I'm the arsenal
   I got artillery, lyrics of ammo
   Rounds of rhythm
   Then I'm 'a give 'em piano
   Bring a bullet-proof vest
   Nothin' to ricochet
   ready to aim at the brain
   ~Now what the trigger say
   Tempos triflin'
   Felt like a rifle
   Massage 'n' melodies
   Might go right through
   Simultaneously like an Uzi
   Nothin' can bruise me
   Lyrics let up when lady say don't lose me
   So re-load quickly
   And you better hit me
   While I'm lettin' this fifi get wit me
   You steppin' with .007
   Better make it snappy
   No time to do your hair, baby
   Brothers are bustin' at me
   Beats and bullets pass me
   None on target
   They want the R hit
   But wtch the god get
   Quicker, the tongue is the trigger
   'Cause I'm real fast
   Let off some rhythm at 'em
   Let 'em feel the blast
   Penetrate at a crazy rate
   This ain't no .38
   Hit 'em at point blank range
   And watch 'em radiate
   Runnin' out of ammunition
   I'm done wit' em
   You ask me how I did 'em
   I let the rhythm hit 'em
  
   I push a power that's punishable
   Better be a prisoner
   The hit man is the
   Brother wit' charisma
   Showing you that I have
   Powerful paragraphs
   Followers will become leaders
   But without a path
   Ya mentally paralyzed
   Crippled ya third eye
   Rhymes are blurred
   Then it occurred that you heard I
   Reduced the friction with crucifixion
   Let loose the mix then
   Boost the piston
   Eric hit 'em with' some of that
   Cut like a lumberjack
   And me gettin' hit back
   It won't be none of that
   I'm untouchable
   You see me in 3-D
   When I let the rhythm hit another M.C.
   Lyrics made of lead
   Enters your head
   Then eruptions of a mass production
   Will spread when
   Music is louder
   Full of gunpower
   Microphone machinery
   When I see a crowd of
   Party people pumpin'
   Their fist like this
   Ya hide in the back
   Thinkin' that I might miss
   But the R is accurate
   Plus I'm packed up with
   Educated punch lines that
   I have to hit
   Whatever I aim at
   I line 'em up
   Ya body is weak, feel with pain
   That time is up
   You been hit with somethin'
   Different, isn't it?
   Rakim is gonna radiate and nothing's equivalent
   Nothin' can harm me
   Why try to bar me
   You couldn't come around to rob with a army
   You'll get wrecked by the architect
   So respect 'em
   I disconnect 'em, soon as I inject 'em
   With radiation
   Put 'em by the basement
   Bust his chest open
   Bash his face in
   Let it split 'im
   Since he brought his main man wit' 'im
   He ask me how I did 'im
   I let the rhythm hit 'im
   Let it hit 'im
  
   Dance floor's dangerous
   Packed in like a briefcase
   Rhyth with ral rough rhyme
   Beats with deep bass
   Girls with tight pants
   Maybe they might dance
   Tonight if the Rs on the mike
   There's a slight chance
   The crowd is crucial
   M.C.'s grounds are neutral
   Now that you're here let me introduce you
   Get ready
   I'm hard read like graffiti but steady
   Science I drop is real heavy
   Radiant energy, that'll be the penalty
   Touch the third rail on the pain of remedy
   The prescription's one every hour
   Now it's a havoc
   If ya need another hit from the freestyle fanatic
   Attention: follow directions real close
   Keep out of reach of children
   Beware of overdose
   Too many milligram
   But what made a iller jam
   My rhyme is the rhythm of thoughts
   That kill a man
   I deas for the ear to fear
   Might split 'im
   He'll never forget 'im
   He'll rest in peace wit' 'em
   At least when he left he'll know what hit 'im
   The last breath of the words of death
   Was the rhythm
  
   Now throw you hands in the air and yo, go
   Rakim will do the rest of this slow
   If I speed they know you'll blow the hell up
   If I slow up, catch up, hell no
   Wicked as I kecked it
   Don't need to remix it
   'Cause I prefixed it
   Reversed and switched it
   To perform to perfection
   Section for section
   Rhymes keep connectin'
   Ya guessin' what's next an'
   Blood pressure rise as ya damn near lost it
   Ya hit the ground burnin' and woke up frostbitten
   'Cause when I explained ya can't complain for pain
   Travel through the brain hit a vein
   Then remain, let it radiate
   Vibes will vibrate
   Why did you violate
   Now I'm 'a have to let the style brak
   Moans now the tone is ingrown
   After this here's thrown, gimme another microphone
   Before I get that fifi I met
   Whisper I wanna reach your intellect
   Kiss her 'cause I wanna give her the most respect
   So I shine and let the write reflect
   Hold 'er, mold 'er, make 'er feel older
   Lay her on my shoulder
   EEverything I told her
   Makes her feel secure whenever I'm wit' 'er
   And you know how I did 'er
   Me and the rhythm hit 'er