Bo Blue's video: Tragedy Khadafi Intelligent Hoodlum - Microphone Check

Track 8 off of Tragedy Khadafi's debut album Intelligent Hoodlum (1990). Produced by Marley Marl. Lyrics: (One-two microphone check one-two) I'm slippin syllables, wiser than Salomon So yo, pass the mic, so I can rock the Metropolitan I write just like a novelist, no one's as hard as this Step from the stage, because I'm sparkin it like Spartacus Phonics, will flow, just like the Phoenix I'm pickin up the planet, then I'm droppin it like Venus With drama, drama, state of the art So dance to my record till death do us part It's Fatal, my partner in crime, but not a crook And yo, I'm droppin science like a school text book I'm not the batman, but I'm the man that's black I'm kickin crazy vocals, cause I'm makin crazy track I can't sing, but if I could sing, I'd sing soprano Yo, this beat is chunky, and it's funky with piano Sports, I never play sports, I'm not athletic I'm pickin up the pen to make my poetry poetic Some brothers tried to stop me, but yo, I didn't let em The mic is like a gun, and if they front I'm gonna wet em Supervise em, the indicator My DJ is capable of cutting any fader It's Trag, I'm livin large, swell and chunky Yo, this sure is funky I'm havoc, Tragedy tragic Marley's motivatin the mix just like Magic So jump on my train, the stops are goin local I'm makin crazy track, because I'm kickin crazy vocals When you see me, don't call me Trag, just call me mister I'm harder than your father, plus I'm pretty like your sister So please, shut the fuck up when I'm speakin I'm asiatic, DJ Fatal's puertorican Smooth, I'm smoother than smooth this style's perfected Slow, I'm slower than slow, and yet effective More than talented. blessed with this potential Yo, my name's not Ed, but this rap is kinda Special Stop me, but if you could stop me, then you would stop me Yo, rap is a game, and I play it just like Monopoly Brothers, brothers on the block say that I'm losin it Done, but if you could do, then you'd be doin it So sleep, but please don't snore when I'm talkin Sleep, you could keep sleepin and sleepwalkin Trag, but Trag won't sleep, cause I'm awoken I'm smart, my spartanic speech is outspoken I'm strong, like Samson, some say I'm handsome I grab the mic, and then I hold it like a ransom I'm large, fat, swell, I'm livin chunky Yo, this sure is funky