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| Turn on all the vocals, yeah
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| One time for your mind, I.N.I. |
| flavor
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| My man DJ Scratch in the house
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| We do it like this, check it
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| The streets battle grows hotter so the I plays the role of a martyr
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| Touchin' every land on earth like a Harlem Globetrotter
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| With a message I praise, tellin' brothers to raise their hands
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| And take a stand because we all understand
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| You have to bake the cake with grease
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| So let the batter release and make enough so that we all get a piece
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| A slice for Mama Do, a slice for Papa Do
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| I come from Uptown and kid, that’s how we do
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| I only speak for InI, I can’t speak for your crew
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| So why would I waste my time to even stress you?
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| I keep my mind on bill and plus increasin' the skills
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| Constant thoughts on other matters, can’t hear the idle chatters about
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| So I escape and take the funk route out, history’s taught me what is all about
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| My destiny is fulfilled when I’m over and out
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| But I’ll leave a part of me to cover all my accounts and I’m out
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| You always wanna be in the spotlight (Right)
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| The Center of Attention I also like to mention
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| I.N.I. |
| rocks the spot (Right, yeah)
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| It’s like that 'cause we keepin' it hot
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| Check it out, yo
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| See I prefer the player’s approach so bust it
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| Joints bumpin' lovely, skins is thick like custom plus the weapons
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| That keep you steppin' while I perfects the art of microphone checkin'
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| You flow slick for a second but now it’s Rob-O's dick you sweatin'
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| And at my show, you seem threatened
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| Why you stressin' the tense to quench the strength of this swift microphonist
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| Your bitch attention is the bonus
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| Monotonous, cruisin' on this and I got rhythm goddamn
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| Confuse the funk music, rock the jam
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| Pack the stand, stack the grands and mack the female fans
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| At the local the-ather, the vocal creator
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| Slash I shall blast because you can’t fuck with me
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| I guess this is the way your luck will be
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| Frontin' much nerve with a rep that you can’t preserve
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| Step to I in '95, you gettin' served the method ''Center of Attention''
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| You always wanna be in the spotlight (Right)
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| The Center of Attention I also like to mention
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| I.N.I. |
| rocks the spot (Right, yeah)
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| It’s like that 'cause we keepin' it hot
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| Check it, yo
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| Does it truly pay to be the Center of Attention?
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| The main attraction, gettin' all the action
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| People stoppin' the I with question after question
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| I spit a few replies and keep to my steppin'
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| Never been the weapon carryin' type but I’ll incite
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| A riot, organize and never quiet
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| Don’t try it, dissin' the I, there’s no use
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| I bounce like a Cashar tape and get loose
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| Grippin' the mic, spittin' words I write
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| On the pad or the paper, this particular caper
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| Got 'nuff up’s and down’s, industry clowns
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| Jealous niggas tryna keep countin' my figures
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| But yo, I’m a spiritual millionaire droppin' bombs
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| Like King David when he wrote the Psalms
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| So what you need to do is listen up, remain calm
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| Not ridin' a wave, refuse to be a slave 'cause I’m the center
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| You always wanna be in the spotlight (Right)
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| The Center of Attention I also like to mention
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| I.N.I. |
| rocks the spot
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| It’s like that 'cause we keepin' it hot (True)
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| Yo, you always wanna be in the spotlight (Right)
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| The Center of Attention I also like to mention
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| I.N.I. |
| rocks the spot
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| It’s like that 'cause we keepin' it hot (True)
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| True that, true that
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| I.N.I., Soul Brother, Pete Rock once again
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| Smashin' em, all the time, check it out
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| Polo, the center of attention
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| Meccalisious, you’se the center of attention
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| Terrence I be the center of attention
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| My man Tito, the center of attention
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| Money Tas, you’se the center of attention
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| And Grand Bangin, you’se the center of attention
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| Lou Bizzy, you’se the center of attention
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| Pete Red, the center of attention
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| Groovy Lou, you know the center of attention, you be
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| Warp G, the center of attention, you be
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| G.O. be the center of attention
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| My man Rocka-Rock, the center of attention
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| Dave Ice is the center of attention
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| My brother Heavy D, you’se the center of attention
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| All the boroughs be the center of attention
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| Pete Rock, you’se the center of attention
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| Let’s bounce |