouncin' and bumpin' and struttin'
One thing you ought to know...
Well, I am The Maestro
[Verse 2]
I feel like Rufus Thomas, the crown prince of dance
I'm Mike D and I'm known for romance
I'm the crazy baldhead with the part on the side
And I'm riding down the block like I'm on a water slide
'Cause it's the type of day I feel like pressing my luck
'Cause I got nothing to lose 'cause I don't give a fuck
See a player, I play
Don't play to win, I play to show
Yeah, I am The Maestro
[Outro]
Who is the man?
Who is the man?
Who is the man?
Who is the man?
Who is the man?
Who is the man?
Who is the man?
Who is the man?
Written by: Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond

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