[Verse 1 - Life]
Life is my name and I'm down with the PG
We're on the uprise living in reality
I do not wait long to hit you with the next song
Cos if you ???
Cos I'm provocative
And that's the way I choose
To live my life, upon the mic I won't refuse
To go, and do a show and say hello
To all the pretty ladies of the 90's in the front row
I'm widely acclamed cos of my name
And all the non-believers thought it was a game
But I'm here in the industry cos you were missing me
And now it's clear, step off and don't try dissin me
[Verse 2 - Obie]
Cruising in my limousine
I didn't stop til I got to thе place to be
But once I'm thеre y'all, I can't help myself
To keep rocking the house in the place to be
But now the ??? within 1004
Jam is in motion and my bass hits the floor
Scream out the name of the one you adore
So 'bout a quarter to four you wanna do more
To the core but now your back is sore
Sweat starts running down
You try to stop it but there's no tissue around
Cos the music has a second tone
That makes you feel the bass groove
To a portion that's known to be on
Yeah boy, I'm on the microphone now
[Verse 3 - Professor Griff]
Well I grab the mic with a swiftness
Then I proceed to kick the gift
Gift this grip
Some people refer to me as The Minister
But on the other hand some people say I'm sinister
'Why?' is the question, can you talk the answer?
Get off the ???
Merry is the structure and the function
Overcoming adversaries and leave you to their destruction
Put it together over a dope track
Loop the beat and then it's faxed to your earhole
So won't you grab a hold
Of the bass, that's running through your veins
It's a rap thing
[Chorus]
We got a thing
It's a rap thing
We got a thing
It's a rap thing
You know everybody got a thing
It's a rap thing
It's a rap thing
[Verse 4 - Life]
The conclusion is near so never fear
I'll make it short and then receive a cheer
From all the fellas and from the ladies too
Cos I'm exclusive, I never get boos
Cos every hour on the hour I write rhymes
That combine in your mind and stick for a very long time
You'll be singing this and I'll be playing this
Just as long as I do not get dissed
My lyrics with this hip-house what a combination
It's due to my education on music
Spreading through the nation
And as it's playing on your local music station
I plan to take this to the highest plateau
So move out my way cos hey-yo here I go
Standing at the top by myself
But I'm glad it's me and not nobody else
Cos I am the almighty and I do not live in ???
Step right up, take a chance and try to serve me
It only takes a second to hear what I am saying
And understand me fully so you know what I'm relaying
To the crowd because the music is hyped
Don't try to battle me, go and take a flight
Or better yet, fly under my wing
Cos like I told you before
It's a rap thing
[Chrous]
[Verse 5 - Obie]
I heard about you and you try to imitate rap
You try to diss Obie, you try to get it exact
Well that ain't the way you go about it
You got to make up your own to be on the top list
Learn your alphabet from A to Z
Just to make up a word that makes sense to me
So don't stand up close doing the New Jack Swing
Cos I'm here to let you know
It's a rap thing
[Chorus - first two lines]
[Verse 6 - Professor Griff]
I'm cooling with the S.H. in a rap song
I'm the Griff, and yes I'm on the microphone
Listen and take some advice
I'm gonna pause and count it off twice
1, 2 and here's a clue
This is a track influenced by the old school
I'm not the TL and I don't do the Wild Thing
I'm the Griff and it's a rap thing
[Chorus]
It’s A Rap Thing was written by Professor Griff & Simon Harris.
It’s A Rap Thing was produced by Simon Harris.
Professor Griff released It’s A Rap Thing on Mon Jan 01 1990.