The Regiments of Steel Lyrics

Sugarhill, Fatback, Run-D.M.C., EPMD Fat Boys, Redhead Kingpin, Cool C And my man Kurtis Blow, yo
The battlefield, the synonym call it the wax The recording sciences developing the tracks Is not the essential fabric but if you have it Might make you a household name and let you gain
A million fans, coliseums all out sold out And when they call out your name you pull out fake clout 'Cause you're sauerkraut, you're not really about Nothin', you're bluffin'
But I'm callin' your bluff to see if you're really tough Show me your stuff enough Shut up, close your mouth, put away your tap shoes Your feet can't say a rhyme this time, you lose
But I respect you for what you accomplished, a great deal Just admit you can't handle the steel Gregory Hines can't take mines The Winans can't start rhymin'
And you're just like them, you had a top ten You have a rap feel, but you can't wield the steel It takes many many moons, to create tunes But loons assume that half past noon
They'll have rap down pat, but it's wack You must be on crack, you're buggin' 'cause your head is at A place where reality doesn't seep in Practice makes perfect then you might reap in
The benefits of this respectable field And all respect due to the regiments of the steel Assemble
Word, this is goin' out to some hip-hop greats, yaknowhatI'msayin'? Rakim and Chuck D
The obese boulder, will shrug your shoulder If you say you're a regiment and you can't hold the Steel with some kind of appeal Not dealin' with sex, or a bicep flex
Has nothing to do with physical appearance But the way you stimulate the kids and their parents Will fulfill the applications to be inducted Into the regiments, respect to the veterans
And the pioneers, with dying tears To see rap has survived after 15 years And ready to go 15 more Three-fourths of every store has only rap on their racks
Rap force goin' strong, on and on Take a few seconds, to say peace to Sarah Vaughn Now back to the steel that will wield a golden reel And when you kick it to a James Brown feel
Field was made twenty years ago And not a penny-oh was saved 'cause the way he behaved Was kinda ill, the regiments to his skill Was extraordinary
Until he took a fall, the regiments will keep his style Flowin' for a long while The regiments made this art form universal Whether it's a street sound, or commercial
Obstructors, are just realizing, that this is real Respect to the regiments of the steel Assemble
More hip-hop greats, youknowhatI'msayin'? Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, Kool G. Rap, Super Lover Cee Biz Markie, Heavy D, Lady Kazaam, Special Ed Slick Rick, Lakim Shabazz, Queen Latifah
Sugarhill, that sold about eight mill' When Rappers Delight caused media fright How could a bunch of kids possibly sell more than me And Randy Travis kickin' all that country madness?
Failing star, failing guitar or a banjo Your whole art form needs to retire in Orlando Rap has developed in the motherland by storytellers of wisdom No wonder we're best-sellers
The art was passed on from generation to generation Developed in the mind 'cause the rhyme The track is just a cosmetic background 'Cause we all need some kind of sound To complete the whole feel And it's wield by the regiments of the steel
Word up, MC Lyte, my boys GangStarr The D.O.C., Eazy-E, Salt-n-Pepa, Whodini Grandmaster Flash, Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel Tribe Called Quest, the Jungle Brothers
Dana Dane, Kwame, Shabba Rank'n, De La Soul Stetsasonic, Shinehead, Lil' Shawn Kid 'n' Play, Rob 'n' Dave, Rich Nice, Fat Doug Finesse 'n' Synquis, Groove B. Chill
LL Cool J, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff Positively Black, UTFO, Dr. Ice, ESP Sweet Tee, Kool Moe Dee, Fearless Four Cold Crush