Checkin in, one in a million
Groups on the air tryin to fill you in
On a scoop and a time
With a loop and rhyme

To get money
Cause that's rap defined
In a nutshell
And this we all know well
But stil records manage to sell
Cause people buy em and fly em in a tape
Usin em as a form of escape
When time's gettin too tough to take
You need an outlook (yes I do)
But not the kind that shock ya
The kind to lock ya
In your own little world of reason
Where you can rest at ease in
Knowin exactly where is you goin
No, you can't get lost in the shuffle
Otherwise you might suffo-
cate and drown
Before you get off the ground
So get your plan down
(To a what?) To a science

(From downtown)
(Science)

Down to a science, down pat, or just plain (down)
That's how we got it, comin from the hometown
Of a sound which some call a trend
That's cause they just waitin for it to end
But yo, rap is here to stay no matter who they say it's dyin
Cause the