[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