Lyrics In the Ghetto - Eric B. & Rakim
Planet
Earth
was
my
place
of
birth
Born
to
be
the
SOLE
controller
of
the
universe
Besides
the
part
of
the
map
I
hit
first
Any
a
rhyme
that
I
can
adapt
when
it
gets
worst
The
rough
gets
going,
the
going
gets
rough
When
I
start
flowing,
the
mic
might
bust
The
next
state,
I
shake
from
the
power
I
generate
People
in
Cali
used
to
think
it
was
earthquakes
'Cause
times
was
hard
on
the
Boulevard
So
I
vote
God
and
never
get
scarred
and
gauled
But
it
seems
like
I'm
locked
in
hell
Looking
over
the
edge
but
the
R
never
fell
A
trip
to
slip
'cause
my
Nikes
got
grip
Stand
on
my
own
two
feet
and
come
equip
Any
stage
I'm
seen
on,
I'M
LIKE
A
PHENOM
I
stand
alone
and
need
nothing
to
lean
on
Going
for
self
wit
a
long
way
to
go
So
much
to
say
but
I
still
flow
slow
I
come
correct
and
I
won't
look
back
'Cause
it
ain't
where
you're
from,
it's
where
You're
at
Even
the
(ghetto)
I
learn
to
relax
in
my
room
and
escape
from
New
York
And
return
through
the
womb
of
the
world
as
a
Thought
Thinking
how
hard
it
was
to
be
born
BEING
EQUIPPED
wit
no
physical
form
Millions
OF
CELLS
wit
one
destination
To
reach
the
best
part,
it's
life
creation
9 months
later,
a
job
well
done
Make
way,
'cause
here
I
come
Since
I
made
it
this
far,
I
can't
stop
now
There's
a
will
and
a
way
and
I
got
THE
know-how
To
be
all
I
can
be
and
more
And
see
all
there
is
to
see
before
I'M
Called
and
go
back
to
the
essence
It's
alot
to
learn
so
I
study
my
lessons
I
thought
the
ghetto
was
the
worst
that
could
Happen
to
me
I'm
glad
I
listen
when
my
father
was
rapping
to
me
'Cause
back
in
the
days,
they
lived
in
caves
ExileD
from
the
original
man,
a
straight
way
Now
that's
what
I
call
hard
times
I
rather
be
here
to
exercise
the
mind
Then
I
take
a
thought
around
the
world
twice
From
knowledge
NEWBORN
back
to
knowledge
precise
Across
the
desert,
that's
HOT
AS
THE
ARABIAN
But
they
couldn't
cave
me
in
'cause
I'm
the
Asian
REaching
for
the
city
OF
Mecca,
visit
Medina
Visions
of
Neffertiti
then
I
seen
a
Mind
keeps
traveling,
I'll
be
back
after
I
Stop
and
think
about
the
brothers
and
sisters
in
Africa
Return
the
thought
through
the
eye
of
a
needle
For
miles
I
thought
and
I
just
fought
the
people
Under
the
dark
skies
on
a
dark
side
Not
only
there
but
right
here's
an
apartheid
So
now
is
the
time
for
us
to
react
Take
a
trip
through
the
mind
and
when
you
get
back
Understand
you're
third
eye
seen
all
of
that
It
ain't
where
you're
from,
it's
where
you're
at
Even
the
(ghetto)
Even
the
(ghetto)
No
more
props,
I
want
property
In
every
borough,
nobody's
stopping
me
Because
I'm
thorough,
rhymes
are
making
real
estate
For
me
to
own
Wherever
I
bless
a
microphone
007
is
back
and
relaxing
On
POINT
N'
reactin'
and
ready
for
action
I'm
so
low
key
that
you
might
not
see
me
Incognito
and
taking
it
easy
Quiet,
it's
kept
on
a
hush
hush
In
front
of
a
crowd,
I
get
loud,
there's
a
bumrush
Be
calm,
keep
a
low
pro,
and
play
the
background
HOPIN'
the
wack
rapper'LL
put
the
mic
back
down
So
rip
it,
break
it
in
half,
go
head
and
slam
it
'Cause
when
it's
time
to
build,
I'm
a
mechanic
I'm
bonding
and
mending,
attaching
and
blending
So
many
solos,
there
is
no
ending
People
in
my
neighborhood,
they
know
I'm
good
From
London
to
Hollywood,
wherever
I
stood
Footprints
remain
on
stage
ever
since
As
I
walk
the
street,
I
leave
fossils
and
dents
When
I
had
sex,
I
left
my
name
on
necks
My
trademark
was
left
throughout
the
projects
I
used
to
get
rich
when
I
played
celo
When
I
rolled
4,
5,
6,
they
go
we
know
So
I
collect
my
cash
then
slide
I
got
my
back,
my
gun's
on
my
side
It
shouldn't
have
to
be
like
that
I
guess
it
ain't
where
you're
from,
it's
where
You're
at
Even
the
(ghetto)
I'm
from
the
(ghetto)
Word
up,
peace
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