slave 2 the rhythm

why is it that your watch stopped tickin

but you still keep clockin?

and no matter how hard you jinx

i keep rockin

listen

hoe

cause i'm the lyte one

and if you're lookin for a fight

you found the right one

i'm not a procrastinator

or a instigator

but when it comes to dope rhymes on the mic

i'm the creator

i never look for trouble

but somehow it finds me

but yo

i just conquer it

and leave it all behind me

the l-y-t-e

very outspoken

and when i rock a rhyme

sometimes i leave you chokin

i'm mc lyte

comin live and direct

i never lose a battle

cause i always come correct

in any case i win

again and again

you see lyte is at the top till the very end

and even though i may be short

believe

i don't take none

try your luck and we'll see who will get done

i mean immediately

like quick fast

don't turn your back

cause this mic'll be in your ass

and don't take what i say too lightly

i beat you

defeat you so quietly

sneak up and hit you like a fuckin tornado

cause in the rap field lyte's the fuckin a/k/a doe

the capital l

the y to the e

shit

give me room and i'll slay an mc

whether it's in a crowd

or on the sneak tip

i wax you and your posse watch you trip and flip

as you drop the mic

cause you don't have the gift

to rip a style

fast or slow

too busy hoein it

sniffin up blow

don't get mad

it's just a talent i was given

what i'm sayin

i'm a slave to the rhythm

bein that i'm dissin

i was reminiscin

you was at my show

yo

you was on a mission

she was ass-kissin

no show

you hoe

no work

you jerk

alright

i'll chill and i'll come to my senses

but next time you diss

think of the consequences

yo

i am no joke

i'm sharp like barbwire

try to touch me

yo

you're bound to catch a fire

i never lose my cool

but if i do

yo

you're lost

i be forced to show and prove exactly who's the boss

who gets the income - and then some

i don't diss you for the money

i diss you for the fun

don't get mad

it's just a talent i was given

what i'm sayin

i'm a slave to the rhythm

it took a whole album for you to try and diss me

and ha-ha-ha

slum bitch

you still missed me

but yo

i'm off the dissin tip

cause that takes no creation

i'm into other things that bring me commodation

so i rap about funny things

or issues that are serious

sometimes i rap a topic that leave my people curious

and other times i diss to put one in their place

if i diss you on wax

then i will diss you to your face

some say i'm foul

and they don't like the way i'm livin

but yo

ask me if i care. i'm just a slave

i'm just a slave

i'm just a slave

to the goddamn rhythm

'gangstress'

don't make me laugh

ha-ha-ha

and keep your eyes on this

and keep your eyes on this