[eric b]: yo rakim, what's up?
[rakim]: yo, i'm doing the knowledge, e., i'm trying to get paid in full
[e]: well, check this out, since nobry walters is our agency, right?
[r]: true
[e]: kara lewis is our agent
[r]: word up
[e]: zakia/4th & broadway is our record company
[r]: indeed
[e]: okay, so who we rollin with?
[r]: we rollin with rush
[e]: of rushtown management. check this out, since we talking over
this def beat that i put together, i wanna hear some of them
def rhymes, know what i'm sayin? and together, we can get
paid in full...
[rakim]
thinkin of a master plan
cuz ain't nuthin 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 nuthin funny
stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin move but the money
but now i learned to earn cos 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 cos, 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
cos i don't like to dream about gettin paid
so i dig into the books of the rhymes that i made
to now test to see if i got pull
hit the studio, cos i'm paid in full