yeahntrying to tell these kids mannthis ain't no bottom of the barrelnthis ain't no middle run on the laddernknow what I'm sayin, this is top shelfnyou ask for this shit by namenknow what I'm sayin, yo let me explainngoes like this yo, yo, yonnWe rock live cassettes, I course thisnsame peoples been my man's tracknsame as coursesnYo fuck that! wheels of steel we bust backnYo Eso (what up?) got a battle rap? Then bust that!nnnWhen I was young I used to look up to Dominique & MJnnow I teach like a sinsai Monday to Wednesday nyo, my pen stay writing medical bill checksnfor wrecking these ill sets nincredible skill flex, you better just chill nor be the wack rapper that I threaten to kill nextnI still hang over ya head like old beefnin a '92 ski motif and gold teethnIndian head, you looking at the lochi nholy like a lone priest, rockin the slow beatsnMy flow will separate the nice from the wack nthe mice from the rats, my mics on attacknin the streets so much I should have lights on my backn...and it's like thatnnYo we top shelf, we just tryin to stock wealth, nyou could pass it round ya crew or keep it on the shelf.nYo we top shelf, we just tryin to stock wealth, nyou could pass it round ya crew or keep it on the shelf.nnMe and Karma rep' the hardest nYou bullshit artists are boasting artists regardless nYo I'm hittin motherfuckas with a stick jab (to what)nto take their fuckin head clean off like an ink tag nSo Karma (what up kid?) we got another minute left (yeah) ndo what you do best and start to slice chestsnnnYes Lord it's time to show up in the sortsnI told from the one to study the art of warnWe treat MC's like Vietnamese in the 60's nme & Eso split these hits like Ken Griffey nStay pissy, the top shelf stay in mennine-rule kid, I just ain't that friendlynSo think about it, think, think aboutnI inhale madness son and exhale logicnintoxic, PCP rap shitncats still trippin off the shit I said last yearnI bring heat in this ice cold world nstill slice ya face like high school girlsnso lick a shot like tetanus (BLA-OW!)nwe rock blocks like Tetris, the hardest cats to rep thisnAin't nuttin sweet but cats still wanna bitenthe top shelf type has got em open all night....nyeah, an that's right, YO!nnn**BEWARE, WHENEVER I START ROCKIN'n**DOWN WITH THE ESOn**MY MAN KARMAn**BEWARE, WHENEVER I START ROCKIN'n**DOWN WITH THE ESOn**MY MAN, MY MAN KARMAnn