The renaissance man, no gnat in my hand   Episode numero uno check out the man   Spread a verse like a thesis or a virus   Open the iris nigga, I'm the individual you can't get rid off   Prominent aura dominant moral Islamic   Amazing phenomenon like Haley's Comet   Ya gettin' headaches from this bullshit   I'm the anesthetic to cure shit      Fuck that cut up shit, I be that pure shit   Expedition thoughts are truck   My mind shine like bins spinning thoughts   Bright as fuck, congruent like four sides of a square   I got a surprise in nine-eight, rappers better prepare   Timeless take every letter from the word I adverb   And put it together that nigga O.C.'s quite clever   Always and forever, no one can do it better      Respect on the mic, we in this for life   For the street thug to my brother with same blood   One love yo sound off, the twenty one slug salute      Ways to display the truth   It's Pete Rock and O.C., it's on point fella   Ain't nothing you can tell us, word up      Yo, I impact the earth like a meteorite magnetic   The P.R., O.C. experiment   Serving justice when we bust this   Ya now instructed to thrust one fist in the air   Regulate the anthem for revolution prepare   For the victorious comeback of the year   Assemble the militia as insert the scripture   Lyrics for the instrumental picture      Graphic in nature, respect mics I hold   Certified gold, five hundred thousand sold   News flash, yo, it's hip-hop built ta last   Survivor of the aftermath when guns blast   Waving a white flag while you dressed in drag   Remember what I keep in the trunk of my Jag   Surprise nigga respect due when I deliver      Respect on the mic, we in this for life   For the street thug to my brother with same blood   One love yo sound off, the twenty one slug salute      Ways to display the truth   It's Pete Rock and O.C., it's on point fella   Ain't nothing you can tell us, word up      Since day one when I came upon the scene   For this mic I fiend respect, played a part before the cream   I figure respect last longer because cream come and go   I done seen five to ten and even fifteen a show and blew it   Now I know, now my ill escape is real estate   No more will I make that mistake   Respect is what matters 'cuz that shit hold weight   Word up ya gotta earn respect in ninety-eight   Rehabilitate the rap game, honor our name      Hold it down to the last frame   No doubt, emergency escape route   Take the easy way out if that's what you about   If not then show ya heart   Create light from dark all aboard the Ark   As the rain falls I reminisce on Biggie Smalls   And Tupac the new world is yours   80 pause for the cause, respect due      Respect on the mic, we in this for life   For the street thug to my brother with same blood   One love yo sound off, the twenty one slug salute      Ways to display the truth   It's Pete Rock and O.C., it's on point fella   Ain't nothing you can tell us, word up      Respect on the mic, we in this for life   For the street thug to my brother with same blood   One love yo sound off, the twenty one slug salute      Ways to display the truth   It's Pete Rock and O.C., it's on point fella   Ain't nothing you can tell us, word up