| Some people call me Shanie, some people call me Rox
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| And those who try to diss I just knocks them out the box
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| Cos I’m Shanti and y’all know the routine
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| And here we go again, so all hail the queen
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| I left you for a while but it was worth the wait
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| Because it gave me just enough time to create
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| A funky rhythm that’s guaranteed to move the world
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| Have the party people screamin’out Go on Girl!
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| Just like Diana Ross I’m the boss
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| And those who disapprove you can go for yours
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| But to think a girl like me, ha, is easy to take
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| You should treat me like Nell Carter, Give Me a Break
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| Cos I’m the super female that’s called Shanti
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| And like Hurricane Annie I’ll blow you away
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| Whenever I’m in a battle, yo, I don’t play
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| So you best go about your way and have a nice day…
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| A lotta MC’s today really know how to please
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| But I gave birth to most of them MC’s
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| So when it comes around to the month of May
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| Send me your royalty check for Mother’s Day
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| Because yo, ya know, ya can’t deal with this
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| I’m Shanti the microphone grandmistress
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| A pioneer like Lola Folana
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| With a name that stands big like Madonna
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| Speakin’of Madonna some girls on the mic
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| Rap like virgins and get real tight
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| But I get loose with the rhymes I produce
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| That’s why I’m queen of the crew with the juice
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| Cos I’m the super female that’s called Shanti
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| And like Hurricane Annie I’ll blow you away
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| Whenever I’m in a battle, yo, I don’t play
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| So you best go about your way and have a nice day…
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| Shanti, the baddest around
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| And a name like that can be broken down
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| As Supreme Highness Almighty Noble Topics Exponent
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| And any title for a girl, you can believe I own it Cos to me there ain’t nuttin’fresher
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| For me to rock… my pleasure
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| I’ll pick up the microphone and start rockin'
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| Say the funky rhymes that have the people clockin'…
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| Me, the S-H-A-N-T-E
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| Good lookin', never took’n female MC
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| I’m five foot four, maybe a little bigger
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| Brown skin complexion with a nice figure
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| Yes, the super female that’s called Shanti
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| And like Hurricane Annie I’ll blow you away
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| Whenever I’m in a battle, yo, I don’t play
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| So you best go about your way and have a nice day…
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| You may remember the voice from a few years ago
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| When I first came out and dissed UTFO
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| I chilled for a while, I put down my pen
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| But now some suckas from the Bronx got me started again
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| Now I’m not out to diss the whole Boogie Down
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| Just a featherweight crew from that part of town
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| You made a little record and then you start frontin'
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| Tried to diss the Juice Crew but ain’t hurt nuttin'
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| Now KRS-ONE you should go on vacation
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| With that name soundin’like a wack radio station
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| And as for Scott La Rock, you should be ashamed
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| When T La Rock said It’s Yours, he didn’t mean his name
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| So step back peasants, poppin’all that junk
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| Or else BDP will stand for Broken Down Punks
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| Cos I’m an All-Star just like Julius Erving
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| And Roxanne Shanti is only good for steady servin' |