I've been through the wars before
Forever staying hard to the core
Cause ever since I walked through the door back in late '84
Straight to the tours for encores galore
One score plus five I've been keeping it live
Vocalize to devise any way to survive
So realize that's how it needs to be
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
It ain't plain to see how the M-I-C's like a vein to me
And it came to be way more than a name to me
Two MCs flowing dangerously
Simultaneously but universally
We drop a EP, cause but an A a T
Came with more legacy than the presidency
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
Cause see you should have known it can't be taken for granted
It's written in stone, transported through a microphone
I've been around the world without even leaving home
Cause I'm the pawn that'll seize the throne under the king
It's been in my chromosomes to MC in the place to be
Who you came to see
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
See I snatched it back
Your empire can't match how I strike it back
They don't like the fact that we write in exact
Equality biting me then I'm biting them back
Who's that causing drama but don't know how to act
Didn't know the world was heavy till it fell on my back
No need for contact my third eye can see
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
Yeah it's mine to keep with every line I speak
It's never time to sleep you press rewind with P
Combine rhymes with beats
See the complete rhyme elite keep the lines unique
Steadily blessing me, it's in my destiny
To license me to carry mic weaponry
Ayo, KO universally
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
MCs songs are lackluster
But KO rewind more than Blockbuster
Cock thruster with thunder strikes like Pikachu
Freak a few leaving crews lost by the week or two
Rhymes blend like sin and violent men
With the pen more craftsmanship than violins
Iverson couldn't get his point across
MCs you can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
We can't be denied
As the master of ceremony I preside
Over five million served, many thousands tried
Some sweat, some cried, many bled and died
Never fled to hide I'm never led astride
Found guilty if sucker MCs decide
Who sell DR on the M-I-C
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
With new thrills we too ill
Too real got you taking the blue pill
With a new feel I sound hotter than new steel
True skill can get you and your crew killed
In a new build like Iran we swing bombs
At MCs who keeping the toilet seat warm
Remain calm, freshness is guaranteed
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
You can take my life, but you can't take hip hop away from me
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