Paid In Full

Album: Paid In Full (1987)
Charted: 15
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  • Yo, Rakim, what's up?
    Yo, I'm doing the knowledge, E., I'm tryna get paid in full
    Well, check this out, since Nobry Walters is our agency, right?
    True
    Cara Lewis is our agent
    Word up
    Zakia and 4th and Broadway is our record company
    Indeed
    Okay, so who we rollin' with?
    We rollin' with Rush
    Of Rushtown Management
    So check this out
    Since we talking over this def beat right here that I put together
    I wanna hear some of them def rhymes
    You know what I'm sayin'?
    And together, we can get paid in full

    Thinkin' of a master plan
    'Cause ain't nothin' 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 nothin' funny
    Stop smilin', be still, don't nothin' move but the money"
    But now I learned to earn 'cause 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 'cause, 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
    'Cause I don't like to dream about gettin' paid
    So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made
    So now's a test to see if I got pull
    Hit the studio, 'cause I'm paid in full

    Rakim, check this out, yo
    You go to your girl house and I'll go to mine
    'Cause my girl is definitely mad
    'Cause it took us too long to do this album
    Yo, I hear what you sayin'
    So let's just pump the music up
    And count our money
    Yo, well check this out, yo Eli
    Turn the bass down
    And just let the beat keep on rockin'
    And we outta here
    Yo, what happened to peace?
    Peace, peace, peace Writer/s: Eric Barrier, William Griffin
    Publisher: MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 2

  • Vince from Salisbury, MdThe "7 Minutes of Madness" Coldcut remix also appears in the 1988 film "Colors".
  • Lench from La Mirada, CaClassic, one of the best hip-hop/rap tunes ever. Sick beat.
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