Lyrics 100% - The Four Owls, DJ Premier

100%

Yo, there ain’t no magic here
Rhymes hang above your head like a chandelier
Usually serve them cold like a can of beer
First to go bald, then they ran in fear
I ain’t gassed up, but just for safety, don’t hold no candles near
I wear a chain made of snake carcass
Decorate my crown with chunks and pieces of the faint-hearted
I line these words and let them march at you like Braveheart did
Rappers throw on war paint, but all I see is painted targets
Straight liquor, no vino, didn’t want to fuck with this
But as the French say, «Man, that’s just libido»
Warm free flow, better than your whole career
Murdered it, but this be manslaughter, so they give us years
Actin' like queens, the heads on the currency gone
Ain’t fucking with my currently, funny, but don’t worry me none
Skill of the tongue, keep it tight like the skin of a drum
In years to come, they’ll tell our story like Atilla the Hun
The kings of our throne, the sum of our talents
It’s audible gold, the crown has been handed and put on the robe
Plot of the banquet, it should’ve been told
We’re more than established
Eliminating sell-out rappers and their whackness
Left up on the shelves, embarrassing themselves
I’d rather play with Biggie, Big Pun, or Big L
We position with your mission, what the mission entails
Still driven by your inner vision, miracles prevail
Through the mysticism in the lyricism itself
Plus we flip sales like with digital scales
So put your L’s up if you know your health is your wealth
To feel compelling evidence that we ain’t settling for nothing else
The lead rollin' his film, we developed it well
One hundred percent through my stance as well
Somersault through Hell to compose the spell
That got you all in chanting, 'cause it’s so surreal
(We be the kings of our throne)
(Benny, I’m not that clever)
(What I’m tryna say is I’m one hundred percent)
(We be the kings of our throne)
(Benny, I’m not that clever)
(What I’m tryna say is I’m one hundred percent)
Yo, yo, I had them like, «Yeah, what he said»
Tryna hit the reset, behind two or three steps
In the block, see the higher ground, tryna reach it
Climb a ladder out the deep end to see sense
Strengthen up your defense, revelations takes time to sink in
Dedication takes time to imprint to your instinct
Tryna maintain the discipline
Holdin' my position, now I’m listenin' again
One hundred percent, not a bit less
Heavy weight on the king’s head, that’s payback with interest
Invest in what’s really workin'
And what’s worth it for you?
Now there’s no time for feelin' nervous
Walk across light beams like an acrobat
Landed back in the habitat, he’s about the life
Since they were crowning like kings on their born day
Preem got the best canvas, we lay the portrait
Wanna reach the level?
Pay the right costs
I’m the Jackson 5, you never see me leave this mic off
Infamous on the tracks like the great train robbery
You talk about facts and they sounding like comedy
Hung up for my calling like a tele-sales company
For this conversion, I need to change like currency
Made my own destiny, they can’t stand us
They’re gettin' thumbs down, like slippin' out of handcuffs
You the type to lost it all, tryna double up
People follow cash like police do with money talk
Organized like the cartel, stay afloat and set sail
Beats by the hour, just like an old church bell
Stand where the rest fell
You should have hung on like a coat rail
Now a sure mon like a beached whale
It’d be half of you to match this
Want to believe?
Just spell my last name backwards
Tell 'em Preem, tell 'em Preem
(We be the kings of our throne)
(Benny, I’m not that clever)
(What I’m tryna say is I’m one hundred percent)
(We be the kings of our throne)
(Benny, I’m not that clever)
(What I’m tryna say is I’m one hundred percent)