Juice (know The Ledge) *

Eric B. & Rakim

* Originally appeared on the Juice sndtrk




Sip the juice cuz I got enough to go around



And the thought takes place uptown



I grew up on the sidewalk where I learned street talk



And then taught to hawk New York



I go to Queens for queens to get the crew from Brooklyn



Make money in Manhattan and never been tooken



Go Uptown and the Bronx to boogie down



Get strong on the Island, recoupe, and lay around.



Time to bulid my juice back up-



Props back up, suckers get smacked up



Don't doubt the clout, you know what I'm about



Knocking niggaz off, knocking niggaz out



Shaking em up, waking em up



Raking em up, breaking em up...



Standing on shaky grounds too close to the edge



Let's see if I know the ledge




Corners' trifling 'cause shorty's here



I get cock-d liffin' forty's of beer;



Here's a sip for the crew that's deceased,



If I get revenge, then they rest in peace.




Somebody's got to suffer, I just might spare one-



And give a brother a fair one!



Stay alert and on "p's".



And I do work with these- like Hercules,



Switch to southpaw, split your right jaw



'Cause I don't like y'all, I'm hype when night fall.



Smooth but I move like an army



Bulletproof down in case brothers try to bomb me,



Putting brothers to rest like Elliot ness



'Cause I don't like stress



Streets ain't a place for innocent bystanders to stand



Nutting's gonna stop the plan



I'll chill like Pacino, kill like DeNiro



Black Gambino, die like a hero



Living on shaky grounds too close to the edge



Let's see if I know the ledge!




Shells lay around on the battleground