[Eric B]: Yo Rakim What's Up?



[Rakim]: Yo I'm Doing The Knowledge E. I'm Trying To Get Paid In Full



[E]: Well Check This Out Since Nobry Walters Is Our Agency Right?



[R]: True



[E]: Kara Lewis Is Our Agent



[R]: Word Up



[E]: Zakia/4th & Broadway Is Our Record Company



[R]: Indeed



[E]: Okay So Who We Rollin With?



[R]: We Rollin With Rush



[E]: Of Rushtown Management. Check This Out Since We Talking Over



This Def Beat That I Put Together, I Wanna Hear Some Of Them



Def Rhymes, Know What I'm Sayin? And Together, We Can Get



Paid In Full...




[Rakim]



Thinkin Of A Master Plan



Cuz Ain't Nuthin But Sweat Inside My Hand



So I Dig Into My Pocket, All My Money Is Spent



So I Dig Deeper But Still Comin Up With Lint



So I Start My Mission- Leave My Residence



Thinkin How Could I Get Some Dead Presidents



I Need Money, I Used To Be A Stick-up Kid



So I Think Of All The Devious Things I Did



I Used To Roll Up, This Is A Hold Up, Ain't Nuthin Funny



Stop Smiling, Be Still, Don't Nuthin Move But The Money



But Now I Learned To Earn Cos I'm Righteous



I Feel Great! So Maybe I Might Just



Search For A 9 To 5, If I Strive



Then Maybe I'll Stay Alive



So I Walk Up The Street Whistlin This



Feelin Out Of Place Cos, Man, Do I Miss



A Pen And A Paper, A Stereo, A Tape Of



Me And Eric B, And A Nice Big Plate Of



Fish, Which Is My Favorite Dish



But Without No Money It's Still A Wish



Cos I Don't Like To Dream About Gettin Paid



So I Dig Into The Books Of The Rhymes That I Made



To Now Test To See If I Got Pull



Hit The Studio, Cos I'm Paid In Full