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Thinkin' of a master plan Cause ain't nothin' but sweat inside my hand.
Rakim
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Rakim
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
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I start to think, and then I sink Into the paper like I was ink When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines I escape when I finish the rhyme.
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Not follow me but follow the lyrics.
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Do what you do don't let the label tell you to do something else.
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Keep your guns on and don't let anybody tell you how to load your guns or bust ya guns.
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I can take a phrase that's rarely heard/Flip it - now it's a daily word
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Tried to put shame in my game to make a name, I'mma put it on a bullet...put it in your brain.
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