Kurtis Blow — Respect To The King

Yeah, alright, it sounds good Turn the claps up Yeah, yeah, alright here it comes R-R-R-R-R-E-S-P-E-C-T I tell you what I think it means to me R-E-S-P-E-C-T I tell you what I think it means to me Respect is a word you have for another The kind of a friend who would call you a brother The kind of a lady you would call your mother The kind of lover who would have no other Some GAIN respect Some LOSE respect Some USE respect Some REFUSE respect And if you come in my face talkin' disrespect I'll tell you one thing NOW, I'll kick in your chest 'Cause I'm a FRESH KID and I come from Manhattan Making out with the ladies in the sheets and satin Then I go downtown, then I chill in the Bronx 'Cause I'm making CASH money doing what I want And I NEVER bite 'cause I can write my own So ALL you sucker MCs better leave me alone 'Cause I've been around the WORLD two or three times And YOU'RE the one who's bitin' all of MY RHYMES I'M the trendsetter with the MC vendetta To squash all your bugs since I'm the go-getter And FOREVER and ever you suckers in leather To go where I've been is a place you'll NEVER You're over Rover, wake up and get sober To be number one you need a four-leaf CLOVER 'Cause I'm the one who's ROCKIN' the house So let's stop playing games of cat and mouse 'Cause I'm the [?] of the lion, the king of the [?] And you BETTER step off because it's like that And to the SUCKER MCs who have been mistaken The TITLE of the king of rap is taken! Ooh! Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh [?] Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh Yes y'all A-yes yes y'all (Yes y'all) I'm the best y'all (Best y'all) From the east, north, south, the west (West y'all) Fresh y'all (Fresh y'all) Yes y'all (Yes y'all)