back at it so out the box in an instant i spit and get cheese craftmatic so out the box in the present i represent the emcees of the past the icons at the last my mic s on alas the light s on i flash em shinin for minutes of fame for continuous streams of a dream that i climbed in i flow on and on like the nile and amazon and mississippi steam cuz i m risin heat before you re eyes i m planning on standing on top like i know i m the man and all like a year ago i wasn t even a man involved solving my own problems i might hand em off fumble intercept myself corrected now i m a player of the game wasn t even expected on the humble no stoppin this take it to the top in this represent the block for this and we go make it pop in this i m makin hip hop look cool again i m makin hip hop look cool again i m makin hip hop look cool again it s oddisee and i m takin y all to school again i m half a rab half nigga ak47 9 milli mixture in the mosque friday sunday scripture parents split because they views always differ get harassed at the airport and the block by the fbi interpol the cops i m acclimated to the winter cold and the hot spit a flow in the desert rollin on a cinder block concrete jungle yeah that s my livin spot sudanese restaurant that s the dinner spot wake up breakfast on facin mecca don got the wheaties yeah i m the champ of the bend no stoppin the ball i m passin y all like stock ton i m after those claimin they on top and i topple them like west bank apart ments  no stoppin this take it to the top in this represent the block for this and we go make it pop in this i m makin hip hop look cool again i m makin hip hop look cool again i m makin hip hop look cool again it s oddisee and i m takin y all to school again may my competitors fall i better myself by look at myself in the mirror hear myself say i m better than y all telling myself who am i to argue with that i mean its fact so i m betting it all on the underdog in the motor race runnin tall catch the motorcade at a slower pace so the sweat is involved tears to us and the blood ll stand through those except for the fall i represent em the streets you rappin bout i m in em a preacher lashin out in denim the speakers blackin out i m in em pumpin that bass like bass free show at the club pack it out and kill em leave nothing before or after fire like the lord and rapture i am like the and pastor the foundation of this dmv gritty shit i recall and capture no stoppin this take it to the top in this represent the block for this and we go make it pop in this i m makin hip hop look cool again i m makin hip hop look cool again i m makin hip hop look cool again it s oddisee and i m takin y all to school again