Respect The Architect

[Verse 1]
You lookin' for me? I'm in the basement makin' classics
Shit that makes you flip like in gymnastics
We separate a sound from the regular
Makin' sure we always stay a few steps ahead of ya
Now when I rap, niggas rush like a stampede
It’s Ran Reed, the kid who loves to slam weed
Down my lungs and get uplifted
Proceed with caution 'cause this nigga here is well gifted
Understand that I'm raw man
Peace to the Cella Dwellas, Big UG and the Tall Man
Rippin' shit up at the grand
Niggas can’t stand Ran 'cause they know
I’m about to push a fuckin' land cruiser
Call me the wack Emcee brain bruiser
When it comes to mics, you're the loser
Inject it with the Budda so I lays back
Leavin' dumb Emcees about a few grades back
So step up if you feel that you got your rep up
And when I attack, motherfuckas gettin' swapper
I bring it live and direct
I've come to wreck so back up and respect the architect

[Chorus: Sample]
So respect the architect as I begin to build
So respect the architect as I begin to build
So respect the architect as I begin to build
So respect the architect as I begin to build

[Verse 2]
I'm known for makin' brother's brains fry
Me, I supply music that you listen to when you get high
Oblitz, I bought a big bag full of hits
Leavin' tape decks on the fritz
Competition be fishin' for my style but they can’t find it
When they get to close they get blinded
Constantly reminded of all the wack Emcees
That wanna front hard, nigga please
To me you're nuttin' but a disease
Waitin' to get chopped off
You was signed to a label and got dropped off
'Cause your record wasn’t sellin'
Nobody wants to hear the same old bullshit that you're yellin'
I pay dues, I want the green shit
That's why I'm lightin' up the blocks like the smooth Billy King shit
Standin' out from the rest
Niggas can't guess the rap flow styles that I possess
That's why the hits keep stackin'
Jealous jokers lips smackin', gettin' mad 'cause they lackin'
You want props, come real then
Yo, this is the results when Ran Reed starts the buildin'

[Chorus: Sample]
So respect the architect as I begin to build
So respect the architect as I begin to build
So respect the architect as I begin to build
So respect the architect as I begin to build