You SHAKE (shook, (a)   ).

WAKE (woke, (a)   )

to the STYLE I’m creating. THINK (thought, (a)   )

SEEK (sought, (a)   ).

Listen to the lesson that I TEACH (taught, (a)   )

Don’t SLEEP (slept, (a)   )

I CREEP (crept, (a)   )

I SNEAK (snuck, (a)   UP)

You LEAP (leapt, (a)   )

I KEEP (kept, (a)   )

having FUN. I’m never BEAT (beat, (a)   )

I WIN (won, (a)   )

DO (did, (a)   ).

Begin (began, (a)   )

SHOOT (shot, (a)   )

I DONT own a GUN. I LEAD (led, (a)   )

so I can FEED (fed, (a)   )

The knowledge you NEED, STRAIGHT to your HEAD. When I BRING (brought, (a)   )

you CATCH (caught, (a)   )

Sit back relax. Don’t FIGHT (fought, (a)   ) it.

Please don’t FREEZE (froze, (a)   )

when I SPEAK (spoke, (a)   )

). It’s REAL. You can FEEL I don’t STEAL (stole, (a)   )

I CHOOSE (chose, (a)   )

the very best RHYMES and WRITE (wrote, (a)   )

them into my LINES and into your MIND. When we MEET (met, (a)   )

I'll BET (bet, (a)   )

I won’t LET you forget (forgot, (a)   )

I GET (got, (a)   )

every head nodding. Don’t THINK about stopping just COME (came, (a)   )

THIS is hip hop. I don’t SING (sang, (a)   )

I STING (stung, (a)   )

I CLING (clung, (a)   )

On EACH and every WORD, you HANG (hung, (a)   )

Its not enough to DREAM (dreamt, (a)   );

you’ve got to SPEND (spent, (a)   )

TIME on your GOALS. Please LEND (lent, (a)   )

me your EAR. Come NEAR and i’ll LAY (laid, (a)   )

DOWN this new SOUND that I MAKE (made, (a)   )

I HOPE you don’t SAY that you THINK its JUNK. I HOPE you don’t THINK that I STINK (stank, (a)   ).

If you’re thirsty for english, come DRINK (drank, (a)   )

Because I SINK (sank, (a)   )

ALL competition when they HEAR (heard, (a)   )

that I GIVE (gave, (a)   )

encouragement when I SPIT (spat, (a)   )

Never QUIT (quit, (a)   )

don’t SIT (sat, (a)   )

Yeah, I LIKE it like THAT. I’ll even KNEEL (knelt, (a)   )

And BEG you to express what you FEEL (felt, (a)   )

I RISE (rose, (a)   )

when I DRIVE (drove, (a)   )

through the BEAT; tap your FEET as you RIDE (rode, (a)   )

Those that HIDE (hid, (a)   )

I FIND (found, (a)   )

If you FLEE (fled, (a)   )

then i’ll TRACK you DOWN. Now you SEE (saw, (a)   )

that I MEAN (meant, (a)   )

every WORD of the message that I SEND (sent, (a)   )

I SHOW (showed, (a)   )

I can FLY (flew, (a)   )

Now you KNOW (knew, (a)   )

I SHINE (shone, (a)   )

I’ll THROW (threw, (a)   )

you the BALL. It’s your TURN. GROW (grew, (a)   )

with the VERBS that you’ve LEARNED. Grammar through lyrics I DRAW (drew, (a)   )

PEACE to ells, now I GO (went, (a)   )